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Posh (play)
''Posh'' is a play by the British playwright Laura Wade. It was first staged at the Royal Court Theatre in April 2010. The play concerns an Oxford University dining club called "The Riot Club", a fictionalised version of the Bullingdon Club. The first production, premiering shortly before the 2010 United Kingdom general election, received favourable reviews. Plot Ten members of "The Riot Club", an exclusive Oxford University dining club, have rented out a country pub's dining room for their termly dinner. Their president, James, who is about to leave university, is falling out of love with the club and promises the suspicious landlord Chris and his waitress daughter Rachel that he will keep things under control. While James avoids his presidential duties, others vie for his position. Inspired by his godfather Jeremy, a former Riot Club member and now a Conservative MP, Guy tries to impress the boys with a "ten bird roast'. Others are less restrained; one has hired Charlie, a pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Wade
Laura Wade is an English playwright. Early life Wade was born in Bedford, Bedfordshire. She grew up in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, where her father worked for a computer company. After completing her secondary education at Lady Manners School in Bakewell, Derbyshire, she studied drama at Bristol University and was later a member of the Royal Court Theatre Young Writers' Programme. Career Laura Wade's first play, ''Limbo'', was produced at the Sheffield Crucible Studio Theatre in 1996. ''16 Winters'' was produced at the Bristol Old Vic Basement Theatre in 2000. After university she worked for the children's theatre company Playbox Theatre in Warwick. Wade's adaptation of W. H. Davies' ''Young Emma'' opened at the Finborough Theatre, London (where she was later Writer-in-Residence) in December 2003. Both ''Young Emma'' and ''16 Winters'' were directed by Tamara Harvey, a contemporary from Bristol. In 2004, Wade was a writer on attachment at Soho Theatre and her play '' Colder Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jordan Metcalfe
Jordan Metcalfe (born 24 May 1986) is an English actor. He is best known for his role as Adil in the sitcom Genie in the House. Metcalfe has appeared as Jake in ''The Queen's Nose'' in 2003. He has played the roles of Chris Travis in '' Heartbeat'', Andy Murphy in ''Casualty'', and Kieran Tyler in ''Tea with Betty'', an ''Afternoon Play'' in 2006. He also played the voice of 'Mould' in ''Fungus the Bogeyman'' (2004), the character 'Chip' in ''My Parents Are Aliens'' in 2006, Young Garstin in ''These Foolish Things'' (2006), Lightfoot in the documentary ''The Iceman Murder'' (2005), John Chappel Jr. in the drama-documentary ''The Last Flight To Kuwait'', Byron in ''Ultimate Force'', Wayne in Jacqueline Wilson's '' Girls In Love'' and Brian in ''Misfits''. 2019 saw Metcalfe join the cast of ''Father Brown'' on BBC1 afternoons. Other notable appearances include Timon in ''Maddigan's Quest'' and Oliver in Neil Bartlett's acclaimed production of ''Oliver Twist'' at the Lyric Theatr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Mison
Thomas James Mison (born 23 July 1982)''Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1916–2005''. Ancestry.com; accessed 6 February 2014. is an English film, television, and theatre actor, voice artist, and writer. He has had leading and supporting roles in a variety of British theatre, television, and radio productions, as well as independent and mainstream studio films and film shorts. He is best known for his starring role as Ichabod Crane on the Fox series '' Sleepy Hollow'', which ran from September 2013 to March 2017. He played Fainall in the Donmar Warehouse's 2018 production of William Congreve's ''The Way of the World'' and also worked in ''Watchmen'' portraying the clones of Mr. Phillips and the Game Warden. Early life Born on 23 July 1982, Mison was raised in Woking, Surrey, part of the London commuter belt. He attended Hurtwood House, a sixth form college which specialises in drama and music. He trained at the Webber-Douglas Academy, where he was awarded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cassie Bradley
