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Jack Blumenau
Dr. Jack Blumenau (born 22 November 1986) is a British actor and a lecturer. Biography Blumenau was born to casting director Debbie O'Brien, and director/actor Colin Blumenau, so it was natural for him to follow an acting career. He began acting at age 12. He spent his early youth in Ashwell, Hertfordshire, attending Ashwell JMI until 1998, and The Highfield School in Letchworth from 1998 to 2008. Blumenau has two brothers, Dan and Harry. Education In 2009, Bluemanu gained his B.Sc from the London School of Economics and Political Science. In 2012 he gained his M.Phil in European Politics and Society from Oxford University. In 2016 he gained his Ph.D in Political Science from London School of Economics and Political Science. Today, Blumenau is an assistant professor in the Department of political science at University College London. Selected credits Theatre *''Peter Pan'' (2003–04, Savoy) - Peter Pan *'' The Prisoner's Dilemma'' (RSC Barbican) - Jan *''The Pirates of Pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colin Blumenau
Colin Blumenau (born London, 7 August 1956) is a British writer and theatre director. He is the son of Tom Blumenau OBE and Eva Blumenau, both founder members of Amnesty International. He is the Artistic Director oThe Production Exchange During his early career as an actor he came to public notice playing Francis "Taffy" Edwards in ''The Bill'' between 1984 and 1990. After leaving the programme having appeared in more than 150 episodes he turned his hand to theatre management. He was variously Artistic Director of The Angles Theatre in Wisbech 991-1993and The Brewhouse Theatre & Arts Centre in Taunton 993-1996 He was Artistic Director of the Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds between 1996 and 2012 and spearheaded its restoration project. During this period, under the banner of Restoring the Repertoire, he also led the Theatre Royal's initiative to rediscover and restore the much neglected English Drama repertoire of the 18th and early 19th centuries to the stage. Productions incl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reach For The Moon
Reach or REACH may refer to: Companies and organizations * Reach plc, formerly Trinity Mirror, large British newspaper, magazine, and digital publisher * Reach Canada, an NGO in Canada * Reach Limited, an Asia Pacific cable network company * The Reach Foundation, a charitable organization in Australia * REACH (Singapore), a department under the Ministry of Communications and Information of Singapore Video games * '' Halo: Reach'', a 2010 video game in the ''Halo'' series set on the fictional planet Reach * Park Jung-suk (gamer) or Reach, professional ''StarCraft'' player Music Albums * ''Reach'' (Eyes Set to Kill album) (2008) * ''Reach'' (Meredith Edwards album) (2001) * ''Reach'' (Survivor album) (2006) * ''Reach'' (Jacky Terrasson album) (1995) Songs * "Reach" (Gloria Estefan song), the 1996 Summer Olympics official song * "Reach" (Eyes Set to Kill song) (2008) * "Reach" (Nightwish song) (2007) * ''Reach'', a 2005 song by Caleigh Peters * "Reach" (S Club 7 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie And The Great Glass Elevator
''Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator'' is a children's literature, children's book by British author Roald Dahl. It is the sequel to ''Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'', continuing the story of young List of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory characters#Charlie Bucket, Charlie Bucket and chocolatier Willy Wonka as they travel in the Great Glass Elevator. The book was published in the United States by Alfred A. Knopf, Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. in 1972, and in the United Kingdom by George Allen & Unwin in 1973. Although the original book has enjoyed several screen adaptations, ''The Great Glass Elevator'' has never been adapted for a visual medium; however it was adapted for audio by Puffin Audio Books starring Neil Answych as Charlie Bucket and Gordan Fairclough as Willy Wonka, and the second half of a BBC adaptation for BBC Radio 4, Radio 4 in 1983. In addition, Netflix is working on making an animated series based on the novel to be directed by Taika Waititi. Plot The story pi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie And The Chocolate Factory
''Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'' is a 1964 children's novel by British author Roald Dahl. The story features the adventures of young Charlie Bucket inside the chocolate factory of eccentric chocolatier Willy Wonka. The story was originally inspired by Roald Dahl's experience of chocolate companies during his schooldays at Repton School in Derbyshire. Cadbury would often send test packages to the schoolchildren in exchange for their opinions on the new products. At that time (around the 1920s), Cadbury and Rowntree's were England's two largest chocolate makers and they each often tried to steal trade secrets by sending spies, posing as employees, into the other's factory—inspiring Dahl's idea for the recipe-thieving spies (such as Wonka's rival Slugworth) depicted in the book. Because of this, both companies became highly protective of their chocolate-making processes. It was a combination of this secrecy and the elaborate, often gigantic, machines in the factory that insp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ghost Of Thomas Kempe
''The Ghost of Thomas Kempe'' is a low fantasy novel for children by Penelope Lively, first published by Heinemann in 1973 with illustrations by Anthony Maitland. Set in present-day Oxfordshire, it features a boy and his modern family who are new in their English village, and seem beset by a poltergeist. Soon the boy makes acquaintance with the eponymous Thomas Kempe, ghost of a 17th-century resident sorcerer who intends to stay. Lively won the annual Carnegie Medal from the Library Association, recognising the year's best children's book by a British subject. Penelope Lively also won the 1987 Booker Prize, recognising ''Moon Tiger'' as the year's best novel. She is the only author to win both of the most prestigious British book awards, which have covered books for children from 1937 and novels for adults from 1968. Nationality conditions have varied. Characters ;Major characters * James, the main character * Mrs Harrison, James's mother * Mr Harrison, James's father * He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hoobs
