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Demetrius (A Midsummer Night's Dream)
Demetrius is one of the lovers in William Shakespeare's play ''A Midsummer Night's Dream''. He is a young man who is engaged to a young woman, Hermia, who is in love with Lysander. Role in ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' After Hermia has confided in Helena regarding her plans to elope with Lysander, Helena reveals the plan to Demetrius, in the hopes of gaining Demetrius's trust. However, Demetrius merely goes to the forest seeking Hermia, without giving Helena a second thought. After that, he returns to the king. Helena follows Demetrius, and Oberon, the fairy king, sees them arguing. Oberon feels pity for Helena and decides to help her by putting love juice in Demetrius's eyes, thereby compelling Demetrius to return Helena's love. Oberon instructs Puck, another fairy, to pour love juice on the eyelids of the "Athenian man". However, Puck sees Lysander sleeping, and pours the love juice in Lysander's eyes instead, thus causing Lysander to fall in love with Helena (and abandon Herm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare ( 23 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of River Avon, Warwickshire, Avon" or simply "the Bard". His extant works, including William Shakespeare's collaborations, collaborations, consist of some Shakespeare's plays, 39 plays, Shakespeare's sonnets, 154 sonnets, three long narrative poems and a few other verses, some of uncertain authorship. His plays List of translations of works by William Shakespeare, have been translated into every major modern language, living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright. Shakespeare remains arguably the most influential writer in the English language, and his works continue to be studied and reinterpreted. Shakespeare was born and raised in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire. At the age of 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicky Henson
Nicholas Victor Leslie Henson (12 May 1945 – 15 December 2019) was a British actor. Early life Henson was born in London, the son of Harriet Martha (née Collins) and comedian Leslie Henson, a few days after VE Day, hence his middle name, Victor. Adam Henson, a farmer and regular presenter on BBC TV's '' Countryfile'', was Henson's nephew; being the son of Nicky's brother Joe Henson. He attended St. Bede's Prep School in Eastbourne and Charterhouse in Godalming. He trained as a stage manager at RADA and first appeared on stage himself as a guitarist. As a member of the Young Vic Company, he played Pozzo in Samuel Beckett's ''Waiting for Godot.'' Career Television Henson appeared in various television roles, including guest roles in ''Fawlty Towers'', '' Minder'', '' Boon'', ''Inspector Morse'', '' A Touch of Frost'', '' Heartbeat'', '' After You've Gone'', ''Lovejoy'' and '' Doctors''. In 1990 he played the doctor in the BBC’s adaptation of Kingsley Amis’ Ghost st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shakespeare's Globe
Shakespeare's Globe is a reconstruction of the Globe Theatre, an Elizabethan playhouse first built in 1599 for which William Shakespeare wrote his plays. Like the original, it is located on the south bank of the River Thames, in Southwark, London. The reconstruction was completed in 1997 and while concentrating on Shakespeare's work also hosts a variety of other theatrical productions. Part of the Globe's complex also hosts the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse for smaller, indoor productions, in a setting which also recalls the period. Background The original globe theatre was built in 1599 by the Lord Chamberlain's Men, destroyed by a fire in 1613, rebuilt in 1614, and then demolished in 1644. The modern Globe Theatre is an academic approximation based on available evidence of the 1599 and 1614 buildings. It is considered quite realistic, though modern safety requirements mean that it accommodates only 1,400 spectators compared to the original theatre's 3,000. The modern ''Shakespe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emma Rice
