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Ring Round The Moon
''Ring Round the Moon'' is a 1950 adaptation by the English dramatist Christopher Fry of Jean Anouilh's ''Invitation to the Castle'' (1947). Peter Brook commissioned Fry to adapt the play and the first production of ''Ring Round the Moon'' was given at the Globe Theatre. The production starred Paul Scofield, Claire Bloom and Margaret Rutherford. Notable productions * A West End production of ''Ring Round the Moon'' was given at the Theatre Royal Haymarket starring John Standing as the twins and Angela Thorne as Diana in 1967. * A production was given in 1975 at the Center Theatre Group in Los Angeles, directed by Joseph Hardy and starring: :* Glynis Johns - Madam Desmermortes :* Michael York - Hugo/Frédéric :* Kitty Winn - Isabelle * Steven Pimlott directed a production at the Royal Exchange, Manchester in 1983. * The play was revived on Broadway in 1999 and starred Toby Stephens. * The most recent West End production opened on 19 February 2008 at the Playhouse Theatre. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Fry
Christopher Fry (18 December 1907 – 30 June 2005) was an English poet and playwright. He is best known for his verse dramas, especially ''The Lady's Not for Burning'', which made him a major force in theatre in the 1940s and 1950s. Biography Early life Fry was born as Arthur Hammond Harris in Bristol, the son of Charles John Harris, a master builder who retired early to work full-time as a licensed Lay Reader in the Church of England, and his wife Emma Marguerite Fry Hammond Harris. While still young, he took his mother's maiden name because, on very tenuous grounds, he believed her to be related to the 19th-century Quaker prison reformer Elizabeth Fry. He adopted Elizabeth Fry's faith, and became a Quaker. After attending Bedford Modern School, where he wrote amateur plays, he became a schoolteacher, working at the Bedford Froebel Kindergarten and Hazelwood School in Limpsfield, Surrey. In the 1920s, he met the writer Robert Gittings, who became a lifelong friend. Caree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glynis Johns
Glynis Margaret Payne Johns (born 5 October 1923) is a South African-born British former actress, dancer, musician and singer. Recognised as a film and Broadway icon, Johns has a career spanning eight decades, in which she appeared in more than 60 films and 30 plays. She is the recipient of awards and nominations in various drama award denominations, including the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures, the Academy Awards, the Golden Globe Awards, the Laurel Awards, the Tony Awards, the Drama Desk Awards, and the Laurence Olivier Awards, within which she has won two thirds of her award nominations. As one of the last surviving major stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood and classical years of British cinema, she has several longevity records to her name. Born in Pretoria, South Africa, while her parents were on tour, Johns made several appearances on stage throughout the 1920s and into the early 1930s. Her family returned to the United Kingdom, where she was educated in L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elisabeth Dermot-Walsh
Elisabeth Dermot Walsh (born 15 September 1974) is an English actress, known for her role as Zara Carmichael in the BBC soap opera '' Doctors''. In 2015, she won Best Female Acting Performance at the RTS Midlands Awards for her portrayal of Zara. Early life Born in Merton, Walsh is the daughter of Irish actor Dermot Walsh and English actress Elisabeth Madeleine Annear. She has a sister, Olivia, and, from her father's previous marriages, a half-sister, Sally, and a half-brother, Michael. Walsh was educated at West Heath School in Sevenoaks, Kent. She then studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. Before pursuing a career in acting, Walsh worked as an intern for an American Senator in Washington DC when she was 17. Career Walsh made her television debut in the 1998 television film ''Falling for a Dancer''. She has also made appearances in television series such as ''Love in a Cold Climate'', '' Unfinished Business'', '' Midsomer Murders'', ''Love Soup'' and '' Hol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joanna David
