The Tower - Revision history

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	[[Attic Papers\|Delia's papers]] contain a letter from its producer, [[Martin Esslin]]~~, Head of Drama (Sound)~~, to [[Desmond Briscoe]] ~~dated 30th June 1964~~ in which he ~~says~~:		[[Attic Papers\|Delia's papers]] contain a letter from its producer, [[Martin Esslin]], to [[Desmond Briscoe]] in which he writes:

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Martinwguy at 16:10, 5 May 2016

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	[Peter] Weiss' first dramatic work, The Tower, was a radio drama. [...] Its first English production was in a BBC broadcast, directed by [[Martin Esslin]], in 1964.<ref>''Canadian Theatre Review'', Issues 33-36, p.103, at the Faculty of Fine Arts, York University.</ref>		[Peter] Weiss' first dramatic work, The Tower, was a radio drama. [...] Its first English production was in a BBC broadcast, directed by [[Martin Esslin]], in 1964.<ref>''Canadian Theatre Review'', Issues 33-36, p.103, at the Faculty of Fine Arts, York University.</ref>
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			It takes place within the mind of a young man struggling to free himself from the domination of his family background with its respectability, its rigid rules, its possessiveness. Everything that happens in the play happens within the hero's mind at different levels.<ref>[[DD110224]]: Radio Times clipping for The Tower on the Third programme at 8.30 with a description by Martin Esslin.</ref>
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	=Credits=		=Credits=
	~~(from [[DD110236]])~~
	* Author: Peter Weiss		* Author: Peter Weiss
	* Translator: Michael Hamburger		* Translator: Michael Hamburger
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	* Other parts played by: Patricia Leventon, Kevin Flood, Bruce Beeby, Michael Kilgarriff, Glyn Dearman, Wilfrid Carter		* Other parts played by: Patricia Leventon, Kevin Flood, Bruce Beeby, Michael Kilgarriff, Glyn Dearman, Wilfrid Carter
	* Special effects by the BBC's Radiophonic Workshop		* Special effects by the BBC's Radiophonic Workshop
	* Produced by: Martin Esslin		* Produced by: Martin Esslin<ref>[[DD110236]]: Radio Times clipping announcing the broadcast of The Tower at 8.30 with credits and a photograph of leading actor Michael Bryant.</ref>

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	* [[DD153341]]: Letter from Martin Esslin to Desmond Briscoe, 30 June 1964
	* [[DD110224]]: Radio Times clipping for The Tower on the Third programme at 8.30 with a description by Martin Esslin
	* [[DD110236]]: Radio Times clipping announcing the broadcast of The Tower at 8.30 with credits and a photograph of Michael Bryant~~, the lead actor~~

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	* [[DD153341]] Letter from Martin Esslin to Desmond Briscoe, 30 June 1964		* [[DD153341]]: Letter from Martin Esslin to Desmond Briscoe, 30 June 1964
	* [[DD110224]] Radio Times clipping for The Tower on the Third programme at 8.30 with a description by Martin Esslin		* [[DD110224]]: Radio Times clipping for The Tower on the Third programme at 8.30 with a description by Martin Esslin
	* [[DD110236]] Radio Times clipping announcing the broadcast of The Tower at 8.30 with credits and a photograph of Michael Bryant, the lead actor		* [[DD110236]]: Radio Times clipping announcing the broadcast of The Tower at 8.30 with credits and a photograph of Michael Bryant, the lead actor

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	She appears to have re-used some of it for the [[Brighton Festival]].<ref>[[DD082814]]</ref>		She appears to have re-used some of it for the [[Brighton Festival]].<ref>[[DD082814]]: List of pieces Delia was thinking of reusing for the Brighton Festival.</ref>

