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The Witch From The Well
''The Witch from the Well'' is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who''. Plot In the 17th Century, Mary and the Doctor investigate witches being hunted by The Witch-Prickers. Cast * The Doctor - Paul McGann *Mary Shelley - Julie Cox *Master John Kincaid - Simon Rouse *Aleister Portillon/Squire Claude Portillon - Andrew Havill *Agnes Bates - Serena Evans *Beatrix - Lisa Kay *Finicia - Alix Wilton Regan Alix Sophie Wilton Regan (born 26 January 1986) is an English actress known for her roles as Samantha Traynor in ''Mass Effect 3'' and Aya in ''Assassin's Creed Origins''. Early life Born in London, Wilton Regan attended L'Ile Aux Enfants prima ... *Lucern/Cornet Swallow - Kevin Trainor External links''The Witch from the Well'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Witch from the Well, The 2011 audio plays Eighth Doctor audio plays Fiction set in the 1650s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Finish Productions
Big Finish Productions is a British company that produces books and audio plays (released straight to compact disc and for download in MP3 and m4b format) based, primarily, on cult science fiction properties. These include ''Doctor Who'', the characters Judge Dredd and Strontium Dog from '' 2000 AD'', ''Blake's 7'', ''Dark Shadows'', '' Dracula'', ''Terrahawks'', ''Sapphire & Steel'', ''Sherlock Holmes'', '' Stargate'', '' The Avengers'', ''The Prisoner'', ''Timeslip'' and ''Torchwood''. History Founded in 1996, Big Finish in late 1998 began releasing audio plays adapted from the New Adventures, a series of novels from Virgin Books which had originally been licensed ''Doctor Who'' stories, but by then had become officially independent from the show and were based around the character of Bernice "Benny" Summerfield. In 1999, Big Finish obtained a non-exclusive licence to produce official ''Doctor Who'' plays, beginning with the multi-Doctor story ''The Sirens of Time''. ''Docto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pricking
During the height of the witch trials of the 16th and 17th centuries, common belief held that a witch could be discovered through the process of pricking their skin with needles, pins and bodkins – daggerlike instruments for drawing ribbons through hems or punching holes in cloth. This practice derived from the belief that all witches and sorcerers bore a witch's mark that would not feel pain or bleed when pricked. The mark alone was not enough to convict a person, but did add to the evidence. Pricking was common practice throughout Europe. Professional witch finders earned a good living from unmasking witches, travelling from town to town to perform their services. Hollow wooden handles and retractable points have been saved from these finders, which would give the appearance of an accused witch's flesh being penetrated to the hilt without mark, blood, or pain. Other specially designed needles have been found with a sharp end and a blunt end. Through sleight of hand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 Audio Plays
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Kevin Trainor
Kevin Trainor is an Irish actor of stage and screen. Early life From Kilkeel, County Down, Northern Ireland, Trainor attended St Colman's College in Newry, where he was a close contemporary of fellow actor Michael Legge, before attending Emmanuel College, Cambridge, where he read English. After Cambridge, Trainor trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art from 2001 to 2004. Career Making an early cameo appearance in the 2001 film '' The Hole'' while at RADA, he also appeared in the 2005 Royal Shakespeare Company season. He is notable for portraying the younger version of Trevor Bruttenholm (played as an older man by John Hurt) in the film ''Hellboy''; as the character John in ''The Catherine Tate Show'' (from the "Ulster Mum" series of sketches); as Charles Adams in the HBO miniseries ''John Adams''; and as "living statue" Keiran Barker in Sky 1 television comedy-drama '' The Café''. Trainor earned critical accolades for his appearance in the special flash-back ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alix Wilton Regan
Alix Sophie Wilton Regan (born 26 January 1986) is an English actress known for her roles as Samantha Traynor in ''Mass Effect 3'' and Aya in ''Assassin's Creed Origins''. Early life Born in London, Wilton Regan attended L'Ile Aux Enfants primary school, the Lycee Francais Charles de Gaulle, and Latymer Upper School for A-Levels. She also attended Sylvia Young Theatre School and Stage Coach for acting, singing and dancing lessons outside of school. After graduating, Wilton Regan enrolled in drama school and became the youngest ever student to be admitted to the NCDT and CDS accredited Drama Studio London. Whilst training, Wilton Regan represented her school at National level, in the BBC Radio Carlton Hobbs Awards. Wilton Regan was honoured by the BBC panel with two Special Commendation Awards: Best Shakespearean Monologue and Best Contemporary Duologue. Career Theatre After graduating at the age of 20, her first stage appearance was as Hannah in the two-handed ''Retreat'' by p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisa Kay
Lisa Kay, is an English actress who has also worked in Australia. Early life and education Kay grew up in Levisham on the North York Moors and has three sisters, Samantha, Sara and Caroline. Kay first trained as a dancer with Sandra Burnham and then at the Bush-Davies School. Career UK Kay performed professionally in many professional stage shows before retraining at the Bristol Old Vic as an actress with considerable distinction. Kay made her debut in ITV1's '' Heartbeat'' in 2004 the episode entitled ''Wrecked.'' She played the character of Emma Bryden, a lonely single mother who forms a friendship with PC Phil Bellamy. She then became a cast regular from October 2006 until the series' end in September 2010, playing Nurse Carol Cassidy. She appeared as Eleanor Ross Heaney in the 2001 romantic comedy film ''Bridget Jones's Diary''. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serena Evans
