Medea

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While at Kaleidophon, Delia created music for David Thompson's production of the play Medea which opened at the Greenwich Theatre on 14th April 1970.[1]

Credits

  • New translation and director: David Thompson
  • Designer: Roger Butlin
  • Costumes: Digby Howard
  • Music: Annette Battam
  • Stage manager: Malcolm Ranson

Papers

  • DD080520: Cover of the script
  • DD080548: Title page of the script
  • DD080600: First page of the script
  • DD080618: Newspaper article "Dominating Medea", reviewing the opening night, with credits and cast list
  • DD080633: Delia's notes: "Solo chorus 3'" and "Medea Chorus, 1' 22"
  • DD080740: Delia's notes: Dates and entry cues for her sounds
  • DD080757: Delia's handwritten notes for cues Q1 to Q11
  • DD080821: Delia's handwritten notes for cues 1 to 14, saying on which speakers they were to play, from which tapes and the tracks' durations

The originals and the rest of the script are at the John Rylands library.

Tapes

References

  1. The theatre opened on 21st October 1969, on 3rd September 1970, Kirsten Cubitt's article Dial a tune says that “Kaleidophon have done music and effects for the Greenwich Medea” and the article Dominating Medea gives the opening date as April 14th.