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The Pride (play)
''The Pride'' is a British drama by Alexi Kaye Campbell that counterpoints two parallel love stories. Productions In 2008 ''The Pride'' premiered at the Royal Court Theatre to critical acclaim, winning the ''Laurence Olivier Award'' under the direction of Jamie Lloyd and starring Bertie Carvel, JJ Feild and Lyndsey Marshal. It made its US premiere Off-broadway in the MCC Theater production at the Lucille Lortel Theatre in February 2010 starring Hugh Dancy, Andrea Riseborough and Ben Whishaw and directed by Joe Mantello. The play was nominated for the 2010 Drama League Award, Outstanding Production of a Play and 2010 Outer Critics Circle Award, Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play. In 2011, the play made its Japanese premiere in Theatre Project Tokyo production at d-soko theatre in Tokyo, starring Takamasa Suga, Erika Mabuchi, Makiya Yamaguchi and Ayumi Tanida, directed by Eriko Ogaw In 2012 ''The Pride'' made its Australian debut at Red Stitch Actors Theatre, starring Lyall Brooks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexi Kaye Campbell
Alexi Kaye Campbell (born 1966) is a Greek-British playwright and actor. In 2009, his play '' The Pride'' was given the Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre. Personal life Alexi Kaye Campbell was born Alexi Komondouros in Athens, Greece, to a Greek father and British mother. The name Campbell comes from his mother's family. He was brought up in Athens and went to Greek primary school, then Campion School and St Lawrence College, the British International schools in Athens. After graduating from Boston University with a degree in English and American Literature, Kaye Campbell went on to study acting at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London. Kaye Campbell has lived with his partner, the director Dominic Cooke since 1997. Acting Before turning to writing Kaye Campbell worked for many years as an actor. His work included seasons at the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) and with Oxford Stage Company, Chichester Festival The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takamasa Suga
is a Japanese actor who had several lead roles, most prominently as the protagonist Shinji Kido in ''Kamen Rider Ryuki''. Filmography Film * '' Kamen Rider Ryuki: Episode Final'' (2002) as Shinji Kido/Kamen Rider Ryuki; Mirror Shinji/Kamen Rider Ryuga * ''Mail'' (2004) as Reiji Akiba * ''Cromartie High - The Movie'' (Sakigake!! Cromartie Koukou) as Takashi Kamiyama * ''Death Trance'' * '' Love My Life'' as Akira * ''Kamen Rider Heisei Generations Forever'' (2018) as Kamen Rider Ryuki (voice) * ''Genin: Blue Shadow'' (2019) * ''Kamen Rider Geats × Revice: Movie Battle Royale'' (2022) as Shinji Kido/Kamen Rider Ryuki; Mirror Shinji/Kamen Rider Ryuga Television * ''Kamen Rider Ryuki'' (2002) as Shinji Kido/Kamen Rider Ryuki * '' Kamen Rider Ryuki Special: 13 Riders'' (2002) as Shinji Kido/Kamen Rider Ryuki; Kamen Rider Ryuga * ''Sh15uya'' (2005) * '' Fashion Story: Model'' (2012) * ''Yae no Sakura'' (2013), Kusaka Genzui * ''Gunshi Kanbei'' (2014), Tatsuzō * ''Hana Moyu'' (2015 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oh Jong-hyuk
Oh Jong-hyuk (; born February 16, 1983) is a South Korean singer and member of South Korean boy band Click-B. Personal life Oh was educated at Dankook University High School, and graduated from Kyonggi University. Oh began his mandatory military service in 2011. He served as an active duty officer after his six weeks of basic military training at the Pohang Marine Corps Training Center. He was discharged in 2013. In September 2013, it was revealed that Oh had been dating T-ara member Soyeon for the past three years. After six years of dating, the relationship came to an end in 2016. In April 2021, Oh announced that he would marry on April 12, 2021 to his non-celebrity girlfriend. As planned, Oh will get married from May 2020, which has to be postponed because of COVID-19. On December 2, 2021, Oh announced through his social media that his wife is pregnant. On July 7th, 2022 his wife gave birth to their first child, a daughter. Career In 1999, Oh debuted as a member of the g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Weaver
