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Cause Célèbre (play)
''Cause Célèbre'' or ''A Woman of Principle'' is a 1975 radio play, and the final play by the English author Terence Rattigan. It was inspired by the trial of Alma Rattenbury and her teenage lover in 1935 for the murder of her third husband Francis Rattenbury and first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on 27 October 1975. It was Rattigan's first radio play, and Alma was played by Diana Dors. Rattigan was then commissioned to rewrite it as a stage play, ready to be produced in Autumn 1976, but his terminal cancer and casting problems meant he was able to start work only in January 1977, alongside director Robin Midgley. This stage version premiered at the Haymarket Theatre, Leicester in 1977 before its West End premiere on 4 July 1977 at Her Majesty's Theatre in London, with Glynis Johns as Alma Rattenbury and Helen Lindsay as Edith Davenport. It received largely positive reviews. Rattigan discharged himself from hospital to attend the opening night. A 1987 television version of the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adrian Johnston (musician)
Adrian Johnston (born 1961) is an English musician and composer for film and television, who resides in London and Samois-sur-Seine. Biography Born in the county of Lancashire, Johnston attended the University of Edinburgh, studying English. He has been a drummer in bands including Moles for Breakfast, The Waterboys, the Wanglers, Combo Zombo, and The Mike Flowers Pops. During his twenties, he travelled the world providing music accompaniment to silent films at film festivals. He later scored productions for the Royal National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company. Johnston's first film score was for the 1996 Thomas Hardy adaptation '' Jude''. He has also composed original scores for '' The Turn of the Screw'' (1999), '' Becoming Jane'', a 2007 film about Jane Austen, and the 2008 adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's ''Brideshead Revisited''. In 2008, he was awarded a BAFTA for the score of the BBC film '' Capturing Mary''. Johnston's score for Charles Sturridge's mini-series ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1975 Radio Dramas
It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 – Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman are found guilty of the Watergate cover-up. * January 2 ** The Federal Rules of Evidence are approved by the United States Congress. ** A bomb blast at Samastipur, Bihar, India, fatally wounds Lalit Narayan Mishra, Minister of Railways. * January 5 – Tasman Bridge disaster: The Tasman Bridge in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, is struck by the bulk ore carrier , causing a partial collapse resulting in 12 deaths. * January 15 – Alvor Agreement: Portugal announces that it will grant independence to Angola on November 11. * January 20 ** In Hanoi, North Vietnam, the Politburo approves the final military offensive against South Vietnam. ** Work is abandoned on the 1974 Anglo-French Channel Tunnel scheme. * January ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1977 Plays
Events January * January 8 – 1977 Moscow bombings, Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo). * January 17 – 49 marines from the and are killed as a result of a collision in Barcelona harbour, Spain. * January 18 ** Scientists identify a previously unknown Bacteria, bacterium as the cause of the mysterious Legionnaires' disease. ** Australia's worst Granville rail disaster, railway disaster at Granville, a suburb of Sydney, leaves 83 people dead. ** SFR Yugoslavia Prime minister Džemal Bijedić, his wife and 6 others are killed in a plane crash in Bosnia and Herzegovina. * January 19 – An Ejército del Aire CASA C-207 Azor, CASA C-207C Azor (registration T.7-15) plane crashes into the side of a mountain near Chiva, Valencia, Chiva, on approach to Valencia Airport in Spain, killing all ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucy Robinson (actress)
Lucy Jane Robinson (born 1966) is a British actress working mostly in television. Her television roles include Louisa Hurst in ''Pride and Prejudice'' (1995), Robyn Duff in the fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth series of ''Cold Feet'', Mayoress Christabel Wickham in the second series of '' The Thin Blue Line'' and Pam Draper in '' Suburban Shootout''. She has also played Frau Clovis, secretary to the Duke of Manhattan, in the ''Doctor Who'' episode " New Earth" and Mrs. Elton in the 1996 TV adaptation of ''Emma''. She also appeared in a single episode of ''The IT Crowd'' as a prospective employer to Jen. She had a role as Harriet Burgess in ''EastEnders'', and appeared in a single episode of BBC TV children's series '' Powers''. In 2006 she played the part of Louise Mallory in 'Expiation', the final episode of the first series of ''Lewis''. She has also appeared in ITV drama ''William and Mary'' as Mrs Rick, alongside Martin Clunes and Julie Graham. She has more re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicholas Jones (actor)
Nicholas Jones (born 3 April 1946) is an English actor who has appeared on stage and in film and television. Early life Jones was born in London, the younger brother of actress Gemma Jones. They are the children of actor Griffith Jones (1909–2007) and Robin Isaac. He was educated at Westminster School. Career Jones has played leads on television, at the Royal National Theatre, and on the West End Stage. He also appeared with the Royal Shakespeare Company (1999), and has starred at Shakespeare's Globe. Filmography Film *''The Corpse'' (1971) - Benjy Smith *'' Wolfshead: The Legend of Robin Hood'' (1973) - Squire *''The Blockhouse'' (1973) - Kramer *'' Daisy Miller'' (1974) - Charles *'' When the Whales Came'' (1989) - Vicar *''This Year's Love'' (1999) - James *'' On Wings of Fire'' (2001) *'' And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen'' (2002) - London Jeweller *'' Vanity Fair'' (2004) - Lord Darlington *''Vera Drake'' (2004) - Defence Barrister *'' Copying Beethoven'' (2006) - Arc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terence O'Connor
