M: This is my Nandad/Grandfather

N: That’s Me

M: And obviously I am Morph Tollon, as you should know. So the first question I have is: How
do you think theatre has changed over time?

N: Over what period of time? Hundreds of years?

M: Whatever period… let’s say a hundred years

N: Well obviously there’s more technology now so it’s easier to do special effects and
obviously sound has improved so that everybody in the theatre can hear what is going on on
the stage.

M: do you think it’s good that modern technology has been implemented in theatre?

N: Yes I do as I was just saying because with modern technology you can have wonderful
light shows and wonderful special effects and good sound

M: What ways do you think theatre can use modern technology to tell stories better?

N: Well only in so far as I’ve just said the story has to be good to start with but if it benefits
from good backup in the audio and video sections that would improve it further.

M: How do you expect the technology of theatre will continue to change over time?

N: Oh I really don’t know, in terms of further develops I can’t imagine what there might be,
It’s been a long time since I’ve actually been to the theatre but if we’re talking about
improvements and changes to presentation and content brought about by modern
technology that would be good.

M: What do you think about plays that don’t have a linear story line?

N: Absolute rubbish, a story in a theatre should have a beginning, a middle and an end if it
has no storyline, what’s the point?

M: ok, so that’s led on to my next question so the first question was about linear storylines,
having a story in the same order, what do you think about that? Stories that don’t happen in
the same order as the story line?

N: Don’t understand them at all

M: ok, erm why do you think some writers choose to have a non linear story line or no story
line at all?
N: I have no idea probably because they are simply un-talented, and they can’t write a
proper play

M: What do you think will be the next big idea in the world of theatre, what do you think will
be the next thing that every writer or director will want to add to their show?

N: Ah gosh that’s a difficult one isn’t it? What will be the next big idea in the world of
theatre? No thoughts on that really other than if somone writes a good story and somebody
else produces a good play from it that normally is a good night out, but as for non linear and
no stories in plays no not a big fan of that sort of thing although I’ve never actually seen

M: Ok, I’m going to come off script a bit now, what was the last piece of theatre that you
watched?

N: The last piece of theatre would have been Macbeth

M: Ok, where was that?

N: Theatre royal in Bath

M: nice, when do you think that was?

N: that was a good 10 years ago

M: ok what did you think about watching Macbeth in the theatre royal?

N: Well I love the play, and I love lots of Shakespeare’s plays and of course if you put them in
a setting like the theatre royal, Wonderful!

M: ok, if you were to bring that forward 10 years ‘til now, how do you think it would have
changed?

N: I don’t think it should, it’s a timeless story

M: not necessarily the story itself, but maybe how it’s played or how the tech may help it or
anything like that

N: I don’t think it would, because it’s a play that was written in the 16th century and it’s stood
the test of time and will always be watchable without being in any way changed or updated

M: ok, how do you think theatre shouldn’t have changed

N: well only with conversation with you, and the things that you go and see in the theatre I
suspect that um conventional plays written by the likes of Mr Shakespeare and the guys at
his time and later on Alan Ayckbourn and other playwrights in the 60s and 70s, I think that
sort of thing has gone out the way a bit, it’s no longer popular.
M: ok, how do you think people should embrace older theatre and bring it forward to
modern times to keep modern audiences interested

N: well I don’t know if they can because either you want to go and see it or you really don’t,
if your not a fan of these things older plays and more traditional presentations your not
really going to be interested.

M: I guess so, I mean I’ve watched lots of things where I’ve looked at the blurb and I’ve
looked at reviews and I’ve looked at the name and I’ve gone oh that’s going to be crap and
then I’ve gone to see it and it’s a lot better than I expected so maybe how things are
marketed towards younger audiences to make it make more sense to them?

N: Perhaps

M: I think that’s good

N: Is that the end of the interview?

M: Yes, thank you very much for being my interviewee

N: You’re very welcome