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Calendar Girls (play)
''Calendar Girls'' is a stage play based on the 2003 film of the same name. Production history The play was adapted by Tim Firth and directed by Hamish McColl. After a successful try-out at the Chichester Festival Theatre in September 2008 and a lengthy national tour, a stage adaptation of the film started previewing on 4 April 2009 at the Noël Coward Theatre in the West End, opening on 20 April. The original cast included Lynda Bellingham, Patricia Hodge, Siân Phillips, Gaynor Faye, Brigit Forsyth, Julia Hills and Elaine C. Smith. While the play was a financial success (it took in over £1.7 million in advance ticket sales), the critical reception was mixed. The play closed at the Noël Coward Theatre in London on 9 January 2010 before embarking on a second national tour which began on 27 January 2010. The show had several different casts to keep it fresh and to also allow producers to bring well known actresses into the play who do not want to commit to long runs. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calendar Girls
''Calendar Girls'' is a 2003 British comedy film directed by Nigel Cole. Produced by Touchstone Pictures, it features a screenplay by Tim Firth and Juliette Towhidi, based on a true story of a group of middle-aged Yorkshire women who produced a nude calendar to raise money for Leukaemia Research under the auspices of the Women's Institutes in April 1999 after the husband of one of their members dies from cancer. The film stars an ensemble cast headed by Helen Mirren and Julie Walters, with Linda Bassett, Annette Crosbie, Celia Imrie, Penelope Wilton, Geraldine James, Harriet Thorpe and Philip Glenister playing key supporting roles. ''Calendar Girls'' premiered at the Locarno Film Festival and was later shown at Filmfest Hamburg, the Dinard Festival of British Cinema in France, the Warsaw Film Festival, the Tokyo International Film Festival and the UK Film Festival in Hong Kong. It garnered generally positive reactions by film critics, who compared it with another Britis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winnipeg
Winnipeg () is the capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba in Canada. It is centred on the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers, near the longitudinal centre of North America. , Winnipeg had a city population of 749,607 and a metropolitan population of 834,678, making it the sixth-largest city, and eighth-largest metropolitan area in Canada. The city is named after the nearby Lake Winnipeg; the name comes from the Western Cree words for "muddy water" - “winipīhk”. The region was a trading centre for Indigenous peoples long before the arrival of Europeans; it is the traditional territory of the Anishinabe (Ojibway), Ininew (Cree), Oji-Cree, Dene, and Dakota, and is the birthplace of the Métis Nation. French traders built the first fort on the site in 1738. A settlement was later founded by the Selkirk settlers of the Red River Colony in 1812, the nucleus of which was incorporated as the City of Winnipeg in 1873. Being far inland, the loca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Harvey
Jan Harvey (born 1 June 1947) is a British actress. She is known for her regular television roles in '' Howards' Way'' (1985–1990), '' Bugs'' (1997–1999), and ''Family Affairs'' (2003–2005). Career Harvey is best known as Jan Howard in the BBC television drama series '' Howards' Way'' from 1985 to 1990. The character ran a fashion boutique named Periplus. The boutique specialised in the sale of ''après sail'' wear (and was also the first UK headquarters of the German mail order franchise, Die Spitz). Subsequently, a partnership, Howard Brooke, was formed which ran multiple boutiques as well as producing its own designs. There followed the launch of an internationally renowned couture house (with attendant fragrance and cosmetics lines), the House of Howard, which was successfully floated on the stock exchange. During the 1990s Harvey appeared in the action series '' Bugs'', and later she was a regular cast member in the Channel 5 soap opera ''Family Affairs'' (in which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janie Dee
