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The Father And The Assassin
''The Father and the Assassin'' is a play written by Anupama Chandrasekhar. It tells the story of Nathuram Godse, a follower of Gandhi who would go on to shoot him. The play premiered on 12 May 2022 at the National Theatre in London, directed by Indhu Rubasingham. Production history Anupama Chandrasekhar began writing ''The Father and the Assassin'' in 2016. She developed the first and second drafts as a writer-in-residence National Theatre in London. In November 2021, the National Theatre announced its schedule through summer 2022, including ''The Father and the Assassin'' in May on the Olivier stage, starring Shubham Saraf alongside Sagar Arya, Ayesha Dharker, and Peter Singh. Further cast members were announced in February 2022. In an interview with ''The Guardian'', Chandrasekhar stated "My job is to chronicle the changes that are happening in society", and that as a result of the rise of Hindu nationalism, Godse had "entered political conversations in India". She wanted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anupama Chandrasekhar
Anupama Chandrasekhar is an Indian playwright born and based in Chennai. She is best known for her play ''The Father and the Assassin'', which earned her a nomination for the Evening Standard Theatre Awards for Best Play and was a finalist for the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize. Career Chandrasekhar's plays have been staged at leading venues in India, Europe, Canada, and the US. She was the National Theatre, London's first international playwright-in-residence from 2016 to 2017, and was formerly a journalist with the Hindu Business Line. Her play ''Free Outgoing'', directed by Indhu Rubasingham premiered at the Royal Court Theatre in London in 2007. It was revived at the Royal Court's main theatre in Summer 2008 and travelled to the Traverse Theatre for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival the same year.Macmillan, JoyceIt’s Still A Man’s World ''Scotsman'', 11 August 2008. Chandrasekhar was a runner up for the Evening Standard Theatre Award’s Charles Wintour Prize for Most Prom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohandas Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (; ; 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948), popularly known as Mahatma Gandhi, was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist Quote: "... marks Gandhi as a hybrid cosmopolitan figure who transformed ... anti-colonial nationalist politics in the twentieth-century in ways that neither indigenous nor westernized Indian nationalists could." and political ethicist Quote: "Gandhi staked his reputation as an original political thinker on this specific issue. Hitherto, violence had been used in the name of political rights, such as in street riots, regicide, or armed revolutions. Gandhi believes there is a better way of securing political rights, that of nonviolence, and that this new way marks an advance in political ethics." who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India's independence from British rule, and to later inspire movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. The honorific ''Mahātmā'' (Sanskrit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 WhatsOnStage Awards
The WhatsOnStage Awards, founded in 2001 as the Theatregoers' Choice Awards, are a fan-driven set of awards organised by the theatre website WhatsOnStage.com, based on a popular vote recognising performers and productions of English theatre, with an emphasis on London's West End theatre. The 2023 WhatsOnStage Awards, the 23rd iteration of the ceremony, is scheduled to take place on Sunday 12 February 2023 at the Prince of Wales Theatre. The ceremony is to feature several category changes from the 2022 WhatsOnStage Awards, retiring the eight acting awards (WhatsOnStage Award for Best Actor in a Musical, Best Actor in a Musical, WhatsOnStage Award for Best Actress in a Musical, Best Actress in a Musical, WhatsOnStage Award for Best Actor in a Play, Best Actor in a Play and WhatsOnStage Award for Best Actress in a Play, Best Actress in a Play, Best Supporting Actor in a Musical, Best Supporting Actress in a Musical, Best Supporting Actor in a Play and Best Supporting Actress in a Pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evening Standard Theatre Award For Best Actor
The Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actor is an annual award presented since 1955 by the Evening Standard in recognition of achievement in British theatre. Winners and nominees 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s {, class="wikitable" style="width:98%;" ! style="width:10%;" , Year ! style="width:25%;" , Actor ! style="width:35%;" , Work ! style="width:30%;" , Character , - ! rowspan="6" align="center" , 2022 , - style="background:#B0C4DE" , James McAvoy , ''Cyrano de Bergerac'' , Cyrano , - , Paapa Essiedu , ''A Number'' , Various , - , Shubham Saraf , ''The Father and the Assassin'' , Nathuram Godse , - , Lennie James , ''A Number'' , Salter , - , Giles Terera , ''Blues for an Alabama Sky'' , Guy Jacobs Multiple awards and nominations Awards 4 wins * Simon Russell Beale 3 wins * Albert Finney * Ian Holm * Alec McCowen * Laurence Olivier * Paul Scofield 2 wins * Tom Courtenay * Ralph Fiennes * Michael Gambon * John G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evening Standard Theatre Award For Best Play
The ''Evening Standard'' Theatre Award for Best Play is an annual award presented by the ''Evening Standard'' since 1955, in recognition of achievement in British theatre. Winners and nominees 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s {, class="wikitable" style="width:98%;" ! style="width:10%;" , Ceremony ! style="width:25%;" , Play ! style="width:30%;" , Writer , - ! rowspan="6" align="center" , 66th , - style="background:#B0C4DE" , '' Best of Enemies'' , James Graham , - , ''Indecent'' , Paula Vogel , - , ''Red Pitch'' , Tyrell Williams , - , ''The Father and the Assassin'' , Anupama Chandrasekhar , - , ''The Mirror and the Light'' , Hilary Mantel and Ben Miles Multiple awards and nominations Awards 6 awards * Tom Stoppard 3 awards * Alan Ayckbourn * Michael Frayn * Peter Nichols 2 awards * Edward Albee *Howard Brenton * Jez Butterworth *Simon Gray * Willis Hall * Lucienne Hill *John Osborne Nominations 3 nominations * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
66th Evening Standard Theatre Awards
The 66th ''Evening Standard'' Theatre Awards were awarded in recognition of the 2021–2022 London Theatre season on 11 December 2022 at a ceremony at The Ivy, London. Nominations were announced on 17 October 2022. The awards ceremony was compered by Sheridan Smith and co-hosted by Evgeny Lebedev, proprietor of the London Evening Standard. Eligibility and nomination process All new productions and performances on the London stage between 20 May 2021 and 13 October 2022 were eligible for consideration. On this year's judging panel were Baz Bamigboye, Sarah Crompton, Nick Curtis, Farah Najib, Alice Saville and Matt Wolf; chaired by the Evening Standard's Culture Editor Nancy Durrant. Ceremony Presenters * Stephen Graham presented the Natasha Richardson Award for Best Actress * Josie Rourke and Martha Plimpton presented the award for Best Director * Ana Wintour presented the Charles Wintour Award for Most Promising Playwright * Evgeny Lebedev presented the special ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amadeus (play)
''Amadeus'' is a play by Peter Shaffer which gives a fictional account of the lives of composers Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Antonio Salieri, first performed in 1979. It was inspired by Alexander Pushkin's short 1830 play '' Mozart and Salieri'', which Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov used in 1897 as the libretto for an opera of the same name. The play makes significant use of the music of Mozart, Salieri and other composers of the period. The premieres of Mozart's operas ''The Abduction from the Seraglio'', '' The Marriage of Figaro,'' '' Don Giovanni'', and ''The Magic Flute'' are the settings for key scenes. It was presented at the Royal National Theatre, London in 1979, then moved to Her Majesty's Theatre in the West End followed by a Broadway production. It won the 1981 Tony Award for Best Play and Shaffer adapted it for the 1984 film of the same name. Plot ince the play's original run, Shaffer extensively revised his play, including changes to plot details; the following is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Shaffer
Sir Peter Levin Shaffer (; 15 May 1926 – 6 June 2016) was an English playwright, screenwriter, and novelist. He wrote numerous award-winning plays, of which several were adapted into films. Early life Shaffer was born to a Jewish family in Liverpool, the son of Reka (née Fredman) and estate agent Jack Shaffer. He grew up in London and was the identical twin brother of fellow playwright Anthony Shaffer. He was educated at the Hall School, Hampstead, and St Paul's School, London, and subsequently he gained a scholarship to Trinity College, Cambridge, to study history. Shaffer was a Bevin Boy coal miner during World War II, and took a number of jobs including bookstore clerk, and assistant at the New York Public Library, before discovering his dramatic talents. Theatrical career Shaffer's first play, ''The Salt Land'' (1955), was presented on ITV on 8 November 1955. Encouraged by this success, Shaffer continued to write and established his reputation as a playwright in 1958, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Time Out (magazine)