Emma Juliet Rice (born August 1967) is a British actor, director and writer. Described as a fearless director, Rice's work includes theatrical adaptations of ''Brief Encounter'', '' The Red Shoes'' and ''Wise Children''. In 2022, Rice was named in the Sky Arts Top 50 most influential British artists. Rice worked with Kneehigh Theatre in Cornwall for twenty years as an actor, director, then artistic director with co-artistic director, Mike Shepherd. She was the Artistic Director of Shakespeare's Globe from 2016 to 2018, before founding her own touring theatre company Wise Children. Early life Rice was born in Oxfordshire, England, and grew up in Nottingham, where her mother was a social worker and her father was a lecturer in personnel management. After studying English and Stage Design at Harrington College Rice went on to study acting at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Career After graduating from Guildhall, Rice spent eight years working with Alibi Theatre, perf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hindu
''The Hindu'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It was founded as a weekly publication in 1878 by the Triplicane Six, becoming a daily in 1889. It is one of the Indian Newspaper of record, newspapers of record. , ''The Hindu'' is published from 21 locations across 11 states of India. ''The Hindu'' has been a family-owned newspaper since 1905, when it was purchased by S. Kasturi Ranga Iyengar from the original founders. It is now jointly owned by Iyengar's descendants, referred to as the "Kasturi family", who serve as the directors of the holding company. Except for a period of around two years, when Siddharth Varadarajan, S. Varadarajan held the editorship of the newspaper, senior editorial positions of the paper have always been held by members of the original Iyengar family or by those appointed by them under their direction. In June 2023, the former chairperson of the group, Malini Parthasarathy, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Purab Kohli
Purab Kohli is an Indian actor, model and former video jockey. Career Television Kohli started his career as an actor with the 1998 television show '' Hip Hip Hurray'' on Zee TV and earned recognition through video jockeying on Channel V. He then hosted the travel show ''Gone India'' where he toured India on budget trips. In 2005, he appeared in an episode of the TV fantasy sitcom '' Shararat'', as the genius science student Dhumketu. In 2010 he anchored the Zee TV music talent hunt '' Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Singing Superstar''. In 2011, he was lead in the first season of ''Life Mein Ek Baar'' a television show on Fox Traveller. In 2013, he hosted the show ''Terra Quiz'' on National Geographic Channel. He has also featured in television ads for Colgate, Pizza Hut, Compaq Presario, ''Amaron Batteries'' and ''Castrol''. In 2014, he became one of the contestants in season 7 of the reality TV show '' Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa''. Kohli had a key supporting role in ''Sense8'' a series on Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharat Katariya
Sharat Katariya (born 15 June 1978) is an Indian film director and screenwriter. Career Katariya started out as an assistant director to Rajat Kapoor during the making of ''Raghu Romeo''. He also worked as a lyricist for the film. Apart from this he has written dialogues for the films '' Bheja Fry'' and Sunglass. Sharat has also worked with Deven Khote and Kunal Vijaykar on his directorial venture Vishesh Films' ''Fruit and Nut''. Katariya worked as the first assistant on Rok Sako To Rok Lo. Sharat’s film That's What My Dad Used to Say was shown at the Berlin International Film Festival. Sharat worked on a short film, Long Distance Call starring Ranvir Shorey. In 2006, Sharat penned lyrics for Mixed Doubles. His directorial debut film '' 10 m Love'' (2010) was based on William Shakespeare's play ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'', with Rajat Kapoor, Tisca Chopra and Purab Kohli as leads. Following this, he went on to direct ''Dum Laga Ke Haisha'' (2015) and ''Sui Dhaaga' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
10ml Love
''10ml Love'' (stylized as ''10ml LOVE'') is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Sharat Katariya and produced by Sunil Joshi and starring Rajat Kapoor, Tisca Chopra, Purab Kohli, Koel Purie, Tara Sharma, and Neil Bhoopalam. Inspired by William Shakespeare's ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' (whose sources include Ovid's Metamorphoses and Geoffrey Chaucer's "The Knight's Tale"), it is a contemporary story set in an Indian milieu. Plot The film follows the relationship of three different couples whose stories intertwine. The first couple, Ghalib and Roshini, have been married for seven years. However, the wife is constantly followed by her paranoid husband who works as a herbal potion vendor. The second couple, Shweta and Peter, are in love and want to elope because Tara Sharma has a marriage arrangement. Her would-be groom, Neil, is also in a long-term, complex relationship with Minnie. On the eve of their marriage, all three couples have assembled. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Midsummer Night's Rave