Cassie Bradley (born 18 November 1993) is an English actress raised in Nottingham & Mansfield known for her work with Sam Mendes and Marianne Elliott at the National Theatre and her screen appearances on BBC, ITV and Channel 5 including '' Coronation Street'' ''Torvill and Dean'' and ''McDonald & Dodds ''McDonald & Dodds'' is a British television crime drama series, based in the English city of Bath, that stars Tala Gouveia and Jason Watkins as mismatched detectives, DCI Lauren McDonald & DS Dodds. Created and principally written by screenwr ...''. References External links * 1993 births Living people People from Nottingham People from Mansfield English television actresses English soap opera actresses 21st-century English actresses {{UK-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Lloyd-Hughes
Henry Lloyd-Hughes (born 11 August 1985) is an English actor. He is known for his roles in ''Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire'' (2005), ''Unrelated'' (2007), ''The Inbetweeners'' (2008–2010), '' Miliband of Brothers'' (2010), '' Weekender'' (2011), ''Anna Karenina'' (2012), ''Parade's End'' (2012), and ''Indian Summers'' (2015). As of 2018 he voices Flynn Fairwind in '' World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth''. In 2021, he appeared as Sherlock Holmes in the Netflix series, ''The Irregulars''. Personal life Lloyd-Hughes was born in 1985 in the United Kingdom, the son of actress Lucy Appleby ('' A Stitch in Time'' - 1963) and Timothy Lloyd-Hughes, a long-time senior executive with Deutsche Bank. He has two younger brothers, record executive Theo Lloyd-Hughes and actor Ben Lloyd-Hughes. Both Henry and Ben acted in '' Miliband of Brothers''. Fred Macpherson, lead singer of the band Spector, and formerly of Les Incompétents and Ox.Eagle.Lion.Man, is his cousin. Hughes and hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kit Harington
Christopher Catesby Harington (born 26 December 1986) is an English actor who is widely known for his role as Jon Snow in the HBO epic fantasy television series ''Game of Thrones'' (2011–2019). After studying at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, Harington made his professional acting debut with the lead role of Albert Narracott in the West End play '' War Horse'' in 2009. He has received several awards, including a Golden Globe Award nomination and two Primetime Emmy Awards nominations. Harington developed, produced, and starred in the 2017 BBC drama series ''Gunpowder'', based around the leading role of his ancestor Robert Catesby in the Gunpowder plot. His film roles include the historical romance film ''Pompeii'' (2014), the British period drama '' Testament of Youth'' (2014), and the Marvel Cinematic Universe film '' Eternals'' (2021). He also voiced Eret in the second and third films of the ''How to Train Your Dragon'' film series (2014–19). Early li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robbie Jarvis
Robert Stephen Jarvis is a British actor who has appeared in films including '' Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix'', and in television programmes including '' Genie in the House'', ''The History Boys'' and '' Waking the Dead''. Early life Jarvis was born in Yeovil, Somerset. He attended the Littlehampton Community School and Chichester College, He joined the National Youth Theatre aged 16 and performed with the company until he was 18. Career Jarvis played young James Potter in the film adaptation of '' Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix'' (2007). In 2006, he made a brief appearance in the Nickelodeon show '' Genie in the House'' and did voice work for the acclaimed film ''The History Boys''. He has also guest starred in episodes of '' Waking the Dead'' for the BBC and ITV's ''Trial & Retribution''. He returned to the stage in 2012 at the Southwark Playhouse in the latest play by Philip Ridley, ''Shivered''. Personal Life Jarvis met Evanna Lynch while filming ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Bennett (actor)
Max Bennett is an English actor. On television, he is best known for playing Monk Adderley in ''Poldark'' on the BBC, and Robert Southwell in ''Will'' for TNT. On film, he is best known for playing David in the Freddie Mercury biopic ''Bohemian Rhapsody'', and Brown in Guy Ritchie's crime caper '' The Gentlemen''. He has worked extensively in London theatre, with leading roles in the West End, as well as for the Donmar Warehouse, Royal Court, Young Vic, Shakespeare's Globe and the National Theatre. Early life Bennett was born in Leytonstone, London, and attended The Latymer School in Edmonton, where he was Head Boy and played the title role in ''Hamlet'' in his final year. He trained with the National Youth Theatre, appearing in their production of ''The Master and Margarita'' at the Lyric Hammersmith. Bennett studied Modern and Medieval Languages (French and Italian) at Queens' College, Cambridge. Whilst there, he performed with the Footlights and the Marlowe Society and w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Hadden-Paton
