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Betwixt!
''Betwixt!'' is a musical comedy conceived and written by Ian McFarlane. It also played a concert version in the West End at the Ambassadors Theatre. Production History 2008 London Fringe The show premiered in The King's Head Theatre London on 6 May 2008 and finished its first run on 22 June 2008. The production was directed by Kate Golledge, choreographed by Lucie Pankhurst with musical direction by Robert Emery. The cast included Abi Finley as Miranda. 2008 Concert On 14 October 2008, ''Betwixt!'' played at the Ambassadors Theatre, produced by Christopher D. Clegg. The cast included Tim Howar as Bailey, Rosemary Ashe as Langwidere, Sarah Lark as April McScoup, Sheridan Smith as Princess Ariella and Stefan Booth as Haydn Prince/Prince Haydn. The cast also included the London Gay Men's Chorus as "The Taravatanians" and an ensemble provided by Arts Ed drama school. 2011 West End Producer Christopher D. Clegg brought the musical back to London in 2011 with a production in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellen Greene
Ellen Greene is an American actress and singer. She has had a long and varied career as a singer, particularly in cabaret, as an actress and singer in numerous stage productions, particularly musical theatre, as well as having performed in many films and television series. Her best-known screen roles are as Audrey in the movie adaptation of '' Little Shop of Horrors'', and as Vivian Charles in the ABC series ''Pushing Daisies''. Personal life Greene was born in Brooklyn, New York. Her mother was a guidance counselor, and her father was a dentist. Greene is Jewish. She attended W. Tresper Clarke High School in Westbury, New York. She spent summers at Cejwin Camps in Port Jervis, New York, where she performed in musical theatre productions, including the role of Tzeitel in a 1966 production of '' Fiddler on the Roof''. She had a relationship with puppeteer Martin P. Robinson. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashleigh Gray
Ashleigh Gray is a Scottish Actress and Musical Theatre performer best known for playing Elphaba in the London and UK & Ireland touring productions of ''Wicked''. Early life Gray was born in Fife, Scotland and educated at Newbattle Community High School in Dalkeith. In 2003, she graduated from the Guildford School of Acting, where she received the Margaret Veale Award for Singing and the principals award for Musical Theatre. In 2001, Gray returned to Newbattle High School to give a talk to pupils, during which she was surprised by a TV crew and BBC TV star Jane McDonald who were filming her for a series called ''Star for a Night''. Career In 2004, Gray made her professional début as Kim in the UK national tour of the Boy George musical ''Taboo''. She was also a soloist in the concert Notes from New York. Prior to this she played the role of Kirsty in ''Only You Can Save Mankind'' at the Edinburgh Festival. In 2006, she appeared in '' NHS the Musical'' at the Drum Thea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steven Webb
Steven Michael Webb (born 8 November 1984 in Wirral, Merseyside, England) is an English actor in theatre, television and film.Fresh Face : Steven Webb , The History Boys , london.broadway.com Career Webb began acting at the age of eight. After taking over the lead role in '''' at the at age 10, Webb enrolled at |
Robert Emery (pianist)
Robert Emery (born 22 March 1983) is an English pianist, conductor and orchestrator. Life Robert Emery (born 22 March 1983) is an English pianist, conductor and orchestrator. He started playing the piano at the age of seven, soon after which he studied with the renowned piano professor Heather Slade-Lipkin and the leading British pianist Stephen Coombs, during which time he won the RBC Concerto competition at age 11, and won the Regional BBC Young Musician competition twice over, as well as reaching the last and best ten pianists in the BBC Young Musician competition. Robert then studied piano with Ruth Nye a pupil of Claudio Arrau and conducting with Neil Thomson a pupil of the renowned Leonard Bernstein at the Royal College of Music. Since making his London debut when he was thirteen, has performed internationally as a recitalist and conductor. In 2009 he became an honorary life Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (RSA). Robert Emery has made two solo piano albums, perfor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abi Finley
Abigail "Abi" Finley (born 10 September 1982) is an actress and musical theatre performer from Prestwich, Greater Manchester, England, the daughter of a prominent local Jewish performer. Finley has notably played Fiona in '' Blondel'' at the Pleasance Theatre, Islington London and Serena in '' Fame'' on a UK national tour. Since landing these leading roles, Finley has been highly praised for her singing voice and acting skills. Finley first came to national attention for her appearance on the BBC Reality TV programme '' How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria?'' in 2006, where she was known as ''Tomboy Maria''. This was produced by Andrew Lloyd Webber and David Ian to find someone to play Maria von Trapp in ''The Sound of Music''. She appeared on the show with her best friend from college, Aoife Mulholland, and reached the semi-final of the BBC competition; but in a twist of fate she lost out to Mulholland in the sing-off, singing " Any Dream Will Do". Career Shortly after ''Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Lark
Sarah Lark (born 28 January 1983) is a Welsh singer and actress who rose to fame when she competed as one of the finalists in the BBC talent show-themed television series '' I'd Do Anything'' in 2008. Background Lark was born in Roath, Cardiff to Bev and Billy Lark, and began performing at an early age. When she was twelve years old she played the lead role in the Starstruck Theatre production of musical, ''Annie'' at St Peter's Church Hall in Roath alongside Charlotte Church, who took the role of Molly. She appeared in the television series '' The Biz'' and ''The Healer'' and appeared in the original performance of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, '' Whistle Down The Wind'' at the Sydmonton Festival held at Lloyd Webber's country house, Sydmonton Court in 1995 as part of the ensemble. In 2000 Lark made her West End debut creating the role of "Little Girl" in Cameron Mackintosh's production of ''The Witches of Eastwick'' at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. In 2003 she played Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London Fringe
