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My Mother Said I Never Should
''My Mother Said I Never Should'' is a play in three acts written by Charlotte Keatley and first staged in Manchester in 1987. The play is about the relationships between mothers and daughters, and explores the themes of independence, growing up and secrets. It addresses the issues of teenage pregnancy, career prioritisation and single motherhood. It is also about how the different generations break free from their parents' traditions and culture. The story explores the lives and relationships of four generations of women: Doris (born 1900), Margaret (born 1931), Jackie (born 1952) and Rosie (born 1971). Their loves, expectations, and choices are set against the huge social changes of the twentieth century. When the unmarried Jackie falls pregnant with Rosie, she is unable to cope and hands over the baby to her mother (Margaret), who then brings up Rosie as her own daughter. The play looks at the consequences of this secret and each woman's opinion on it. The play has a minimalist s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlotte Keatley
Charlotte Keatley (born 5 January 1960, London) is an English playwright. She studied drama at the Victoria University of Manchester and as a postgraduate at the University of Leeds. She has worked as a journalist for ''Performance'' magazine, ''The Yorkshire Post'', the ''Financial Times'' and the BBC. She co-devised and performed in ''Dressing for Dinner'', staged at the Theatre Workshop, Leeds, in 1983, and set up the performance art company, Royal Balle, in 1984. Her first play, '' My Mother Said I Never Should'', which she wrote in 1985, was first performed at the Contact Theatre, Manchester, in 1987, and won both the Royal Court/George Devine Award and the ''Manchester Evening News'' Theatre Award for Best New Play.The play was revised for a successful run at the Royal Court Theatre in 1989, and in 199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jane Gurnett
Jane E. Gurnett (born 12 March 1957, Dorset) is an English actress known for her roles in British TV series ''Casualty'' (1994–1996), ''Dangerfield'' (1998–1999) and the second incarnation of ''Crossroads'' (2001–2003). She moved to Warwick School to teach drama. In early 2018, she became part-time to set up an organisation designed to help teachers and parents work with children who have autism. Selected credits *''The Rainbow'' (1988) as Anna Brangwen *''Drowning By Numbers'' (1988) as Nancy *''Casualty Casualty may refer to: *Casualty (person), a person who is killed or rendered unfit for service in a war or natural disaster **Civilian casualty, a non-combatant killed or injured in warfare * The emergency department of a hospital, also known as ...'' (1994–1996) as Rachel Longworth *'' Dangerfield'' (1998–1999) as DI Gillian Kramer *''Real Women'' (1998–1999) as Chris *'' Crossroads'' (2001–2003) as Kate Russell *'' Doctors'' (2022) as Verity Foster Refer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1987 Plays
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1980s Debut Plays
__NOTOC__ Year 198 (CXCVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sergius and Gallus (or, less frequently, year 951 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 198 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire *January 28 **Publius Septimius Geta, son of Septimius Severus, receives the title of Caesar. **Caracalla, son of Septimius Severus, is given the title of Augustus. China *Winter – Battle of Xiapi: The allied armies led by Cao Cao and Liu Bei defeat Lü Bu; afterward Cao Cao has him executed. By topic Religion * Marcus I succeeds Olympianus as Patriarch of Constantinople (until 211). Births * Lu Kai (or Jingfeng), Chinese official and general (d. 269) * Quan Cong, Chinese general and advisor (d. 24 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Vagina Monologues
''The Vagina Monologues'' is an episodic play written in 1996 by Eve Ensler which developed and premiered at HERE Arts Center, Off-Off-Broadway in New York and was followed by an Off-Broadway run in at Westside Theatre. The play explores consensual and nonconsensual sexual experiences, body image, genital mutilation, direct and indirect encounters with reproduction, vaginal care, menstrual periods, prostitution, and several other topics through the eyes of women with various ages, races, sexualities, and other differences. Charles Isherwood of ''The New York Times'' called the play "probably the most important piece of political theater of the last decade." In 2018, ''The New York Times'' stated "No recent hour of theater has had a greater impact worldwide" in an article "The Great Work Continues: The 25 Best American Plays Since ‘Angels in America. Ensler originally starred in both the HERE premiere and in the first off-Broadway production, which was produced by David S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Robinson (director)
Paul Robinson may refer to: Arts and entertainment *Paul Robinson (cartoonist) (1898–1974), American comic strip artist (''Etta Kett'') * Paul Robinson (painter) (born 1959), English painter * Paul Michael Robinson (born 1963), American actor, photographer, producer * Paul Robinson (poet) (born 1977), British poet from Liverpool, England * Barry Boom, British reggae singer and producer, born Paul Robinson *Paul Robinson, singer with The Diodes * Paul Robinson (''Neighbours''), character in the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'' Sports Association football (soccer) * Paul Robinson (footballer, born 1963), English footballer (left back) born in Hampstead, Greater London * Paul Robinson (footballer, born 1971), English footballer (forward) born in Nottingham * Paul Robinson (footballer, born November 1978), English footballer (striker) born in Sunderland *Paul Robinson (footballer, born December 1978), English footballer (left back) born in Watford, Hertfordshire *Paul Robinson ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Attenborough
