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Afterlife (play)
''Afterlife'' is a 2008 play by Michael Frayn. It tells the life and career of Austrian theatrical director and actor Max Reinhardt, from the revival of the Salzburg Festival in 1920, which he helped to re-establish, until his death in New York in 1943. It draws from Hugo von Hofmannsthal's 1911 play Jedermann (based on the sixteenth-century English morality play, Everyman), which Reinhardt directed at the Salzburg Festival for many years following its revival in 1920. ''Afterlife'' was first performed in the Lyttelton auditorium of the National Theatre, London, on 11 June 2008. The play polarized critics. The National Theatre production was directed by Michael Blakemore. The cast included Roger Allam as Max Reinhardt, Abigail Cruttenden Abigail Lucy Cruttenden (born 23 March 1968) is an English actress. Cruttenden played opposite Sean Bean as his character Richard Sharpe's wife Jane in several episodes of the TV series '' Sharpe.'' In 2007, Cruttenden joined ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Frayn
Michael Frayn, FRSL (; born 8 September 1933) is an English playwright and novelist. He is best known as the author of the farce ''Noises Off'' and the dramas ''Copenhagen'' and ''Democracy''. His novels, such as '' Towards the End of the Morning'', '' Headlong'' and ''Spies'', have also been critical and commercial successes, making him one of the handful of writers in the English language to succeed in both drama and prose fiction. He has also written philosophical works, such as ''The Human Touch: Our Part in the Creation of the Universe'' (2006). Early life Frayn was born at Mill Hill (then in Middlesex) to Thomas Allen Frayn, an asbestos salesman from a working-class family of blacksmiths, locksmiths and servants, in which deafness was hereditary, and his wife Violet Alice (née Lawson). Violet was the daughter of a failed palliasse merchant; having studied as a violinist at the Royal Academy of Music, she worked as a shop assistant and occasional clothes model at Harr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helene Thimig
Helene Ottilie Thimig (5 June 1889 – 7 November 1974) was an Austrian stage and film actress. Personal life Helene Thimig was the daughter of actor Hugo Thimig and the sister of actors Hermann and Hans Thimig. Thimig was married to the stage impresario Max Reinhardt from 1935 until his death in 1943. Thimig went into exile in the United States during the Nazi era, but returned to Europe after World War II. Professional life Returning to Vienna from her American exile, she headed the Max Reinhardt Seminar, an acting school, from 1948 to 1954. Beginning in 1946, she directed the ''Jedermann'' productions during the Salzburg Festival. She had played the female lead (Faith) in that play for years under Reinhardt's direction and resumed the role from 1946 to 1951 and 1963 to 1965. She became an ensemble member at Vienna's Burgtheater in 1947; she moved to the Theater in the Josefsstadt (her preferred company) in 1954. She died in her native Vienna in 1974, aged 85, of he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plays Set In Austria
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Cultural Depictions Of Actors
Culture () is an umbrella term which encompasses the social behavior, institutions, and norms found in human societies, as well as the knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, customs, capabilities, and habits of the individuals in these groups.Tylor, Edward. (1871). Primitive Culture. Vol 1. New York: J.P. Putnam's Son Culture is often originated from or attributed to a specific region or location. Humans acquire culture through the learning processes of enculturation and socialization, which is shown by the diversity of cultures across societies. A cultural norm codifies acceptable conduct in society; it serves as a guideline for behavior, dress, language, and demeanor in a situation, which serves as a template for expectations in a social group. Accepting only a monoculture in a social group can bear risks, just as a single species can wither in the face of environmental change, for lack of functional responses to the change. Thus in military culture, valor is counted a typical be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cultural Depictions Of Austrian People
Culture () is an umbrella term which encompasses the social behavior, institutions, and norms found in human societies, as well as the knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, customs, capabilities, and habits of the individuals in these groups.Tylor, Edward. (1871). Primitive Culture. Vol 1. New York: J.P. Putnam's Son Culture is often originated from or attributed to a specific region or location. Humans acquire culture through the learning processes of enculturation and socialization, which is shown by the diversity of cultures across societies. A cultural norm codifies acceptable conduct in society; it serves as a guideline for behavior, dress, language, and demeanor in a situation, which serves as a template for expectations in a social group. Accepting only a monoculture in a social group can bear risks, just as a single species can wither in the face of environmental change, for lack of functional responses to the change. Thus in military culture, valor is counted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biographical Plays About Actors
