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20 Cigarettes (play)
''20 Cigarettes'' is a play and radio play written by Marcy Kahan. It was performed between 15 August and 30 August 2007 at the Soho Theatre for the National Youth Theatre. The theatre developed the play in response to the introduction of the smoking ban in England, asking how smoking forms part of our identity.Marlowe, Sam"20 Cigarettes" ''The Times'', London, 22 August 2007. Retrieved on 03 November 2018. Synopsis Oscar Klavier has been a smoker since his mother introduced him to cigarettes as a schoolboy. As a middle-aged man, the women he loves gives him an ultimatum: she will only marry him if he gives up smoking. To help him quit, a therapist encourages him to discuss the 20 most emotionally important cigarettes of his life.Marlowe, Sam"20 Cigarettes" ''The Times'', London, 22 August 2007. Retrieved on 03 November 2018. Production history Kahan was commissioned by the BBC to write the radio play, and then in 2007 to rewrite the play for the stage by the National Youth Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcy Kahan
Marcy Kahan (born 4 July) is a British playwright and radio dramatist, who is half-Canadian and half- American. She is a prolific author of urbane comedies for the BBC. She was born in Montreal, educated at Somerville College, Oxford and trained in theatre in Paris with the Lecoq School teachers, Philippe Gaulier and Monika Pagneux. She was one of the writers of BBC Radio 4's soap opera Citizens. Selected works Theatre *'' 20 Cigarettes'' National Youth Theatre, Soho Theatre 2007 * Stage version of Nora Ephron's '' When Harry Met Sally ...'', Theatre Royal Haymarket, 2005 * ''Goldberg Variations'', Miranda Theatre, New York, 1999 * ''Intimate Memoirs of an Irish Taxidermist'', Edinburgh and Donmar Theatre, 1986 Perrier Award for Best Comedy Screenplay *''Antonia and Jane'', BBC/Miramax, Gold Plaque Award for Best Original Screenplay, 1991 Chicago Film Festival Press *Bomb Magazine — Michael Frayn by Marcy Kahan (issue 73, fall 2000) Radio Radio plays *Fusion Confidentia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soho Theatre
The Soho Theatre is a theatre and registered charity in the Soho district of the City of Westminster, in London, England. It produces and presents new works of theatre, together with comedy and cabaret, across three performance spaces. The theatre has established itself as a vital launchpad for new artists and offers commissions, attachments and residencies for both emerging and established writers. It has launched the careers of numerous screenwriters and comedians in theatre, film, TV and radio. The theatre's programme is a mix of comedy, cabaret and theatre, with a particular focus on new writing and alternative comedy. Soho Theatre Company The Soho Theatre Company was formed in 1969 by Verity Bargate and Fred Proud, and initially performed at a venue in Old Compton Street. Soon, the company moved to the Soho Poly, where it would remain for eighteen years. Sue Dunderdale was artistic director of the company for several years in the 1980s. In 1990, the Soho Theatre Compan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Youth Theatre
The National Youth Theatre of Great Britain (NYT) is a youth theatre and registered charity in London. Its aim is to develop and nurture young people through creative arts and theatrical productions. Founded in 1956 as the world's first youth theatre, the NYT has built a reputation for producing actors such as Daniel Craig, Daniel Day-Lewis, Timothy Dalton, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Idris Elba, Colin Firth, Derek Jacobi, Ben Kingsley, Ian McShane, Helen Mirren, Lysette Anthony, Rosamund Pike, Regé-Jean Page and Kate Winslet, among numerous others. The NYT holds annual acting auditions and technical theatre interviews around the United Kingdom, receiving an average of over 5,000 applicants. Currently, around 500 places are offered on summer acting and technical courses (costume, lighting and sound, scenery and prop making, and stage management), which offer participants NYT membership upon completion. Members are then eligible to audition for the company's productions, which are stag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smoking Ban In England
