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Manchester Theatre Awards
The Manchester Theatre Awards were established in 2011 to replace the Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards. The MEN awards, created in 1981 by Alan Hulme, the paper's theatre critic, had long been recognised as the most important theatrical prize-giving outside London and were an important part of the Greater Manchester theatrical calendar. When the Manchester Evening News withdrew its support, the critics already involved, led by Alan Hulme and his MEN successor Kevin Bourke, and with the support of the Greater Manchester theatres, set up a new organisation to carry on the awards. The first winners, for 2011, were announced on 14 March 2012. Winners and nominations 2017 Winners of the 2017 awards were announced on 9 March 2018 at The Lowry * Actor In A Leading Role: Kenneth Alan Taylor, ''The Father'', Oldham Coliseum * Actress In A Leading Role: Janet Suzman, ''Rose'', HOME (Manchester) * Actor In A Supporting Role: Andrew Sheridan, ''People, Places & Things'', HOME (Manches ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards
The Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards (MENTA) were a theatre awards ceremony that recognised live theatre within Greater Manchester. They were administered by the ''Manchester Evening News'', and presented at an annual ceremony in Manchester, England. The awards were for regional and nationally touring productions and were created in 1981 by Alan Hulme, who wrote for the paper as theatre critic from 1970 to 2000. The first ceremony was held in the conference room of the MEN in their then Deansgate offices, and the awards were held annually until 2011, when the Manchester Evening News ended its association with the awards, however a group of former panel members announced in October 2011 that they were to continue the awards as an independent body under the name Manchester Theatre Awards The Manchester Theatre Awards were established in 2011 to replace the Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards. The MEN awards, created in 1981 by Alan Hulme, the paper's theatre critic, had long ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Rigby
Daniel Rigby (born 6 December 1982) is an English actor and comedian. He received a BAFTA TV Award for his leading role as Eric Morecambe in the 2011 television film ''Eric and Ernie''. Early life Rigby was born in Stockport, Greater Manchester. He attended Cheadle Hulme School and then studied performing arts at Stockport College. He then enrolled at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Career Rigby has worked as a stand-up comedian, having appeared at the Latitude Festival, won the 2007 ''Laughing Horse New Act of the Year'', and been a nominee for winner of the 2007 ''So You Think You're Funny'' competition. In 2007, he moved to television roles with the BBC period drama ''Lilies''. In 2011, Rigby won the BAFTA for Best Actor for his performance as late comedian Eric Morecambe in ''Eric and Ernie'', beating both Matt Smith and Benedict Cumberbatch for their roles as the Doctor and Sherlock Holmes. From 2011 until 2014 Rigby voiced Copenhagen in three Series of the BBC Radi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A View From The Bridge
''A View from the Bridge'' is a play by American playwright Arthur Miller. It was first staged on September 29, 1955, as a one-act verse drama with ''A Memory of Two Mondays'' at the Coronet Theatre on Broadway. The run was unsuccessful, and Miller subsequently revised and extended the play to contain two acts; this version is the one with which audiences are most familiar. The two-act version premiered in the New Watergate theatre club in London's West End under the direction of Peter Brook on October 11, 1956. The play is set in 1950s America, in an Italian-American neighborhood near the Brooklyn Bridge in New York. It employs a chorus and narrator in the character of Alfieri. Eddie, the tragic protagonist, has an improper love of, and almost obsession with Catherine, his wife Beatrice's orphaned niece, so he does not approve of her courtship of Beatrice's cousin Rodolpho. Miller's interest in writing about the world of the New York docks originated with an unproduced s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colin Connor (actor)
