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All Of Us (play)
''All of Us'' is a 2022 debut play by Francesca Martinez. Plot Jess, a therapist with cerebral palsy, is taking care of her vulnerable disabled clients due to the effects of austerity. Productions ''All of Us'' had its opening night in the Dorfman Theatre at the National Theatre, London, on 4 August 2022, following previews from 27 July. It will play a limited run to 24 September. Cast and characters See also *Ableism Ableism (; also known as ablism, disablism (British English), anapirophobia, anapirism, and disability discrimination) is discrimination and social prejudice against people with Disability, disabilities or who are perceived to be disabled. Ableis ... External links Official homepage References {{reflist 2022 plays Plays and musicals about disability British plays ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francesca Martinez
Francesca Martinez (born 1978) is an English comedian, writer and actress. She has cerebral palsy, but prefers to describe herself as "wobbly". Martinez first came to public attention in 1994, when she made her debut on the television series ''Grange Hill,'' where she went on to portray the role of Rachel Burns for a total of 55 episodes. Later turning her focus to stand-up comedy, she has performed at the Edinburgh Festival and internationally, including the Melbourne Comedy Festival, the Adelaide Fringe Festival, the Perth Festival and the Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal. In 2018 she completed a 140-date tour, and has had off-West End London runs at the Tricycle Theatre, the Hackney Empire, and the Soho Theatre. Martinez's debut play, '' All of Us'', was scheduled to be performed at the National Theatre in 2020, but it was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It opened in July 2022. Early life Martinez was born in London to a Spanish father and a half-Swedish, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal National Theatre
The Royal National Theatre in London, commonly known as the National Theatre (NT), is one of the United Kingdom's three most prominent publicly funded performing arts venues, alongside the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Royal Opera House. Internationally, it is known as the National Theatre of Great Britain. Founded by Laurence Olivier in 1963, many well-known actors have performed at the National Theatre. Until 1976, the company was based at The Old Vic theatre in Waterloo. The current building is located next to the Thames in the South Bank area of central London. In addition to performances at the National Theatre building, the National Theatre tours productions at theatres across the United Kingdom. The theatre has transferred numerous productions to Broadway and toured some as far as China, Australia and New Zealand. However, touring productions to European cities was suspended in February 2021 over concerns about uncertainty over work permits, additional costs and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cerebral Palsy
Cerebral palsy (CP) is a group of movement disorders that appear in early childhood. Signs and symptoms vary among people and over time, but include poor coordination, stiff muscles, weak muscles, and tremors. There may be problems with sensation, vision, hearing, and speaking. Often, babies with cerebral palsy do not roll over, sit, crawl or walk as early as other children of their age. Other symptoms include seizures and problems with thinking or reasoning, which each occur in about one-third of people with CP. While symptoms may get more noticeable over the first few years of life, underlying problems do not worsen over time. Cerebral palsy is caused by abnormal development or damage to the parts of the brain that control movement, balance, and posture. Most often, the problems occur during pregnancy, but they may also occur during childbirth or shortly after birth. Often, the cause is unknown. Risk factors include preterm birth, being a twin, certain infections during pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucy Briers
Lucy Jane Briers (born 19 August 1967) is an English actress. Her film, stage and television roles have included appearances in '' Pride & Prejudice'' (1995) and sitcom '' Game On''. Early life Briers was born on 19 August 1967 in Hammersmith, London. She is the daughter of the actor Richard Briers and actress Ann Davies. She wanted to be an actress from an early age. Briers attended St Paul's Girls' School, London (1978–85); Lancaster University (where she studied theatre and sculpture); and then a three-year acting course at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and she was a member of the National Youth Theatre.Maureen Pato"Lucy Briers: 'Emphysema robbed my father of his laughter’", telegraph.co.uk, 2 November 2013 As well as acting, Briers plays both the piano and flute. Career Briers played Mary Bennet in the BBC's television adaptation of '' Pride & Prejudice'' (1995). She has narrated the documentary ''The Riddle of Pompeii'', the 2001 series ''Nurses'' and ''Ladett ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wanda Opalinska
Wanda Opalinska is an English-Polish actress, known for playing the part of Polish immigrant and Underworld factory worker Wiki Dankowska in the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street''. Early life Opalinska went to drama school before studying English at the University of Birmingham from 1988 to 1991. She then qualified as an English teacher and taught in South London. She was a teacher of English and Drama at St Thomas More R.C. Secondary School, (Sloane Square, London), before leaving to further her teaching career at Whitgift School (South Croydon). There she was appointed first House Mistress (Ellis's) in the schools 400-year history. During her time at Whitgift her critique of George Orwell's Animal Farm was published by Longman as part of their acclaimed York Notes series. Career Opalinska joined ''Coronation Street'' as a seamstress at the ''Underworld'' factory. Opalinska's first on-screen appearance as Wiki was on 26 February 2007. Wiki worked for ''Underworld'' manager Carl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goldy Notay
