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Stage Awards For Acting Excellence
The ''Stage'' Awards for Acting Excellence are a set of Scottish theatre awards which were established in 1995 to recognise outstanding theatre performances by individuals and companies on the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Organised by the theatrical newspaper ''The Stage'', the initial award categories of Best Actor and Best Actress were joined by a Best Ensemble award in 1998. In 2006, an award for Best Solo Show was given for the first time.{{cite web, url=http://www.thestage.co.uk/edinburgh/features/feature.php/13304/prize-war-stage-awards , title=Prize War , accessdate=2006-08-03 , author=Katie Phillips , publisher=The Stage , url-status=dead , archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060925235950/http://www.thestage.co.uk/edinburgh/features/feature.php/13304/prize-war-stage-awards , archivedate=September 25, 2006 Award winners are chosen by a panel consisting of the newspaper's principal Fringe reviewers and are usually announced in a ceremony on the last Sunday of the Fringe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scotland
Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, the North Sea to the northeast and east, and the Irish Sea to the south. It also contains more than 790 islands, principally in the archipelagos of the Hebrides and the Northern Isles. Most of the population, including the capital Edinburgh, is concentrated in the Central Belt—the plain between the Scottish Highlands and the Southern Uplands—in the Scottish Lowlands. Scotland is divided into 32 administrative subdivisions or local authorities, known as council areas. Glasgow City is the largest council area in terms of population, with Highland being the largest in terms of area. Limited self-governing power, covering matters such as education, social services and roads and transportation, is devolved from the Scott ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nichola McAuliffe
Nichola McAuliffe (born 1955) is an English television and stage actress and writer, best known for her role as Sheila Sabatini in the ITV hospital sitcom '' Surgical Spirit'' (1989–1995). She has also starred in several stage musicals and won the 1988 Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her role in ''Kiss Me, Kate''. Acting career McAuliffe was born in 1955 in Cobham, Surrey, England, and trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. In 1984 she won the Clarence Derwent Award for her role as Queen Victoria in the West End production of ''Poppy (1982 musical), Poppy'' at the Adelphi Theatre. Between 1989 and 1995, she starred as obstreperous surgeon Sheila Sabatini in the ITV (TV network), ITV sitcom ''Surgical Spirit'', her most high-profile acting role to date. She also appeared in the long-running soap opera ''Coronation Street'' between 2001 and 2002. Other TV roles were in "The Sound of Drums", a ''Doctor Who'' episode screened on 23 June 2007, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Kitson
Daniel John Kitson (born 2 July 1977) is an English comedian and writer. Early life Daniel John Kitson was born in Denby Dale on 2 July 1977, the son of a primary school headteacher mother and a lecturer father. He was a pupil at Scissett Middle School and Shelley College. He subsequently studied drama at Roehampton Institute, now known as the University of Roehampton. Career Comedy Kitson began performing comedy at the age of 16. He was nominated for the 2001 Perrier Comedy Award at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for his show ''Love, Innocence and the Word Cock'' before winning it in 2002 for the show ''Something''. As well as stand up, Kitson has written and performed "story shows". The first was ''A Made Up Story'' at the 2003 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, followed by ''Stories For the Wobbly-Hearted'' at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival in 2005. The latter show opened at the Traverse Theatre for the 2005 Edinburgh Festival Fringe and won a Scotsman Fringe First Aw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Animal Farm
