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Hubert Burton
Hubert Burton is an English actor best known for his roles as Rusbridger in Living_(2022_film), ''Living'' (2022), Wyndham Best in ''Their Finest'' (2016) and his role in the premiere production of the play The Inheritance (play), ''The Inheritance'' (2018-19). Early life and education Burton was born in London and raised in Basingstoke before attending school at Sherborne School. Burton discovered an affinity for acting at school and was accepted to RADA, The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 2011. During his training, he performed in productions of Betrayal (play), ''Betrayal'', ''Twelfth Night'' and The Sea (play), ''The Sea'', among others. He graduated from RADA with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 2014. Career After graduating from RADA, Burton made his television acting debut as Cyril in the 2014 BBC drama ''The Passing Bells'', after which he was cast in The Outcast (British TV series), ''The Outcast'' (2014) and Channel 4's ''UKIP: The First 100 Days'' (2015). He also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living (2022 Film)
''Living'' is a 2022 British drama film directed by Oliver Hermanus from a screenplay by Kazuo Ishiguro, adapted from the 1952 Japanese film ''Ikiru'' directed by Akira Kurosawa, which in turn was inspired by the 1886 Russian novella ''The Death of Ivan Ilyich'' by Leo Tolstoy. Set in 1953 London, it depicts a bureaucrat in the county Public Works department (played by Bill Nighy) facing a fatal illness. ''Living'' had its world premiere at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival on 21 January 2022, and was released in the United Kingdom on 4 November 2022, by Lionsgate. The film received positive reviews, with Nighy's performance receiving particular acclaim. Cast * Bill Nighy as Mr. Rodney Williams * Aimee Lou Wood as Miss Margaret Harris * Alex Sharp as Mr. Peter Wakeling * Tom Burke as Mr. Sutherland * Adrian Rawlins as Mr. Middleton * Hubert Burton as Mr. Rusbridger * Oliver Chris as Mr. Hart * Michael Cochrane as Sir James * Anant Varman as Mr. Singh * Zoe Boyle as Mrs. McMas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jekyll And Hyde (TV Series)
''Jekyll and Hyde'' is a British TV fantasy drama based loosely on Robert Louis Stevenson's 1886 novella ''Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde''. Set in 1930s London and Ceylon, it follows the character of Dr. Robert Jekyll, a grandson of the Victorian Dr. Henry Jekyll, who has inherited his grandfather's split personality and violent alter-ego. The series aired on ITV in the United Kingdom from 25 October to 27 December 2015 and it consisted of ten episodes. On 5 January 2016, creator Charlie Higson announced on Twitter that ITV had decided to pass on a second series. Cast * Tom Bateman Dr. Robert Jekyll/Hyde, the grandson of the Victorian Dr. Henry Jekyll/Edward Hyde, the son of Louis, twin brother of Olalla. * Richard E. Grant Sir Roger Bulstrode, a British Intelligence officer studying supernatural phenomena *Tom Rhys Harries Mr Sackler, a sniper working for Sir Roger Bulstrode *Enzo Cilenti Captain Dance, senior officer for monster organisation, the Tenebrae. *Michae ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Lopez (fighter)
Matthew Lopez (born December 12, 1987) is an American mixed martial artist who competed in the bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Background Lopez was born in Safford, Arizona, United States. Lopez's father was the kid wrestling coach at Safford and he started training wrestling when he was young. He was a four time state champion wrestler at Sunnyside High School. He competed in wrestling in college at Arizona State University and Cal State Fullerton. After his collegiate wrestling career was over, he moved to MMA after seeing some of the wrestlers did well in MMA competitions. Mixed martial arts career Early career Lopez competed most of his fights in King of the Cage (KOTC) and Resurrection Fighting Alliance (RFA) MMA promotions prior joining UFC. Ultimate Fighting Championship On Dana White's ''Looking for a Fight'' (Season 1 Ep.6) web series show at Sioux Falls, White was impressed with Lopez's performance and signed Lopez into UF ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Young Vic
The Young Vic Theatre is a performing arts venue located on The Cut, near the South Bank, in the London Borough of Lambeth. The Young Vic was established by Frank Dunlop in 1970. Kwame Kwei-Armah has been Artistic Director since February 2018, succeeding David Lan. History In the period after World War II, a Young Vic Company was formed in 1946 by director George Devine as an offshoot of the Old Vic Theatre School for the purpose of performing classic plays for audiences aged nine to fifteen. This was discontinued in 1948 when Devine and the entire faculty resigned from the Old Vic, but in 1969 Frank Dunlop became founder-director of The Young Vic theatre with ''Scapino'', his free adaptation of Molière's ''The Cheats of Scapin'', presented at the new venue as a National Theatre production, opening on 11 September 1970 and starring Jim Dale in the title role with designs by Carl Toms (decor) and Maria Björnson (costumes). Initially part of the National Theatre, the You ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helen McCrory
Helen Elizabeth McCrory (17 August 1968 – 16 April 2021) was an English actress. After studying at the Drama Centre London, she made her stage debut in ''The Importance of Being Earnest'' in 1990. Other stage roles include playing Lady Macbeth in ''Macbeth'' at Shakespeare's Globe, Olivia in ''Twelfth Night'' and Rosalind in ''As You Like It'' in the West End. McCrory portrayed Cherie Blair in both ''The Queen'' (2006) and '' The Special Relationship'' (2010), alongside Michael Sheen who also portrayed husband and Prime Minister Tony Blair in both. She also portrayed Françoise in the film '' Charlotte Gray'' (2001), the dark anti-heroine Narcissa Malfoy in the final three ''Harry Potter'' films (2009, 2010, 2011), Mama Jeanne in Martin Scorsese's family film ''Hugo'' (2011), Clair Dowar in the James Bond film ''Skyfall'' (2012), Polly Gray in ''Peaky Blinders'' (2013–2019), Emma Banville in ''Fearless'' (2017) and Kathryn Villiers in ''MotherFatherSon'' (2019). Early ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Deep Blue Sea (play)