Colin Connor (born 25 September 1969 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a professional actor, comedian and writer. Colin made his acting debut in 1985 in the feature film ''The End of the World Man'', and went on to star in Danny Boyle's 1987 television feature ''Scout''. Colin trained at the Manchester School of Theatre and has subsequently appeared in the television productions '' See No Evil: The Moors Murders'', ''The Royal'' and ''The Underground''. He has also had recurring soap roles as Gary McFarlane in Emmerdale, Father Raymond in Hollyoaks ''Hollyoaks'' is a British soap opera which began airing on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was created by Phil Redmond, who had previously conceived the soap opera '' Brookside''. Since 2005, episodes have been aired on sister channel E4 a ... and DC Tandy in Coronation Street. His debut play, ''Meanwhile'' received the Forever Manchester Award at the 2009 Not Part Of festival, which also featured his autobiographical com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrea Chenier
Andrea is a given name which is common worldwide for both males and females, cognate to Andreas, Andrej and Andrew. Origin of the name The name derives from the Greek word ἀνήρ (''anēr''), genitive ἀνδρός (''andrós''), that refers to man as opposed to woman (whereas ''man'' in the sense of ''human being'' is ἄνθρωπος, ''ánthropos''). The original male Greek name, ''Andréas'', represents the hypocoristic, with endearment functions, of male Greek names composed with the ''andr-'' prefix, like Androgeos (''man of the earth''), Androcles (''man of glory''), Andronikos (''man of victory''). In the year 2006, it was the third most popular name in Italy with 3.1% of newborns. It is one of the Italian male names ending in ''a'', with others being Elia (Elias), Enea (Aeneas), Luca ( Lucas), Mattia ( Matthias), Nicola ( Nicholas), Tobia (Tobias). In recent and past times it has also been used on occasion as a female name in Italy and in Spain, where it is c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akram Khan (dancer)
Akram Hossain Khan, MBE ( bn, আকরাম হুসেইন খান) (born 29 July 1974) is an English dancer and choreographer of Bangladeshi descent. His background is rooted in his classical kathak training and contemporary dance. Career Khan was born in Lambeth, London, England, into a family from Dhaka, Bangladesh. He began dancing and trained in the classical South Asian dance form of Kathak at the age of seven. He studied with Pratap Pawar, later becoming his disciple. He began his stage career in the ''Adventures of Mowgli'' tour 1984–1985 produced by the Academy of Indian Dance, now Akademi South Asian Dance. At the age of 13, he was cast in Peter Brook's Shakespeare Company production of ''Mahabharata'', touring the world between 1987 and 1989 and appearing in the televised version of the play broadcast in 1988. Following later studies in Contemporary Dance at De Montfort University Akram Khan and Performing Arts at the Northern School of Contemporary Dance a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Octagon Theatre, Bolton
The Octagon Theatre is a producing theatre located in Bolton, Greater Manchester, England. Programme The Octagon produces eight or nine professional theatre productions each year in its Main Auditorium. Productions come from a wide range of types and genres, including classic drama, contemporary plays, comedies and musicals. In recent years, the Octagon has specialized in producing great American drama, including works by Arthur Miller and Tennessee Williams. The Octagon also runs its Bolton season, which runs alongside the season of plays in the Main Auditorium, with events investigating or complementing the main season. This ranges from professional practical workshops to full-day Investigate Days with casts and creative teams. The Octagon also plays host to touring shows, including touring theatre, children's plays, and stand-up comedy. Performance spaces The Octagon has two performance spaces: * The Main Auditorium, a flexible performance space which can present work in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singin' In The Rain (musical)
''Singin' in the Rain'' is a stage musical with story by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, lyrics by Arthur Freed, and music by Nacio Herb Brown. Adapted from the 1952 movie of the same name, the plot closely adheres to the original. Set in Hollywood in the waning days of the silent screen era, it focuses on romantic lead Don Lockwood, his sidekick Cosmo Brown, aspiring actress Kathy Selden, and Lockwood's leading lady Lina Lamont, whose less-than-dulcet vocal tones make her an unlikely candidate for stardom in talking pictures. The show had its world premiere in 1983 at London Palladium, where it ran for more than two years, and has spawned a Broadway production and many stagings worldwide. Productions Original West End production The original West End production, directed by Tommy Steele and choreographed by Peter Gennaro, opened on June 30, 1983 at the London Palladium, where it ran until September 1985. The original cast included Steele as Don, Roy Castle as Cosmo, Daniel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erin Doherty