London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for two millennia. The City of London, its ancient core and financial centre, was founded by the Romans as ''Londinium'' and retains its medieval boundaries.See also: Independent city § National capitals The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London, has for centuries hosted the national government and parliament. Since the 19th century, the name "London" has also referred to the metropolis around this core, historically split between the counties of Middlesex, Essex, Surrey, Kent, and Hertfordshire, which largely comprises Greater London, governed by the Greater London Authority.The Greater London Authority consists of the Mayor of London and the London Assembly. The London Mayor is distinguished fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arts Ed
Arts Educational Schools, or ArtsEd, is an independent performing arts school based in Chiswick in the London Borough of Hounslow. Overview ArtsEd provides specialist vocational training at secondary, further and higher education level in musical theatre and acting for film and television. The school also offers part-time and holiday courses in the performing arts. ArtsEd is one of twenty-one specialist performing arts schools approved to offer government-funded Dance and Drama Awards, a scheme established to subsidise the cost of professional dance and drama training for the most talented students at leading institutions. It is a member of the Federation of Drama Schools. History School ArtsEd was founded in 1939. It was formed as a result of a merger between the Cone School of Dancing founded in 1919 by Grace Cone, and the Ripman School founded in 1922 by Olive Ripman. Both Cone and Ripman offered curricula combining a general academic education with training in the arts, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Duncan (actor)
Peter Duncan (born 3 May 1954) is an English actor and television presenter. He was a presenter of ''Blue Peter'' in the 1980s, and made a series of family travel documentaries between 1999 and 2005. He directed, produced and performed in ''Jack and the Beanstalk'' which received a national cinema release in the UK in 2020. Early life, family and education Duncan was born in Chelsea, London. He was a student at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts, an independent stage school in London. Duncan completed his secondary education at Hawes Down School for Boys at West Wickham, Bromley, London. He also studied with the Open University. Early career Duncan's early career was as a stage actor, appearing as Jim Hawkins in ''Treasure Island'' followed by two years at Sir Laurence Olivier's National Theatre. His notable television roles include work on ''The Tomorrow People'', ''Space 1999'', '' King Cinder'', ''Play for Today'', ''Warship'', ''Oranges & Lemons'', and season 2 o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Off West End
Off West End refers to theatres in London which are not included as West End theatres. The term is a relatively recent one, coined after the similar American term "off-Broadway" (though without the same strict definition). It is usually used synonymously with the more widespread term ''Fringe'' (or, specifically, "the London Fringe"), but sometimes is also used to refer to more mainstream or commercial theatre which is located within London but outside the centre, or to especially small and non-commercial theatres located within the centre. According to London Theatre, "Smaller theatres, including many pub theatres, are called Fringe, although some of these small theatres are also called Off West End, particularly those located in the West End of London, where most of the big commercial theatres are. These small theatres can vary in size, with seating capacities of around 40 to 400." While West End Theatres must register with the Society of London Theatre, SOLT membership for the O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheridan Smith
Sheridan Caroline Sian Smith OBE (born 25 June 1981) is an English actress, singer and television personality. Smith came to prominence after playing a variety of characters on sitcoms such as ''The Royle Family'' (1999–2000), ''Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps'' (2001–2009), ''Gavin & Stacey'' (2008–2010), and '' Benidorm'' (2009). She played the role of Joey Ross on the drama series ''Jonathan Creek'' (2009–2013) and went on to receive acclaim for starring in a succession of television dramas, such as ''Mrs Biggs'' (2012), '' Cilla'' (2014), ''The C Word'' (2015), ''Black Work'' (2015), and ''The Moorside'' (2017). Her feature film credits include ''Tower Block'' (2012), ''Quartet'' (2012), and '' The Huntsman: Winter's War'' (2016). Smith has performed in the West End musicals '' Little Shop of Horrors'' (2007), ''Legally Blonde'' (2010), '' Funny Girl'' (2016), and ''Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat'' (2019). She released her debut album, '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London Gay Men's Chorus
London Gay Men's Chorus is a gay choir that was founded in 1991 by a group of nine gay men. The group now has around 150 singing members at any one time and almost 300 members in total. Introduction With a widely varying repertoire from classical music to folk, jazz, pop, R&B or show tunes, and often including choreography, the Chorus's mission is one of 'social justice through song' - aiming to challenge preconceptions - both musical and social - in society, whilst also providing a social network for its members. The Chorus operates an open access policy, allowing anyone to join. New members are simply voice-tested and not auditioned when they join the group. The Chorus often rehearses at Cecil Sharp House, Camden Town and has offices at Kemp House in London, England. Structure With approximately 190 voices, the London Gay Men's Chorus has four singing sections, bass, baritone, first tenor and second tenor. Each section is divided between upper and lower voices supported ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
