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Pat Condon interviewed by Bill Stephens [sound recording]
Bib ID 562887
Format AudioAudio
Author
Condon, Pat (Patrick Francis), 1940-
 
Access Conditions Access open for research, personal copies and public use. 
Description 2002. 
2 sound files (105 min.) 
Summary

Condon, a theatrical impressario, recalls his family background; his father's involvement with The Shamrock Entertainers and his mother's appearance in the movie On Our Selection; his schooling; working for his brother as a theatre projectionist and how this influenced his attitude to theatre; first employment working for Artransa at 2GB Macquarie; recollections of working in radio with Jack Davey; being poached to work for 2UE as a panel operator; being one of the first 30 people involved in television in Australia; his career at Channel 9 (TV station) and his contribution to the presentation of the Channel 9 programs; experiences with high profile entertainers performing in Australia; the demise of the nightclub scene in Sydney.

Condon speaks about how he produced the Bicentennial Concert in 1988; his reasons for leaving television production and setting up his own production company, Paradine; his company's productions of well known musicals and presenting Chinese theatrical productions in Australia; his role in the bid for the 2008 Olympic Games by China; the Chinese reaction to his presentation of the Kirov Ballet in Beijing and Shanghai; the future of the presentation of theatrical productions in Australia; being appointed the founding commissioner of the Australian Film Commission.

Notes

Recorded on Oct. 8, 2002 at the National Library of Australia, Canberra, A.C.T.

Digital master; National Library of Australia, Oral History and Folklore collection;

Index/Finding Aid Note Timed summary (8 p.) 
Subjects Condon, Pat - (Patrick Francis), - 1940- - Interviews.  |  Australian Film Commission.  |  Theatrical producers and directors - Australia - Interviews.  |  Radio broadcasting - New South Wales - Sydney - History - 1945-  |  Theatre productions - Australia.  |  Television producers and directors - Australia - Interviews.  |  Television - Australia - History.
Occupation Television producers and directors.  |  Theatre producers and directors.
Other authors/contributors Stephens, Bill, 1936-

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