Erin Rachael Doherty (born 16 July 1992) is a British actress. She played the young Princess Anne in the third and fourth seasons of the Netflix drama ''The Crown'', and Becky in the BBC/Amazon Prime drama ''Chloe'' (2022). Early life and education Doherty is of Irish heritage and from West Green, West Sussex. Doherty's parents divorced when she was 4 and began acting in Sunday drama classes with her older sister Grace shortly after.‘’The Radio Times’’; 5-11 February 2022; pages 12-13 She studied at Hazelwick School in Crawley, where she grew up. A talented footballer, Doherty played in midfield for and captained the Crawley Wasps and was scouted by Chelsea Women; she reached the age where she “had to commit” to either football or acting and chose the latter. Doherty took a one-year course at the Guildford School of Acting (2011–12) before training at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School (2012–15). Whilst training, Doherty won the Stephen Sondheim Society Studen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Quinn (actor)
Joseph Quinn (born 1993 or 1994) is a British actor. He is best known for his role as Eddie Munson in the fourth season of the Netflix series ''Stranger Things'' (2022). Quinn gained prominence through his roles in the BBC One series ''Dickensian'' (2016) and ''Howards End'' (2017), and the Sky Atlantic series ''Catherine the Great'' (2019). He also had supporting roles in ''Les Misérables'' (2018) and ''Strike'' (2020), also on BBC One. He was named a 2018 ''Screen International'' Star of Tomorrow. Early life Quinn was born and raised in South London. He attended Emanuel, an independent school, from 2007 to 2012; he was able to attend on a bursary from their drama scholar program. He subsequently went to drama school at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA), graduating in 2015. Career After graduating from LAMDA, Quinn was cast in the BBC One series ''Dickensian'' as main character Arthur Havisham. He starred in the 2017 four-part series ''Howards End ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wind In The Willows (musical)
''The Wind in the Willows '' is a musical written by Julian Fellowes, with music and lyrics by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe, based on the 1908 novel of the same name, written by Kenneth Grahame. The musical received its world premiere at the Theatre Royal in Plymouth in October 2016, before transferring to The Lowry in Salford and the Mayflower Theatre in Southampton. The following year the production transferred to the West End's London Palladium, where it was filmed for cinema broadcast. Background In December 2011, it was revealed that a musical adaption of the 1908 novel ''The Wind in the Willows'' was being worked on by Julian Fellowes with music and lyrics to be penned by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe. The trio first worked together on the musical ''Mary Poppins''. In November 2013, a Crowdfunding exercise was launched to raise ten percent of the show's £6.5m budget, with a view to opening the show in London in 2015. Ultimately more than 10% was raised by that me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rufus Hound
Rufus Hound (born Robert James Blair Simpson 6 March 1979) is an English actor, comedian and presenter. Early life Hound was born on 6 March 1979, in Essex and moved to Surrey at the age of seven. He was educated at Hoe Bridge School Woking, Frensham Heights and Godalming College, where he was elected as a Student Representative and built the college radio station. After leaving school he began working for a PR agency but started performing comedy in the evenings. In 2000, he left his job as an account executive for Claire's Accessories to begin working full-time as a stand-up comedian. While working at the Edinburgh Festival he adopted the stage name 'Rufus Hound' for the first time. Television and radio Hound hosted ''Destination Three'', the coverage of the Glastonbury Festival and ''Top of the Pops'' in 2005 and 2006 alongside Fearne Cotton. He presented the idiosyncratic reality show ''Grime Scene Investigation'' on BBC Three with staff and students from Aston Unive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
