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Kirsty Hickey
Kirsty Nicole Hickey (born 17 January 1996) is an English actress. Personal life Kirsty was born in London. In 2006 she attended Sylvia Young Theatre School. Television career In 2004, Hickey appeared on the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' in the Christmas party. She played numerous characters Zoe Slater, (Michelle Ryan), Pauline Fowler, ( Wendy Richard) and Pat Butcher, (Pam St. Clement) all in famously well-known sketches, as well as singing and playing onset characters. Hickey also appeared in Ministry Of Mayhem on ITV, Granada alongside Holly Willoughby and Stephen Mulhern. She played mini Polly with her trolley with Holly as the older Polly, where they both hosted the game of Cakey Sk8 with celebrities. The rules of the game were that, they propel cakes from skateboards, and the cake which reaches highest up on the wall wins. In that same week, Kirsty met Girls Aloud – this edition was aired live in November 2005. She was interviewed on Richard & Judy about Harry Pot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sylvia Young Theatre School
Sylvia Young Theatre School is an independent school in Marble Arch, London, England. It is a specialist performing arts school named after its founder and principal, Sylvia Young OBE. Outline The Sylvia Young Theatre School was founded in 1972 with part-time classes in East London. It was established as a full-time school in 1981 on Drury Lane, but due to expansion it moved to Rossmore Road, Marylebone in 1983. The school moved premises once again in 2010 to a converted church in Nutford Place, Westminster. Students either attend the full-time school (students aged 10 to 16 years), the part-time school on Thursday evenings or Saturdays (students aged 4 to 18 years) or holiday schools (students aged 7 to 18 years). Tuition fees (as of 2022) are £15,000 per annum for day pupils, £25,000–30,000 per annum for boarding pupils. (Day pupils outnumber boarding pupils by a factor of five to one.) Students from the Sylvia Young Theatre School have appeared in television, film and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Same Difference
Same Difference were an English bubblegum pop duo from Portsmouth, England, made up of siblings Sean Smith and Sarah Smith. They came to prominence in 2007 when they finished third in the fourth series of the ITV talent show, ''The X Factor''. Their music was targeted mostly at children who are 13 and under. Their debut single, " We R One", was released on 24 November 2008, and their debut album, '' Pop'', followed on 1 December 2008. In November 2009, it was announced that Same Difference had signed a new record deal with PopLife Records, and their second album was released on 7 February 2011. On 24 December 2014, Same Difference broke the news that they had disbanded but were still considering as to whether to release their third and final album, ''Superheroes''. London Records stated it was fun working with them and that they were disappointed they could not share more musical memories together. In 2020 Same Difference reunited for a one-off charity single with all proce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Einsteins
''Little Einsteins'' is an American animated children's television series based on the Baby Einstein line of videos. It was produced by The Baby Einstein Company (which, at the time, was owned by Disney) and animated by Curious Pictures. The series marked the Baby Einstein Company's first project for preschoolers. The show started out with a direct-to-video movie, ''Our Huge Adventure'', that was released on August 23, 2005. The full series premiered on Playhouse Disney on October 9, 2005. The series was first announced in November 2001, when Disney purchased The Baby Einstein Company. Press releases said "there are already plans to extend the Baby Einstein brand into a Little Einstein product line aimed at preschoolers." The show's concept and characters were developed by Douglas Wood. Further development was led by Emmy Award-winning director Olexa Hewryk and ''Dora the Explorer'' co-creator Eric Weiner. Like the original Baby Einstein series, ''Little Einsteins'' makes heavy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evening Echo (Essex)
''The Echo'' is a daily newspaper which serves South Essex, England. It used to be part of the Westminster Press owned by Pearson, and is now owned by Newsquest. The paper was founded in September 1969, based in Basildon.''Newspaper Press Directory 1974'', Vol. 123, p.206 Originally, it was known as the "Evening Echo". See also * History of British newspapers The history of British newspapers dates to the 17th century with the emergence of regular publications covering news and gossip. The relaxation of government censorship in the late 17th century led to a rise in publications, which in turn le ... References External links * Borough of Basildon Newspapers published in Essex Daily newspapers published in the United Kingdom {{England-newspaper-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Goodman
Henry Goodman (born 23 April 1950) is a RADA trained British actor. He has appeared on television and radio, in film and in the theatre. Early life He attended the Central Foundation Boys' School and joined the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, London, in 1969. Career Television In 2003 Goodman guest starred in the ITV series '' Foyle's War'' as corrupt American industrialist Howard Paige in “Fifty Ships”, the opening episode of Season 2 of the British TV crime drama set in WWII. In 2013 he played the role of Sir Humphrey Appleby in the remake of '' Yes, Prime Minister'' which was launched on the Gold television channel. Theatre Goodman appeared on Broadway in three shows. He briefly replaced Nathan Lane in ''The Producers'' in 2002, but was fired after one month due to creative differences with Mel Brooks. The following year he returned to Broadway in ''Tartuffe''. In 2010 he played the role of Sir Humphrey Appleby in the stage version of ''Yes, Prime Minister'' at the C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Savoy Theatre
The Savoy Theatre is a West End theatre in the Strand in the City of Westminster, London, England. The theatre was designed by C. J. Phipps for Richard D'Oyly Carte and opened on 10 October 1881 on a site previously occupied by the Savoy Palace. Its intended purpose was to showcase the popular series of comic operas of Gilbert and Sullivan, which became known as the Savoy operas. The theatre was the first public building in the world to be lit entirely by electricity. For many years, the Savoy Theatre was the home of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, which continued to be run by the Carte family for over a century. Richard's son Rupert D'Oyly Carte rebuilt and modernised the theatre in 1929, and it was rebuilt again in 1993 following a fire. It is a Grade II* listed building. In addition to ''The Mikado'' and other famous Gilbert and Sullivan premières, the theatre has hosted such premières as the first public performance in England of Oscar Wilde's '' Salome'' (1931) and No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fiddler On The Roof
