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The Angry Brigade (play)
''The Angry Brigade'' is 2014 play by the British playwright James Graham, centred on the Angry Brigade anarchist group. It was announced in January 2014. It opened at the Theatre Royal, Plymouth on 18 September 2014 before touring to the Oxford Playhouse, Warwick Arts Centre and Watford Palace Theatre between 8 and 25 October 2014. The production was directed by James Grieve and a four-person cast of Patsy Ferran, Scarlett Alice Johnson, Harry Melling and Felix Scott Felix Scott is a British actor who has played the role of Charlie Thomas in the BBC Radio 4 soap ''The Archers'' since 2014.BBC Radio 4 - The Archers -Charlie Thomas, 5 December 2014 He has also appeared in the television series '' Holby City' .... References 2014 plays Plays set in the 1970s Fiction set in 1970 Fiction set in 1971 English political plays Plays by James Graham {{2010s-play-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Graham (playwright)
James Graham (born 8 July 1982) is a British playwright and screenwriter. His work has been staged throughout the UK and internationally, at theatres including the Bush, Soho Theatre, Clwyd Theatr Cymru and the National Theatre. Biography Graham grew up in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, and was educated at Ashfield Comprehensive School and the University of Hull, where he studied drama. His first professional play ''Albert's Boy'' was produced by the Finborough Theatre in west London, where Graham became playwright-in-residence. His first major play '' This House'' was commissioned by the Royal National Theatre, where it was critically and commercially acclaimed, transferred to the larger Olivier Theatre, and was nominated for the Olivier Award for Best New Play. ''This House'' was revived in 2016 and ran for two years, first in the West End and then on a national tour. In 2018 Graham won his first Olivier Award, for ''Labour of Love'' as best new comedy (his other play ''Ink'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Angry Brigade
The Angry Brigade was a far-left British terrorist group responsible for a series of bomb attacks in England between 1970 and 1972. Using small bombs, they targeted banks, embassies, a BBC Outside Broadcast vehicle, and the homes of Conservative Members of Parliament (MPs). In total, police attributed 25 bombings to the Angry Brigade. The bombings mostly caused property damage; one person was slightly injured. Of the eight people who stood trial, known as the Stoke Newington Eight, four were acquitted. John Barker, along with Hilary Creek, Anna Mendelssohn and Jim Greenfield, were convicted on majority verdicts, and sentenced to ten years. In a 2014 interview, Barker described the trial as political, but acknowledged that "they framed a guilty man". History Origins In mid-1968 demonstrations took place in London, centred on the US embassy in Grosvenor Square, against US involvement in the Vietnam War. One of the organisers of these demonstrations, Tariq Ali, has said he re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theatre Royal, Plymouth
Theatre Royal, Plymouth, is a theatre venue in Plymouth, Devon. It consists of a 1,300-seat main auditorium, The Lyric, which regularly hosts large-scale musicals, opera and ballet; a 200-seat studio, The Drum; and a 50-seat studio, The Lab. On a separate site, Theatre Royal Plymouth also has a production and learning centre, TR2, featuring rehearsal studios and workshops for the production of set and costumes. The theatre is a National Portfolio Organisation, receiving regular funding from Arts Council England. A £7 million Regeneration Project was completed in September 2013 with a renovated front of house area and community performance space called The Lab. A bronze sculpture depicting a crouching female actor called ''Messenger'' was unveiled in front of the theatre, in 2019. History In 1758 a theatre was built at the top of George Street in Plymouth. Originally known as the Theatre, Frankfort-Gate, it adopted the name Theatre Royal after King George III and his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oxford Playhouse
Oxford Playhouse is a theatre designed by Edward Maufe and F.G.M. Chancellor. It is situated in Beaumont Street, Oxford, opposite the Ashmolean Museum. History The Playhouse was founded as ''The Red Barn'' at 12 Woodstock Road, North Oxford, in 1923 by J.B. Fagan. The early history of the theatre is documented by the theatre director, Norman Marshall in his 1947 book, ''The Other Theatre''. Don Chapman also provided a comprehensive study of the theatre in the 2008 book, ''Oxford Playhouse: High and Low Drama in a University City''. The exterior design of the theatre building on the south side of Beaumont Street was by Sir Edward Maufe, with the interior design by F.G.M. Chancellor; the building was completed in 1938. It is faced with stone, in keeping with the early 19th century Regency buildings in the street. Actors who have appeared on the stage at the Playhouse include Rowan Atkinson, Ronnie Barker, Dirk Bogarde, Judi Dench, John Gielgud, Ian McDiarmid, Ian McKelle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warwick Arts Centre