''The Hoobs'' is a live-action/animated children's television series created and produced by The Jim Henson Company and Decode Entertainment for Channel Four. Five series of 52 episodes were produced. Concept Channel 4 announced in November 2000 that a new educational series, titled "The Hoobs", had been developed for a pre-school audience. In a £20 million joint venture between Channel 4 and The Jim Henson Company, the channel commissioned 250 half-hour episodes which were to be broadcast from early 2001 (to replace Sesame Street). The series was set to be the biggest pre-school series on British television as it was said that "Channel 4 hopes its Hoobs will be the new Teletubbies" and wished from it to match its success. Executive vice-president, Angus Fletcher, of the Jim Henson Television Company commented that "We are delighted to have the opportunity to pioneer a groundbreaking format which will address the needs of the first truly multi-media generation." Plot It stars ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde (2002 Film)
''Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde'' is a British film adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's novella, directed by Maurice Phillips and starring John Hannah. Set in Victorian England, it was filmed in 2002 and released in Britain in that year. As the result of its release in the US in 2003, that date is sometimes attached to it. Plot Dr Henry Jekyll experiments with a serum on himself, with the result that he is transformed into an evil character who calls himself Edward Hyde. Jekyll does not see that Hyde is a version of himself and develops a multiple personality disorder. After murdering women, Hyde frames Jekyll, who wishes to give himself up to the police, but Hyde intervenes, knowing that if Jekyll is hanged, Hyde will die too. Jekyll then kills himself. Production The film was produced by John Hannah for his company Clerkenwell Films. It was filmed in Lithuania in 2002, and a number of Scottish actors gave the film a Scottish flavour. Originally intended for television, it was rel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Glow (Film)
''The Glow'' is a 2002 American made-for-television psychological thriller film directed by Craig R. Baxley and starring Dean Cain, Portia de Rossi, Hal Linden, Dina Merrill and Joseph Campanella. The film originally aired on Fox on August 30, 2002. Plot New Yorkers Jackie and Matt Lawrence get married. They are looking for a new apartment. When Matt is ambushed while jogging in the park, three pensioners help him. They give the couple a comfortable but inexpensive apartment with a view of Central Park. Matt takes out a loan from the seniors. Shortly after moving in, another young married couple who lived in the same house disappear without a trace. Jackie and Matt find out that the old people kill young people in order to keep themselves alive longer with body substances. Several bodies are found in the basement of the house. Cast * Dean Cain - Matt Lawrence * Portia de Rossi - Jackie Lawrence * Hal Linden - Arnold Janusz * Dina Merrill - Phoebe Janusz * Joseph Campanella - B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
As The Bell Rings (UK TV Series)
''As the Bell Rings'' is a Disney Channel UK original interstitial program. Its name is based on the show ''As the World Turns''. The format is a selection of short live-action comedy sequences. It is a British adaptation of the Disney Channel Italy original series ''Quelli dell'intervallo''. Premise It follows the adventures of a number of students at Shakespeare High School, who use their school break to sort out problems with life and love, friends and foes, home and homework. All of the action takes place in front of a window, and there is no other live action away from the hallway. Production The show was originally intended to be shown on Disney Channel's rival network Nickelodeon UK under the working title ''Break Kids''; however, this never happened and the original episodes using the working title were quickly aired on Disney Channel prior to the show's official start. In September Disney Channel aired a similar show 'Break Kids' but it was not very successful an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genie In The House
''Genie in the House'' is a British sitcom broadcast on Nickelodeon about a widowed father (Philip) with two teenage daughters (Emma and Sophie) who find a golden lamp while exploring the loft of their new home. A rub of the lamp releases Adil, a trainee genie from Balamkadaar who has been confined to life in the lamp for a thousand years. ''Genie in the House'' ran for four series, from May 2006 to December 2010, with a total of 78 episodes. The series was aired in over 100 countries and in March 2012, ''Genie in the House'' aired on the Starz Kids & Family pay-TV network in the United States. Production The show is a French/English co-production, produced in English by French company ''Moi j'aime la'' television. At one point, ''You Wish!'' was considered as a working title, and was used for the pilot show, but it was discovered that there had been an American sitcom, '' You Wish'', with the same name, so ''Genie in the House'' was chosen instead. The series was originally ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Railway Children (2000 Film)
''The Railway Children'' is a 2000 drama television film based on the 1906 novel by E. Nesbit. It was broadcast for the first time in the United Kingdom on 23 April 2000 (which was Easter Sunday). Shortly afterwards, it was shown in the United States on the series ''Masterpiece Theatre''. Plot Roberta (Bobbie), Peter and Phyllis live a comfortable and carefree upper middle-class life in London with their parents. But when their father ( Michael Kitchen), a senior civil servant, is arrested on a charge of treason, found guilty, and imprisoned for life they are forced to move with their mother to ''Three Chimneys'', a cold and run-down country cottage near a railway. Whilst Mother (Jenny Agutter) tries to make a meagre living writing stories and poems she hopes magazines and newspapers will publish, the children seek amusement by watching the trains on the nearby railway line (the fictional Great Northern and Southern Railway) and waving to the passengers. They become friend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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