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Sara Crowe
Sara Crowe is a Scottish film and stage actress who mainly plays comedy roles. Biography Career After beginning her career on stage and in television, Crowe began to take film roles, including a part in ''Carry On Columbus'' and as the 'first bride' Laura in the comedy film ''Four Weddings and a Funeral''. Her West End appearances include ''Private Lives'', ''Twelfth Night'', ''Hay Fever'' and ''The Constant Wife'' and, on tour, '' Acorn Antiques the Musical'' and Alan Ayckbourn's ''Absurd Person Singular''. She is a regular performer (and part of the original cast) of the touring play ''Seven Deadly Sins Four Deadly Sinners''. She gained notice in the United Kingdom in a series of TV advertisements for Philadelphia cream cheese spread in the 1990s, playing a ditsy blonde secretary with Ann Bryson as her friend. With Bryson, she also formed the comedy duo Flaming Hamsters; they co-starred in the 1995 film '' The Steal'' and the sitcom ''Sometime Never''. She appeared in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irvine, North Ayrshire
Irvine ( ; sco, Irvin, gd, Irbhinn, IPA: �iɾʲivɪɲ is an ancient settlement, in medieval times a , and now a new town on the coast of the in North Ayrshire, |
Absurd Person Singular
''Absurd Person Singular'' is a 1972 play by Alan Ayckbourn. Divided into three acts, it documents the changing fortunes of three married couples. Each act takes place at a Christmas celebration at one of the couples' homes on successive Christmas Eves. Production history The play made its world premiere at the Library Theatre, Scarborough on 26 June 1972 and its London début at the Criterion Theatre on 4 July 1973, transferring to the Vaudeville Theatre in September 1974, completing a run of 973 performances. Its official New York Broadway début was at the Music Box Theatre on 8 October 1974. It ran for 591 performances in its first run on Broadway (through March 1976). It starred Richard Kiley, Geraldine Page, Sandy Dennis, Carole Shelley, Larry Blyden, and Tony Roberts. It was revived on Broadway on 18 October 2005 at the Biltmore Theatre, for 56 performances. In 1994 James Maxwell directed a production for the Royal Exchange, Manchester with Trevor Cooper, Margo Gunn, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jermyn Street Theatre
Jermyn Street Theatre is a performance venue situated on Jermyn Street, in London's West End. It is an off-west end studio theatre. History Jermyn Street Theatre opened in August 1994. It was formerly the changing rooms for staff at a Spaghetti House restaurant and originally the cellar of the Kent & Sussex Tavern up until 1838. The space was transformed under the leadership of Howard Jameson and Penny Horner into a 70-seat studio theatre. They both remain the Chair of the Board and Executive Director respectively. In 1995, Neil Marcus became the first Artistic Director and Jermyn Street received their Lottery Grant in 1997. During this time, producer Chris Grady contributed to Jermyn Street Theatre's development. Princess Michael of Kent became the theatre's patron in 1995 and David Babani, later the founder of the Menier Chocolate Factory, took over as artistic director in 1998 until 2001. Jermyn Street Theatre has become a staple of London's Off-West End studio theatre. It rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henrik Ibsen
Henrik Johan Ibsen (; ; 20 March 1828 – 23 May 1906) was a Norwegian playwright and theatre director. As one of the founders of modernism in theatre, Ibsen is often referred to as "the father of realism" and one of the most influential playwrights of his time. His major works include ''Brand'', ''Peer Gynt'', ''An Enemy of the People'', ''Emperor and Galilean'', ''A Doll's House'', ''Hedda Gabler'', ''Ghosts'', '' The Wild Duck'', ''When We Dead Awaken'', ''Rosmersholm'', and ''The Master Builder''. Ibsen is the most frequently performed dramatist in the world after Shakespeare, and ''A Doll's House'' was the world's most performed play in 2006. Ibsen's early poetic and cinematic play ''Peer Gynt'' has strong surreal elements. After ''Peer Gynt'' Ibsen abandoned verse and wrote in realistic prose. Several of his later dramas were considered scandalous to many of his era, when European theatre was expected to model strict morals of family life and propriety. Ibsen's later w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Round Ireland With A Fridge
''Round Ireland with a Fridge'' is a book by Tony Hawks, first published in the UK in 1998. It sold over half a million copies. The book is loosely based on a journey made by Hawks in 1997, when he hitchhiked around Ireland while re-evaluating his life and career. He made the trip as a result of a £100 bet with a friend, after he had seen a man in Ireland hitchhiking with a refrigerator. ''Publishers Weekly'' called the book "a bad parody of Dave Barry's travel books" but added that "In the end, Hawks's book becomes a lively celebration of contemporary Irish society and the goodwill of its people that neither revels in irony nor descends into mawkishness. Film version A film based on the book, directed by Ed Bye and starring Tony Hawks as himself, Valerie O'Connor as Roisin Mulvaney, Ed Byrne as Dylan Daley, Sean Hughes as Brendan, Josie Lawrence as Sandra, Andy Taylor as Kevin, Sara Crowe Sara Crowe is a Scottish film and stage actress who mainly plays comedy role ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Hawks
Antony Gordon Hawksworth, MBE (born February 27, 1960), known professionally as Tony Hawks, is a British comedian and author. Early life Born in Brighton, Sussex, Hawks was educated at Brighton, Hove and Sussex Grammar School and Brighton College. Career After dropping out of a drama degree at Manchester University, Hawks appeared in the West End musical ''Lennon – A Musical Biography'' at The Astoria. By 1988, before he found chart success, he was already appearing in BBC Radio 4's ''Big Fun Show'' with Paul Merton, John Irwin and Josie Lawrence. Hawks first attempted to break into show business as a singer-songwriter, but it was with a novelty record that he had his first brush with fame; as leader of the trio Morris Minor and the Majors, he reached No. 4 in the UK Singles Chart with the Beastie Boys parody, " Stutter Rap (No Sleep til Bedtime)" in 1988. It went on to sell 220,000 copies, and reached a peak of No. 2 in Australia. The follow-up, a pastiche of Sto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Round Ireland With A Fridge (film)