Joanna David (born Joanna Elizabeth Hacking; 17 January 1947) is an English actress, best known for her television work. Life David was born in Lancaster, England, to Davida Elizabeth (''née'' Nesbitt) and John Almond Hacking. In 1971, she began a relationship with Edward Fox, with whom she has two children: Emilia (born 1974) and Frederick "Freddie" (born 1989). They married in 2004. She is a vice-president of the Theatrical Guild. Career Her first major television role was as Elinor Dashwood in the BBC's 1971 dramatisation of ''Sense and Sensibility'' followed a year later by ''War and Peace'', in which she played Sonya. David also appeared in the TV series ''The Last of the Mohicans'' (BBC), and in two episodes of ''Colditz'', ("Missing, Presumed Dead" and "Odd Man In", 1972) as Cathy Carter, the wife of Flt. Lt. Simon Carter (played by David McCallum). In 1975, she played Theo Dane in the BBC's television adaptation of ''Ballet Shoes'' by Noel Streatfeild. 32 years ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lindsay Armaou
Lindsay Gael Christian Elaine Armaou ( el, Λίντσεϊ Αρμάου; born 18 December 1978) is a Greek-born Irish actress and singer. She is best known as a member of girl group B*Witched and for her roles as Sister Georgina in the crime thriller film ''The Smoke'' (2014) and Marlene Flynn in the Netflix drama '' Stay Close'' (2021). Early life and education Armaou was born on 18 December 1978 in Athens, Greece, to a Greek father and an Irish mother. She plays piano and guitar, having learned both before she was thirteen years old. She also wrote music of her own prior to being in B*Witched. Career 1998–02: B*Witched and hiatus In 1998, Edele Lynch formed the group 'Butterfly Farm' with her twin sister Keavy Lynch and their friend Sinéad O'Carroll. The trio began writing and recording together, but soon realised that there was "someone missing". Upon a friend Graham’s suggestion, they asked Armaou to come for an audition and she played a tape recording of a song called ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fiona Button
Fiona Button is an English actress. She is best known for playing Rose Defoe in ''The Split (TV series), The Split''. Early years and education Button was born in Lausanne, Switzerland. She grew up in Newbury, Berkshire where she attended Park House School and the sixth form of St. Bartholomew's School. She studied drama at the University of Birmingham before enrolling at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, graduating in 2007. She made her professional stage debut at the Watermill Theatre in Newbury aged 10 in the ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Wizard of Oz''. Career Television After graduating, Button played parts in ''Midsomer Murders'' and ''The Bill''. In 2008, she played Lucy Bedford in ''The Palace''. From 2010 to 2012 she played Tess Roberts in two series of ''Lip Service (TV series), Lip Service''. From 2014 to 2016 she played Jennifer Chambers in series 1 and 2 of ''Grantchester (TV series), Grantchester.'' In 2018, she was cast as Rose Defoe in the BBC series ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emily Bruni
Emily Bruni (born 1975 in Exeter, Devon) is an English actress. She trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. In 2000, she played Tanya in the drama Metropolis by Peter Morgan. She starred alongside Rik Mayall in the sitcom ''Believe Nothing'' as Dr. Hannah Awkward (a professor of pedantics). The series was written by Maurice Gran and Laurence Marks. In 2002 she appeared alongside Bill Nighy in the return of ''Auf Wiedersehen, Pet''. In 2004 she played Alice in Passer By by Tony Marchant, directed by David Morrissey. Bruni portrayed the Empress Catherine the Great in the 2005 television documentary ''Catherine the Great''. She also played the role of Sarah Woodruff in the BBC version of ''The French Lieutenant's Woman'', narrated by John Hurt and repeated on BBC Radio 7 in February 2009. From 2009 to 2012 she played Gail, the girlfriend of Jeremy's love interest, in Series 6, 7 and 8 of Channel 4's ''Peep Show.'' In theatre, Bruni spent three years at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colin Richmond
Colin F. Richmond (born 1937) is a British historian of late medieval England. After degrees from the University of Leicester and the University of Oxford, he spent his entire career teaching at Keele University, rising to become Professor of Medieval History. Early life and education Richmond studied at Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School before receiving his undergraduate degree from the University of Leicester in 1959. He then began graduate study at the University of Oxford under the supervision of K.B. McFarlane. In 1963, he was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) degree for a thesis entitled "Royal Administration and the Keeping of the Seas, 1422-1485". Academic career After completing his doctorate, Richmond took up a teaching post at Keele University, where he spent the remainder of his career. He was appointed Professor of Medieval History in 1993. He retired from full-time academia in 1997, and was appointed professor emeritus. He has published a number of mon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sean Mathias