Janie Dee (born 20 June 1962) is an English actress and singer. She won the Olivier Award for Best Actress, Evening Standard Award and Critics' Circle Theatre Award for Best Actress in a Play, and in New York the Obie and Theatre World Award for Best Newcomer, for her performance as Jacie Triplethree in Alan Ayckbourn's '' Comic Potential''. She also won the Olivier Award for Best Supporting Performance in a Musical for her performance as Carrie Pipperidge in Nicholas Hytner's acclaimed production of Rodgers & Hammerstein's ''Carousel'' at the National Theatre. In 2013, Dee won the TMA Theatre Award UK for Best Performance in a Musical for her performance as Dolly Levi in '' Hello Dolly'' at Curve, Leicester. Early life and education Janie Dee was born in Old Windsor, Berkshire. She is the daughter of John Lewis and Ruth Lewis (née Miller) and the eldest of four sisters. She trained at the Arts Educational School in Chiswick, London. On leaving ArtsEd, Dee began her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jill Baker
Jill Baker (born 1952) is a British actress who has worked extensively in theatre and television for 50 years. Personal life Baker is a graduate of the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. She and actor Bob Peck were married for 17 years, from 1982 until his death, in 1999. They had three children. Career She made her debut in the TV movie ''Savages'' in 1975 and has worked steadily on television and theatre since. Her theatre work includes Sufficient Carbohydrate by Denis Potter, Goosepimples, Mike Leigh , All My Sons, all in the West End and the premiere of '' The Secret Rapture'' in 1988. She has also been working as an actress in British television since 1975. Along with playing a recurring lead character in '' Rides'', ''Screaming'' and ''Fish'', she has made cameo appearances in individual episodes of ''Blore M.P'', '' The Professionals'' (1980), ''Only Fools and Horses'' ('' 1981''), Me and My Girl (1983), "Last Bus to Woodstock" (An '' Inspector Morse'' TV-Mystery) (1988) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lesley Joseph
Lesley Diana Joseph (born 14 October 1945) is an English actress and broadcaster, best known for playing Dorien Green in the television sitcom '' Birds of a Feather'' from 1989 to 1998 and again from 2014 to 2020. Other television credits include ''Absurd Person Singular'' (1985) and '' Night and Day'' (2001–2003). Her stage roles include UK touring productions of '' Thoroughly Modern Millie'' (2005), ''Calendar Girls'' (2011) and '' Annie'' (2015). In 2018, she was nominated for the Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Musical, for the original West End production of ''Young Frankenstein''. Early life Joseph was born, on 14 October 1945, in Finsbury Park, Haringey, London, England. She grew up in Kingsthorpe, Northampton and attended Northampton School for Girls. Career Stage In May 1973, Joseph appeared in ''Godspell'' at the Pavilion Theatre, Bournemouth. Joseph appeared in ''Cinderella'' at Theatre Royal, Plymouth in 2008 and the Orchard Theatre in Dartf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gemma Craven
Rita Gemma Craven (''née'' Gabriel; born 1 June 1950) is an Irish actress. She is best known for her role as Joan Parker, the frigid wife of Arthur (Bob Hoskins), in the BBC TV drama '' Pennies From Heaven'' (1978). Biography Craven's family moved from Dublin to Britain in 1960, and she attended the same school as Helen Mirren, St Bernard's Convent High School for Girls in Westcliff-on-Sea in Essex. She appeared as Cinderella in the film '' The Slipper and the Rose'' (1976) opposite Richard Chamberlain. She was cast as an unknown, having been spotted by one of the producers while performing at the Bristol Old Vic in a production of ''The Threepenny Opera''. The local press touted the event as her own "Cinderella" story. In London's West End, she starred opposite Tom Conti in the musical '' They're Playing Our Song'' for which she won a Laurence Olivier Award for her performance, the lead role in ''South Pacific'', and in Noël Coward's '' Private Lives'' opposite Marc Si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arabella Weir
Arabella Weir (born 6 December 1957) is a Scottish comedian, actress and writer. She played roles in the comedy series '' The Fast Show'' and '' Posh Nosh'', and has written several books, including ''Does My Bum Look Big in This?'' Weir has also written for ''The Independent'' and ''The Guardian'' and the latter's ''Weekend'' magazine. Early life and education Weir was born in 1957, in San Francisco, California, to Scottish parents. She is the daughter of former British ambassador Sir Michael Weir and his wife, Alison ( Walker) Weir. She attended nursery school in Washington D.C., where her father was posted as a member of the British diplomatic corps. She later attended the Sacre Coeur Convent in Cairo, and the French Lycee in London. Both her parents were Scottish, and met while they were studying at the University of Oxford; her father was from Dunfermline and her mother was from the Scottish Borders, daughter of the headmaster of a small boarding school. As a child, We ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anita Dobson