Harry Frederick Gerard Hadden-Paton (born 10 April 1981) is a British actor. He is perhaps best known for his television roles as Herbert Pelham, 7th Marquess of Hexham, in the television series ''Downton Abbey'' and Martin Charteris in ''The Crown.'' Hadden-Paton played the lead role of Henry Higgins in the Lincoln Center Theater revival of ''My Fair Lady'' on Broadway, a performance for which he was nominated for the 2018 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical. Life Family Hadden-Paton was born at Westminster Hospital in London, the son of former cavalry officer Nigel Hadden-Paton, head of a landed gentry family of Rossway, near Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, and Sarah ('Bumble'), daughter of Brigadier Frederick Mellor, of The Cottage, Chiddingfold, Surrey. He has three sisters: Polly, Clementine, and Alice. He is the godson of Sarah, Duchess of York. He is married to fellow actor Rebecca Night, whom he met while performing in ''The Importance of Being Earnest''. They have b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Goulding
Richard Goulding (born 1980/1981) is a British actor, best known for playing Prince Harry in the 2014 stage play ''King Charles III'', and its 2017 BBC TV adaptation, as well as in 2016 television series ''The Windsors''. Education Goulding was educated at Shrewsbury School, Oxford University, and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Career Goulding is a visiting director at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, and at which he appeared as Ivor Gurney in ''A Soldier and a Maker'' in 2012. His other stage work includes ''The Seagull'' (2007–2008) and '' A Mad World My Masters'' (2013) for the Royal Shakespeare Company, ''The Way of the World'' at the Sheffield Crucible (2012), both runs of ''Posh'' (2010 and 2012), the 2012 ''King Lear'' at the Almeida Theatre and the 2013 ''Titus Andronicus'' and '' A Mad World My Masters'' with the Royal Shakespeare Company. Film and television work has included '' The Iron Lady'', ''Foyle's War'' and '' Fresh Meat''. In 2019, he a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joshua McGuire
Joshua McGuire (born 1987) is a British television, film and stage actor. He is perhaps best known for his role as Angus in the Channel 4/Netflix comedy series '' Lovesick'' (previously known as ''Scrotal Recall''). He starred opposite Daniel Radcliffe in ''Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead'' at The Old Vic. He portrayed Briar Cudgeon in the film ''Artemis Fowl''. Early life and education McGuire was born in 1987 and brought up in the town of Warwick in Warwickshire. McGuire was educated at Warwick School, a boarding and day independent school for boys in his home town, followed by the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, in Bloomsbury in Central London, from which he graduated with a BA (Hons) in Acting. Life and career Prior to graduation, McGuire had been a member of Playbox Theatre Company, and was involved in minor radio dramas and Shakespearean productions. While still a drama student, he first came to attention for his role in the premiere of Laura Wade's satirical pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pip Carter
Pip Carter is an English actor. Career He attended Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School in Rochester, Kent. Before starting his professional career, Carter trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) where he appeared in productions of '' The Cosmonaut's Last Message...'', '' Platonov'', ''In the Jungle of Cities'', ''The Good Soldier'' and ''Assassins''. Theatre Carter's work in theatre includes: ''Present Laughter'' and ''The Hour We Knew Nothing of Each Other'' at the National Theatre, London. He also appeared in Howard Brenton's new play, '' Never So Good'' at the National Theatre, London., David Hare's new play ''Gethsemane'', also at the National Theatre, for which he was nominated as Best Supporting Actor in a Play in the Whatsonstage Theatregoers Choice Awards and in ''The White Guard'' at the National Theatre, London and ''Joseph K'' at the Gate Theatre, London. He appeared in Nina Raine's '' Tiger Country'' at the Hampstead Theatre in early 2011 an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
