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Temple (play)
''Temple'' is a 2015 play by Steve Waters about the 2011 United Kingdom anti-austerity protests. It premiered at the Donmar Warehouse from 21 May to 25 July 2015, directed by Howard Davies and featuring Simon Russell Beale as 'the Dean', along with Anna Calder-Marshall Anna Calder-Marshall (born 11 January 1947) is an English stage, film and television actress. Personal life Calder-Marshall was born in Kensington, London, and is the daughter of the novelist and essayist Arthur Calder-Marshall and documentary ..., Paul Higgins, Rebecca Humphries, Shereen Martin and Malcolm Sinclair. References 2015 plays British plays {{2010s-play-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Waters
Steve Waters is a British playwright. He was born in Coventry, UK. He studied English at Oxford University, taught in secondary schools and was a graduate of David Edgar (playwright), David Edgar's MA in Playwriting in 1993, a course which he later ran for several years. He has written about the pedagogy of playwriting, contributed articles to The Guardian, essays to ''The Blackwell Companion to Modern British and Irish Drama'' and ''The Cambridge Companion to Harold Pinter'', and has written a book entitled, ''The Secret Life of Plays'' (2010). Plays * ''English Journeys'' (1998) * ''After The Gods'' (2002) * ''World Music'' (2003) * ''The Unthinkable'' (2004) * ''Fast Labour'' (2008) * ''The Contingency Plan'' (2009) * ''Little Platoons'' (2011) * ''Ignorance/ Jahiliyyah'' (2012) * ''The Air Gap'' (2012) A radio play broadcast by BBC Radio 4. * Bretton Woods (2014) Broadcast on BBC Radio 3. * Scribblers (2015) BBC Radio 3 * ''Temple (play), Temple'' (2015) * The Play About Cala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donmar Warehouse
The Donmar Warehouse is a 251-seat, not-for-profit theatre in Covent Garden, London, England. It first opened on 18 July 1977. Sam Mendes, Michael Grandage and Josie Rourke have all served as artistic director, a post held since 2019 by Michael Longhurst. The theatre has a diverse artistic policy that includes new writing, contemporary reappraisals of European classics, British and American drama and small-scale musical theatre. As well as presenting at least six productions a year at its home in Covent Garden, every year the Donmar tours one in-house production in the UK. History Theatrical producer Donald Albery formed Donmar Productions around 1953, with the name derived from the first three letters of his name and the first three letters of his wife's middle name, Margaret. In 1961, he bought the warehouse, a building that in the 1870s had been a vat room and hops warehouse for the local brewery in Covent Garden, and in the 1920s had been used as a film studio and then th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 United Kingdom Anti-austerity Protests
The anti-austerity movement in the United Kingdom saw major demonstrations throughout the 2010s in response to Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government's austerity measures which saw significant reductions in local council budgets, increasing of university tuition fees and reduction of public spending on welfare, education, health and policing, among others. Anti-austerity protests became a prominent part of popular demonstrations across the 2010s, particularly the first half of the decade. UK trade unions, and the Trade Union Congress took a large role in supporting the movement. Organisations that formed during the movement- such as People's Assembly Against Austerity, UK Uncut, the National Campaign Against Fees and Cuts, Scotland United against Austerity, the Radical Assembly and the Occupy London Stock Exchange have all been seen as key in the movement's growth and activities. Background In May 2010, the United Kingdom general election resulted in no political ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howard Davies (director)
Stephen Howard Davies, (26 April 1945 – 25 October 2016) was a British theatre and television director. Early life Davies was the son of miner and glassblower Thomas Emrys Davies, from Maesteg, and Hilda Bevan. He was born in Reading, England. He was educated at Christ's Hospital school, Horsham and then studied at Durham University (1963-1966) and Bristol University, where he developed an appreciation for the works of Bertolt Brecht. Career In the early 1970s, Davies worked extensively with the Bristol Old Vic and the Birmingham Repertory Theatre, and he served as an associate director for both the Royal Shakespeare Company, where he directed ''Les liaisons dangereuses'', ''Macbeth'', and ''Troilus and Cressida''. He also did much work for the Royal National Theatre, where his projects included ''Hedda Gabler'', ''The House of Bernarda Alba'', ''Pygmalion'', ''The Crucible'', ''The Shaughraun'', and ''Paul''., and where he directed Chekhov's ''The Cherry Orchard'' which open ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Russell Beale
Sir Simon Russell Beale (born 12 January 1961) is an English actor. He is known for his appearances in film, television and theatre, and work on radio, on audiobooks and as a narrator. For his services to drama, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace in 2019. He has spent much of his theatre career working in productions for both the Royal Shakespeare Company and National Theatre. He has received ten Laurence Olivier Award nominations, winning three awards for his performances in ''Volpone'' (1996), ''Candide'' (2000), and ''Uncle Vanya'' (2003). For his work on the Broadway stage he has received a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play nomination for his performance as George in the Tom Stoppard play ''Jumpers'' in 2004. For his role as Henry Lehman in ''The Lehman Trilogy'', he won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play and was nominated for an Olivier Award. Beale has been described by ''The Independent'' as "the greatest stage actor of his generation". B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TheGuardian