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	[Peter] Weiss' first dramatic work, The Tower, was a radio drama. [...] Its first English production was in a BBC broadcast, directed by Martin Esslin, in 1964.<ref>''Canadian Theatre Review'', Issues 33-36, p.103, at the Faculty of Fine Arts, York University.</ref>		[Peter] Weiss' first dramatic work, The Tower, was a radio drama. [...] Its first English production was in a BBC broadcast, directed by [[Martin Esslin]], in 1964.<ref>''Canadian Theatre Review'', Issues 33-36, p.103, at the Faculty of Fine Arts, York University.</ref>
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	Weiss' first dramatic work, The Tower, was a radio drama. [...] Its first English production was in a BBC broadcast, directed by Martin Esslin, in 1964.<ref>''Canadian Theatre Review'', Issues 33-36, p.103, at the Faculty of Fine Arts, York University.</ref>		[Peter] Weiss' first dramatic work, The Tower, was a radio drama. [...] Its first English production was in a BBC broadcast, directed by Martin Esslin, in 1964.<ref>''Canadian Theatre Review'', Issues 33-36, p.103, at the Faculty of Fine Arts, York University.</ref>
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	[[Attic Papers\|Delia's papers]] contain a letter from its producer, [[Martin Esslin]], Head of Drama (Sound), to [[Desmond Briscoe]] dated 30th June 1964 in which he says:		[[Attic Papers\|Delia's papers]] contain a letter from its producer, [[Martin Esslin]], Head of Drama (Sound), to [[Desmond Briscoe]] dated 30th June 1964 in which he says:
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	on the air. But failing this I should like to register the fact that I regard		on the air. But failing this I should like to register the fact that I regard
	their contribution to this production as being at least of equal importance to that		their contribution to this production as being at least of equal importance to that
	of the producer himself.		of the producer himself.<ref>[[DD153341]]: Letter from Martin Esslin to Desmond Briscoe, 30 June 1964.</ref>
	<BR>~~   --~~[[DD153341\|Letter from Martin Esslin to Desmond Briscoe, 30 June 1964]]
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Martinwguy at 15:36, 5 May 2016

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	''The Tower'' is a radio play for which Delia created sound in 1964 in collaboration with [[John Harrison]].		[[The Tower]] is a radio play for which Delia created sound in 1964 in collaboration with [[John Harrison]].

	~~Her~~ papers contain a letter from its producer Martin Esslin, Head of Drama (Sound), to Desmond Briscoe dated 30th June 1964 in which he says:		<BLOCKQUOTE>
			Weiss' first dramatic work, The Tower, was a radio drama. [...] Its first English production was in a BBC broadcast, directed by Martin Esslin, in 1964.<ref>''Canadian Theatre Review'', Issues 33-36, p.103, at the Faculty of Fine Arts, York University.</ref>
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			[[Attic Papers\|Delia's papers]] contain a letter from its producer, [[Martin Esslin]], Head of Drama (Sound), to [[Desmond Briscoe]] dated 30th June 1964 in which he says:

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Martinwguy at 21:53, 20 March 2012

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''The Tower'' is a radio play for which Delia created sound in 1964 in collaboration with [[John Harrison]].

Her papers contain a letter from its producer Martin Esslin, Head of Drama (Sound), to Desmond Briscoe dated 30th June 1964 in which he says:

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I have just been listening to the playback of the completed version of "THE TOWER"
and should like to express my deep appreciation for the excellent work done on
this production by Delia Derbyshire and John Harrison. This play set them an
extremely difficult task and they rose to the challenge with a degree of
imaginative intuition and technical mastery which deserves the highest admiration
and which will inevitably earn a lion's share of any success the production may
eventually achieve. I only wish that it were possible for the names of
contributors of this calibre to be mentioned in the credits in the Radio Times and
on the air. But failing this I should like to register the fact that I regard
their contribution to this production as being at least of equal importance to that
of the producer himself.
<BR>   --[[DD153341|Letter from Martin Esslin to Desmond Briscoe, 30 June 1964]]
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She appears to have re-used some of it for the [[Brighton Festival]].<ref>[[DD082814]]</ref>

=Credits=
(from [[DD110236]])
* Author: Peter Weiss
* Translator: Michael Hamburger
* Pablo: Michael Bryant
* Manageress: Beatrix Lehmann
* Ringmaster: Felix Felton
* Carlo: Gabriel Woolf
* Conjuror: Nigel Davenport
* Midget: Timothy Harley
* Lady Lion Tamre: Margaret Wolfit
* Other parts played by: Patricia Leventon, Kevin Flood, Bruce Beeby, Michael Kilgarriff, Glyn Dearman, Wilfrid Carter
* Special effects by the BBC's Radiophonic Workshop
* Produced by: Martin Esslin

=Papers=
* [[DD153341]] Letter from Martin Esslin to Desmond Briscoe, 30 June 1964
* [[DD110224]] Radio Times clipping for The Tower on the Third programme at 8.30 with a description by Martin Esslin
* [[DD110236]] Radio Times clipping announcing the broadcast of The Tower at 8.30 with credits and a photograph of Michael Bryant, the lead actor

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* First broadcast on the BBC Third programme at 8.30, "to be repeated on July 19" [1964]
* If she included it in the [[Brighton Festival]] there may be some of it in the [[Attic Tapes]].

=References=
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