A smoking ban in England, making it illegal to smoke in all enclosed work places in England, came into force on 1 July 2007 as a consequence of the Health Act 2006. Similar bans had already been introduced by the rest of the United Kingdom: in Scotland on 26 March 2006, Wales on 2 April 2007 and Northern Ireland on 30 April 2007. Before the smoking ban Before the ban many businesses voluntarily introduced bans on smoking mainly as a result of public feedback. The pub chain Wetherspoons was the first major chain to introduce a complete ban on indoor smoking, doing so in May 2006. Passage of the law On 16 November 2004 a Public Health white paper proposed a smoking ban in almost all public places in England and Wales. Smoking restrictions would be phased in, with a ban on smoking in NHS and government buildings by 2006, in enclosed public places by 2007, and pubs, bars and restaurants (except pubs not serving food) by the end of 2008. On 26 October 2005, after external challenge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Times
''The Times'' is a British daily national newspaper based in London. It began in 1785 under the title ''The Daily Universal Register'', adopting its current name on 1 January 1788. ''The Times'' and its sister paper ''The Sunday Times'' (founded in 1821) are published by Times Newspapers, since 1981 a subsidiary of News UK, in turn wholly owned by News Corp. ''The Times'' and ''The Sunday Times'', which do not share editorial staff, were founded independently and have only had common ownership since 1966. In general, the political position of ''The Times'' is considered to be centre-right. ''The Times'' is the first newspaper to have borne that name, lending it to numerous other papers around the world, such as ''The Times of India'', ''The New York Times'', and more recently, digital-first publications such as TheTimesBlog.com (Since 2017). In countries where these other titles are popular, the newspaper is often referred to as , or as , although the newspaper is of nationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evening Standard
The ''Evening Standard'', formerly ''The Standard'' (1827–1904), also known as the ''London Evening Standard'', is a local free daily newspaper in London, England, published Monday to Friday in tabloid format. In October 2009, after being purchased by Russian businessman Alexander Lebedev, the paper ended a 180-year history of paid circulation and became a free newspaper, doubling its circulation as part of a change in its business plan. Emily Sheffield became editor in July 2020 but resigned in October 2021. History From 1827 to 2009 The newspaper was founded by barrister Stanley Lees Giffard on 21 May 1827 as ''The Standard''. The early owner of the paper was Charles Baldwin. Under the ownership of James Johnstone, ''The Standard'' became a morning paper from 29 June 1857. ''The Evening Standard'' was published from 11 June 1859. ''The Standard'' gained eminence for its detailed foreign news, notably its reporting of events of the American Civil War (1861–1865 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC Radio 7
BBC Radio 4 Extra (formerly BBC Radio 7) is a British Digital radio in the United Kingdom, digital radio broadcasting, radio station from the BBC, broadcasting archived repeats of comedy, drama and documentary programmes nationally, 24 hours a day. It is the sister station of BBC Radio 4 and the principal broadcaster of the BBC's BBC Sound Archive, spoken-word archive, and as a result the majority of its programming originates from that archive. It also broadcasts extended and companion programmes to those broadcast on Radio 4, and provides a "catch-up" service for certain programmes. The station launched in December 2002 as BBC 7, broadcasting a mix of archive comedy, drama and current children's radio. The station was renamed BBC Radio 7 in 2008, then relaunched as Radio 4 Extra in April 2011. For the first quarter of 2013, Radio 4 Extra had a weekly audience of 1.642 million people and had a market share of 0.95%; in the last quarter of 2016 the numbers were 2.184 million li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anton Lesser
