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Oppenheimer (play)
''Oppenheimer'' is a 2015 play on the life of physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer by the British writer Tom Morton-Smith. It premiered with the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon from 15 January to 7 March 2015, transferring to the Vaudeville Theatre in London from 27 March to 23 May. Oppenheimer was played by John Heffernan; other cast members included Jamie Wilkes, Catherine Steadman, Ben Allen as Edward Teller, William Gaminara William Gaminara (born 1956) is a Rhodesian-born British actor, screenwriter and playwright, probably best known for playing pathologist Professor Leo Dalton on the television series ''Silent Witness'', from 2002 to 2013. His plays include ''Acco ... as General Leslie Groves, Ross Armstrong as Haakon Chevalier and Jack Holden as Robert Wilson. References 2015 plays Plays about World War II Plays based on real people Biographical plays about scientists Cultural depictions of J. Robert Oppenheimer Plays about the atomic bombings of Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Morton-Smith
Tom Morton-Smith (born 1980) is an English playwright. Biography Morton-Smith studied Drama at the University of East Anglia before training as an actor at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. In 2006 he was selected to be part of Future Perfect, a writer's group attached to Paines Plough theatre company. In 2007 he joined the company as their playwright-in-residence. His debut stage play, ''Salt Meets Wound'', premiered at Theatre503 in May 2007. His play ''Oppenheimer (play), Oppenheimer'', about the physicist J Robert Oppenheimer and the building of the atomic bomb, was performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company in 2015 in the Swan_Theatre_(Stratford), Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, until it transferred to London's West End in April 2015. The play was nominated for Best New Play at the 2016 WhatsOnStage Awards. In April 2022 it was announced that he would adapt Studio Ghibli's 1988 animated film ''My Neighbour Totoro'' for the stage. Produced by the Royal Shake ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Guardian
''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'', and changed its name in 1959. Along with its sister papers ''The Observer'' and ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardian'' is part of the Guardian Media Group, owned by the Scott Trust. The trust was created in 1936 to "secure the financial and editorial independence of ''The Guardian'' in perpetuity and to safeguard the journalistic freedom and liberal values of ''The Guardian'' free from commercial or political interference". The trust was converted into a limited company in 2008, with a constitution written so as to maintain for ''The Guardian'' the same protections as were built into the structure of the Scott Trust by its creators. Profits are reinvested in journalism rather than distributed to owners or shareholders. It is considered a newspaper of record in the UK. The editor-in-chief Katharine Viner succeeded Alan Rusbridger in 2015. Since 2018, the paper's main news ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Shakespeare Company
The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) is a major British theatre company, based in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. The company employs over 1,000 staff and produces around 20 productions a year. The RSC plays regularly in London, Stratford-upon-Avon, and on tour across the UK and internationally. The company's home is in Stratford-upon-Avon, where it has redeveloped its Royal Shakespeare and Swan theatres as part of a £112.8-million "Transformation" project. The theatres re-opened in November 2010, having closed in 2007. The new buildings attracted 18,000 visitors within the first week and received a positive media response both upon opening, and following the first full Shakespeare performances. Performances in Stratford-upon-Avon continued throughout the Transformation project at the temporary Courtyard Theatre. As well as the plays of Shakespeare and his contemporaries, the RSC produces new work from living artists and develops creative links with theatre-make ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vaudeville Theatre
The Vaudeville Theatre is a West End theatre on the Strand in the City of Westminster. As the name suggests, the theatre held mostly vaudeville shows and musical revues in its early days. It opened in 1870 and was rebuilt twice, although each new building retained elements of the previous structure. The current building opened in 1926, and the capacity is now 690 seats. Rare ''thunder drum'' and ''lightning sheets'', together with other early stage mechanisms, survive in the theatre. History Origins The theatre was designed by prolific architect C. J. Phipps, and decorated in a Romanesque style by George Gordon. It opened on 16 April 1870 with Andrew Halliday's comedy, ''For Love Or Money'' and a burlesque, ''Don Carlos or the Infante in Arms''. A notable innovation was the concealed footlights, which would shut off if the glass in front of them was broken. The owner, William Wybrow Robertson, had run a failing billiard hall on the site but saw more opportunity in theatre. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Heffernan (actor)
John Heffernan (born 30 June 1981) is a British actor. He has worked with the English Touring Theatre, the Royal Shakespeare Company, and the National Theatre, taking the lead roles in ''Edward II'' at the National Theatre, and ''Oppenheimer'' with the RSC. Heffernan was born in Billericay, England and worked as an usher at the National Theatre. He has appeared on screen in a number of roles, including Henry Lascelles in the BBC adaptation of Susanna Clarke's novel ''Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell'', Jaggers in ''Dickensian'' and Steven Rose in the fourth series of ''Luther''. In 2017, he played John Grigg, 2nd Baron Altrincham, in an episode of the Netflix series ''The Crown''. He also played the Nine for Big Finish, in their ''Doctor Who'' box sets ''Doom Coalition ''The Eighth Doctor Adventures'' is a Big Finish Productions audio play series based on the British science fiction television programme ''Doctor Who''. It sees the return of Paul McGann reprising his role a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catherine Steadman
