Oral history interview of David McLaughlin

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Context

David McLaughlin is the chief executive of the Millennium Forum, a theatre, conference centre and arts centre located at the heart of Derry-Londonderry in Northern Ireland. David has studied theatre at the University of Ulster and has developed his career in the arts sector in Derry and the United Kingdom since the 1980’s.

Description:

This fifty-six-minute-long oral history interview was conducted by the Digital Repository of Ireland as part of The Atlantic Philanthropies archive project (2017-2020) titled Amplifying change: A history of the Atlantic Philanthropies on the island of Ireland in 2020., this interview David McLaughlin gives background to his career working for theatres such as The Field Day Theatre, Hawks Well Theatre Sligo, St. Columbus Hall, and Rialto Theatre in Derry and plays by Brian Friel. He describes how The Rialto was setting up the cultural foundation for the Millennium Forum and how funding by the Atlantic Philanthropies encouraged all other funders to contribute building the complex. David elaborates on the cultural development of Derry-Londonderry and how the Millennium Forum contributed to the city being awarded UK City of Culture in 2013., and This recording contains the personal views of the participants, they do not reflect the views of the DRI.

Type:

audio and oral histories (literary works)

Creator:

Digital Repository of Ireland, 2015 -

Subject:

Curated collection--Oral histories, Curated collection--Communities, Curated collection--Citizen participation, Curated collection--David McLaughlin, Atlantic Philanthropies (Organization), Derry Theatre Trust, Grant 08365, Grant 07446, Centers for the performing arts, Mosaics, Artists and community, and Charity organization

Grant:

Grant 08365 and Grant 07446

Grantee:

Derry Theatre Trust

Year of Grant:

2000 and 1996

Location of Grantee:

Derry

Rights:

Copyright is with DRI and David McLaughlin. Please see license for reuse.

Attribution:

Digital Repository of Ireland and The Atlantic Philanthropies

Doi:

https://doi.org/10.7486/DRI.6970bn95r