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After The Ball (musical)
''After the Ball'' is a musical by Noël Coward based on the 1892 play by Oscar Wilde, ''Lady Windermere's Fan''. After a provincial tour, the musical premiered at the Globe Theatre, London, on 10 June 1954 and ran for 188 performances until 20 November 1954. Robert Helpmann was the director, and the cast included Mary Ellis, Vanessa Lee, Peter Graves and Irene Browne. ''After the Ball'' was the last Coward musical launched in the West End; his last two musicals debuted on Broadway before opening in London. ''After the Ball'' enjoyed a 1999 Coward centenary production at the Peacock Theatre, London. Background Coward decided, in August 1953, to base a musical on Oscar Wilde's play, ''Lady Windermere's Fan''; he worked on it until January 1954. He delegated the first draft of the script to his assistant Cole Lesley. Lesley "cut out the more glaringly melodramatic of Wilde's lines and divided the remainder into sections ending with a suitable 'cue for a song'"Lesley, p. 326 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noël Coward
Sir Noël Peirce Coward (16 December 189926 March 1973) was an English playwright, composer, director, actor, and singer, known for his wit, flamboyance, and what ''Time'' magazine called "a sense of personal style, a combination of cheek and chic, pose and poise"."Noel Coward at 70" ''Time'', 26 December 1969, p. 46 Coward attended a dance academy in London as a child, making his professional stage début at the age of eleven. As a teenager he was introduced into the high society in which most of his plays would be set. Coward achieved enduring success as a playwright, publishing more than 50 plays from his teens onwards. Many of his works, such as '' |
Harold Hobson
Sir Harold Hobson CBE, (4 August 1904 – 12 March 1992) was an English drama critic and author. Early life and education Hobson was born in Thorpe Hesley near Rotherham then in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England. He attended Sheffield Grammar School, from where he gained a scholarship to Oriel College at Oxford University, graduating with a second-class degree in Modern History in 1928. Career In 1931, he began to write London theatre reviews for ''The Christian Science Monitor''. In 1935, he was employed on the paper's staff, remaining its London drama critic until 1974. He was an assistant literary editor for ''The Sunday Times'' from 1944 and later became its drama critic (1947–76). Hobson was the only drama critic to recognise the early Harold Pinter's talent as a dramatist and wrote of '' The Birthday Party'': "I am willing to risk whatever reputation I have as a judge of plays by saying ... that Mr Pinter, on the evidence of this work, possesses the most original, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Musicals By Noël Coward
Musical theatre is a form of theatrical performance that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance. The story and emotional content of a musical – humor, pathos, love, anger – are communicated through words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an integrated whole. Although musical theatre overlaps with other theatrical forms like opera and dance, it may be distinguished by the equal importance given to the music as compared with the dialogue, movement and other elements. Since the early 20th century, musical theatre stage works have generally been called, simply, musicals. Although music has been a part of dramatic presentations since ancient times, modern Western musical theatre emerged during the 19th century, with many structural elements established by the works of Gilbert and Sullivan in Britain and those of Harrigan and Hart in America. These were followed by the numerous Edwardian musical comedies and the musical theatre w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adaptations Of Works By Oscar Wilde
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1954 Musicals
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West End Musicals
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Castle, Charles
Charles Castle (26 May 1939 – 5 October 2013) was a South African-born British tap dancer, writer and television producer. without paywall via '' Irish Independent'', 27 October 2013) Castle produced two documentaries, ''This Was Richard Tauber'' and ''This Was Noël Coward'', which won the International Critics' Award at the Monte-Carlo Television Festival. He wrote biographies about celebrities, including Noël Coward, Joan Crawford, Oliver Messel, and Margaret, Duchess of Argyll. Castle died at Montcabirol, a hamlet near Mirepoix A mirepoix ( ; ) is a flavor base made from diced vegetables cooked—usually with butter, oil, or other fat—for a long time on low heat without coloring or browning, as further cooking, often with the addition of tomato purée, creates a dar ..., France. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Castle, Charles 1939 births 2013 deaths Tap dancers British documentary filmmakers British male dancers British biographers Celebrity ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie McLaughlin