Serena Evans (born 2 December 1959 in London, England) is a British actress who is best known for playing Police Sergeant Patricia Dawkins in the sitcom '' The Thin Blue Line'' which was shown on BBC1 from 1995 to 1996. She also had a regular role as Sarah Chapman in ITV sitcom ''The Piglet Files'', and appeared in six episodes of ''The Comic Strip Presents'' playing various characters, such as the schoolgirl, in 'The Bad News Tour'. Evans is the daughter of actors Tenniel Evans and Evangeline Banks, and is granddaughter of actor/director/producer Leslie Banks on her mother's side; her brother Matthew Evans is a TV director. On her father's side she is a direct descendant of Isaac Evans, brother of Mary Ann Evans otherwise known as author George Eliot. She is married to the actor Daniel Flynn and they have two children together. In 2010, Evans appeared in the role of Mistress Page in ''The Merry Wives of Windsor'' at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London. Between 2018 and 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Havill
Andrew Havill (born 1 June 1965) is an English actor. With an extensive career on screen and stage beginning in the late 1980s, Havill has appeared in more than 40 films and 50 plays. After training in Oxford and London, he began his career in repertory theatre in 1989 and made his screen debut in 1993. Havill has since become a character actor of British costume dramas, with recent work including several credits in Bollywood cinema. Education Havill attended the University of Exeter, where he read English and Drama. He spent four years with the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain, with roles in London theatre productions including Christopher Short's ''For Those in Peril'' at the Shaw Theatre, ''As You Like It'' at the Open Air Theatre in Regent's Park, and ''Reynard the Fox'' on the Drum Theatre Plymouth and south-west tour. At the Jeanetta Cochrane Theatre, Havill was in ''Henry V'', ''Twelfth Night'', and Ed Kemp's ''A Proper Place''. He spent a further four years wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Rouse
Simon may refer to: People * Simon (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name Simon * Simon (surname), including a list of people with the surname Simon * Eugène Simon, French naturalist and the genus authority ''Simon'' * Tribe of Simeon, one of the twelve tribes of Israel Places * Şimon ( hu, links=no, Simon), a village in Bran Commune, Braşov County, Romania * Șimon, a right tributary of the river Turcu in Romania Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Simon'' (1980 film), starring Alan Arkin * ''Simon'' (2004 film), Dutch drama directed by Eddy Terstall Games * ''Simon'' (game), a popular computer game * Simon Says, children's game Literature * ''Simon'' (Sutcliff novel), a children's historical novel written by Rosemary Sutcliff * Simon (Sand novel), an 1835 novel by George Sand * ''Simon Necronomicon'' (1977), a purported grimoire written by an unknown author, with an introduction by a man identified only as "Simo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julie Cox
Julie Cox is an English actress. She played Princess Irulan in the Sci Fi Channel's 2000 miniseries ''Frank Herbert's Dune'' and its 2003 sequel, ''Frank Herbert's Children of Dune''. She also played The Childlike Empress in ''The Neverending Story III''. Career One of Cox's earliest roles was the Childlike Empress in the 1994 film ''The NeverEnding Story III''. She played Diana, Princess of Wales in ''Princess in Love'' by David Greene, a film released in 1996 based upon the publication by Anna Pasternak. Cox played the character Sophie Aronnax in a remake of ''20,000 Leagues under the Sea'' in 1997, and in 1999 she appeared as Giulietta in the film adaptation of '' Alegría''. Cox portrayed Princess Irulan in the 2000 Sci Fi Channel miniseries ''Frank Herbert's Dune'' and its 2003 sequel, ''Frank Herbert's Children of Dune''. Cox starred with Jean-Claude Van Damme in ''Second in Command'' (2006) and in 2007 was the female lead in '' The Riddle'' alongside Vinnie Jones, Derek ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul McGann
Paul John McGann (; born 14 November 1959) is an English actor. He came to prominence for portraying Percy Toplis in the television serial ''The Monocled Mutineer'' (1986), then starred in the dark comedy ''Withnail and I'' (1987), which was a critical success and developed a cult following. McGann later became more widely known for portraying the eighth incarnation of the Doctor in the 1996 ''Doctor Who'' television film. He is also known for playing Lieutenant William Bush in the series '' Hornblower''. Early life Paul John McGann was born in Liverpool on 14 November 1959, into a Roman Catholic family. His ancestors immigrated from Ireland in the mid-19th century, having left due to the Great Famine. His mother, Clare, was a teacher, and his father Joe who died in 1984 was a metallurgist. His cousin, Ritchie Routledge, was in the 1960s band The Cryin' Shames. He has an older brother, Joe, and three younger siblings: brothers Mark and Stephen and sister Clare. All three ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Witch-hunt
A witch-hunt, or a witch purge, is a search for people who have been labeled witches or a search for evidence of witchcraft. The Witch trials in the early modern period, classical period of witch-hunts in Early Modern Europe and European Colonization of the Americas, Colonial America took place in the Early Modern period or about 1450 to 1750, spanning the upheavals of the Protestant Reformation, Reformation and the Thirty Years' War, resulting in an estimated 35,000 to 50,000 executions. The last executions of people convicted as witches in Europe took place in the 18th century. In other regions, like Africa and Asia, contemporary witch-hunts have been reported from sub-Saharan Africa and Papua New Guinea, and official legislation against witchcraft is still found in Saudi Arabia and Cameroon today. In current language, "witch-hunt" metaphorically means an investigation that is usually conducted with much publicity, supposedly to uncover subversive activity, disloyalty, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