Anita Dobson (born 29 April 1949) is an English stage, film and television actress, and singer. She is best known for her role from 1985 to 1988 as Angie Watts in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders''. In 1986, she reached number four in the UK Singles Chart with " Anyone Can Fall in Love", a song based on the theme music of ''EastEnders''. She is married to Queen guitarist and astrophysicist Brian May. Dobson's other television roles include the 1989 ITV sitcom '' Split Ends''. In 2003, she was nominated for the Olivier Award for Best Actress for the National Theatre production of '' Frozen''. She has also starred in the West End as Mama Morton in the musical ''Chicago'' (2003) and Gertrude in ''Hamlet'' (2005), and made her RSC debut in the 2012 revival of ''The Merry Wives of Windsor''. Her film appearances include '' Darkness Falls'' (1999) and '' London Road'' (2015). Early life Dobson was born in Stepney, London. She trained at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Prekopp
Carl James Prekopp (born 25 May 1979) is a British actor. He played Richard III at the Riverside Studios (2010) and originated the part of Lawrence in Tim Firth's stage adaptation of ''Calendar Girls''. Prekopp has appeared in BBC Radio 4 adaptations of Terry Pratchett's ''Mort'' (as the title character), ''Small Gods'' (as Brutha) and '' Night Watch'' (as young Sam Vimes). He directed the Afternoon Play '' Taken'' by Suzanne Heathcote for BBC Radio 4, and is a singer/songwriter and founding member of folk/rock band The Fircones featuring The Likely Lads actress Brigit Forsyth on cello.. In 2014, he voiced Lyman Lannister in the video game '' Game of Thrones''. Since 2015, Prekopp has also been voicing the character of Bill Connolly in the audio drama series '' John Sinclair – Demon Hunter'', which is based on the horror detective series of novels written by Helmut Rellergerd. Prekopp was a supporting actor in the 2007 British feature film ''I Want Candy'' with Mackenzie Cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joan Blackham
Joan Blackham (15 May 1946 – 6 September 2020) was a British actress with a long stage, film and television career. Education Blackham attended The Alice Ottley School, Worcester and was head of Carroll house. Career Blackham was a professional actress and supply teacher, including special needs. She studied at the New College of Speech and Drama in London and with the Open University. She was a board member of Women in Film and Television UK and co-produced script-reading sessions for its Writers' Group. Selected stage, film and television appearances Stage *''Calendar Girls'' (Chichester/National tour, West End, 2008) – Brenda Hulse/Lady Cravenshire *''Jane Eyre'' (Shared Experience at the West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds, 1999) – Mrs. Reed/Mrs. Fairfax *''The Man of Mode'' (RSC) – Lady Townley *'' The Love of the Nightingale'' (RSC) – Queen/Chorus *''King Lear'' (RSC) – Goneril *'' Across Oka'' (RSC) – Margaret Film *'' Return to Waterloo'' (1984) – Mot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sian Phillips
Sian or Siyan may refer to: __NOTOC__ People *Siân, a Welsh girl's name; list of people with this name Places *Sian, Iran (other), various places in Iran *Sian, Russia, a rural locality in Amur Oblast, Russia *Xi'an, China, formerly romanized as ''Sian'' Other uses * Sian (band), Scottish traditional music band * Sian (crater), a crater on Mars * Sian language, a Kajang language of Brunei and Sarawak * Lamborghini Sián FKP 37, a hybrid sports car launched in 2019 * SIANspheric, Canadian band formerly named ''Sian'' * Stop the Islamisation of Norway (, SIAN), a Norwegian anti-Islam group which was established in 2008 * Siyan, a Kurdish tribe See also *Sain (other) * Sihan language, a Papuan language of Papua New Guinea *Syan language, a Bantu language spoken in East Africa *Syan (other) *Sayan (other) Sayan may refer to: Places * Sayan Mountains, a mountain range in Siberia * Sayan, India, a city in India * Sayan, Bali, a village in Indones ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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