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The Prisoner's Dilemma (play)
''The Prisoner's Dilemma'' is a theatrical drama written by David Edgar. It refers to the game theory problem of the same name and portrays its outworking in an Eastern European, post-Cold War setting. The play premiered in The Other Place Theatre by the Royal Shakespeare Company in July 2001 and forms part of a trilogy with '' The Shape of the Table'' and ''Pentecost''. Cast for the premiere included: Trevor Cooper (as Nikolai/Kolya), Larry Lamb (as Tom), Joseph Mydell (as Patterson), Robert Jezek (as Hasim), Alan David (as Erik), Zoe Waites (as Kelima), Penny Downie (as Gina), Diana Kent (as Floss), David Wilmot (as James), Douglas Rao (as Al), Robert Bowman (as Roman) and was directed by Michael Attenborough, with design by Es Devlin Esmeralda "Es" Devlin (; born 24 September 1971) is an English artist and stage designer who works in a range of media, often mapping light and projected film onto kinetic sculptural forms. Early life Devlin was born in Kingston upon ...
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David Edgar (playwright)
David Edgar (born 26 February 1948) is a British playwright and writer who has had more than sixty of his plays published and performed on stage, radio and television around the world, making him one of the most prolific dramatists of the post-1960s generation in Great Britain.Dictionary of Literary Biography
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He was resident playwright at the in 1974–5 and has been a board member there since 1985. Awarded a Fellow in Creative Writing at

Alan David (actor)
Alan Davies (born 29 December 1941), known professionally as Alan David, is a Welsh actor, best known for his stage and television roles. Life and career David was born in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan. After working in repertory at the Belgrade Theatre, Coventry and the Victoria Theatre, Stoke, David was a regular performer with the Royal Shakespeare Company between 1970 and 2003, most notably as Touchstone in ''As You Like It'' (1977), various rôles in the 1986 revival of ''Nicholas Nickleby'' and Polonius in ''Hamlet'' (2001). His regular London appearances include parts at the National Theatre, Almeida Theatre and Royal Court Theatre. He has had many television credits ranging from ''Coronation Street'' in 1973, ''The Sweeney'' (1975) through to '' Virtual Murder'' (1992), ''Honey for Tea'' and "The Unquiet Dead", an episode of ''Doctor Who'' in 2005. He also appeared as the 'rival' of Boycie as Llewellyn in ''The Green Green Grass''. In 2007 he played Griff in the BBC s ...
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Es Devlin
Esmeralda "Es" Devlin (; born 24 September 1971) is an English artist and stage designer who works in a range of media, often mapping light and projected film onto kinetic sculptural forms. Early life Devlin was born in Kingston upon Thames, London, on 24 September 1971. She studied English literature at Bristol University, followed by a Foundation Course in Fine Art at Central St. Martin's eventually specialising in theatre design. While undertaking her studies, she prepared the props for Le Cirque Invisible, the circus company founded by Victoria Chaplin and Chaplin's husband, Jean-Baptiste Thierrée. Career Her practice began in narrative theatre and experimental opera After a period working for London's Bush Theatre, she first worked for the National Theatre in 1998 when Trevor Nunn asked her to design the set for a revival of Harold Pinter's '' Betrayal''. She has since worked on sculptural designs for the theatre. "Each of her designs is an attack on the notion th ...
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Michael Attenborough
Michael John Attenborough (born 13 February 1950) is an English theatre director. Background Attenborough was born on 13 February 1950 in London, the only son of actress Sheila Sim and actor-director Richard Attenborough. He is the nephew of David Attenborough, and John Attenborough and the brother of Jane Attenborough and Charlotte Attenborough. He is the recipient of two honorary doctorates, one from the University of Leicester, where he is now a Distinguished Honorary Fellow and one from the University of Sussex, where he is Honorary Professor of English and Drama. Attenborough was educated at Westminster School and at the University of Sussex. Theatre career Attenborough was Artistic Director of the Almeida Theatre in London between 2002 and 2013. Previously, he was Associate Director of the Mercury Theatre Colchester 1972 to 74, the Leeds Playhouse (now West Yorkshire Playhouse) 1974 to 1979, the Young Vic 1979 to 1980, then Artistic Director of the Palace Theatre, Watf ...
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Robert Bowman (actor)
Robert Bowman (also Rob, Bob, or Bobby) may refer to: Sports *Bob Bowman (coach) (born 1965), American swimming coach *Rob Bowman (footballer) (born 1975), English football player * Robert A. Bowman, President and CEO of MLB Advanced Media *Bob Bowman (pitcher) (1910–1972), American baseball pitcher *Bob Bowman (outfielder) (1930–2017), American baseball outfielder Music and entertainment *Rob Bowman (director) (born 1960), American film and TV director *Rob Bowman (music writer) (born 1957), Canadian music writer and professor of ethnomusicology * BooG!E (born Bobby Bowman), actor known for playing T-Bo in the American teen sitcom ''iCarly'' Other uses * Robert M. Bowman (1934–2013), former Director of Advanced Space Programs Development for the U.S. Air Force and U.S. presidential candidate *Robert M. Bowman Jr. (born 1957), American Christian theologian *Robert Bowman (journalist) ( 1940s), Canadian radio reporter *Robert Benson Bowman Robert Benson Bowman (Richmond, ...
