Tom Hickey, legendary Irish actor, talks about how he was trained using Stanislavski in the focus theatre and what is not Stanislavski. Tom speaks about how life-changing Stanislavski’s exercises are. later on we talk about what happens when he is acting, what acting means to him and what is theatre.

This was part of a larger assignment for my college. The assignment was to create a 10 minute radio feature on any subject you wished. The subject I choose was the relationship between your work and your identity. It's not necessary to know this to understand the questions asked but just to explain what I was doing this for.

I felt that the interviews were actually far better than the final piece. I think an actor of any age can get value out of this conversation. As mentioned in the recording Tom is a actor with years of experience while I am still getting my feet wet.

So do you agree with what Tom said? do you find this to be a similar case with you, fellow/aspiring actor? Please, I welcome your comment.

Production notes:
The interview starts at about 2:50
I had some issues with logging in to the computer before the recording so I told Tom to reschedule but I did get in eventually and asked if he could still do it. That's what we are talking about at the start.
There are parts where you can hear the compression, you'll notice it when Tom starts to project but it happens only occasionally.

Links:
Tom's Agency Page: http://www.lisarichards.ie/actorsm/tom-hickey-actor
The Theatre Mentioned: http://focustheatredublin.ie/


Tom Hickey interview (unedited)

In this conversation with Irish Designer, Arthur Duff, we talk about his history with architecture, architecture and the relationship between the surroundings of a building and the issues of new contexts for architecture (new technology and climate). We move to interiors and the relationship between interiors and architecture. Moving on to Duff Tisdall, the firm that Arthur founded with Greg Tisdall and managing the growth of Duff Tisdall. Next we talk generally about design and about how age affects the creation of design which lead into Arthur’s relationship to his work. Lastly we explore the clients influence in a commission and how Ireland has changed in it's relationship to design in the past 20 years.

This recording was for a college assignment. It was to create a radio feature with a length of 10-minutes. The subject I choose is about identity and how your work affects that. It's not relevant to know this but I felt that it may explain the reason for the interview.

I think personally that the interviews were way better than the final piece. I though the interview with Arthur was great and would be of use to people interested in design generally.

Do you agree with Arthur on his points? Does experience over freshness matter in design or is it the other way around? Please, I value your thoughts.

Production notes:
At the start Arthur is talking about the interview I did with Tom Hickey. (http://soundcloud.com/sebey/arthur-duff)
At the start as well we talk about my mother, who knows Arthur and that's how I got the interview.
About two fifths of the way into the interview Arthur has to deal with something but the interview is resumed shortly after.

Links:
Greg Tisdall &amp; Arthur Duff: http://www.duff-tisdall.ie/
The location mentioned in the interview and where the recording took place: http://www.themalthousedesigncentre.com/


Arthur Duff interview (unedited)

Griffith College Morning Sport BAJVM Group 4 sports programme

Credits:
Producer: Viviane Stroede; Sound technician: Sebastian Stephenson; Presenter: Killian Murphy; Researcher: Tristan Michel, Aoife O'Doherty 

Sebey