Michael John Attenborough (born 13 February 1950) is an English theatre director. Background Attenborough was born on 13 February 1950 in London, the only son of actress Sheila Sim and actor-director Richard Attenborough. He is the nephew of David Attenborough, and John Attenborough and the brother of Jane Attenborough and Charlotte Attenborough. He is the recipient of two honorary doctorates, one from the University of Leicester, where he is now a Distinguished Honorary Fellow and one from the University of Sussex, where he is Honorary Professor of English and Drama. Attenborough was educated at Westminster School and at the University of Sussex. Theatre career Attenborough was Artistic Director of the Almeida Theatre in London between 2002 and 2013. Previously, he was Associate Director of the Mercury Theatre Colchester 1972 to 74, the Leeds Playhouse (now West Yorkshire Playhouse) 1974 to 1979, the Young Vic 1979 to 1980, then Artistic Director of the Palace Theatre, Watf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brigid Larmour
Brigid ( , ; meaning 'exalted one' from Old Irish),Campbell, MikBehind the Name.See also Xavier Delamarre, ''brigantion / brigant-'', in ''Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise'' (Éditions Errance, 2003) pp. 87–88: "Le nom de la sainte irlandaise ''Brigit'' est un adjectif de forme *''brigenti''... 'l'Eminente'." Delamarre cites E. Campanile, in '' Langues indo-européennes'' ("The name of the Irish Saint Brigid is an adjective of the form *''brigenti''... 'the Eminent'"), edited by Françoise Bader (Paris, 1994), pp. 34–40, that Brigid is a continuation of the Indo-European goddess of the dawn like Aurora. Brigit or Bríg is a goddess of pre-Christian Ireland. She appears in Irish mythology as a member of the Tuatha Dé Danann, the daughter of the Dagda and wife of Bres, with whom she had a son named Ruadán. She is associated with wisdom, poetry, healing, protection, blacksmithing and domesticated animals. ''Cormac's Glossary'', written in the 9th century by Christian monk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serena Manteghi
Serena most commonly refers to: * Serena Williams (born 1981), professional tennis player Serena may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * Serena (genre), 13th-century Occitan poetic genre * ''Serena'' (1962 film), a British crime thriller * ''Serena'' (2014 film), an American drama film starring Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper * ''Serena: The Other Side of Greatness'', a TV documentary about the tennis player Serena Williams * ''Serena'' (novel), by Ron Rash * Serena Maneesh, a rock band * ''Serena'' (video game), a horror adventure game Brands and enterprises * Nissan Serena, a people carrier/minivan * Serena Hotels * Serena Software People Surname * Aldo Serena, Italian football player * Bill Serena, American baseball player * Fernando Serena, Spanish football player * Gustavo Serena, Italian actor and film director * Michele Serena, Italian football player * Ottavio Serena (1837–1914), Italian politician, judge, prefect, and historian Given name *Ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katherine Manners
Katherine Manners is an English actress, screenwriter, and playwright. She is best known for her lead role as Vera Brittain in the 2008 BBC One teleivison documentary '' A Woman in Love and War: Vera Brittain'' and for portraying Jane Corby Wigham in the 2021 Prime Video historical drama television miniseries ''A Very British Scandal''. She has performed as a stage actress at the Royal National Theatre, Watford Palace Theatre, and West End Theatre. She was part of the international touring cast of Sam Mendes' production of ''Richard III''. A screenwriter and playwright, Manners has written for the London Omibus to and the National Theatre with Melly Still. In 2017, she wrote and produced the play ''C*nt'' at The Yard Theatre. Manners is also a certified funeral celebrant and marriage officiant through the United Kingdom Society of Celebrants. Career Theatre Manners is a playwright and dramatist with the London Omnibus programme, which produces short plays by London-based wr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shirley Henderson
Shirley Henderson (born 24 November 1965) is a Scottish actress. Her accolades include two Scottish BAFTAs, a VFCC Award and an Olivier Award, as well as BAFTA, BIFA, London Critics' Circle, Chlotrudis, Gotham, and Canadian Screen Award nominations. Henderson's film roles include Gail in ''Trainspotting'' (1996) and its 2017 sequel, Jude in the ''Bridget Jones'' films (2001–2016), and Moaning Myrtle in ''Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets'' (2002) and ''Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire'' (2005). Her other notable credits include '' Rob Roy'' (1995), '' Wonderland'' (1999), ''Topsy-Turvy'' (1999), ''24 Hour Party People'' (2002), ''Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself'' (2002), ''Intermission'' (2003), ''American Cousins'' (2003), '' Frozen'' (2005), ''Marie Antoinette'' (2006), ''Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day'' (2008), '' Life During Wartime'' (2009), '' Meek's Cutoff'' (2010), ''Anna Karenina'' (2012), ''Filth'' (2013), ''Okja'' (2017), ''Never Steady, Never Still'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michele Wade
Michele (), is an Italian male given name, akin to the English male name Michael. Michele (pronounced ), is also an English female given name that is derived from the French Michèle. It is a variant spelling of the more common (and identically pronounced) name Michelle. It can also be a surname. Both are ultimately derived from the Latin biblical archangel Michael, original Hebrew name מיכאל, meaning " Who is like God?". Men with the given name Michele * Michele (singer) (born 1944), Italian pop singer *Michele Abruzzo (1904–1996), Italian actor *Michele Alboreto (1956–2001), Italian Grand Prix racing driver *Michele Amari (1806–1889), Italian politician and historian * Michele Andreolo (1912–1981), Italian footballer * Michele Bianchi (1883–1930), Italian journalist and revolutionary * Michele Bravi (born 1994), Italian singer * Michele Cachia (1760–1839), Maltese architect and military engineer *Michele Canini (born 1985), Italian footballer *Michele Dell'O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
