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Critics Theater
  • The very "U" girl talks with Studs Terkel ; part 2

    1962

    Interviewing with the very "u" girl at the establishment (Part 2) while Studs was in England.

  • Studs Terkel interviews Friedrich Luft in the home of Dr Erich Heller of Northwestern University

    1968

    Friedrich Luft, Chief Drama Critic for Die Welt discusses German theater and Bertolt Brecht as well as new playwrights such as Peter Weiss. Unlike American theaters, Germany has over 200 theaters that are subsidized and each town of 50,000 has a theater. Just like the days of The People's Stage (which still exists) the grocer and cobbler of Germany enjoy the theater. They are as devoted to the theater as going to a museum or church. They are treated to 12 to 16 new or old plays from Sophocles to Sartre or Pinter.

  • Studs Terkel interviews author-dramatist Frank Norman at his Bloomsbury Square Hotel ; part 1

    1968

    Terkel delves into the life of Frank Norman, a London ex-con who turned his life around and became a novelist and playwright by writing on his experiences. He wrote "Bang to Rights" shortly after his prison release which brought him great fame. He followed that with "The Monkey Pulled it's Hair" that had a U.S. release under the name "Don't Darling Me Darling". Norman opened up to Terkel discussing his illegitimacy, his illiteracy till age 14, his institutionalization in an orphanage which he turned into the novel "Banana Boy".

  • Kenneth Allsop

    Studs Terkel dscusses the current British arts scene with Kenneth Allsop

    Nov. 16, 1962

    Kenneth Allsop, literary critic for the Daily Mail, BBC host of Tonight and author of "The Bootleggers and Their Era" sits down with Studs Terkel to discuss everything from the Social Realism of Arnold Wesker, Allen Sillitoe, and Shelagh Delaney known as the Backstreet Kids to the class warfare of "The Fourth of July" author David Benedictus. The two key groups of theater, the Royal Court led by George Devine and the Theater Workshop led by Joan Littlewood is also discussed.

  • John Lahr discusses his book "Autograph Hound"

    Mar. 22, 1973

    John Lahr discusses celebrities, the media, and his book "Autograph Hound". Includes Studs Terkel and John Lahr reading from Lahr's book "Autograph Hound".

  • Jean Vilar and Eugène Ionesco discuss French theater

    1968

    In the first part of this audio, Studs Terkel discusses French theater with critic Jean Vilar. In the second part, Studs and Eugène Ionesco discuss Ionesco’s work and the Theater of the Absurd.

  • Interviewing John Mason Brown

    Sep. 25, 1963
  • Interview with Robert Brustein

    Feb. 20, 1981

    Interviewing drama critic Robert Brustein.

  • Interview with Joachim Kaiser

    1967

    Joachim Kaiser discusses critiquing German music and how the music scene in Germany has changed. Studs Terkel in Germany.

  • Harold Clurman discusses the theatre and his book "The Fervent Years"

    Mar. 20, 1978

    Being both a theatre critic and a theatre director prompted Harold Clurman to write his book, "The Fervent Years: The Group Theatre and the 30's". Clurman hopes that with every play a viewer sees, he or she then takes that material and ponders the message. Clurman explained that plays were a way to communicate truth about life.

  • Discussing the collection of drama criticism "Astonish me" and interviewing the drama critic John Lahr

    Mar. 22, 1973

    Discussing the collection of drama criticism "Astonish me" and interviewing the drama critic John Lahr.

  • Discussing the book "Theater Criticisms" with the author, film critic Stanley Kauffmann

    1985
  • Discussing the book "In Person: The Great Entertainers" with author, theater critic and biographer Martin Gottfried

    Dec. 2, 1985
  • Claudia Cassidy discusses her career as a critic ; part 2

    Nov. 30, 1966

    Claudia Cassidy discusses being a critic of theater and opera etc. Includes about 1.5 minutes of another interview.

  • Claudia Cassidy discusses her career as a critic ; part 1

    Nov. 30, 1966

    Claudia Cassidy discusses being a critic of theater and opera etc. Cassidy also discusses her writing and journalism aspirations.

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