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13 results found for '"Equity"' in Keywords.
Actors’ union Equity on the closed shop (1977)
- Genre
- Speech
Speech by A.G. Bracken from the actors’ union Equity, at the 1977 Conservative Party Conference in Blackpool, on the level of unemployment in the entertainment industry. He talks about the minimum wage,...
Equity re-structuring row (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with an unidentified male spokesman (poss. Peter Plouviez) for the Equity actors union, on in-fighting over attempts to re-structure the organisation. Actress Vanessa Redgrave and her involvement...
After eight special (1979)
- Genre
- Interview; Documentary; Vox pop
Carol Allen presents an episode of the After Eight show looking at the problems facing the future of the theatre in London, especially cuts in subsidy and VAT on theatres. Speaking are: Equity General...
John Barron on VAT in theatres (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Bob Holness interviews actor and Equity President, John Barron, on a protest in London against the Government’s implementation of VAT on theatre tickets and the theatre in general. (Broadcast on the AM...
Kathy Crosby barred by Equity (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Greater London Council (GLC) Labour member Illtyd Harrington on the refusal of the actors’ union Equity to allow American actress Kathy Crosby (widow of the late singer Bing Crosby) to appear on stage in...
Peter Plouviez on Equity funding of Chicago (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Peter Plouviez on the Equity Theatre Emergency Fund providing finance for the musical Chicago, enabling the show at the Cambridge Theatre in London’s West End to run for another eleven weeks. Also an...
Jeremy Isaacs on Channel 4 viewing figures (1983)
- Genre
- Interview
Chief Executive of Channel 4, Jeremy Isaacs on the television station’s low audience share, and his plans to be responsive to viewer opinion by introducing into the schedule more humour, entertainment and...
McGarry on advertising dispute (1983)
- Genre
- Interview; Discussion
Ian McGarry of Equity and David Wheeler of the IPA on the dispute over payments to actors whose commercials are shown on two new channels, TV-am and Channel 4. Male interviewer not identified.
Late Late Breakfast Show death (1986)
- Genre
- Interview
Following the accidental death of Michael Lush, a member of the public who was asked to perform a dangerous stunt in rehearsals for the Late Late Breakfast Show, several unnamed former contestants describe...
Hal Prince and Andrew Lloyd Webber on Sarah Brightman and Equity (1987)
- Genre
- Interview
Hal Prince and Andrew Lloyd Webber on Equity’s refusal to allow Sarah Brightman to play on Broadway, in The Phantom of the Opera. They talk about how uniquely qualified she is for the role, how the problem...