Stage Managing Chaos

Jackie Harvey trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, and was a stage manager in provincial repertory and BBC television before joining the National Theatre Company in 1969, in the historic Old Vic Theatre. Tim Kelleher is a freelance editor and researcher based in London, with experience working on academic texts, medical publications, and personal memoirs.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsOriginal Program for the 1971 Production at London’s Old Vic TheatrePreface by Jackie HarveyIntroduction by Tim KelleherStage Manager’s DiaryFirst MeetingsWeek One: “From the moment I chose you I closed my eyes”Week Two: “Lost in a labyrinth”Week Three: “Psychology in the theatre”Week Four: “My problem, not theirs”Week Five: “A definite, clear, positive vision”Week Six: “Intellectual masturbation”Week Seven: “It is better without underpants”Week Eight: “Live baby crocodiles”Week Nine: “We had completely forgotten about him”Press ClippingsRecollectionsAnthony Hopkins (the Emperor)Jim Dale (the Architect)Jackie Harvey (Stage Manager)Jean-Norman Benedetti (Translator)Douglas Cornelissen (General Stage Manager)Marc Wilkinson (Music and Sound)Amanda Ducket (Assistant Stage Manager)Antony Horder (Sound Technician)Report on Rehearsals by the Centre Nationalla Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) (1975)A Scenography of Light, by Brian Arnott (The Drama Review, 1973)Index