''Round Ireland with a Fridge'' is a book by Tony Hawks, first published in the UK in 1998. It sold over half a million copies. The book is loosely based on a journey made by Hawks in 1997, when he hitchhiked around Ireland while re-evaluating his life and career. He made the trip as a result of a £100 bet with a friend, after he had seen a man in Ireland hitchhiking with a refrigerator. ''Publishers Weekly'' called the book "a bad parody of Dave Barry's travel books" but added that "In the end, Hawks's book becomes a lively celebration of contemporary Irish society and the goodwill of its people that neither revels in irony nor descends into mawkishness. Film version A film based on the book, directed by Ed Bye and starring Tony Hawks as himself, Valerie O'Connor as Roisin Mulvaney, Ed Byrne as Dylan Daley, Sean Hughes as Brendan, Josie Lawrence as Sandra, Andy Taylor as Kevin, Sara Crowe Sara Crowe is a Scottish film and stage actress who mainly plays comedy roles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
YouTube
YouTube is a global online video sharing and social media platform headquartered in San Bruno, California. It was launched on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim. It is owned by Google, and is the second most visited website, after Google Search. YouTube has more than 2.5 billion monthly users who collectively watch more than one billion hours of videos each day. , videos were being uploaded at a rate of more than 500 hours of content per minute. In October 2006, YouTube was bought by Google for $1.65 billion. Google's ownership of YouTube expanded the site's business model, expanding from generating revenue from advertisements alone, to offering paid content such as movies and exclusive content produced by YouTube. It also offers YouTube Premium, a paid subscription option for watching content without ads. YouTube also approved creators to participate in Google's AdSense program, which seeks to generate more revenue for both parties ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Steal (film)
''The Steal'' is a 1995 British comedy thriller film directed by John Hay and starring Alfred Molina, Helen Slater and Peter Bowles. Premise A London lawyer attempts to get even with a property development company who have cheated some poor islanders out of their land. Cast * Alfred Molina - Cliff * Helen Slater - Kim * Peter Bowles - Lord Childwell * Dinsdale Landen - Sir Wilmot * Heathcote Williams - Jeremiah * Stephen Fry - Wimborne * Bryan Pringle - Cecil, Bank Doorman * Patricia Hayes - Mrs Fawkes * Jack Dee - Wilmot's Servant * Ian Porter - Beggar * Lindsay Holiday - Jimmy * Ann Bryson - Bank Transfer Clerk * Sara Crowe - Bank Transfer Secretary * Gabrielle Drake Gabrielle Drake (born 30 March 1944) is a British actress. She appeared in the 1970s in television series '' The Brothers'' and ''UFO''. In the early 1970s she appeared in several erotic roles on screen. She later took parts in soap operas '' C ... - Anthea References External links * * 1995 films 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comedy Duo
A double act (also known as a comedy duo) is a form of comedy originating in the British music hall tradition, and American vaudeville, in which two comedians perform together as a single act. Pairings are typically long-term, in some cases for the artists' entire careers. Double acts perform on the stage, television and film. The format is particularly popular in the UK where successful acts have included Peter Cook and Dudley Moore (Cook’s deadpan delivery contrasted with Moore’s buffoonery), Morecambe and Wise and ''The Two Ronnies''. The tradition is also present in the US with acts like Wheeler and Woolsey, Abbott and Costello, Gallagher and Shean, Burns and Allen, and Lyons and Yosco. The British-American comedy double act Laurel and Hardy has been described as the most popular in the world. Format Humor is often derived from the uneven relationship between two partners, usually of the same gender, age, ethnic origin, and profession but drastically different in term ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ann Bryson
Ann Bryson (born 1964) is a British actress who is best known for featuring in the television series '' Days Like These'' and ''Space Vets'', and Philadelphia cream cheese adverts with Sara Crowe, with whom she also formed the comedy duo Flaming Hamsters. Both actresses also appeared together as bank secretaries in the 1995 film ''The Steal The Steal were an English hardcore punk band, from Kingston upon Thames and Brighton. History They formed in late 2005, and were influenced by Minor Threat, 7 Seconds and Kid Dynamite. In 2006 they completed a UK tour with American punk ban ...''. References External links * 1964 births English film actresses English television actresses Living people {{UK-screen-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philadelphia Cream Cheese
Philadelphia Cream Cheese is a brand of cream cheese. It is one of the best selling brands of cream cheese worldwide, first produced in 1872 and is currently owned by Kraft Heinz. Origin Despite its name, Philadelphia Cream Cheese was invented in New York State New York, officially the State of New York, is a state in the Northeastern United States. It is often called New York State to distinguish it from its largest city, New York City. With a total area of , New York is the 27th-largest U.S. sta ..., not Philadelphia. In 1872 William Lawrence, a dairyman from Chester, New York, attempted to make Neufchâtel, a tangy, crumblier cheese product that was popular in Europe at the time. Instead he accidentally added an excessive amount of cream and created a richer, more spreadable cheese, which would eventually be called "cream cheese". It was not marketed as "Philadelphia Cream Cheese" until 1880. That year, Lawrence partnered with A.L. Reynolds, a cheese distributor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