Marie McLaughlin (born 2 November 1954) is a Scottish operatic soprano. A light lyric soprano, McLaughlin is noted for her performances as Susanna and Marcellina (''Le nozze di Figaro''), Zerlina ('' Don Giovanni''), Despina (''Cosi fan tutte''), Norina (''Don Pasquale''), Marzelline (''Fidelio''), Nannetta (''Falstaff''), Micaëla ('' Carmen''), Tytania ('' A Midsummer Night's Dream''), Zdenka ('' Arabella''), and Hanna Glawari (''The Merry Widow''). Career Born in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, she studied in Glasgow and at the London Opera Centre, making her debut as Susanna in ''Le nozze di Figaro''. After singing with Scottish Opera and the Welsh National Opera, she then appeared with the English National Opera from 1978, and at the Royal Opera House in London from 1980. Her international career has included guest roles at the Hamburg State Opera, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Paris Opéra, Bavarian State Opera, and the Metropolitan Opera of New York, Vienna State Opera and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gordon Sandison (baritone)
George Sandison (3 August 1949 – 3 December 2018) was a Scottish operatic baritone known for his roles in Mozart operas, among others. Born in Aberdeen, Sandison started his studies at the Glasgow College of Dramatic Art where he received his diploma in speech and drama. A James Caird scholarship enabled him to study music at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music; he then received a bursary to study abroad. Sandison sang more than 30 roles for the Scottish Opera where he made his debut in 1972. He also appeared for Opera North, Kent Opera, Glyndebourne, Wexford Festival, and in several Gilbert and Sullivan roles at New Sadler's Wells Opera and on BBC television broadcasts. He made his debut at the Royal Opera House The Royal Opera House (ROH) is an opera house and major performing arts venue in Covent Garden, central London. The large building is often referred to as simply Covent Garden, after a previous use of the site. It is the home of The Royal Ope ... in 1984. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Gill (actor)
Tom Gill (26 July 1916 – 22 July 1971) was a British actor who was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England. He made his stage debut in 1935, and his theatre work included the original production of Noël Coward's '' After the Ball'' at the Globe Theatre in 1954. Selected filmography * ''Midshipman Easy'' (1935) * ''The High Command'' (1937) * '' Meet Mr. Penny'' (1938) * ''Trunk Crime'' (1939) * ''Something in the City'' (1950) * ''Mister Drake's Duck'' (1951) * '' The Happy Family'' (1952) * ''Love in Pawn'' (1953) * '' The Limping Man'' (1953) * ''Jumping for Joy'' (1956) * ''Fun at St. Fanny's'' (1956) * '' Behind the Headlines'' (1956) * '' Carry On Admiral'' (1957) * '' After the Ball'' (1957) * '' Up the Creek'' (1958) * '' Blind Spot'' (1958) * ''Further Up the Creek'' (1958) * ''The Navy Lark'' (1959) * ''Carry On Constable'' (1960) *''The Fourth Square'' (1961) * '' Smokescreen'' (1964) * '' The Night Caller'' (1965) * ''The Mini-Affair ''The Mini-Affair ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fiona Kimm
Fiona Kimm is a British mezzo-soprano known for a wide-ranging operatic and concert repertoire. Education and early career She studied at the Royal College of Music with Meriel St Clair, and at the National Opera Studio in its inaugural year. She made her operatic debut as Irene in ''"Tamerlano"'' for Musica Nel Chiostro at the Riverside Studios. Her Glyndebourne debut in 1978 was as 3rd Lady in'' Die Zauberflöte'' (in Southern Television's broadcast) and she was given the John Christie Award that year. She joined English National Opera North in 1979, making her debut as Hansel. She appeared with ENO as Fyodor in'' Boris Godunov'' in 1980, a role she repeated with the Royal Opera House in 1983. Operatic roles UK For Glyndebourne Festival and Touring Companies, she has sung 3rd Lady (debut), Celia ''(La Fedeltà Premiata)'', Sméraldine ''(L'Amour des Trois Oranges),'' Maman/Chatte ''(L'Enfant et les Sortilèges)'', Baba the Turk ''(The Rake's Progress)'', Sesto ''(La Clemenza ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penelope Keith
Dame Penelope Anne Constance Keith, (née Hatfield; born 2 April 1940) is an English actress and presenter, active in film, radio, stage and television and primarily known for her roles in the British sitcoms '' The Good Life'' and ''To the Manor Born''. She succeeded Lord Olivier as president of the Actors' Benevolent Fund after his death in 1989, and was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in the 2014 New Year Honours for services to the arts and to charity. Keith joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1963, and went on to win the 1976 Olivier Award for Best Comedy Performance for the play ''Donkeys' Years''. She became a household name in the UK playing Margo Leadbetter in the sitcom ''The Good Life'' (1975–78), winning the 1977 BAFTA TV Award for Best Light Entertainment Performance. In 1978, she won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress for ''The Norman Conquests''. She then starred as Audrey fforbes-Hamilton in the sitcom ''To the Manor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
