• Title
  Item 4: Neil Armfield interview by Martin Portus, 14 May 2019
• Level of description
  item
• Date
  
  14 May 2019
• Type of material
  Nonmusical Sound Recordings, Oral Histories
• Reference code
  9650268
• Physical Description
  1 audio file (approx. 2 hrs. 22 mins.) - digital, WAV, stereo (48 khz, 24 bit)
  
• Scope and Content
  In the fourth of four interviews, Sydney-born theatre, opera, film and television director, Neil Armfield speaks about developing and producing his film 'Holding the Man' and recalls coming out as gay to his family shortly after the death of his eldest brother. He discusses his operatic productions of 'The Magic Flute' in Chicago and Brett Dean's 'Hamlet' for Glyndebourne, directing David Hare's 'I'm Not Running' with the National Theatre, London, 'The Long Forgotten Dream' at the Sydney Theatre Company and his return to the Belvoir Theatre.
  Neil also speaks about his current role as co-artistic director of the Adelaide Festival with Rachel Healy and how the recent court cases have impacted sexual protocols in the industry.
  
• Copying Conditions
  Copyright status:: In copyright
  Copyright holder:: State Library of New South Wales
  Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
• General note
  
  Recorded at REC Studios, 301 Castlereagh Street, Sydney, New South Wales, on 14 May 2019.
  Acquired in digital format, access copy available
• Creator/Author/Artist
  Armfield, Neil, 1955-
  
• Subject
  Theatrical producers and directors--New South Wales--Interviews.
  Theater--Production and direction--Australia.
  Armfield, Neil, 1955---Interviews.
  
• Open Rosetta viewer
  IE18995091

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