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Douglas Rao
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David Wilmot (actor)
David Wilmot is an Irish stage, screen and television actor. Career Wilmot's theatre credits include ''Six Characters in Search of an Author'' at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin, ''As You Like It'' with the Druid Theatre Company in Galway and '' Juno and the Paycock'' in London's West End. He originated the role of Padraic in ''The Lieutenant of Inishmore'' at The Other Place in Stratford-upon-Avon in 2001, played it at the Barbican Centre in 2002, then joined the 2006 off-Broadway Atlantic Theater Company production, which later transferred to Broadway. He was nominated for the 2006 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play, the Drama League Award for Distinguished Performance, and the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play and won the Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead Actor and the Theatre World Award for his performance. Wilmot portrayed Dr. Ed Costello in sixteen episodes of '' The Clinic'' on RTÉ. He was nominated for the Irish ...
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Diana Kent
Diana Kent is an English actress known for ''Heavenly Creatures'' (1994), '' How to Lose Friends & Alienate People'' (2008), '' One Day'' (2011) and for the ITV ITV or iTV may refer to: ITV *Independent Television (ITV), a British television network, consisting of: ** ITV (TV network), a free-to-air national commercial television network covering the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man, and the Channel Islan ... drama series '' ''Belgravia'''' (2020).'''' Career Film Television Theatre References External links * * 1958 births British film actresses English film actresses English stage actresses English television actresses English voice actresses Living people Actresses from London Royal Shakespeare Company members English Shakespearean actresses 20th-century English actresses 21st-century English actresses {{England-screen-actor-stub ...
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Penny Downie
A penny is a coin ( pennies) or a unit of currency (pl. pence) in various countries. Borrowed from the Carolingian denarius (hence its former abbreviation d.), it is usually the smallest denomination within a currency system. Presently, it is the formal name of the British penny ( p) and the ''de facto'' name of the American one-cent coin (abbr. ¢) as well as the informal Irish designation of the 1 cent euro coin (abbr. c). It is the informal name of the cent unit of account in Canada, although one-cent coins are no longer minted there. The name is used in reference to various historical currencies, also derived from the Carolingian system, such as the French denier and the German pfennig. It may also be informally used to refer to any similar smallest-denomination coin, such as the euro cent or Chinese fen. The Carolingian penny was originally a 0.940-fine silver coin, weighing pound. It was adopted by Offa of Mercia and other English kings and remained t ...
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Zoe Waites
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Robert Jezek
Robert Jezek (born 6 April 1955) is a Canadian stage, film and television actor based in the United Kingdom. Career In 1989, Jezek appeared as Sergeant Zbrigniev in the ''Doctor Who'' television serial ''Battlefield''. He is known for playing companion Frobisher in a range of ''Doctor Who'' audio dramas produced by Big Finish Productions and based on the BBC television series ''Doctor Who''. In 2002, he guest-starred in '' Sarah Jane Smith: Ghost Town'', an audio drama produced by the same company. He also lent his voice to the videogame '' The Getaway: Black Monday'' in 2004. He has also had minor roles in films including playing a Rescue 1 technician in ''Event Horizon'' (1997) a police officer in '' Casino Royale'' (2006) and the Polish neighbour in ''Last Chance Harvey'' (2008). He has also appeared in a number of short films. In April 2011, he appeared in British soap opera ''EastEnders'', as the Polish father of a girl who was bullying Ben Mitchell (then Charlie Jo ...
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Game Theory
Game theory is the study of mathematical models of strategic interactions among rational agents. Myerson, Roger B. (1991). ''Game Theory: Analysis of Conflict,'' Harvard University Press, p.&nbs1 Chapter-preview links, ppvii–xi It has applications in all fields of social science, as well as in logic, systems science and computer science. Originally, it addressed two-person zero-sum games, in which each participant's gains or losses are exactly balanced by those of other participants. In the 21st century, game theory applies to a wide range of behavioral relations; it is now an umbrella term for the science of logical decision making in humans, animals, as well as computers. Modern game theory began with the idea of mixed-strategy equilibria in two-person zero-sum game and its proof by John von Neumann. Von Neumann's original proof used the Brouwer fixed-point theorem on continuous mappings into compact convex sets, which became a standard method in game theory and mathema ...
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