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A Song At Twilight
''A Song at Twilight'' is a play in two acts by Noël Coward. It is one of a trio of plays collectively titled '' Suite in Three Keys'', all of which are set in the same suite in a luxury hotel in Switzerland. The play depicts an elderly writer confronted by his former mistress with facts about his past life that he would prefer to forget. First produced in London in 1966, the play is one of Coward's last works for the stage. Background and productions The original idea for ''A Song at Twilight'' was inspired by Lord David Cecil's biography of Max Beerbohm, in which Cecil described Constance Collier's late-life visit to Beerbohm at his home in Italy. Coward said, "I thought how funny this was. There was Max's old flame coming to visit him, but so much more vital still than him that she totally exhausted him in seconds." Coward developed this by making his author a closeted homosexual, whose relations with women have been mainly for camouflage. Many people took the character t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Song At Twilight
A song is a musical composition intended to be performed by the human voice. This is often done at distinct and fixed pitches (melodies) using patterns of sound and silence. Songs contain various forms, such as those including the repetition and variation of sections. Written words created specifically for music, or for which music is specifically created, are called lyrics. If a pre-existing poem is set to composed music in classical music it is an art song. Songs that are sung on repeated pitches without distinct contours and patterns that rise and fall are called chants. Songs composed in a simple style that are learned informally "by ear" are often referred to as folk songs. Songs that are composed for professional singers who sell their recordings or live shows to the mass market are called popular songs. These songs, which have broad appeal, are often composed by professional songwriters, composers, and lyricists. Art songs are composed by trained classical composers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheridan Morley
Sheridan Morley (5 December 1941 − 16 February 2007) was an English author, biographer, critic and broadcaster. He was the official biographer of Sir John Gielgud and wrote biographies of many other theatrical figures he had known, including Noël Coward. Nicholas Kenyon called him a "cultural omnivore" who was "genuinely popular with people". Early life Sheridan Morley was born in Ascot, Berkshire, in a nursing home opposite Ascot Racecourse, the eldest son of actor Robert Morley and grandson, via his mother Joan Buckmaster, of the actress Dame Gladys Cooper.Obituary: Sheridan Morley ''Daily Telegraph'', 17 February 2007 He was named after Sheridan Whiteside, the title role his father was playing in a long-running production of '' |
Daily Express
The ''Daily Express'' is a national daily United Kingdom middle-market newspaper printed in tabloid format. Published in London, it is the flagship of Express Newspapers, owned by publisher Reach plc. It was first published as a broadsheet in 1900 by Sir Arthur Pearson. Its sister paper, the ''Sunday Express'', was launched in 1918. In June 2022, it had an average daily circulation of 201,608. The paper rose to become the largest circulation newspaper in the world under Lord Beaverbrook, going from 2 million in the 1930s to 4 million in the 1940s. It was acquired by Richard Desmond's company Northern & Shell in 2000. Hugh Whittow was the editor from February 2011 until he retired in March 2018. In February 2018 Trinity Mirror acquired the ''Daily Express'', and other publishing assets of Northern & Shell, in a deal worth £126.7 million. To coincide with the purchase the Trinity Mirror group changed the name of the company to ''Reach''. Hugh Whittow resigned as editor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sean Barrett (British Voice Actor) (born 1959), American writer, nucleonicist, member of the Wikipedia Arbitration Committee
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Sean Barrett may refer to: * Seán Barrett (actor) (born 1940), British actor whose credits include Z-Cars * Sean Barrett (economist) (born 1944), Irish transport economist and Senator * Seán Barrett (politician) (born 1944), Irish Fine Gael TD *Sean Barrett (writer) Sean Barrett (born 1959) is a writer, nucleonicist, former member of the Wikipedia Arbitration Committee, and the grandson of Linton Lomas Barrett. He is the author of ''GURPS Lensman: Starkly Astounding Space-Opera Adventure,'' a book of role-pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid digital subscribers. It also is a producer of popular podcasts such as '' The Daily''. Founded in 1851 by Henry Jarvis Raymond and George Jones, it was initially published by Raymond, Jones & Company. The ''Times'' has won 132 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any newspaper, and has long been regarded as a national " newspaper of record". For print it is ranked 18th in the world by circulation and 3rd in the U.S. The paper is owned by the New York Times Company, which is publicly traded. It has been governed by the Sulzberger family since 1896, through a dual-class share structure after its shares became publicly traded. A. G. Sulzberger, the paper's publisher and the company's chairman, is the fifth generation of the family to head the pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jane Asher
Jane Asher (born 5 April 1946)The International Who's Who of Women, 3rd edition, ed. Elizabeth Sleeman, Europa Publications, 2002, p. 29 is an English actress and author. She achieved early fame as a child actress and has worked extensively in film and TV throughout her career. Asher has appeared in TV shows and films such as '' Deep End'' (1970), ''The Masque of the Red Death'' (1964), ''Alfie'' (1966), '' The Mistress'', ''Crossroads'', '' Death at a Funeral'' (2007), and ''The Old Guys''. She also appeared in two episodes of the 1950s TV series ''The Buccaneers'' alongside Robert Shaw. She was well known as the girlfriend of Paul McCartney from 1963 to 1968. Early life Asher was born in London, the middle of three children born to Richard and Margaret Asher, ''née'' Eliot. Her father was a consultant in blood and mental diseases at the Central Middlesex Hospital, as well as being a broadcaster and the author of notable medical articles. Asher's mother was a professor at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Callow