Sean Gerard Mathias (born 14 March 1956) is a Welsh actor, director, and writer. He is known for directing the film '' Bent'' and for directing highly acclaimed theatre productions in London, New York City, Cape Town, Los Angeles and Sydney. He was included in the 2006 list of the 101 most influential gay and lesbian people in Britain in the ''Independent on Sunday'''s Pink List. Mathias is co-owner of The Grapes pub along with business partners Ian McKellen and Evgeny Lebedev, since September 2011. Career Actor Mathias began his acting career by appearing on the television screen in a small role on an episode of the cult BBC TV series '' Survivors'', in 1977. Also in 1977, he played an Irish Guards lieutenant in the film '' A Bridge Too Far''. In 1978, Mathias appeared in a production at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, during which time he met actor Ian McKellen who subsequently became his lover of about nine years. Mathias' acting career continued into the 1980s with mino ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Playhouse Theatre
The Playhouse Theatre is a West End theatre in the City of Westminster, located in Northumberland Avenue, near Trafalgar Square, central London. The Theatre was built by F. H. Fowler and Hill with a seating capacity of 1,200. It was rebuilt in 1907 and still retains its original substage machinery. As of November 2021, the theatre has been refurbished and renamed as the Kit Kat Club and is home to a revival of the musical ''Cabaret'' with a seating capacity of 550. History Early years Built by Sefton Henry Parry as the Royal Avenue Theatre, it opened on 11 March 1882 with 1200 seats. The first production at the theatre was Jacques Offenbach's ''Madame Favart''. In its early seasons, the theatre hosted comic operas, burlesques and farces for several years. For much of this time, the low comedian Arthur Roberts, a popular star of the music halls, starred at the theatre. By the 1890s, the theatre was presenting drama, and in 1894 Annie Horniman, the tea heiress, anonymously ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toby Stephens
Toby Stephens (born 21 April 1969) is an English actor who has appeared in films in the UK, US and India. He is known for the roles of Bond villain Gustav Graves in the 2002 James Bond film ''Die Another Day'' (for which he was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor), of William Gordon in the 2005 '' Mangal Pandey: The Rising'' film, Edward Fairfax Rochester in a BBC television adaptation of ''Jane Eyre'' and as Captain Flint in the Starz television series '' Black Sails''. Stephens was one of the leads in the Netflix science fiction series ''Lost in Space'', which began streaming in 2018. Early life Stephens, the younger son of actors Dame Maggie Smith and Sir Robert Stephens, was born on 21 April 1969 at the Middlesex Hospital in Fitzrovia, London. He was educated at Aldro School and Seaford College. He then trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA). Career Stephens began his film career with the role of Othello in 1992, in Sal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Exchange, Manchester
The Royal Exchange is a grade II listed building in Manchester, England. It is located in the city centre on the land bounded by St Ann's Square, Exchange Street, Market Street, Cross Street and Old Bank Street. The complex includes the Royal Exchange Theatre and the Royal Exchange Shopping Centre. The Royal Exchange was heavily damaged in the Manchester Blitz and in the 1996 Manchester bombing. The current building is the last of several buildings on the site used for commodities exchange, primarily but not exclusively of cotton and textiles. History, 1729 to 1973 The cotton industry in Lancashire was served by the cotton importers and brokers based in Liverpool who supplied Manchester and surrounding towns with the raw material needed to spin yarns and produce finished textiles. The Liverpool Cotton Exchange traded in imported raw cotton. In the 18th century, the trade was part of the slave trade in which African slaves were transported to America where the cotton was gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
