Holt, Thelma

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Practitioner

Thelma Holt started out as an actress, before working mainly as a producer at the Roundhouse, the National and the RSC. She has played a crucial role in introducing international theatre to Britain.

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Thelma Holt talks about her early career as an actress in the immediate post-war period, changes in the 1950s and 1960s effected by the Royal Court, and her role in developing the fringe theatre scene.

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