Simon Phillip Hugh Callow (born 15 June 1949) is an English film, television and voice actor, director, narrator and writer. He was twice nominated for BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his roles in ''A Room with a View (1985 film), A Room with a View'' (1985), and ''Four Weddings and a Funeral'' (1994). He has also starred in ''Amadeus (film), Amadeus'' (1984), ''Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls'' (1995), ''Shakespeare in Love'' (1998) and ''Victoria & Abdul'' (2017). His television work includes ''Chance in a Million'' (1984) and ''Outlander (TV series), Outlander'' (2014). Early years Callow was born on 15 June 1949 in Streatham, south London, the son of Yvonne Mary (née Guise), a secretary, and Neil Francis Callow, a businessman. His father was of French descent and his mother was of Danish and German ancestry. He was raised as a Roman Catholic. Callow was a student at the London Oratory School in west Brompton, and then went on to study briefly at Queen's U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Unwin (director)
Stephen Unwin (born 29 December 1959) is an English theatre director. Stephen read English at Downing College, Cambridge, where he directed many student productions, including an award-winning production of Measure for Measure that transferred to the Almeida, where he was awarded an Arts Council Trainee Director’s Bursary. He has since directed over 50 professional productions and 12 operas. For much of the 1980s, he was Associate Director at the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, and several of his productions transferred to London theatres. He worked with a wide range of leading actors, including Simon Russell Beale, Tilda Swinton, Ken Stott, and dozens of others. In the early 1990s, he became Resident Director at the National Theatre Studio. He launched the English Touring Theatre in June 1993, where he directed twenty productions, many of which were seen at the Old Vic, the Donmar, the Lyric Hammersmith and others. He stepped down from ETT in 2008 after fifteen years at the helm. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kerry Peers
Kerry Peers (born 1 November 1964) is a British actress who is best known for her role in ''The Bill'' where she played Suzi Croft from 1993 to 1998. She has also been in ''Casualty (TV series), Casualty'', ''Doctors (2000 TV series), Doctors'', ''Holby City'', ''Brookside (TV series), Brookside'' and appeared on '' Coronation Street'' from October 2019 to January 2020. Early life Kerry Roberta Peers was born on 1 November 1964 in the small village of Northop Hall,Hayward 1996, p. 197 near Mold in North Wales, where she spent her childhood. Acting Peers moved to London, where she attended the Central School of Speech and Drama. On leaving drama school she performed in a number of plays, such as Les liaisons dangereuses (with the Royal Shakespeare Company) and was also in the original cast of Alan Ayckbourn's ''Mr A's Amazing Maze Plays'' at the Stephen Joseph Theatre in Scarborough. Between 1993 and 1998, Peers joined thecast of ''The Bill'' as DC Suzi Croft. Since then she ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belinda Lang
Belinda Lucy Lange (born 23 December 1953), known professionally as Belinda Lang, is an English actress. She is known for playing Liza in the ITV sitcom '' Second Thoughts'' (1991–94), and Bill Porter in the BBC sitcom '' 2point4 Children'' (1991–99). Her theatre credits include London productions of the Noël Coward plays, ''Present Laughter'' (1981), '' Blithe Spirit'' (1997), and ''Hay Fever'' (2006). Her radio/audio credits include voicing narrator Madeleine in the podcast ''Wooden Overcoats''. Early life Lang was born in Marylebone, London, in 1953, the daughter of actors Jeremy Hawk and Joan Heal. Career Television Lang is perhaps best known for her starring roles in three sitcoms – as Kate in '' Dear John'', as Bill Porter in '' 2point4 Children'' and as Liza Ferrari in '' Second Thoughts''. After a small part as 'Girl in Bath' in ''Play for Today'' in 1980 she appeared in the 1980 miniseries ''To Serve Them All My Days'', following this she had several one-off a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Egan
Peter Joseph Egan (born 28 September 1946) is a British actor and animal rights activist. He is known for his television roles, including Hogarth in '' Big Breadwinner Hog'', the future George IV of the United Kingdom in ''Prince Regent'' (1979); smooth neighbour Paul Ryman in the sitcom ''Ever Decreasing Circles'' (1984–89); and Hugh "Shrimpie" MacClare, Marquess of Flintshire, in ''Downton Abbey'' (2012–15). Early life Egan was born on 28 September 1946 in Hampstead, London, the son of Doris (née Pick) and Michael Thomas Egan, who is of Irish descent. He was educated at St George's Catholic School, Maida Vale. He also attended the London Oratory School and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Life and career Egan's first stage performance was in ''Charlie Girl''. His first television role was as the sex-and-cinema-obsessed Seth Starkadder in a BBC serialisation of ''Cold Comfort Farm'' (1968). In 1969, he had come to notoriety as the acid-throwing gangster Hogarth in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Bose
Mathew Bose (born 3 July 1977) is a British actor. He is best known for his role as Paul Lambert in the soap opera ''Emmerdale'' from 2004 to 2010 and again in 2015. Life and career Bose was born 3 July 1977 in South East London. He has an older brother, Shuvro, who lives in London, and a sister, Shuva, who lives in India. When he was young, Bose's family moved to India. ''Most people don't realise I'm half Indian'' he reveals to Inside Soap. At the age of six, he returned to England to stay with his aunt. He has also lived in Milan, Paris, New York City, and Los Angeles. He now lives in London. For a number of years he ran the Queens Head pub in Burley, Wharfedale. Bose is a qualified life coach and nutritionist. He is also related to the journalist Mihir Bose In the early days of his career, Bose was a model. He worked all around Europe and in Tokyo and New York City. When he was working in Los Angeles he began to study psychology but it was when his lecturer suggested he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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