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2008 Plays
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English Plays
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David Schofield (actor)
David Schofield (born 16 December 1951) is an English actor. He is best known for his role as Ian Mercer in the films '' Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest'' (2006) and '' Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End'' (2007). He also appeared in the films '' An American Werewolf in London'' (1981), ''Gladiator'' (2000), ''From Hell'' (2001), ''Valkyrie'' (2008), '' The Wolfman'' (2010) and '' Darkest Hour'' (2017). Early life Schofield was born in Wythenshawe, Manchester, England on New Year's Day, one of ten children in a working-class family. He attended St. John Fisher and Thomas More R.C. Primary School, along with his brother, Peter. His first acting experience was at Manchester Boys' School at the age of 12. In 1967 he was accepted as student assistant stage manager at a local repertory theatre. He worked in every department as a prop-maker, sound-man, writer, stage sweeper, waiter and tea-maker, putting in 14-hour days, six days a week. After two seasons, at the age o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Salzburg
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Salzburg ( la, Archidioecesis Salisburgensis) is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Austria. The archdiocese is one of two Austrian archdioceses, serving alongside the Archdiocese of Vienna. The Archbishopric of Salzburg was a prince-bishopric of the Holy Roman Empire until 1803, when it was secularized as the Electorate of Salzburg. The archdiocese was reestablished in 1818 without temporal power. Suffragan dioceses * Feldkirch * Graz–Seckau * Gurk * Innsbruck Episcopal Ordinaries Abbot-Bishops of Iuvavum c. 300s – c. 482 * St. Maximus of Salzburg, died 476. ''Abandoned after c. 482'' Bishops of Iuvavum (from 755, Salzburg) *St. Ruprecht, born c. 543 ''or'' c. 698 – c. 718. *Vitalis *Erkenfried *Ansologus *Ottokar *Flobrigis *Johann I * St. Virgil, c. 745 ''or'' c. 767 – c. 784 Archbishops of Salzburg, 798–1213 * Arno 784–821 * Adalram 821–836 * Leutram 836–859 * Adalwin 859–873 * Adalb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Burke (British Actor)
David Burke (born 25 May 1934) is an English actor, known for playing Dr. John Watson in the initial series of Granada Television's 1980s ''The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes'', which starred Jeremy Brett in the title role. He also starred as Joseph Stalin in the last two episodes of ''Reilly, Ace of Spies''. Early life Burke was born on 25 May 1934 in Liverpool, England, and trained at Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Career In the theatre, Burke originated the part of Niels Bohr in Michael Frayn's ''Copenhagen''. Burke played Dr. Watson in ''The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes'' for the initial series and then left the programme after receiving an invitation to join the Royal Shakespeare Company along with his wife, Anna. They both considered the joint work to be the best idea for their young son, Tom, who was around 3 years old at the time. He was thought by many to portray Dr. Watson with an excellent style. He was replaced by Edward Hardwicke, whom he had recommended as his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Forbes (actor)
Peter Forbes (born 1960) is a Scottish actor known for his roles in West End musicals, including '' Follies'' in 2017 to 2019, and for his audio recording work. Early life and education Born in Glasgow, Forbes was educated at the University of Edinburgh and the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. Stage, TV and film career In 1999 at the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, he appeared as Marcus Lycus in ''A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum'' and, later that season, as Sir Toby Belch in ''Twelfth Night''. In 2003, at the same theatre, he played Seth Lord in '' High Society''. With the Royal National Theatre in 2017–2018, and again in their 2019 revival, he was Buddy Plummer in Stephen Sondheim's '' Follies''. His other theatre work includes ''The James Plays'', ''Our Country's Good'', ''The Observer'', ''Afterlife'', ''Never So Good'' and ''Two Weeks with The Queen'' with the Royal National Theatre; '' Mamma Mia!'' at the Prince Edward Theatre; ''Singin' in the Rain'' at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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