Goldy Notay is a British-Canadian film, television and stage actress. She played 'Roopi' as the lead role in the Gurinder Chadha film ''It's A Wonderful Afterlife''. She has appeared as Shireen in the Mike Bartlett drama '' The Town'' and Amar Akbar & Tony a comedy Brit flick on Netflix. She is currently in the 6 part ITV series Beecham House, directed by Gurinder Chadha. Early life Goldy was born in the Punjab. She later moved to Canada and finally settled in London She speaks Punjabi and English. Career After completing drama school in Toronto, Canada, Goldy was spotted by director Mira Nair while performing on stage at the Tarragon Theatre. She was offered the role of a pre Med student opposite Naveen Andrews in the feature My Own Country. She subsequently moved to the UK and worked extensively with Kali theatre group specialising in stories by Asian Women. She is best known for her role as Roopi in ''It's A Wonderful Afterlife.'' Roopi was written with her in mind by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bryan Dick
Bryan Dick (born 1 February 1978Birthdayday (from Twitter)) is an English TV, stage and film actor. He is perhaps best known for playing Ernie Wise in the BBC's BAFTA-winning biopic of Morecambe and Wise, ''Eric and Ernie''. Career Aged 11, Dick won a scholarship to Elmhurst Ballet School and left home to train as a dancer. Three years later, he was talent-spotted by ITV scouts and cast as the titular anti-hero of 1990s cult classic ''The Life and Times of Henry Pratt''. Since graduating from London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) in 2000, he has worked on some of the best dramas on British television. In 2015 he was DI Mill in the BBC's '' Capital'', based on the best-selling novel by John Lanchester, and Sir Richard Riche in ''Wolf Hall''. Early career highlights include ''White Teeth'', based on Zadie Smith's best-selling novel, in which he played Young Archie (old Archie was played by Phil Davis); '' Blackpool'' in which he was David Tennant's cheeky sidekick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francesca Mills
Francesca Mills (born 1996 or 1997) is a British actress, having played roles as Cherry Dorrington in television drama series ''Harlots'' (2019–2020), as Earthy Mangold in ''Worzel Gummidge'' (2021) and as Meldof in '' The Witcher: Blood Origin'' released by Netflix on 25 December 2022. Early life Mills was born with the genetic disorder Achondroplasia, a common form of dwarfism. As of 2021, Mills lives in London, but was brought up in Loggerheads, Staffordshire. Mills learned to dance at the Jill Clewes Dance School in Bradwell, Staffordshire, and first acted in a production of '' Oliver!'' at the age of nine. Mills was a student at Madeley High School in Madeley, Staffordshire. She also travelled to London to attend the Urdang Academy in Islington, and was a student at the Academy of Theatre Arts in Worcester. Career In 2014, Mills joined Warwick Davis's Reduced Height Theatre Company for its first production, a revival of '' See How They Run'', at the Richmond Theatre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Gould (actor)
Michael Gould (born 3 May 1961, in Ealing) is a British actor. Selected work Stage *''In Extremis'' (Shakespeare's Globe, 2007) *''Othello'', as Iago, Kathryn Hunter's touring Royal Shakespeare Company production, 2009 *''Hamlet'', as Polonius, Ian Rickson's staging at the Young Vic, with Michael Sheen, 2011Sarah Hemming, "ft.com", 11/11/2011,, 15 June 2012 *''The Writer'' (Almeida Theatre, 2018) *''Vassa'' (Almeida Theatre, 2019) * ''All of Us'' (Royal National Theatre, 2022) TV and film * '' Mary Shelley's Frankenstein'' (1994) - Stablehand * ''The Long Walk to Finchley'' (2008, TV Movie) - John Miller * ''Private Peaceful'' (2012) - Mr. Monks * ''Silent Witness'' episode: " Coup de Grace" (2 parts) (2014) - Peter Masham * ''National Theatre Live: A View from the Bridge'' (2015) - Alfieri * '' Our Kind of Traitor'' (2016) - Hugh Greenwood * ''Rogue One'' (2016) - Admiral Gorin * '' The Trial: A Murder in the Family'' (2017, TV Series documentary) - Simon Davis * '' Darkest Hour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ableism
Ableism (; also known as ablism, disablism (British English), anapirophobia, anapirism, and disability discrimination) is discrimination and social prejudice against people with Disability, disabilities or who are perceived to be disabled. Ableism characterizes people as defined by their disabilities and inferior to the non-disabled. On this basis, people are assigned or denied certain perceived abilities, skills, or character orientations. Although ableism and disablism are both terms which describe disability discrimination, the emphasis for each of these terms is slightly different. Ableism is discrimination in favor of non-disabled people, while disablism is discrimination against disabled people. There are stereotypes which are either associated with disability in general, or they are associated with specific impairments or chronic health conditions (for instance the presumption that all disabled people want to be cured, the presumption that wheelchair users also have an int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plays And Musicals About Disability
Play most commonly refers to: * Play (activity), an activity done for enjoyment * Play (theatre), a work of drama Play may refer also to: Computers and technology * Google Play, a digital content service * Play Framework, a Java framework * Play Mobile, a Polish internet provider * Xperia Play, an Android phone * Rakuten.co.uk (formerly Play.com), an online retailer * Backlash (engineering), or ''play'', non-reversible part of movement * Petroleum play, oil fields with same geological circumstances * Play symbol, in media control devices Film * ''Play'' (2005 film), Chilean film directed by Alicia Scherson * ''Play'', a 2009 short film directed by David Kaplan * ''Play'' (2011 film), a Swedish film directed by Ruben Östlund * ''Rush'' (2012 film), an Indian film earlier titled ''Play'' and also known as ''Raftaar 24 x 7'' * ''The Play'' (film), a 2013 Bengali film Literature and publications * ''Play'' (play), written by Samuel Beckett * ''Play'' (''The New York Times'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
