Unititled Story, by Eamonn Baker (story transcript) Deposited
Story Title: Untitled Story, by Eamonn Baker
Collection: The Memory Project (collection)
Organisation: Smashing Times Theatre Company Ltd. (organisation)
Eamon Baker gives an account of his experience on Bloody Sunday (30 January 1972). The impact this had on his time at Queen's University, Belfast. His experience working with young people on the issue of community relations. Also his experience of story-telling with Smashing Times Theatre Company Ltd.
Story Details ShowHide
Title |
Untitled Story, by Eamonn Baker (story details) |
Description |
The video interview with Eamonn Baker was carried out by Smashing Times Theatre Company Ltd. as part of The Memory Project. It is one of 12 video interviews. The film interview was recorded on 23 November 2014 at The Junction, Towards Understanding and Healing, Derry/Londonderry. At the time of the interview Eamonn Baker was a Community Relations Facilitator and worked for Towards Understanding and Healing (TUH) in Derry/Londonderry. |
Creator |
Smashing Times Theatre Company Ltd. |
Publisher |
Smashing Times Theatre Company Ltd. |
Date |
24 November 2014 |
Format |
Video |
Language |
English |
CAIN Links |
CAIN Key Event: Bloody Sunday (30 January 1972) CAIN: Sutton's Index of Deaths: John 'Jackie' Duddy CAIN: Sutton's Index of Deaths: William Nash CAIN: Sutton's Index of Deaths: Kathleen Thompson CAIN: Sutton's Index of Deaths: Heather Kerrigan |
Story Title |
Untitled Story, by Eamonn Baker |
Story Available |
Yes |
Story Format |
Video |
Story Source |
The story has been deposited with Accounts of the Conflict. Film interview available at website: https://vimeo.com/120173429 Interview transcript also available: http://www.smashingtimes.ie/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Interview-with-Eamonn-Baker-Transcript-The-Memory-Project-Smashing-Times-Theatre-Company.pdf |
Interviewee Surname |
Baker |
Interviewee Forename(s) |
Eamonn |
Interviewee Gender |
Male |
Age |
63 (in 2014) |
Religion |
Catholic |
Birth Country |
Northern Ireland |
Current Occupation |
At the time of the interview Eamonn Baker worked with Towards Understanding and Healing (TUH). |
Previous Address |
Creggan estate [Derry, Northen Ireland] |
Status |
Civilian |
Published Format |
Video |
Story Abstract |
Eamon Baker gives an account of his experience on Bloody Sunday (30 January 1972). The impact this had on his time at Queen's University, Belfast. His experience working with young people on the issue of community relations. Also his experience of story-telling with Smashing Times Theatre Company Ltd. |
Themes/Topics Mentioned |
State Violence; Story-telling |
Dates Mentioned |
30 January 1972 [1970s] |
Events Mentioned |
Bloody Sunday |
Places Mentioned |
William Street [Bogside Derry]; Chamberlain Street [Bogside, Derry]; Creggan estate [Derry] |
Organisations Mentioned |
British Army (BA); Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR); Irish Republican Army (IRA) |
Specific Deaths Mentioned |
John ('Jackie') Duddy (30 January 1972); William Nash (30 January 1972); Kathleen Thompson (6 November 1971); Heather Kerrigan (14 July 1984) |
Additonal related information on the CAIN Web site ShowHide
CAIN Key Event: Bloody Sunday (30 January 1972)
CAIN: Sutton's Index of Deaths: John 'Jackie' Duddy
CAIN: Sutton's Index of Deaths: William Nash
CAIN: Sutton's Index of Deaths: Kathleen Thompson
CAIN: Sutton's Index of Deaths: Heather Kerrigan
CAIN: Sutton's Index of Deaths: John 'Jackie' Duddy
CAIN: Sutton's Index of Deaths: William Nash
CAIN: Sutton's Index of Deaths: Kathleen Thompson
CAIN: Sutton's Index of Deaths: Heather Kerrigan
Publication InformationShowHide
Title |
Unititled Story, by Eamonn Baker (story transcript) |
Creator |
Smashing Times Theatre Company Ltd. |
Publisher |
Smashing Times Theatre Company Ltd. |
Date |
23 November 2013 |
Format |
PDF version of transcript |
Language |
English |
Author |
Eamonn Baker |
Publication Title |
Transcript of interview with Eamonn Baker |
Publisher Location |
Dublin |
Publisher |
Smashing Times Theatre Company Ltd. |
Publication Status |
Published on-line |
Number of Pages |
10 |
Collection InformationShowHide
Title |
The Memory Project (collection) |
Description |
"The Memory Project is an exciting, innovative arts programme that uses drama and theatre to deal with the past and build pathways for the future and to promote peace, reconciliation and mutual understanding in Northern Ireland and the southern border counties. The project is run by Smashing Times Theatre Company in collaboration with Corrymeela Community / Irish Peace Centres and is funded through the EU’s European Regional Development fund through the PEACE III Programme for Peace and Reconciliation managed by the Special EU Programmes Body. The project consists of a series of creative storytelling happenings, workshops and dramatic performances, along with a television documentary which will be made to record the process." (from the Smashing Times Theatre Company website) In addition to the 12 filmed interviews (involving 15 interviewees), the project also produced an hour-long documentary entitled 'The Memory Project: Stories from the Shadows' which documented the work of the theatre company, over the course of two years, as it carried out the project. Two theatre productions were also presented as part of The Memory Project. |
Creator |
Smashing Times Theatre Company Ltd. |
Publisher |
Smashing Times Theatre Company Ltd. |
Date |
2015 |
Stories Collected |
12 |
Stories Deposited |
11 |
Organisation InformationShowHide
Title |
Smashing Times Theatre Company Ltd. (organisation) |
Description |
"Smashing Times is a professional theatre and film company involved in performance, training and participation. The work is underpinned by a rights-based approach and a commitment to artistic excellence and social engagement. The company has four high profile patrons – Sabina Higgins, Áras an Uachtaráin First Lady; Joan Freeman, CEO, Pieta House; Ger Ryan, Actor; and Tim Pat Coogan, Author and Historian. The company was established in 1991 by a group of women actors, who met at the Focus Theatre, Dublin. These women were interested in challenging the elitist position that theatre sometimes holds in Irish society. Today the work takes place at local, national and transnational levels and is presented in a range of settings from the professional theatre space to on tour in schools and communities where we are invited to work with people collaboratively." (from the Smashing Times Theatre website) Smashing Times has undertaken a number of projects and The Memory Project (2012-2015) involved story-telling related to the Northern Ireland conflict. |
Date Formed |
1991 |
Status |
In operation (checked February 2015) |
Address |
Coleraine House Coleraine Street Dublin 7 Ireland |
Telephone |
+ 353 (0) 1 8656613 |
|
freda@smashingtimes.ie |
Citation
Smashing Times Theatre Company Ltd.. (23 November 2013). Unititled Story, by Eamonn Baker (story transcript). Smashing Times Theatre Company Ltd..
Accounts of the Conflict; Accessed: 15 October 2024 <http://k8s-accounts-01.ulster.ac.uk/repo24/index.php/items/show/3489>
Accounts of the Conflict; Accessed: 15 October 2024 <http://k8s-accounts-01.ulster.ac.uk/repo24/index.php/items/show/3489>