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Richard Vincent (playwright)
Richard Vincent (born 3 September 1969) is an English actor, playwright, theatre director and screenwriter from Croydon in London. Life Vincent trained as an actor at the Drama Centre, London. His first play, "Off the Bone", was produced at the Courtyard Theatre in 1994. "Real Estate" was a selected play at the 1994 International Playwriting Festival at the Warehouse Theatre, Croydon and was produced at the Teatro Colosseo, Rome and developed into a screenplay by Granada Film. Theatre Vincent enjoyed an ongoing relationship with the Warehouse Theatre: his plays "Skin Deep" and "Happy and Glorious" have been produced there and he is Associate Director and head of their writers' workshop. Vincent also has a close relationship with the Croydon Youth Theatre Organisation (CYTO), where he has been a tutor, director and artistic director. Vincent met his wife, Kathryn, at CYTO. In 2005, CYTO celebrated its 40th birthday with a production of Vincent's specially written p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south. The country covers five-eighths of the island of Great Britain, which lies in the North Atlantic, and includes over 100 smaller islands, such as the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight. The area now called England was first inhabited by modern humans during the Upper Paleolithic period, but takes its name from the Angles, a Germanic tribe deriving its name from the Anglia peninsula, who settled during the 5th and 6th centuries. England became a unified state in the 10th century and has had a significant cultural and legal impact on the wider world since the Age of Discovery, which began during the 15th century. The English language, the Anglican Church, and Eng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Wright (television Presenter)
Alexander Matthew Wright (born 8 July 1965) is an English television presenter and former tabloid journalist. He worked as a journalist for '' The Sun'' and was a showbusiness gossip columnist for ''The Daily Mirror'' before launching a television career. He hosted the Channel 5 topical debate show ''The Wright Stuff'' from 2000 to 2018. Early life and education Wright started his career at the age of 14, appearing in the Children's Film Foundation production ''Big Wheels And Sailor'' (1979). He was educated at the voluntary-aided Roman Catholic boys' school, The John Fisher School in Purley, Croydon, Surrey and was in the same class as the artist and sculptor Diarmuid Bryon O'Connor and DJ Gilles Peterson. When joining the school, he began as a grammar entrant, having passed the 11-plus, but the school only remained (officially) as a grammar school for one more year, so he saw the gradual transformation into a comprehensive school. He also attended Croydon Youth Thea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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English Dramatists And Playwrights
English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national identity, an identity and common culture ** English language in England, a variant of the English language spoken in England * English languages (other) * English studies, the study of English language and literature * ''English'', an Amish term for non-Amish, regardless of ethnicity Individuals * English (surname), a list of notable people with the surname ''English'' * People with the given name ** English McConnell (1882–1928), Irish footballer ** English Fisher (1928–2011), American boxing coach ** English Gardner (b. 1992), American track and field sprinter Places United States * English, Indiana, a town * English, Kentucky, an unincorporated community * English, Brazoria County, Texas, an unincorporated community ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bridewell Theatre
Bridewell Theatre is a small theatre based in Blackfriars in London. It is operated as part of the St Bride Foundation Institute, named after nearby St Bride's Church on Fleet Street. (St Bride Library) accessed 5 June 2008''Collections'' (St Bride Library) accessed 5 June 2008 It specialises in 'Lunchbox' theatre which last for 45 minutes. It also organises concerts. The theatre is used by a number of London Amateur Dramatic Societies, including Centre Stage London. In November 2022, the society staged Roger and Hammerstein's Cinderella. References External links [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natasha Gordon
Natasha Delia Letitia Gordon (born 1976) is a British playwright of Jamaican heritage. In 2018, having previously been an actor, with her debut play ''Nine Night'' she became the first black British female playwright to have a play staged in the West End. Life Natasha Gordon was born in North London in 1976, to parents who were both migrants from Jamaica. Her grandparents had arrived in London from Jamaica by boat as part of the so-called ''Windrush'' generation in the late 1950s. Her mother joined them in 1963, finding work, a Jamaican-born husband and a reassuringly familiar West Indian community there. Gordon's debut play ''Nine Night'' premiered at London's National Theatre in April 2018 to critical acclaim, transferring seven months later to London's Trafalgar Studios on 1 December. The transfer marks a pivotal moment in history as Gordon will become the first black British female playwright to have a play in the West End. In a ''Guardian'' newspaper profile on her, Go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colin Wells (actor)