Anton Lesser (born 14 February 1952) is an English actor. He is well known for his roles as Qyburn in the HBO series '' Game of Thrones'', as Thomas More in ''Wolf Hall'', as Prime Minister Harold Macmillan in ''The Crown'', as Prime Minister Clement Attlee in ''A United Kingdom'' and as Chief Superintendent Bright in '' Endeavour''. Early life Born in Birmingham, Anton Lesser attended Moseley Grammar School and the University of Liverpool, where he read architecture. He then went to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, and on graduation in 1977 he was awarded the Bancroft Gold Medal as the most promising actor of his year. He is of Jewish background. Career As an associate artist with the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), Lesser played many of Shakespeare's great roles in the BBC Television Shakespeare productions including Troilus (''Troilus and Cressida''), Edgar (''King Lear''), Petruchio, Romeo, Henry Bolingbroke, Brutus (''Julius Caesar''), Leontes (''Winter's Tale'') ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Mangan
Stephen James Mangan (born 16 May 1968) is an English actor, comedian, presenter and writer. He has played Guy Secretan in ''Green Wing'', Dan Moody in '' I'm Alan Partridge'', Seán Lincoln in ''Episodes'', Bigwig in ''Watership Down'', Postman Pat in '' Postman Pat: The Movie'', Richard Pitt in '' Hang Ups'', Andrew in ''Bliss'' (2018), and Nathan Stern in '' The Split'' (2018–2022). As a stage actor, he was Tony-nominated for his portrayal of Norman in ''The Norman Conquests'' on Broadway. He starred as Bertie Wooster in ''Jeeves and Wooster in Perfect Nonsense'' at the Duke of York's Theatre in the West End, which won the 2014 Olivier Award for Best New Comedy. He co-presented the 2020 edition of '' Children In Need'' for the BBC. Early life and education Mangan was born in Ponders End, in Enfield, north London, to Irish parents. He has two sisters, Anita and Lisa. Mangan was educated at two independent schools, Lochinver House School for boys in Potters Bar, and Hail ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Dutton
Simon Dutton (born 1 January 1958) is an English actor, best known for playing the title role of (alias the Saint) in a series of internationally produced television films in 1989. In 2007, he joined the cast of British sitcom '''' as recurring character Guy, but was written out at the end of series two. Dutton has been married two times, to Betsy Brantley
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Joan Iyiola
Joan Iyiola (born 1 August 1987) is a British-Nigerian actress, writer and producer based in London. She is best known for playing the title role in ''The Duchess of Malfi'' at the RSC, and Dọlápọ̀ Is Fine. Early life Born in London to Nigerian parents, Iyiola initially trained to be a barrister and read Law at Emmanuel College, Cambridge University. Whilst studying, she worked with Annie Castledine, Complicite and Robert Icke. Following seasons at the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain she was awarded a place at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. Career Theatre Iyiola began her career at the RSC, playing in: ''A Midsummer Night's Dream, The White Devil, Arden of Faversham, The Roaring Girl, A Life of Galileo, Boris Godunov, The Orphan of Zhao.'' In 2013, Iyiola starred opposite Chiwetel Ejiofor as Pauline Lumumba in ''A Season in the Congo'' at The Young Vic, directed by Joe Wright. At the Gate Theatre, Iyiola played in ''The Convert'', ''The Rise and Shine of C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valene Kane
Valene Kane is a Northern Irish actress. She is perhaps best known for her performances in all three series of BBC Two's BAFTA-nominated ''The Fall'', in which she played Jamie Dornan's first lover, Rose Stagg. Early life Kane was born and raised in Newry, County Down. She is the daughter of former footballer and coach Val Kane. From the age of 15, she was part of the National Youth Theatre, most notably starring in their production of '' 20 Cigarettes''. She left Northern Ireland for London at 18 and trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama. Career Kane was cast in ''The Fading Light'' by the director Ivan Kavanagh after he spotted her in a short film, ''July'', that was posted on YouTube. She was chosen partly for her successful experience with improvisation in the short film. 2013 saw her play Rose Stagg in the BBC's TV series '' The Fall'', and Dara in the comic Irish thriller ''Jump''. Also in 2013, Kane played the title role in Strindberg's ''Miss Julie'' a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
