Thanks for all the responses guys, I will have a look at the MD42 and see if I can find a rental house local to me that carries it.
as for the style of interview; The interviews will be with award winners as they leave the stage, currently I think the camera will handheld, however it may end up being on sticks for ease, the interviewee which actually could be up to 3 people will stand in front of the camera, with the interviewer holding the microphone in front of them, we do not need to capture the interview questions, we will have a sound recordist with us, who will be in charge of the levels on the mic. Hope this clears up any questions and still means i’m going down the correct route!
Thanks again guys