''Animal Farm'' is a beast fable, in the form of satirical allegorical novella, by George Orwell, first published in England on 17 August 1945. It tells the story of a group of farm animals who rebel against their human farmer, hoping to create a society where the animals can be equal, free, and happy. Ultimately, the rebellion is betrayed, and the farm ends up in a state as bad as it was before, under the dictatorship of a pig named Napoleon. According to Orwell, ''Animal Farm'' reflects events leading up to the Russian Revolution of 1917 and then on into the Stalinist era of the Soviet Union. Orwell, a democratic socialist, was a critic of Joseph Stalin and hostile to Moscow-directed Stalinism, an attitude that was critically shaped by his experiences during the May Days conflicts between the POUM and Stalinist forces during the Spanish Civil War. In a letter to Yvonne Davet, Orwell described ''Animal Farm'' as a satirical tale against Stalin ("'"), and in his essay "Why I W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Watch (play)
''Black Watch'' is a play written by Gregory Burke and directed by John Tiffany as part of the first season of the National Theatre of Scotland. Based on interviews with former soldiers, it portrays soldiers in the Black Watch regiment of the British Army serving on Operation TELIC in Iraq during 2004, prior to the amalgamation into the Royal Regiment of Scotland. ''Black Watch'' was first performed during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe on 1 August 2006 in a temporary traverse stage at the former University of Edinburgh Officer Training Corps' Drill hall. Well received by critics, ''Black Watch'' has won four Olivier Awards including Best New Play. It has also won a ''Herald'' Angel, ''The Scotsman'' Fringe First, a Best Theatre Writing Award from '' The List'', a Stage Award for Best Ensemble, the ''South Bank Show'' award for Theatre and four Critics' Awards for Theatre in Scotland. Context The Black Watch regiment is based in Fife and the Tayside region in Scotland, and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Theatre Of Scotland
The National Theatre of Scotland, established in 2006, is the national theatre company of Scotland. The company has no theatre building of its own; instead it tours work to theatres, village halls, schools and site-specific locations, both at home and internationally. The company has created over 200 productions and collaborates with other theatre companies, local authorities, and individual artists to create a variety of performances, from large-scale productions through to theatre specifically made for the smallest venues. Many different spaces have been used for productions, as well as conventional theatres: airports and tower blocks, community halls and drill halls, ferries and forests. The creation of a national theatre was one of the commitments of the Scottish Executive's National Cultural Strategy. Formation After Scottish devolution in 1997, long-discussed plans for a national theatre for Scotland began to come to fruition. In 2000, the Scottish Executive invited t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bomb-itty Of Errors
''The Bomb-itty of Errors'' is a hip hop theatre retelling of Shakespeare's ''The Comedy of Errors''. Written and performed by Jordan Allen-Dutton, Jason Catalano, GQ, and Erik Weiner, the show has been performed in New York City (Off-Broadway), London ( West End), Chicago, Dublin, Edinburgh, Florida, Aspen, Syracuse, Vancouver, Philadelphia, Victoria BC, and Los Angeles. It was nominated alongside Stephen Sondheim for Best Lyrics at the Drama Desk Awards, nominated for Outer Critics Circle Awards, and received the Jefferson Award in Chicago and the Grand Jury Prize at the HBO US Comedy Arts Festival The Comedy Festival, formerly known as the US Comedy Arts Festival, was a comedy festival that ran from 1995 to 2008. The festival included stand-up comedy performances, appearances by the casts of television shows, and has a film component calle ... in Aspen. The show lasts one hour and thirty minutes and is part play and part rap concert. The four actors play all the characters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East (play)
''East'' is a 1975 verse play by Steven Berkoff, dealing with growing up and rites of passage in London's rough East End. The play premiered at the Edinburgh Festival at the Traverse in 1975, with the production later transferring to the King's Head in London. Notable Productions World premiere Performed by The London Theatre group at the Traverse Theatre as part of the Edinburgh Festival and later transferred to the King's Head, London.Directed by Steven Berkoff. *Dad - Barry Stanton *Mum - Robert Longden *Sylv - Anna Nygh *Les - Barry Philips *Mike - Steven Berkoff 1976 Greenwich production Performed with a revised script in July 1976 at the Greenwich Theatre. *Dad - Mathew Scurfield *Mum - David Delve *Sylv - Anna Nygh *Les - Barry Philips *Mike - Steven Berkoff 25th Anniversary Production The 25th anniversary production, started at the Churchill Theatre, Bromley. The tour included performing at the Edinburgh Festival from 4 August (winning the Stage Award for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steven Berkoff