''Fiddler on the Roof'' is a musical with music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and book by Joseph Stein, set in the Pale of Settlement of Imperial Russia in or around 1905. It is based on ''Tevye and his Daughters'' (or ''Tevye the Dairyman'') and other tales by Sholem Aleichem. The story centers on Tevye, a milkman in the village of Anatevka, who attempts to maintain his Jewish religious and cultural traditions as outside influences encroach upon his family's lives. He must cope with the strong-willed actions of his three older daughters who wish to marry for love; their choices of husbands are successively less palatable for Tevye. An edict of the tsar eventually evicts the Jews from their village. The original Broadway production of the show, which opened in 1964, had the first musical theatre run in history to surpass 3,000 performances. ''Fiddler'' held the record for the longest-running Broadway musical for almost 10 years until '' Grease'' surpassed its run. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haydn Gwynne
Haydn Gwynne is an English actress. She was nominated for the 1992 BAFTA TV Award for Best Light Entertainment Performance for the comedy series ''Drop the Dead Donkey'' (1990–1991), and won the 2009 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical for her role in the Broadway production of ''Billy Elliot the Musical''. She is also a four-time Olivier Award nominee. Her other television roles include ''Peak Practice'' (1999–2000), ''Merseybeat'' (2001–2002), and playing Camilla in ''The Windsors'' (2016–2020). Personal life Born in Hurstpierpoint, Sussex to father Guy Thomas Hayden-Gwynne, she played county level tennis before studying sociology at the University of Nottingham, and is fluent in French and Italian. She then took a five-year lectureship in Italy at the University of Rome La Sapienza, where she taught English as a foreign language.Woods, Judith"I'm not sure there was much demand for tall ingénues with long noses'"''The Telegraph'', 12 Januar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria Palace Theatre
The Victoria Palace Theatre is a West End theatre in Victoria Street, in the City of Westminster, opposite Victoria Station. The structure is categorised as a Grade II* listed building. History Origins The theatre began life as a small concert room above the stables of the Royal Standard Hotel, a small hotel and tavern built in 1832 at what was then 522 Stockbridge Terrace, on the site of the present theatre – not, as sometimes stated, on land where the train station now stands. The proprietor, John Moy, enlarged the building, and by 1850 it became known as Moy's Music Hall. Alfred Brown took it over in 1863, refurbished it, and renamed it the Royal Standard Music Hall. The hotel was demolished in 1886, by which time the main line terminus, Victoria Station and its new Grosvenor Hotel, had transformed the area into a major transport hub. The railways were at this time building grand hotel structures at their termini, and Victoria was one of the first. Added to this was t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Elliot The Musical
''Billy Elliot: The Musical'' is a coming-of-age stage musical based on the 2000 film of the same name. The music is by Elton John, and the book and lyrics are by Lee Hall, who wrote the film's screenplay. The plot revolves around Billy, a motherless British boy who begins taking ballet lessons. The story of his personal struggle and fulfilment are balanced against a counter-story of family and community strife caused by the 1984–85 UK miners' strike in County Durham, in North East England. Hall's screenplay was inspired in part by A. J. Cronin's 1935 novel about a miners' strike, ''The Stars Look Down'', to which the musical's opening song pays homage. The musical premiered at the Victoria Palace Theatre in London's West End in 2005 and was nominated for nine Laurence Olivier Awards, winning four, including Best New Musical. The production ran through April 2016. Its success led to productions in Australia, Broadway, and numerous other countries. In New York, it won ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tessa Peake-Jones
Tessa Peake-Jones (born 9 May 1957) is an English actress having appeared in ''The Danedyke Mystery'' (1979), ''Pride and Prejudice'' (1980), ''When We Are Married'' (1987), ''Up the Garden Path'' (1990–1993), ''So Haunt Me'' (1992–1994), ' (1996–1998), ' (1997), ''Summer in the Suburbs'' (2000), '' Poppy Shakespeare'' (2008), ''Doctors'' (2009–2011), ''Unforgotten'' (2015). However, she was best known for her role as Raquel in the BBC sitcom ''Only Fools and Horses'', between 1988 and 2003, and as Mrs. Maguire in ''Grantchester'' (2014-2022). Early life and education Peake-Jones was born on May 9, 1957, in London, to her mother: Mary, and raised in Hammersmith and educated at Kenmore Park Junior School, Harrow and Downer Grammar School, (now known as Canons High School), leaving in 1973. before training at the Central School of Speech and Drama. Television Peake-Jones is best known for playing Raquel Turner, the long-time partner of the main character Derek "Del B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sylvia Syms
Sylvia May Laura Syms (born 6 January 1934) is an English actress, best known for her roles in the films ''Woman in a Dressing Gown'' (1957), ''Ice Cold in Alex'' (1958), ''No Trees in the Street'' (1959), ''Victim'' (1961), and ''The Tamarind Seed'' (1974). In 2006 she portrayed The Queen Mother in the Stephen Frears movie ''The Queen'', about the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, and days leading up to Diana's funeral. She remains active in films, television and theatre. Personal life Syms was born in Woolwich, London, England, the daughter of Daisy (''née'' Hale) and Edwin Syms, a trade unionist and civil servant. She grew up in Well Hall, Eltham"Well Hall" entry of ''London Gazetteer'' by Russ Willey, (Chambers 2006) (online extrac and was educated at Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, on whose council she later served. Her daughter Beatie Edney is also an actress, and she is the aunt of musicians Nick and Alex Webb. Caree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
