File 5: Brian Thomson interview by Martin Portus, 7 and 20 June 2017
File 5: Brian Thomson interview by Martin Portus, 7 and 20 June 2017
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7 and 20 June 2017
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2 audio files (2 hrs., 28 min., 3 hrs., 57 min.) - digital, WAV, stereo (48 kHz, 24 bit)
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Interview 1 - 7 June 2017; Interview 2 - 20 June 2017
Brian Thomson interview describes his childhood influences in Campsie, Sydney, and in rural WA and then Perth where his father was a bank manager, and his move back to Sydney, dropping out of architectural studies and the beginning of his long influential collaboration with director Jim...
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File 5: Brian Thomson interview by Martin Portus, 7 and 20 June 2017
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Recorded in the sound studio of the Redfern Community Centre on 7 and 20 June 2017
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Brian Thomson was born and educated in Sydney and made his theatre debut in 1971 when he designed set and costumes for Jim Sharman’s productions of As You Like It for the Old Tote Theatre and Hair for producer Harry M. Miller. He is recognised as Sydney’s most prolific and celebrated set designer and has designed settings for more productions in...
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1bGWxJlY
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/1bGWxJlY
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1009278
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