Resource Log

VERBATIM THEATRE:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verbatim_theatre
The playwright interviews people that are connected to the topic that the play is focused on and uses their testimony to construct the piece. In this way they seek to achieve a degree of authority akin to that represented by the news. Such plays may be focused on politics, disasters or even sporting events.

-Because I already knew quite a lot about verbatim theatre as a whole, and what it is, I didn't feel I needed to use much information from this website for a definition. However, it was useful for refreshing my mind and it confirmed my thought.  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ui3k1wT2yeM

-This video was very interesting and contributed hugely to my research on the verbatim style. It was very helpful because it gave me multiple practitioners' opinions on the topic and information on how they approach a verbatim show.

LONDON ROAD
http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/shows/london-road?play=3

-This video was incredibly insightful into the way the writer, composer and director, devised the show. It gave me a chance to hear their actual reasons for making the musical, how it was done, and the struggles and obstacles that faced along the way, which was incredibly helpful.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3573598/
-I only used this website for information on when the feature film of London Road is coming out in cinemas.

http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/shows/london-road?play=2

-It was interesting to hear some other people's reviews on the show, however, because it was a promotional video for the musical, it only showed good reviews to draw people in and persuade them to buy tickets. Theatre is a very opinionated industry, meaning there must have been some negative thoughts of the play, however, this video was very one sided, on the positive side.

http://oxfordstudent.com/2014/10/16/interview-alecky-blythe-im-interested-in-ordinary-people-in-extraordinary-situations/
-I didn't use any information from this interview, as such, however, it was a good interesting read helped me to understand Aleckey's method in more depth.

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/features/adam-cork-the-man-behind-theatrelands-oddest-musical-7973254.html
Does he regret the outcry that initially greeted London Road? "The problem with the word 'musical' is that it's so loaded with implications of dancing, spectacle and fun. Some people, quite rightly, found the notion of making entertainment out of what had happened disgusting," he says. "We didn't want to be seen as doing it for sensational reasons or as doing the Chris Morris thing of indulging in extreme bad taste in order to mock it."

-It was useful to get a quote from Adam Cork about London Road, and was interesting to read about some of the concerns they had about the musical.

https://soundcloud.com/nationaltheatre/london-road-platform
-This audio recording of an interview with Aleckey Blythe, Adam Cork and Rufus Norris was extremely helpful and informative on the subject of verbatim theatre and London Road.

JOHN:
http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/shows/john
-I only used this website to find out what dates the play was running from and until. This information was clear and easy to find.
-My only other research source for information on John, was going to see the actual show itself. This was obviously the best kind of research you can do on a play, and was very insightful into verbatim theatre.

RECORDED DELIVERY:
http://www.recordeddelivery.net/about.html
In 2003 Alecky Blythe founded Recorded Delivery and created her debut show Come Out Eli. She had been inspired to make it having learnt the verbatim technique from Mark Wing Davey in his innovative workshop Drama Without Paper. The show premiered at the Arcola winning the Time Out Award for Best Production on the Fringe and later transferred to the BAC for the Critics Choice Season.
After its success, she has continued to explore the verbatim method in various mediums. The term 'recorded delivery' has now become synonymous with the verbatim technique she employs.
-This information was very useful for my research into Recorded Delivery. It was a useful source of information for finding out the background information on the theatre company and how it started up.

http://www.recordeddelivery.net/come_out_eli.html

http://www.recordeddelivery.net/strawberry_fields.html

-I used this information in my research on past productions from Record Delivery. I found this information helpful for giving me an over view of this specific play, and explaining the synopsis. It was also helpful as it gave me a cast list so I didn't have to search elsewhere for this piece of information.

http://www.recordeddelivery.net/the_girlfriend_experience.html

-Again I used this information for my research into past productions from Recorded Delivery. This synopsis of The Girlfriend Experience was very helpful for my research as it gave me a clear understanding of what the play was about and who was involved.