Sir Terence James O'Connor, KC (13 September 1891 – 7 May 1940) was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom Biography Born in Bridgnorth, Shropshire, O'Connor served with the Highland Light Infantry and the West African Frontier Force during World War I. He was called to the bar in 1919, and became a bencher of the Inner Temple in 1936. He was elected to the House of Commons at the 1924 general election, as Member of Parliament (MP) for Luton, but lost his seat at the October 1929 general election to the Liberal candidate, Leslie Burgin. He was appointed a King's Counsel that year. O'Connor returned to Parliament seven months later in a by-election in the Nottingham Central constituency, and held the seat until his death in 1940, aged 48. At the time of his death, was serving as Solicitor General A solicitor general is a government official who serves as the chief representative of the government in courtroom proceedings. In systems based on the Eng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Godfrey
Patrick Lindesay Archibald Godfrey (born 13 February 1933) is an English actor of film, television and stage. Life and career Godfrey was born in Finsbury, London to Rev. Frederick Godfrey and Lois Mary Gladys (née Turner). In 1956 Godfrey joined the Radio Drama Company by winning the Carleton Hobbs Bursary. He made his film debut in ''Miss Julie'' (1972), and appeared in several British films of the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, including ''A Room with a View'', '' The Remains of the Day'', ''The Importance of Being Earnest'', ''The Count of Monte Cristo'', '' Dimensions'' and ''Les Misérables''. He also played Leonardo da Vinci in the Cinderella adaptation ''Ever After'' alongside Drew Barrymore and Dougray Scott. He had many roles on television, appearing in ''Doctor Who'', ''Inspector Morse'', and other series. Personal life He has been married to actress Amanda Walker since 20 April 1960 and they have two children. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jenny Galloway
Jenny Galloway is a British actress and singer best known for her stage career, which includes Madame Thénardier in ''Les Misérables''. She has received numerous awards and nominations, winning the 1999 Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Musical for her performance in '' Mamma Mia!''. She had previously won the award seven years earlier for her portrayal of the character Luce in George Abbott's ''The Boys from Syracuse''. Galloway can be heard on the cast recordings of ''Les Misérables 10th Anniversary Concert'', ''Les Misérables 25th Anniversary Concert'', ''Oliver!'', ''Mamma Mia!'' and ''Mary Poppins''. In the 2001 ITV children's series '' Weirdsister College,'' Galloway portrayed the college porter known as the Beetle. Her film credits include '' In Transit'', '' About a Boy'', '' Fierce Creatures'' and the role of the Foreign Secretary in '' Johnny English''. She appeared in '' Madame de Sade'' alongside Judi Dench and Deborah Findlay as Charlott ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freddie Fox (actor)
Frederick Samson Robert Morice Fox (born 5 April 1989) is an English film and stage actor. His prominent screen performances include roles as singer Marilyn in the BBC's Boy George biopic '' Worried About the Boy'' (2010), Freddie Baxter in series ''Cucumber'' (2015) and ''Banana'' (2015), Jeremy Bamber in '' White House Farm'' (2020) and Spider Webb in ''Slow Horses'' (2022-2023). His theatre credits include starring as Simon Bliss in ''Hay Fever'' (2012) at the Noël Coward Theatre; as Oscar Wilde's young lover Lord Alfred "Bosie" Douglas in '' The Judas Kiss'' (2012–2013) at the Hampstead Theatre, during a UK tour, and in a West End transfer; as Romeo in Romeo and Juliet (2015) at the Sheffield Crucible and in Kenneth Branagh's 2016 production at the Garrick Theatre; as Tristan Tzara in ''Travesties'' (2016–2017) at the Menier Chocolate Factory and Apollo Theatre; as Lord Goring in ''An Ideal Husband'' (2018) at the Vaudeville Theatre; and as Edmond Rostand in Edmond d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rory Fleck-Byrne
Rory Fleck Byrne (born 1988) is an Irish actor and composer, known for ''Vampire Academy'' (2014), '' Harlots'', '' The Foreigner'' (both 2017) and '' This Is Going to Hurt'' (2022). Early life Rory Fleck Byrne was born in England. He moved to Ireland when he was nine years old and lived in Kilkenny until he moved to London in 2007 to train at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, graduating in 2010. Career Fleck Byrne's first acting job was in Liverpool in the play ''Antony and Cleopatra'' opposite Kim Cattrall. In 2014, Fleck Byrne could be seen as Harry Abrams, an assistant of the psychological researcher Joseph Coupland, in the horror film '' The Quiet Ones''. In 2016, he played Ruby in the film ''Tiger Raid''. In 2017, he starred as Daniel Marney in eight episodes of '' Harlots'', a drama series about Georgian-era brothels, and the women working there. Fleck Byrne's character Daniel falls in love with the madam of a low-class brothel. Later in 2017, he starred opposite Jackie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ewen Montagu
Ewen Edward Samuel Montagu (29 March 1901 – 19 July 1985) was a British judge, Naval intelligence officer, and author. He is best known for his leading role in Operation Mincemeat, a critical military deception operation that misdirected German forces' attention away from the Allied invasion of Sicily ("Operation Husky"). Montagu was president of the United Synagogue from 1954 to 1962, and President of the Anglo-Jewish Association from December 1949. Life and career Montagu was born in 1901, the second son of Gladys, Baroness Swaythling (née Goldsmid) and Louis Montagu, 2nd Baron Swaythling. His family was Jewish. He was educated at Westminster School before becoming a machine gun instructor during the First World War at a United States Naval Air Station. After the war he studied at Trinity College, Cambridge and at Harvard University. He was admitted to the Middle Temple on 22 November 1920 and was called to the bar on 14 May 1924. One of his more celebrated cases as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