''The Deep Blue Sea'' is a British stage play by Terence Rattigan from 1952. Rattigan based his story and characters in part on his secret relationship with Kenny Morgan, and the aftermath of the end of their relationship. The play was first performed in London on 6 March 1952, directed by Frith Banbury, and won praise for actress Peggy Ashcroft, who co-starred with Kenneth More. In the US, the Plymouth Theater staged the play in October 1952, with Margaret Sullavan. The play with Sullavan subsequently transferred to Broadway, with its Broadway premiere on 5 November 1953, and running for 132 performances. Prior to Rattigan's coding of his relationship with Morgan into the heterosexual relationship between Hester and Freddie, his first draft of the play more specifically treated the relationship between the lead characters as a homosexual relationship, and also hinted that the reason for the striking off of Miller, the ex-doctor in the play, from the medical register was Mi ... [...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] |
Waste (play)
''Waste'' is a play by the English author Harley Granville Barker. It exists in two wholly different versions, from 1906 and 1927. The first version was refused a licence by the Lord Chamberlain and had to be performed privately by the Stage Society in 1907; the second was finally staged in public at the Westminster Theatre in 1936. Plot The plot centres around ambitious independent politician Henry Trebell, his plans for a bill to disestablish the Church of England and his fall from grace and suicide after his affair with married woman Amy O'Connell, who dies after a botched abortion. The title may refer to the waste of his potential talents due to the scandal, the loss of the disestablishment bill and the termination of Amy's pregnancy. Dramatis personae (1927 version) *Gilbert Wedgecroft, Trebell's doctor *Walter Kent, Trebell's secretary *Amy O'Connell, Trebell's lover *Russell Blackborough, Tory MP and financier *Justin O'Connell, Amy's estranged Irish husband *Lord Cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Disney+
The Walt Disney Company, commonly known as Disney (), is an American multinational mass media and entertainment Entertainment is a form of activity that holds the attention and interest of an audience or gives pleasure and delight. It can be an idea or a task, but is more likely to be one of the activities or events that have developed over thousa ... conglomerate (company), conglomerate headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios (Burbank), Walt Disney Studios complex in Burbank, California. Disney was originally founded on October 16, 1923, by brothers Walt Disney, Walt and Roy O. Disney as the Disney Brothers Studio; it also operated under the names the Walt Disney Studio and Walt Disney Productions before changing its name to the Walt Disney Company in 1986. Early on, the company established itself as a leader in the Animation, animation industry, with the creation of the widely popular character Mickey Mouse, who is the company's mascot, and the start of Animatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivals (novel)
''Rivals'' is a novel by the English author Jilly Cooper. It is the second of the Rutshire Chronicles, a series of books set in the fictional English county A county is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposesChambers Dictionary, L. Brookes (ed.), 2005, Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, Edinburgh in certain modern nations. The term is derived from the Old French ... of Rutshire. Novels by Jilly Cooper English novels 1988 British novels {{1980s-romance-novel-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jilly Cooper
Jilly Cooper, CBE (born 21 February 1937), is an English author. She began her career as a journalist and wrote numerous works of non-fiction before writing several romance novels, the first of which appeared in 1975. She is most famous for writing the Rutshire Chronicles. Early life Jilly Sallitt was born in Hornchurch, Essex, England, to Mary Elaine (née Whincup) and Brigadier W. B. Sallitt, OBE. She grew up in Ilkley and Surrey, and was educated at the Moorfield School in Ilkley and the Godolphin School in Salisbury. Journalism and non-fiction After unsuccessfully trying to begin a career in the British national press, Cooper became a junior reporter for ''The Middlesex Independent'', based in Brentford. She worked for the paper from 1957 to 1959. Subsequently, she worked as an account executive, copywriter, publisher's reader and receptionist. Her break came with a chance meeting at a dinner party. The editor of ''The Sunday Times Magazine'' asked her to write a feature ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Nighy
William Francis Nighy (; born 12 December 1949) is an English actor. Nighy started his career with the Everyman Theatre, Liverpool and made his London debut with the Royal National Theatre starting with ''The Illuminatus! Trilogy, The Illuminatus!'' in 1977. There he gained acclaim for his roles in David Hare (playwright), David Hare's ''Pravda'' in 1985, Harold Pinter's ''Betrayal (play), Betrayal'' in 1991, Tom Stoppard's ''Arcadia (play), Arcadia'' in 1993, and Anton Chekov's ''The Seagull'' in 1994. He received a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor nomination for his performance in ''Blue/Orange'' in 2001. He made his Broadway (theatre), Broadway debut in Hare's ''The Vertical Hour'' in 2006, and returned in the 2015 revival of Hare's ''Skylight (play), Skylight'' earning a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play nomination. Early film roles include in the comedies ''Still Crazy'' (1998), and ''Blow Dry'' (1999) before his breakout role in ''Love Actually'' (2003) which earned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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