Speaking: 'An Evening with Germaine Greer' The Plough Theatre, Torrington, 17 September 2006

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Series[UMA-SRE-20170009] SPEAKINGAccession[2014.0038] GERMAINE GREER ARCHIVEIdentifierUMA-ITE-2017000900610Scope and ContentContains: Correspondence and schedule on Greer appearance at The Plough Theatre, Torrington, North Devon. Greer spoke and took questions, 17/9/2006, at an event titled 'An Evening with Germaine Greer'. The contracted fee of £1900 was not paid. Includes letter of agreement; letters of complaint from audience members sent to The Plough. Approximately 16 were received (13 were sent by the venue to Greer), mainly criticising Greer's choice of subject, her research for her book on Ann Hathaway; correspondence on The Plough's Council of Management decision to offer refunds to ticket holders and to not pay Greer for the event (following negotiations, travel expenses only were paid); photocopies of 4 inscribed title pages of The Female Eunuch (signed copies of TFE were sent as an "apology" by Greer to some of the complainants, following advice from Graham Stansfield). Correspondents: Germaine Greer; Carol Horne (for Germaine Greer); Graham Stansfield, Sympathetic Developments; Richard Wolfendon-Brown, Director, The Plough Theatre (includes audience letters of complaint). Subjects: Lectures and lecturing; Shakespeare’s WifeAccess StatusAccess restrictions applyRequest TypeRequest unitUnit2017.0009 Unit 0018

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CreatorGreer, GermaineRoleProvenance

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Date7 June 2006-1 February 2007

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Previous System ID2017.0009.00610

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Speaking: 'An Evening with Germaine Greer' The Plough Theatre, Torrington, 17 September 2006