Warwick Arts Centre is a multi-venue arts complex at the University of Warwick in Coventry, England. It attracts around 300,000 visitors a year to over 3,000 individual events embracing all types of theatre and performance, contemporary and classical music, dance, comedy, visual art, films, talks and family events. Warwick Arts Centre is the largest arts centre in the Midlands, and the largest venue of its kind in the UK outside the Barbican Centre in London. Warwick Arts Centre consists of numerous spaces on the same site, including a large concert hall, theatre, three cinemas, art gallery (Mead Gallery), Helen Martin Studio and conference room, as well as learning space, hospitality suites, a café and bars. The centre houses the University of Warwick Music Centre with practice rooms, and an ensemble rehearsal room where music societies and groups rehearse. History The Arts Centre was the brainchild of first vice-chancellor Jack Butterworth and American benefactor Helen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Watford Palace Theatre
Watford Palace Theatre, opened in 1908, is an Edwardian Grade II listed building in Watford, Hertfordshire. The 600-seat theatre on Clarendon Road was refurbished in 2004. It houses its own rehearsal room, wardrobe, cafe and bar. History The theatre was originally built for the Watford Hippodrome Co., Ltd. The foundation stone of what was to become the Palace Theatre was laid on 3 June 1908. Five days later Mr H.M. Theobald, the architect, lodged the notification of his intention to build the theatre. Construction was undertaken by Barker Brothers of Maidenhead, and took six months, opening on 14 December 1908. The opening proprietors were the Watford Palace of Varieties Co., the Managing Director: Mr. T.M. Sylvester. In early days it put on variety shows and plays, mostly imported from other theatres. Variety artists who appeared at the Palace included Marie Lloyd, Evie Greene and Lottie Lennox. The theatre also puts on regular Christmas pantomimes. For almost a decade (aro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patsy Ferran
Patsy Ferran is a Spanish-British actress. Early life Ferran was born in Valencia, Spain, in 1989. Her father is from Barcelona and her mother is from Valencia. The family moved to England when Ferran was a child. She attended Notre Dame School, an all-girls convent school in Cobham, Surrey. She read Drama and Theatre Arts at Birmingham University, and trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA; ) is a drama school in London, England, that provides vocational conservatoire training for theatre, film, television, and radio. It is based in the Bloomsbury area of Central London, close to the Senat ..., graduating in 2014. Theatre Filmography Film Television Awards and nominations References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ferran, Patsy 1989 births Spanish actresses Living people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scarlett Alice Johnson
Scarlett Alice Johnson (born 7 April 1985) is an English actress, producer and drama teacher. She is best known for her roles as Vicki Fowler in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' and Laura Derbyshire in the BBC Three sitcom ''Pramface''. Early life Johnson was born in North London, England, and educated at the Highgate Wood Secondary School, Highgate Wood School Arts College. Career Whilst attending Highgate Wood Secondary School, Highgate Wood School Arts College Johnson was spotted by an agent in a production of ''Guys and Dolls (musical), Guys and Dolls'', in which she played the lead. She subsequently appeared in numerous stage productions, including a six-month run in a Royal National Theatre, National Theatre production of Dylan Thomas' ''Under Milk Wood'' directed by Roger Michell. Her first television role, in 2003, was as Vicki Fowler on the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders''. She spent nearly two years and 194 episodes in the show; and, for her portrayal of Vicki Fowler, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Melling (actor)
Harry Edward Melling (born 17 March 1989) is an English actor, known for playing Dudley Dursley in five ''Harry Potter'' films, and for his role as Harry Beltik in ''The Queen's Gambit''. His grandfather was actor Patrick Troughton. Early life Harry Melling was born 17 March 1989 in London, England. He studied at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. Career In his early career, Harry Melling performed in stage productions of ''The Provoked Wife'', '' King John'', ''Antigone'', and '' Plenty''. He appeared in five of the ''Harry Potter'' films as Harry Potter's spoiled cousin, Dudley Dursley. He was first cast in the role at age 10, in 1999 and would play the character until 2010 and his appearance in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1. In 2009, he starred in a revival of ''Mother Courage and her Children'' at the Royal National Theatre. He appeared in "The Sorcerer's Shadow", an episode of the BBC television series '' Merlin'', playing a young warloc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Felix Scott
Felix Scott is a British actor who has played the role of Charlie Thomas in the BBC Radio 4 soap ''The Archers'' since 2014.BBC Radio 4 - The Archers -Charlie Thomas, 5 December 2014 He has also appeared in the television series '' Holby City'', ''Doc Martin'', ''Wolf Hall'', ''No Offence'', and '' Missing'', as well as in the 2010 film ''Inception''. In 2017 he starred along Ayesha Antoine in the play "Dirty Great Love Story" at the Arts Theatre in London. He portrays Buzz Aldrin in ''The Crown''. He portrays Patrick Nash in ''Miss Scarlet and the Duke ''Miss Scarlet and The Duke'' is a British-American Period drama, period Crime drama, crime television drama created by Rachael New, starring Kate Phillips and Stuart Martin as the title characters, two Victorian era, Victorian detectives. The ...''. References External links * Year of birth missing (living people) Living people British male actors {{UK-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Plays
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Plays Set In The 1970s
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