Catherine Steadman is a British actress and author. Career Steadman trained at the Oxford School of Drama and made her screen debut playing Julia Bertram in ''Mansfield Park''. Since then she has appeared in television series such as ''The Tudors'', ''The Inbetweeners'', '' Fresh Meat'', ''Midsomer Murders'' and ''Trying Again''. Some of her more notable roles include Nurse Wilson in ITV's '' Breathless'', Mabel Lane Fox in ''Downton Abbey'', Maggie Lewis in ''Tutankhamun'', Gemma in BBC Four's ''Bucket'', Mrs Forbes in ''Victoria'' and Eliza Gestalt in '' The Rook''. On stage, she has appeared in the West End in Polly Stenham's award-winning ''That Face'', the Royal Shakespeare Company's '' Oppenheimer'' (for which she was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actress) and the title role in the West End revival of ''Witness for the Prosecution''. Steadman's debut novel, the psychological thriller ''Something in the Water'', was published in June 2018 by Si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Gaminara
William Gaminara (born 1956) is a Rhodesian-born British actor, screenwriter and playwright, probably best known for playing pathologist Professor Leo Dalton on the television series ''Silent Witness'', from 2002 to 2013. His plays include ''According to Hoyle'', ''The Three Lions'' and ''The Nightingales''. Early life and education Gaminara was born in 1956 in Lusaka, Northern Rhodesia.Rosie Bannister (22 January 2014)20 Questions with... William Gaminara WhatsOnStage (accessed 9 October 2022) He was educated at Winchester College, Hampshire, England, and Lincoln College at the University of Oxford. Career Actor and narrator Gaminara had a minor role in the 1986 film ''Comrades'', directed by Bill Douglas. His early television credits include Dr Andrew Bower in ''Casualty'' (1989–92) and Will Newman in '' Attachments'' (2000–02). His most notable television role was Professor Leo Dalton in the BBC crime drama series ''Silent Witness''. He played Dalton from 2002 until 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Holden (actor)
Jack Holden (born 31 March 1990) is an English actor, writer and producer from Tonbridge in Kent. He is best known for his roles in the television series ''Marriage'' with Sean Bean and Nicola Walker and in '' Ten Percent''. Holden began his acting career starring in West End play ''War Horse''. Education Holden graduated from the Bristol Old Vic theater school in 2011.War Horse lead is a dream for actor This is Kent (2011-10-08). Retrieved on 2011-12-11. Career After graduating from the Bristol Old Vic, Holden starred in the lead role in the West End play '' |
Kate Kellaway
Kate Kellaway (born 15 July 1957) is an English journalist and literary critic who writes for ''The Observer''. Early life The daughter of the Australians Bill and Deborah Kellaway, she is the older sister of the journalist Lucy Kellaway. Both siblings were educated at the Camden School for Girls, where their mother was a teacher, and at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, where she read English. Professional life Following a period teaching in Zimbabwe between 1982 and 1986, she began her career in journalism at the ''Literary Review'' and became deputy to then editor Auberon Waugh around 1987. Kellaway later joined ''The Observer'', where her posts have included features writer, deputy literary editor, deputy theatre critic and children's books editor. While ''The Observer''s poetry editor, Kellaway was one of the five judges for the Booker Prize in 1995. Kellaway is married and has four sons and two step-sons. References External links Kellaway's portfolioin ''The Guardian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WhatsOnStage
WhatsOnStage.com is a London-based website that provides information about, and offers tickets for, theatrical performances in the United Kingdom. It also organises the annual WhatsOnStage Awards. Founded in 1996, it has been owned by the American company TheaterMania.com since January 2013. Its chief operating officer is Sita McIntosh. See also *WhatsOnStage Awards The WhatsOnStage Awards (WOS Awards), formerly known as the Theatregoers' Choice Awards, are organised by the theatre website WhatsOnStage.com. The awards recognise performers and productions of British theatre with an emphasis on London's West ... References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:WhatsOnStage.com 1996 establishments in the United Kingdom Internet properties established in 1996 Theatre information and review websites Theatre in the United Kingdom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 Plays
Fifteen or 15 may refer to: *15 (number), the natural number following 14 and preceding 16 *one of the years 15 BC, AD 15, 1915, 2015 Music *Fifteen (band), a punk rock band Albums * ''15'' (Buckcherry album), 2005 * ''15'' (Ani Lorak album), 2007 * ''15'' (Phatfish album), 2008 * ''15'' (mixtape), a 2018 mixtape by Bhad Bhabie * ''Fifteen'' (Green River Ordinance album), 2016 * ''Fifteen'' (The Wailin' Jennys album), 2017 * ''Fifteen'', a 2012 album by Colin James Songs * "Fifteen" (song), a 2008 song by Taylor Swift *"Fifteen", a song by Harry Belafonte from the album '' Love Is a Gentle Thing'' *"15", a song by Rilo Kiley from the album ''Under the Blacklight'' *"15", a song by Marilyn Manson from the album ''The High End of Low'' *"The 15th", a 1979 song by Wire Other uses *Fifteen, Ohio, a community in the United States * ''15'' (film), a 2003 Singaporean film * ''Fifteen'' (TV series), international release name of ''Hillside'', a Canadian-American teen drama *Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plays About World War II
Play most commonly refers to: * Play (activity), an activity done for enjoyment * Play (theatre), a work of drama Play may refer also to: Computers and technology * Google Play, a digital content service * Play Framework, a Java framework * Play Mobile, a Polish internet provider * Xperia Play, an Android phone * Rakuten.co.uk (formerly Play.com), an online retailer * Backlash (engineering), or ''play'', non-reversible part of movement * Petroleum play, oil fields with same geological circumstances * Play symbol, in media control devices Film * ''Play'' (2005 film), Chilean film directed by Alicia Scherson * ''Play'', a 2009 short film directed by David Kaplan * ''Play'' (2011 film), a Swedish film directed by Ruben Östlund * ''Rush'' (2012 film), an Indian film earlier titled ''Play'' and also known as ''Raftaar 24 x 7'' * ''The Play'' (film), a 2013 Bengali film Literature and publications * ''Play'' (play), written by Samuel Beckett * ''Play'' (''The New York Times'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