Alexander Paul Weaver (born 3 January 1981) is an English actor and writer, best known for his role as curate Leonard Finch in the ITV series ''Grantchester'' (2014-present). Background Weaver was born in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton in Greater Manchester, England. He went to Rivington and Blackrod High School and studied acting at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Career Weaver's first paid theatre role was in Trevor Nunn's 2004 production of ''Hamlet'', at the Old Vic theatre in London. Weaver played the Prince of Denmark on Monday evenings and at all matinees, whilst Ben Whishaw took on the role for evening performances, from Tuesday to Saturday. British politician Michael Portillo lauded Weaver's interpretation of Hamlet in ''The New Statesman'': "He eavergave meaning to the poetry, refusing to be rushed in the soliloquies or intimidated by them, varying volume and pace well. Frame by frame, he made credible Hamlet's progression from self-indulgence to nob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Hadden-Paton
Harry Frederick Gerard Hadden-Paton (born 10 April 1981) is a British actor. He is perhaps best known for his television roles as Herbert Pelham, 7th Marquess of Hexham, in the television series ''Downton Abbey'' and Martin Charteris in ''The Crown.'' Hadden-Paton played the lead role of Henry Higgins in the Lincoln Center Theater revival of ''My Fair Lady'' on Broadway, a performance for which he was nominated for the 2018 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical. Life Family Hadden-Paton was born at Westminster Hospital in London, the son of former cavalry officer Nigel Hadden-Paton, head of a landed gentry family of Rossway, near Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, and Sarah ('Bumble'), daughter of Brigadier Frederick Mellor, of The Cottage, Chiddingfold, Surrey. He has three sisters: Polly, Clementine, and Alice. He is the godson of Sarah, Duchess of York. He is married to fellow actor Rebecca Night, whom he met while performing in ''The Importance of Being Earnest''. They have b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jordan Luke Gage
Jordan Luke Gage (born 8 April 1992) is a British actor. Though he has appeared in several television shows, Gage is best known as a musical theatre performer, most notably originating the roles of Romeo in the 2019 jukebox musical ''& Juliet'' and Clyde Barrow in the 2022 gangster musical ''Bonnie & Clyde'' on the West End. Early life and education As a child, Gage's family tradition was to attend a West End show on Christmas Eve every year, with Gage describing productions of ''The Lion King'' at age eight and ''Les Misérables'' at age thirteen as two integral shows that drew him towards performing. He attended stage camps in his youth and performed for the first time when he was in Year 7 at school and was cast as Mike Teevee in a production of ''Charlie and the Chocolate Factory''. After leaving Leighton Park School he attended Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts for his BA training after winning a BBC scholarship. While in education, he appeared in productions of ''My Fair ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omari Douglas
Omari Shaquille Douglas (born 24 March 1994) is an English actor. He is known for his role as Roscoe Babatunde in the Channel 4 drama ''It's a Sin'' (2021). He has received nominations for a British Academy Television Award and a Laurence Olivier Award. Early life Douglas was born and brought up an only child in Wolverhampton, West Midlands by his mother whilst his father lived in the United States. He is of Jamaican heritage. He took classes with the Wolverhampton Youth Music Theatre. After completing school at Thomas Telford School, he moved to London in 2012 to attend drama school and graduated from the Arts Educational Schools in 2015. Career Douglas began his career in theatre. His credits include Cole Porter's ''High Society'' and, more recently, Emma Rice's adaptation of ''Wise Children'' at the Old Vic; ''Peter Pan'' and ''Jesus Christ Superstar'' at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre; Kneehigh's ''Tristan & Yseult'' at Shakespeare's Globe; ''The Life'' at the Southwark Pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fortune Theatre