''A Midsummer Night's Rave'' is a 2002 American film adapted from Shakespeare's ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' released on November 1, 2002. The film stars Corey Pearson, Lauren German, Andrew Keegan, Chad Lindberg, and Sunny Mabrey; and was directed by Gil Cates Jr. It is set at a rave, rather than the forest where most of the original is set. The film received little attention from professional movie critics, but is considered a success with teen audiences, and has been used as an exemplar for a category of movies (the "McShakespeare", an example of McDonaldization) in more academic publications. Plot and setting ''A Midsummer Night's Rave'' transposes ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' to modern rave culture. Unlike '' Rave Macbeth''—released a year earlier and also adapting a Shakespeare play, ''Macbeth'', into the context of rave culture—''A Midsummer Night's Rave's'' plot also explores the characters' activities outside of the rave: Xander ( Andrew Keegan) and Mia ( Sun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Travis Schuldt
Travis Schuldt (born September 18, 1974)"Catching up with....Travis Schuldt." ''Soap Opera Digest''. August 12, 2013. p. 63. is an American actor. He originated the role of Ethan Winthrop on ''Passions'', and played the recurring roles of Keith Dudemeister on ''Scrubs (TV series), Scrubs'', Rick/Subway on ''Community (TV series), Community'', and List of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia characters#Ben Smith, Ben Smith on ''It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia''. Personal life Schuldt was born in Topeka, Kansas. He became engaged to actress Natalie Zea after eleven years together, in June 2013. The couple married on July 16, 2014, in Hawaii. In June 2015, they announced that they were expecting their first child together. In October 2015, Zea gave birth to a daughter. Career His theatre credits include ''Glengarry Glen Ross'', ''The Taming of the Shrew'', ''Macbeth'', and ''The Madwoman of Chaillot''. Schuldt co-produced and starred in Sam Shepard's ''Icarus's Mother'', James Kerwin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Kerwin
James Kerwin, (born October 13, 1973) is an American film director, theatre director, and screenwriter. Education and academics Kerwin, who was born in St. Louis, Missouri, attended Parkway Central High School in Chesterfield. Kerwin graduated with a film degree from Texas Christian University in 1995 and a minor in astronomy and physics. He served as a lab instructor and guest artist at T.C.U. and the University of Texas at Austin. He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Mensa, and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. Career Kerwin has been noted for his Shakespearean adaptations of ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'', '' Cardenio'' and '' Venus and Adonis''. In 2003 he staged Amber Benson's play ''Albert Hall'' in Los Angeles, California. In the early 2000s he was a frequent guest director for Daniel Henning and Noah Wyle's Blank Theatre Company and for Travis Schuldt's Lone Star Ensemble. In 2000, Kerwin's experimental film ''Midsummer''—produced by L.M. Kit Carson an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Bale
Christian Charles Philip Bale (born 30 January 1974) is an English actor. Known for his versatility and physical transformations for his roles, he has been a leading man in films of several genres. List of awards and nominations received by Christian Bale, His accolades include an Academy Award and two Golden Globe Awards, in addition to nominations for four British Academy Film Awards. ''Forbes'' magazine ranked him as one of the highest-paid actors in 2014. Born in Wales to English parents, Bale had his breakthrough role at age 13 in Steven Spielberg's 1987 war film ''Empire of the Sun (film), Empire of the Sun''. After more than a decade of leading and supporting roles in films, he gained wider recognition for his portrayals of serial killer Patrick Bateman in the black comedy ''American Psycho (film), American Psycho'' (2000) and the title role in the thriller ''The Machinist'' (2004). He played superhero Bruce Wayne (Dark Knight trilogy), Batman in Christopher Nolan's The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