Colin Wells is an English actor best known for his roles of Johnno Dean in the long-running television drama series ''Hollyoaks'', Jake Booth in the revival of Crossroads and Sam Curtis in '' CI5: The New Professionals''. Selected filmography *'' CI5: The New Professionals'' - Sam Curtis, 1999 *''Titus'' - Martius, 1999 *''Crossroads'' - Jake Booth, c.2001-2003 *''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 da ...'' - Johnno Dean, 2003–2005, 2017 *'' Mr Bean'' - Guest, 2006 (filmed in 1995) *'' Casualty'' - DI Moreland, 2005–2009 External links * Living people English male television actors 1963 births 20th-century English male actors 21st-century English male actors People from Greenwich Male actors from London {{UK-tv-actor-1960s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rae Baker
Rachel Jane "Rae" Baker (born 19 November 1973) is an English actress most famous for playing Detective Constable Juliet Becker in the long running ITV drama ''The Bill.'' Career Born in Winchester, Hampshire, Baker joined the local Gilbert and Sullivan repertory company aged 13 and took private piano and singing lessons to improve her soprano voice. She received a personal bursary from Cameron Mackintosh to train at the Central School of Speech and Drama. After graduation, Baker secured roles in ''Guys & Dolls'' and ''A Winter's Tale'' at the Royal National Theatre. Her TV debut was in the first episode of ''Jonathan Creek''. In 1998, Baker had a role in the film '' Shadow Run'' with Michael Caine and followed that with leading West End theatre roles in '' The Postman Always Rings Twice'' opposite Val Kilmer, and as Vivian in ''Dirty Dancing.'' In July 2003, Baker joined ITV drama ''The Bill'' playing the role of Detective Constable Juliet Becker. Originally Baker screen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ted Craig
Ted Craig FRSA (born 20 April 1948) is an Australian-born theatre director lately the artistic director of the Warehouse Theatre, South London, England. Biography Craig was born and educated in Melbourne, Australia. He worked in Australian television as a director for four years, as well as an actor (Best Supporting Actor, 1964 Adelaide Festival of Arts).''"Ted Craig"'', The Stage, Thursday 7 September 1967, page 16. He travelled to England in 1964, where he joined the Crewe repertory company, and went on to act and direct at Crewe, Richmond, Folkestone, and Harrogate. He served as the resident artistic director at Crewe Theatre for three years, before taking over from Christopher Denys as the new artistic director at the Connaught, Worthing. Since then he has directed theatre productions all over the UK, Europe, the United States, Asia and Australia, including the directorship of the Drama Theatre of the Sydney Opera House. His freelance productions have included the Off-Broa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UK Film Council
The UK Film Council (UKFC) was a non-departmental public body set up in 2000 to develop and promote the film industry in the UK. It was constituted as a private company limited by guarantee, owned by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, and governed by a board of 15 directors. It was funded from various sources including The National Lottery. John Woodward was the Chief Executive Officer of the UKFC. On 26 July 2010, the government announced that the council would be abolished. Although one of the parties elected into that government had, for some months, promised a ''bonfire of the Quangos'', Woodward said that the decision had been taken with "no notice and no consultation". UKFC closed on 31 March 2011, with many of its functions passing to the British Film Institute. In June 2008, the company had 90 full-time members of staff. It distributed more than £160m of lottery money to over 900 films.''The Guardian'', 26 July 2010UK Film Council axed/ref> Lord Putt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casualty (television)
''Casualty'' (stylised as ''CASUAL+Y'') is a British medical drama series that airs weekly on BBC One. Created by Jeremy Brock and Paul Unwin, it was first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 6 September 1986. The original producer was Geraint Morris. Having been broadcast weekly since 1986, ''Casualty'' is the longest-running primetime medical drama series in the world. The programme is set in the fictional Holby City Hospital and focuses on the staff and patients of the hospital's Accident and Emergency (A&E) Department. The show has strong ties to its sister programme ''Holby City'', which began as a spin-off series from ''Casualty'' in 1999, set in the same hospital. The final episode of ''Holby City'' was broadcast in March 2022. ''Casualty''s exterior shots were mainly filmed outside the Ashley Down Centre in Bristol from 1986 until 2002, when they moved to the centre of Bristol. In 2011, ''Casualty'' celebrated its 25th anniversary and moved production to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Peck
Robert Peck (23 August 1945 – 4 April 1999) was an English actor who played Ronald Craven in the television serial '' Edge of Darkness'', for which he won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actor. He was also known for his role as game warden Robert Muldoon in the film ''Jurassic Park''. Early life Robert Peck was born into a working-class family in Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, on 23 August 1945. He attended Leeds Modern School in Lawnswood, and performed with the National Youth Theatre for six weeks when he was 15. He then studied at Leeds Arts University, Leeds College of Art, where he received a Diploma in Art and Design, and where he was involved in student amateur dramatics. Career Stage career Before breaking into film and television work, Peck was a regular actor with the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) alongside Ian McKellen, Donald Sinden and Judi Dench. Between 1979–80 he played Iago alongside Donald Sinden in ''Othello'', in both Stratford-upon-Avon, Stratford ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
