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Dear Daddy
''Dear Daddy'' is a 1976 play written by English playwright Denis Cannan, first staged at the Ambassadors Theatre in London's West End. Plot summary Productions ; Opening night cast * Nigel Patrick as Bernard * Isabel Dean as Mary * Jennifer Hilary as Gillian * Joseph Blatchley as Billy * David Crosse as Frank * Patrick Drury as Charles * Rosalind March as Gwen * Phyllis Calvert as Delia Awards and nominations ;Awards * 1976 Laurence Olivier Award The Laurence Olivier Awards, or simply the Olivier Awards, are presented annually by the Society of London Theatre to recognise excellence in professional theatre in London at an annual ceremony in the capital. The awards were originally known as ... for Best New Play References * Further reading * {{OlivierAward Play 1976–2000 1976 plays Plays by Denis Cannan Laurence Olivier Award-winning plays West End plays ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denis Cannan
Denis Cannan (14 May 1919 – 25 September 2011Denis Cannan(obituary) '''', 17 October 2011)) was a British dramatist, playwright and script writer. Born Denis Pullein-Thompson, the son of Captain Harold J. Pullein-Thompson and novelist , he changed his name by deed poll in 1964. His younger sisters were , |
Ambassadors Theatre (London)
The Ambassadors Theatre (formerly the New Ambassadors Theatre), is a West End theatre located in West Street, near Cambridge Circus on Charing Cross Road in the City of Westminster. It is one of the smallest of the West End theatres, seating a maximum of 444, with 195 people in the dress circle and 251 in the stalls. History The theatre was, along with the adjacent St Martin's conceived by their architect, W. G. R. Sprague, as companions, born at the same time in 1913, but the First World War interrupted the construction of the latter for three years. The Ambassadors was built with the intention of being an intimate, smaller theatre and is situated opposite the renowned restaurant The Ivy, favourite haunt of the theatrical elite. The theatre was Grade II listed by English Heritage in March 1973. New Ambassadors era In 1996, the venue was bought by its namesake the Ambassador Theatre Group, now the largest operator of theatres in the West End. It was first split into two s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Playwright
A playwright or dramatist is a person who writes plays. Etymology The word "play" is from Middle English pleye, from Old English plæġ, pleġa, plæġa ("play, exercise; sport, game; drama, applause"). The word "wright" is an archaic English term for a craftsman or builder (as in a wheelwright or cartwright). The words combine to indicate a person who has "wrought" words, themes, and other elements into a dramatic form—a play. (The homophone with "write" is coincidental.) The first recorded use of the term "playwright" is from 1605, 73 years before the first written record of the term "dramatist". It appears to have been first used in a pejorative sense by Ben Jonson to suggest a mere tradesman fashioning works for the theatre. Jonson uses the word in his Epigram 49, which is thought to refer to John Marston: :''Epigram XLIX — On Playwright'' :PLAYWRIGHT me reads, and still my verses damns, :He says I want the tongue of epigrams ; :I have no salt, no bawdry he doth mea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigel Patrick
Nigel Patrick (born Nigel Dennis Patrick Wemyss-Gorman; 2 May 1912 – 21 September 1981) was an English actor and stage director born into a theatrical family. During the late 1940s and 1950s, he became known as a debonair leading man in British films, though he could also portray rogues. He featured in ''The Sound Barrier'' (aka, ''Breaking Through the Sound Barrier'', 1952), under the direction of David Lean. Biography Patrick was born in London, England, the son of Thomas Joseph Charles Aubrey Wemyss Gorman (born 1875 – died 19??) and actress Dorothy Hilda Turner (1890–1969). Stage actor He made his professional stage debut in ''The Life Machine'' at the Regent Theatre, in Kings Cross, London, in 1932 following a period in repertory. Thereafter he appeared in many successful plays, including ''Half a Crown'' (1934), ''Ringmaster'' (1935), ''Roulette'' (1935), ''The Lady of La Paz'' (1936) and ''Madmoiselle'' (1936) He starred in the long-running ''George and Margaret' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isabel Dean
Isabel Dean (born Isabel Hodgkinson, 29 May 1918 – 27 July 1997) was an English stage, film and television actress. Life and career Born in Aldridge, Staffordshire, Dean studied painting at Birmingham Art School. In 1937, she joined the Cheltenham Repertory Company as a scenic artist. She was soon involved in acting with some small parts. She appeared on stage in London in Agatha Christie's ''Peril at End House'' in 1940. Her stage appearances included '' The Deep Blue Sea'', ''Breaking the Code'' and John Osborne's ''The Hotel in Amsterdam'', at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket. In 1949 she appeared in ''The Foolish Gentlewoman'' at the Duchess Theatre in London. By 1953, she was also appearing on British television in ''The Quatermass Experiment'' and over her career appeared in television series such as ''I, Claudius'' (1976) and ''Inspector Morse'' (1990). She appeared with Paul Scofield in an ''ITV Saturday Night Theatre'' production of ''The Hotel in Amsterdam'' broadcast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennifer Hilary
Jennifer Mary Hilary (14 December 1942 – 6 August 2008) was a British actress of stage, film and television. Her first acclaimed stage performance was as "Milly" in Henry James' ''The Wings of the Dove'', which marked her debut in the West End. Career Born at Frimley, Surrey, she trained at RADA, and began her acting career with the Liverpool Playhouse in April 1961, aged 18. Her first role was as Nina in ''The Seagull''. She would go on to play such characters as Lady Teazle (''The School for Scandal''), Isabel ('' The Enchanted''), Cilla Curtis (''Amateur Means Lover'') and Cecily Cardew (''The Importance of Being Earnest''). She went on to act with the Birmingham Repertory Theatre. She debuted across the pond in 1963, performing in Jean Anouilh's ''The Rehearsal''. In 1964, she played "Zoe" in the West End production of James Saunders' ''A Scent of Flowers''. Sir Michael Redgrave included her in the cast of Turgenev's '' A Month in the Country'' in 1965. She returned to Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Blatchley
Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the modern-day Nordic countries. In Portuguese and Spanish, the name is "José". In Arabic, including in the Quran, the name is spelled ''Yūsuf''. In Persian, the name is "Yousef". The name has enjoyed significant popularity in its many forms in numerous countries, and ''Joseph'' was one of the two names, along with ''Robert'', to have remained in the top 10 boys' names list in the US from 1925 to 1972. It is especially common in contemporary Israel, as either "Yossi" or "Yossef", and in Italy, where the name "Giuseppe" was the most common male name in the 20th century. In the first century CE, Joseph was the second most popular male name for Palestine Jews. In the Book of Genesis Joseph is Jacob's eleventh son and Rachel's first son, and kn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Crosse
David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the third king of the United Kingdom of Israel. In the Books of Samuel, he is described as a young shepherd and harpist who gains fame by slaying Goliath, a champion of the Philistines, in southern Canaan. David becomes a favourite of Saul, the first king of Israel; he also forges a notably close friendship with Jonathan, a son of Saul. However, under the paranoia that David is seeking to usurp the throne, Saul attempts to kill David, forcing the latter to go into hiding and effectively operate as a fugitive for several years. After Saul and Jonathan are both killed in battle against the Philistines, a 30-year-old David is anointed king over all of Israel and Judah. Following his rise to power, David c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Drury
Patrick Drury (born 19 August 1945) is an English character actor best known for playing shopkeeper John O'Leary in the Channel 4 television comedy ''Father Ted'' and Ivan in ''The Beiderbecke Connection''. Early life Drury was educated at Cotton College, Staffordshire. He then read English at University College Dublin before going on to train at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. Career His film credits include the horror movie '' The Awakening'' (1980) starring Charlton Heston, and the 1984 comedy '' Laughterhouse'' (also known as ''Singleton's Pluck'') with Ian Holm. In the 2010 production of ''The Woman in Black'' at London's Fortune Theatre Drury played the part of Arthur Kipps. Drury voiced Ermion in the 2015 video game '' The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt''. In 2016 he played the role of the Lord Chamberlain in the Netflix series ''The Crown''. Film and television roles * ''I, Claudius'' (1976) - Courier - "A Touch of Murder", "Family Affairs" * ''Disraeli'' (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosalind March
Rosalind March is a British people, British TV, film and Theatre, stage actress. Born in Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent, March began her career in 1979, when she played Madge in several episodes of the series ''The Dick Francis Thriller: The Racing Game''. Throughout the '80s she mainly did comedy. She appeared in episodes of ''Victoria Wood As Seen On TV'' (1985–1986) and worked with Wood again in ''Victoria Wood (1989 TV series), Victoria Wood''. She was regular Amanda in ''Life Without George'' with Simon Cadell, Michael Thomas (actor), Michael Thomas and Carol Royle, also appeared in ''The Upper Hand'', ''Nelson's Column (TV series), Nelson's Column''. During the 1990s, March played a host of leading roles in numerous television dramas, ''Close Relations'', ''Goodbye Cruel World (miniseries), Goodbye Cruel World'', ''Peak Practice'', ''Seekers (TV series), Seekers'', ''The Bill'', ''Inspector Morse (TV series), Inspector Morse'', ''A Touch of Frost'', ''Oliver Twist (1999 mini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phyllis Calvert
Phyllis Hannah Murray-Hill (née Bickle; 18 February 1915 – 8 October 2002), known professionally as Phyllis Calvert, was an English film, stage and television actress. She was one of the leading stars of the Gainsborough melodramas of the 1940s such as ''The Man in Grey'' (1943) and was one of the most popular movie stars in Britain in the 1940s. She continued her acting career for another 50 years. In the words of an article by Michael Brooke for the BFI's Screenonline website: "Most of the time she drew what looked like the short straw, playing the 'good girl' in films that revelled in the exploits of her wicked opposite number, and it says much for her talent and charisma that she was able to hold attention in what must have seemed thankless parts – she herself acknowledged that 'I do think it is much more difficult to establish a really charming, nice person than a wicked one – and make it real'." Biography Born in Chelsea, London, she trained at the Margaret Morris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurence Olivier Award
The Laurence Olivier Awards, or simply the Olivier Awards, are presented annually by the Society of London Theatre to recognise excellence in professional theatre in London at an annual ceremony in the capital. The awards were originally known as the Society of West End Theatre Awards, but they were renamed in honour of the British actor of the same name in 1984. The awards are given to individuals involved in West End productions and other leading non-commercial theatres based in London across a range of categories covering plays, musicals, dance, opera and affiliate theatre. A discretionary non-competitive Special Olivier Award is also given each year. The Olivier Awards are recognised internationally as the highest honour in British theatre, equivalent to the BAFTA Awards for film and television, and the BRIT Awards for music. The Olivier Awards are considered equivalent to Broadway's Tony Awards and France's Molière Award. Since inception, the awards have been held at va ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