Steven Berkoff (born Leslie Steven Berks; 3 August 1937) is an English actor, author, playwright, theatre practitioner and theatre director. As a theatre maker he is recognised for staging work with a heightened performance style eponymously known as "Berkovian theatre", which combines elements of physical theatre, total theatre and expressionism. His work has sometimes been viewed as an example of in-yer-face theatre, due to the intense presentation and taboo-breaking material in a number of his plays. As a film actor, he is known for his performances in villainous roles, including the portrayals of General Orlov in the ''James Bond'' film ''Octopussy'' (1983), Victor Maitland in ''Beverly Hills Cop'' (1984), Lt. Col. Podovsky in '' Rambo: First Blood Part II'' (1985) and Adolf Hitler in the TV mini-series ''War and Remembrance'' (1988–89). Early life Berkoff was born Leslie Steven Berks on 3 August 1937, in Stepney in the East End of London, the son of Pauline ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cora Bissett
Cora Bissett (born 1974) is a Scottish theatre director, playwright, actor and musician. As a director she has created ''Amada'', ''Roadkill'', ''Grit: The Martyn Bennett Story'', ''Glasgow Girls'' and ''Room''. As an actor she had regular appearances in the television programmes ''Rab C. Nesbitt'' and ''High Times''. She is an associate director at the National Theatre of Scotland. Early life Bissett was born in Glenrothes, Fife, Scotland. She was the lead singer in the indie rock band ''Darlingheart'' who released one album in 1993 before splitting up. The band received favourable write-ups with the Scottish music press making Bissett a cover star. Her time in the band was the inspiration for her autobiographical play, ''What Girls Are Made Of'', which debuted at the 2018 Edinburgh Fringe. In 1995 she was the singer in the band, ''Swelling Meg'', a three-piece "comprising acoustic guitar, bowed double-bass and Bissett's athletic voice". They performed at that year's T in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eugenia Caruso
Eugenia Caruso is an Italian actress and screenwriter. Early life Caruso was born in Rome and completed her studies in the United Kingdom at East 15 Acting School. Career Caruso played the character of Mrs Santorelli in the television series adaptation of The Alienist. She also appeared in the comedy series Avenue 5. Caruso appeared in the 2020 film '' The Witches'', an adaptation of Roald Dahl's book of the same name. Filmography ; Actress * 2006 : The Silver Rope' (short film) : Anne * 2006 : Nati ieri' (Italian TV series) : Puerpera * 2008 : I demoni di San Pietroburgo' : Lab Student * 2011 : ''Fleeting Visit'' (court métrage) * 2012 : ''Berberian Sound Studio'' : Claudia * 2012 : ''Il filo d'Arianna'' (short film) : Sara * 2014 : ''The Duke of Burgundy'' : Dr. Fraxini / screaming voice * 2015 : ''Youth'' : Puritan Woman * 2015 : ''Soap'' (short film) : Sophia * 2015 : ''Chasing Robert Barker'' : Nadia * 2016 : ''Country of Hotels'' : Louisa / Beverly * 2016 : ''Checkmate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caroline O'Connor (actress)
Caroline Ann O'Connor (born 2 September 1962) is a Helpmann Award-winning, Olivier Award-nominated Anglo-Australian singer, dancer and actress (theatre, film, TV). For her theatre work she has won three Helpmann Awards: Best Female Actor in a Play for Edith Piaf in '' Piaf'' in 2001 and the same category for Judy Garland in ''End of the Rainbow'' in 2006, and Best Female Actor in a Musical for Reno Sweeney in ''Anything Goes'' in 2015. Early life O'Connor was born in Oldham, Lancashire, England, to Irish parents. After her family migrated to Australia she was brought up and educated in Sydney. She took Irish dance lessons, with Joy Ransley and Valerie McGrath. Note: includes two colour photos of the dancer. She joined a touring dance troupe by August 1974, which travelled to Ireland, Paris, London and the United States west coast. The troupe's members, including O'Connor, competed in the Irish Dancing World Championships held in Dublin. At the age of 15 she returned to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
