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The Mistress Contract
''The Mistress Contract'' is a 2014 play by British playwright Abi Morgan. It is based on a real-life couple in which the woman (known only as She) agreed to provide "mistress services" to the man (known only as He) in return for an income and a home. It premiered at the Royal Court Theatre in London from 30 January to 22 March 2014, directed by Vicky Featherstone, and with the two parts of She and He played by Saskia Reeves Saskia Reeves (born 16 August 1961) is an English actress, best known for her roles in the films '' Close My Eyes'' (1991) and ''I.D.'' (1995), the 2000 miniseries ''Frank Herbert's Dune'' and the 2016 film '' Our Kind of Traitor''. Early lif ... and Danny Webb. References English plays 2014 plays {{2010s-play-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abi Morgan
Abigail Louise Morgan (born 1968) is a Welsh playwright and screenwriter known for her works for television, such as ''Sex Traffic'' and '' The Hour'', and the films '' Brick Lane'', '' The Iron Lady'', ''Shame'' and ''Suffragette''. Early life Abigail Louise Morgan was born in Cardiff, Wales, in 1968. She is the daughter of actress Pat England and theatre director Gareth Morgan, who was director of the Gulbenkian Theatre in Newcastle upon Tyne (now the Northern Stage). Her parents divorced when she was a teenager and her childhood was spent moving around the country while her mother acted in repertory theatre; she told ''The Scotsman'' in 2010 that she had attended seven separate schools during her childhood. Her sister is the fundraiser at London's Unicorn Theatre.Maggie BrownAbi Morgan: Cometh the hour, ''The Stage'', 15 July 2011. After initial ambitions to become an actress herself, she decided to become a writer while reading drama and literature at Exeter University.Ni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Court Theatre
The Royal Court Theatre, at different times known as the Court Theatre, the New Chelsea Theatre, and the Belgravia Theatre, is a non-commercial West End theatre in Sloane Square, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London, England. In 1956 it was acquired by and remains the home of the English Stage Company, which is known for its contributions to contemporary theatre and won the Europe Prize Theatrical Realities in 1999. History The first theatre The first theatre on Lower George Street, off Sloane Square, was the converted Nonconformist Ranelagh Chapel, opened as a theatre in 1870 under the name The New Chelsea Theatre. Marie Litton became its manager in 1871, hiring Walter Emden to remodel the interior, and it was renamed the Court Theatre. Several of W. S. Gilbert's early plays were staged here, including ''Randall's Thumb'', ''Creatures of Impulse'' (with music by Alberto Randegger), ''Great Expectations'' (adapted from the Dickens novel), and ''On Gu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vicky Featherstone
Vicky Featherstone (born 5 April 1967) is a theatre and artistic director. She has been artistic director of London's Royal Court Theatre since April 2013. Prior to that she was founding artistic director of the National Theatre of Scotland, and before that artistic director of the UK new writing touring theatre company Paines Plough. Her career has been characterised by significant involvement with new writing. Early life and career Featherstone was born in Redhill, Surrey but moved to Scotland at 6 weeks old, where she lived in Clackmannanshire until the age of 7, when her father's work took her around the world. Her father is a chemical engineer and her mother a nurse. She is the eldest of three children. Featherstone was privately educated. Featherstone studied Drama at Manchester University, and soon discovered she favoured directing over acting. "I really realised, very quickly, that what I wanted to be was a director, because I'm not a very good actor, and I saw people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saskia Reeves
Saskia Reeves (born 16 August 1961) is an English actress, best known for her roles in the films '' Close My Eyes'' (1991) and ''I.D.'' (1995), the 2000 miniseries ''Frank Herbert's Dune'' and the 2016 film '' Our Kind of Traitor''. Early life Saskia Reeves was born 16 August 1961, and brought up in Twickenham and Paddington, London with her younger sister Imogen, by her Dutch mother and English father. Reeves attended the Lady Eleanor Holles School in Hampton and then studied at London's Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Career Early in her career she performed in puppet shows and in satirical revues at the Covent Garden Community Theatre. Her television credits include '' Spooks'', '' The Commander'' and the ''Bodies'' finale. Her stage work includes productions at London's National and Royal Court theatres as well as on international tour. In addition to her acting career, Reeves does voice work, including commercials, narration, and book readings. In 2008, she star ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danny Webb (actor)
Danny Webb (born 6 June 1958) is an English television and film actor. He is best known for his roles as the prisoner Morse in the movie ''Alien 3'', Thomas Cromwell in ''Henry VIII'' and as John Maynard Jefferson in the two part ''Doctor Who'' story ''The Impossible Planet'' and ''The Satan Pit'' in 2006. Early life Webb was born on 6 June 1958 to Eileen and Maurice Webb. He attended The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and graduated in 1977. Career Webb has appeared in many British television programmes, including ''The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles'', ''Our Friends in the North'', ''A Touch of Frost'', ''Agatha Christie's Poirot'', ''The Bill'', ''Midsomer Murders'', ''Silent Witness'' and '' Shackleton''. He also starred in two episodes of ''Doctor Who'' - "The Impossible Planet" and "The Satan Pit", alongside lead actors David Tennant and Billie Piper. He has also starred in ''Britannia High'' as Jack Tyler and in ''New Tricks'' as a DJ. In 1985 Webb starred alongside Jon P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Plays
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