''Time Out'' is a global magazine published by Time Out Group. ''Time Out'' started as a London-only publication in 1968 and has expanded its editorial recommendations to 328 cities in 58 countries worldwide. In 2012, the London edition became a free publication, with a weekly readership of over 307,000. ''Time Out''s global market presence includes partnerships with Nokia and mobile apps for iOS and Android (operating system), Android operating systems. It was the recipient of the International Consumer Magazine of the Year award in both 2010 and 2011 and the renamed International Consumer Media Brand of the Year in 2013 and 2014. History ''Time Out'' was first published in 1968 as a London listings magazine by Tony Elliott (publisher), Tony Elliott, who used his birthday money to produce a one-sheet pamphlet, with Bob Harris (radio presenter), Bob Harris as co-editor. The first product was titled ''Where It's At'', before being inspired by Dave Brubeck's album ''Time Out ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Narayan Apte
Narayan or Narayana may refer to: People *Narayan (name), a common Indian name (including a list of persons with this and related names) *Narayan (actor), an Indian film actor *Narayan (writer) Narayan (26 September 1940 – 16 August 2022) was an Indian author best known for his debut novel '' Kocharethi'' (1998). Most of Narayan's novels deal with the lives of the tribal communities of Kerala. He belonged to the Malayarayar tribe ..., Indian writer *Narayana Pandit, Indian mathematician Media and entertainment *''Narayan'', a song by The Prodigy on their album ''The Fat of the Land'' *Narayan, age in the video game ''Myst III: Exile'' *Narayan, lead character of the 2005 film ''Water (2005 film), Water'' Religion *Narayana, a major Vedic god * another name of the Hindu god Vishnu, who is claimed to reside in Bhavsagar on a gigantic five headed snake named Sheshnaag. Narayan is also used in the following pairs: **Nara-Narayana means human and god ** Lakshmi Narayan m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohammad Ali Jinnah
Muhammad ( ar, مُحَمَّد; 570 – 8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet divinely inspired to preach and confirm the monotheistic teachings of Adam, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and other prophets. He is believed to be the Seal of the Prophets within Islam. Muhammad united Arabia into a single Muslim polity, with the Quran as well as his teachings and practices forming the basis of Islamic religious belief. Muhammad was born approximately 570CE in Mecca. He was the son of Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib and Amina bint Wahb. His father Abdullah was the son of Quraysh tribal leader Abd al-Muttalib ibn Hashim, and he died a few months before Muhammad's birth. His mother Amina died when he was six, leaving Muhammad an orphan. He was raised under the care of his grandfather, Abd al-Muttalib, and paternal uncle, Abu Talib. In later years, he would periodically seclu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dinita Gohil
Dinita Gohil is a British actress. She is best known for her performance as Amanda in the satirical film ''Greed'' (2019), and on-stage as Viola in the Royal Shakespeare Company production of ''Twelfth Night'' (2017–2018). Early life Dinita Gohil was born in Hodge Hill, Birmingham. She was educated at Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls, and later studied Spanish and French language at Royal Holloway, University of London. Gohil received a Master of Arts from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, where she studied acting for three years. Career Before acting, Gohil worked as a translator. In 1999, Gohil began her on-screen acting career in the post-apocalyptic miniseries, '' The Last Train'' as Anita Nixon. In 2017, Gohil played Sajani in the National Geographic documentary and science fiction television series, ''Year Million''. From 2017 to 2018, Gohil played Viola in the Royal Shakespeare Company production of ''Twelfth Night'', written by William Shakespeare. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