''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'', and changed its name in 1959. Along with its sister papers ''The Observer'' and ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardian'' is part of the Guardian Media Group, owned by the Scott Trust Limited, Scott Trust. The trust was created in 1936 to "secure the financial and editorial independence of ''The Guardian'' in perpetuity and to safeguard the journalistic freedom and liberal values of ''The Guardian'' free from commercial or political interference". The trust was converted into a limited company in 2008, with a constitution written so as to maintain for ''The Guardian'' the same protections as were built into the structure of the Scott Trust by its creators. Profits are reinvested in journalism rather than distributed to owners or shareholders. It is considered a newspaper of record in the UK. The editor-in-chief Katharine Viner succeeded Alan Rusbridger in 2015. Since 2018, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Calder-Marshall
Anna Calder-Marshall (born 11 January 1947) is an English stage, film and television actress. Personal life Calder-Marshall was born in Kensington, London, and is the daughter of the novelist and essayist Arthur Calder-Marshall and documentary screenplay-writer Ara (born Violet Nancy Sales). Calder-Marshall's husband is the actor David Burke and they have a son Tom Burke, who is also an actor. Filmography She also appeared in the ''Inspector Morse'' episode ''The Settling of the Sun'' (1988) and the ''Midsomer Murders'' episode ''Garden of Death'' (2000). In 2005 Calder-Marshall played Maude Abernethie in Poirot's '' After the Funeral''. Other roles include appearing in ''Harlots'' as Mrs. May, and in the 2018 BBC adaptation of ''Les Misérables ''Les Misérables'' ( , ) is a French historical novel by Victor Hugo, first published in 1862, that is considered one of the greatest novels of the 19th century. In the English-speaking world, the novel is usually referred t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Higgins (actor)
Paul Higgins is a Scottish actor, best known for appearing in the British television series ''The Thick of It'', ''Utopia'' and ''Line of Duty''. Early life Higgins was born in Lanarkshire, Scotland. He was raised as a Roman Catholic, but now he considers himself a lapsed Catholic. As a teenager, he trained to be a priest, but gave his training up aged 17 when he began dating. Career Higgins has appeared onstage in ''Paul'' and ''Black Watch'', and in the film ''Complicity''. He played Alan in ''Staying Alive'', a hospital drama on ITV. He has also played Jamie McDonald, an aggressive press officer, in the BBC show ''The Thick of It'' and its spin-off feature-length film, '' In the Loop''. In 2009, he appeared as Gil Cameron on the BBC drama '' Hope Springs''. He played Michael Dugdale in Channel 4's acclaimed conspiracy thriller ''Utopia''. In 2013 he appeared in series 1 of the BBC series ''Line of Duty'' and returned for season 4 in 2017. He wrote a play titled ''Nobody Will ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rebecca Humphries
Rebecca Humphries (born 3 October 1987) is a British actress and writer. Career Humphries attended London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art and has appeared on stage in productions of ''Temple'' at the Donmar Warehouse, ''Pomona'' at the National Theatre and ''Blackout Songs'' at the Hampstead Theatre. She is also the author of the memoir ''Why Did You Stay?'' published in 2022. Humphries comedy television roles have included ''Friday Night Dinner'' and ''Morgana Robinson's The Agency''. She played Julie Fincham in the Amazon Prime Video series ''Ten Percent'', a British remake of ''Call My Agent!'', in April 2022. In 2023, Humphries portrayed Carrie Johnson in the Channel 4 docu-drama ''Partygate''. Previously, she had portrayed Carol Thatcher in the television drama series ''The Crown''. In 2023, she started filming Ben Wheatley comedy-horror series ''Generation Z''. Personal life Humphries began a relationship with British comedian Seann Walsh in 2013 which lasted for five ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shereen Martin
Sherine Sayed Mohamed Abdel-Wahab ( ar, شيرين سيد محمد عبد الوهاب; born October 8, 1980), known professionally by the mononym Sherine ( ar, شيرين), is an Egyptian singer, actress, TV host and personality, and a former judge on MBC's '' The Voice: Ahla Sawt''. Early life She was born on October 8, 1980, in Cairo, Egypt. She was born into a middle-class family, Her father is a decorator, and her mother, a housewife, and she has a brother and a sister. As a child, Sherine's vocal talent was first discovered by her music teacher at school. At the age of nine, her teacher convinced her mother to take her to the Cairo Opera House to meet Selim Sahab, an Egyptian classical music conductor. She sang in front of him, and he liked her voice a lot. From the age of nine to the age of 12, she sang as a choral member at the Cairo Opera House, then she was given a chance to perform as a solo singer and had tremendous success. She kept singing at the Cairo Opera House ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malcolm Sinclair (actor)
Malcolm Sinclair (born 5 June 1950) is a British stage and television actor and former President of Trade Union, Equity 2010–18 when he stood down after 4 terms and was replaced by Maureen Beattie. He played Assistant Chief Constable Freddy Fisher in the television series ''Pie in the Sky'' from 1994–1997. Malcolm's brother is Keith Sinclair, the former Bishop of Birkenhead. Career A former pupil at Trinity School in Croydon, and a student at the University of Hull and Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, Sinclair has performed with theatre companies such as the Royal National Theatre and Royal Shakespeare Company. He has performed widely, both in Britain and internationally, in roles that have included Shakespeare (Hamlet, Malvolio), Oscar Wilde, George Bernard Shaw, Ibsen and Noël Coward. Sinclair appeared in the play ''Little Lies'', starring Sir John Mills, at Wyndham's Theatre, London, England, which ran from July 1983 through February 1984, written by Joseph George ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 Plays
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