The Fortune Theatre is a 432-seat West End theatre on Russell Street, near Covent Garden, in the City of Westminster. Since 1989 the theatre has hosted the long running play ''The Woman in Black''. History The site was acquired by author, playwright and impresario Laurence Cowen, and had previously been the location of the old Albion Tavern, a public house that was frequented by Georgian and Victorian actors. The theatre is situated next to Crown Court Church, and dwarfed by the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane on the opposite side of the road. Cowen commissioned architect Ernest Schaufelberg to design the theatre in an Italianate style. Constructed from 1922 to 1924, it was the first theatre to be built in London after the end of the First World War. One of the first buildings in London to experiment with concrete, its façade is principally made of bush hammered concrete, with brick piers supporting the roof. Since the demolition of the original Wembley Stadium, the theatre is now ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ambassador Theatre Group
The Ambassador Theatre Group (ATG) is a major international theatre organisation headquartered in the United Kingdom, with offices in Woking (head office), London, New York, Sydney, Mannheim and Cologne. ATG's key operations comprise three inter-related activities: theatre ownership and management, ticketing and marketing operations, and show productions"Tim McFarlane to be CEO of ATG Asia/Pacific" ''Ambassador Theatre Group'', Thursday 29 November 2012. Retrieved 2012-12-01. ATG runs more than 50 venues in Britain, the US and Germany. The company is among the most prolific theatre producers in the world with co-productions in the UK, New York, across North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. It is considered a market leader in theatre ticketing services through A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Dong-yeon (director)
Kim Dong-yeon () is a South Korean playwright and theater director. Kim, is nicknamed Blue Chip Director of Daehak-ro, made his directorial debut in 2003 through the play ''Fantasy Fairy Tale'' (2003). South Korean Musical ''Maybe Happy Ending'' that was premiered in 2017 is his most famous work as director. He is known for his two military musicals, ''The Shinheung Military Academy'' (2018) and ''Return'' (2019). He is also known as director of South Korean adaptation of stage play ''Human'' (2010), '' The Pride'' (2014), ''M. Butterfly'' (2017), and ''Shakespeare R&J'' (2018). Career Early career Kim Dong-yeon joined theater club in high school to achieve his dream to be an actor. He worked hard practicing his vocalization in the backyard near his high school. Then enrolled in theater department at Chung-Ang University. He performed on stage as an actor throughout his college days. However, he found that he's more suitable to be a theatre director. After graduating, Kim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seoul
Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) as stated iArticle 103 of the 1948 constitution. According to the 2020 census, Seoul has a population of 9.9 million people, and forms the heart of the Seoul Capital Area with the surrounding Incheon metropolis and Gyeonggi province. Considered to be a global city and rated as an Alpha – City by Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC), Seoul was the world's fourth largest metropolitan economy in 2014, following Tokyo, New York City and Los Angeles. Seoul was rated Asia's most livable city with the second highest quality of life globally by Arcadis in 2015, with a GDP per capita (PPP) of around $40,000. With major technology hubs centered in Gangnam and Digital Media City, the Seoul Capital Area is home to the headquarters of 15 ''Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Geurens
Ben Geurens (born 24 December 1979) is an Australian actor. Biography Geurens graduated from NIDA in 2004. At drama school his credits include '' The Return'', ''Romeo and Juliet'', ''Much Ado About Nothing'', and ''Who's Afraid of the Working Class''. Roles Geurens is best known for playing suburban rascal Toby Mangel on the soap opera ''Neighbours'' from 1990 to 1993. He then appeared in the television series ''The Man from Snowy River'' as Michael O'Neil and the movie ''Body Melt'' as Brandon Noble. He made guest appearances in other series such as ''Blue Heelers''. Geurens played constable Ash Nader in ''Home and Away'' in late 2006 and early 2007 and a detective in the final series of ''McLeod's Daughters'' in 2008. He also appeared in the Melbourne Theatre Company's production of ''Entertaining Mr Sloane'', in which he played the lead role of Mr Sloane and also in ''The History Boys'' as Dakin. In 2009, Geurens starred in the comedy series ''The Jesters'' as Steve Morris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
