• Title
  Item 1: Damien Ryan interview by Martin Portus
• Level of description
  item
• Date
  
  16 April 2024
• Type of material
  Nonmusical Sound Recordings, Oral Histories
• Reference code
  9684086
• Physical Description
  2 audio files (2 hr., 4 min.) - digital, WAV, stereo (48 kHz, 24 bit)
  
• Scope and Content
  In this interview actor and director, Damien Ryan talks about his life and career including his Western Sydney identity, Rooty Hill rock band, seven years with the Bell Shakespeare Company and founding Sport for Jove in 2009.
  He describes the challenges posed by interpreting and staging Shakespeare in the 21st century and how he handles youth concerns, sex, war, religion, marriage, tyranny and leadership. He also speaks about the impact of cultural change on theatre, key plays he has produced, the difficulty of raising funding, Equity pay rates, and the devastating impact of COVID lockdowns on the theatre sector.
• Language
  English
• Copying Conditions
  In copyright:
  Copyright holder:: State Library of New South Wales
  Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
• General note
  
  Recorded at Forbe Street Studios, Woolloomooloo, New South Wales on 16 April 2024
• Subject
  Theater--Production and direction--New South Wales.
  Ryan, Damien, 1973---Interviews.
  Bell Shakespeare Company
  
• Place
  Western Sydney (N.S.W.)
  
• Open Rosetta viewer
  IE21225677

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