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Trafalgar Studios
Trafalgar Theatre is a West End theatre in Whitehall, near Trafalgar Square, in the City of Westminster, London. The Grade II listed building was built in 1930 with interiors in the Art Deco style as the Whitehall Theatre; it regularly staged comedies and revues. It was converted into a television and radio studio in the 1990s, before returning to theatrical use in 2004 as Trafalgar Studios, the name it bore until 2020, with the auditorium converted to two studio spaces. It re-opened in 2021 following a major multi-million pound project to reinstate it to its original single-auditorium design. History 1930 to 1996 The original Whitehall Theatre, built on the site of the 17th century ''Ye Old Ship Tavern'' was designed by Edward A. Stone, with interiors in the Art Deco style by Marc-Henri and Laverdet. It had 634 seats. The theatre opened on 29 September 1930 with ''The Way to Treat a Woman'' by Walter Hackett, who was the theatre's licensee. In November 1933 Henry Daniell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whitehall
Whitehall is a road and area in the City of Westminster, Central London, England. The road forms the first part of the A roads in Zone 3 of the Great Britain numbering scheme, A3212 road from Trafalgar Square to Chelsea, London, Chelsea. It is the main thoroughfare running south from Trafalgar Square towards Parliament Square. The street is recognised as the centre of the Government of the United Kingdom and is lined with numerous departments and ministries, including the Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom), Ministry of Defence, Horse Guards (building), Horse Guards, the Cabinet Office, and much of the Foreign Office. Consequently, the name "Whitehall" is used as a metonymy, metonym for the British Civil Service (United Kingdom), civil service and British government, government, and as the geographic name for the surrounding area. The Palace of Whitehall previously occupied the area and was the residence of Kings Henry VIII through to William III of England, William III, bef ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whitehall Theatre, London - Geograph
Whitehall is a road and area in the City of Westminster, Central London, England. The road forms the first part of the A3212 road from Trafalgar Square to Chelsea. It is the main thoroughfare running south from Trafalgar Square towards Parliament Square. The street is recognised as the centre of the Government of the United Kingdom and is lined with numerous departments and ministries, including the Ministry of Defence, Horse Guards, the Cabinet Office, and much of the Foreign Office. Consequently, the name "Whitehall" is used as a metonym for the British civil service and government, and as the geographic name for the surrounding area. The Palace of Whitehall previously occupied the area and was the residence of Kings Henry VIII through to William III, before it was destroyed by fire in 1698; only the Banqueting House has survived. Whitehall was originally a wide road that led to the gates of the palace; the route to the south was widened in the 18th century, following ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharman Macdonald
Sharman S. Macdonald (born 8 February 1951) is a Scottish playwright, screenwriter, and actress. Early life & education Macdonald was born in Glasgow, the daughter of Janet Rewat (née Williams) and Joseph Henry Hosgood MacDonald. She has Scottish and Welsh ancestry. Macdonald was educated at the University of Edinburgh, from which she graduated in 1972. She credits fellow Scot Ian Charleson with supporting and encouraging her to follow her theatrical aspirations, and she later contributed a chapter to the 1990 book, ''For Ian Charleson: A Tribute''. Career Macdonald moved to London after university, and worked as an actress with the 7:84 Theatre Company and at the Royal Court Theatre. Although her acting career included 7 years of television work, she eventually left it, due in large part to stage fright. While working as an actress, Macdonald wrote her first play, ''When I Was a Girl, I Used to Scream and Shout''; it was first performed at the Bush Theatre in 1984, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
When We Are Married
''When We Are Married'' is a three-act play by the English dramatist J. B. Priestley, described as "A Yorkshire Farcical Comedy". Written in 1934, it is set about thirty years earlier, and depicts the consequences when three middle-aged couples jointly celebrating their silver weddings are informed that they were not legally married. Background and premiere By 1938 J. B. Priestley had established himself as a dramatist, becoming, according to ''The Oxford Companion to Twentieth-Century Literature in English'', "one of the most highly regarded playwrights of his day". His earlier successes included ''The Good Companions'' (1931), '' Dangerous Corner'' (1932), '' Laburnum Grove'' (1933) and '' Time and the Conways'' (1937).Sutherland, John"Priestley, J. B." ''The Oxford Companion to Twentieth-Century Literature in English''. Ed. Jenny Stringer, Oxford University Press, 2005. Herbert, p. 1303 Priestley recalled the genesis of the play: While the play was in preparation the tit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Albery
Ian Bronson Albery (born 21 September 1936) is an English theatre consultant, manager, and producer. He is a former chief executive of Sadler's Wells Theatre (1994-2002), and was in charge of the Donmar Warehouse from 1961 to 1989."History" , ''Donmar Warehouse''. Retrieved 2012-10-13. He is the son of Sir , a prolific theatre manager. From 1958 to 1972, Ian Albery served as , production manager, or for more than 100 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Powell
Robert Thomas Powell ( ; born 1 June 1944) is an English actor who is known for the title roles in '' Mahler'' (1974) and '' Jesus of Nazareth'' (1977), and for his portrayal of secret agent Richard Hannay in '' The Thirty Nine Steps'' (1978) and its subsequent spinoff television series. Other major screen roles have included Tobias "Toby" Wren in the BBC science-fiction programme '' Doomwatch'' (1970), David Briggs in the sitcom '' The Detectives'' (1993–1997) with Jasper Carrott, and Mark Williams in the medical drama '' Holby City'' (2005–2011). Powell's distinctive voice has become well known as a narrator of documentaries, especially those concerning the Second World War, including ''World War II in HD Colour'', '' Hitler's Bodyguard'', ''The Story of the Third Reich'' and ''Secrets of World War II''. Powell was nominated for a Best Actor BAFTA TV Award for ''Jesus of Nazareth'' in 1978 and won a Best Actor award at the Venice Film Festival for his performance i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ipi Tombi
''Ipi Tombi'' (also produced as ''Ipi N'tombi'', both corrupted transliterations of the Zulu ''iphi ntombi'', or "where is the girl?"), is a 1974 musical by South African writers Bertha Egnos Godfrey and her daughter Gail Lakier, telling the story of a young black man leaving his village and young wife to work in the mines of Johannesburg. The show, originally called ''The Warrior'', uses pastiches of a variety of South African indigenous musical styles. Productions The show, which starred Margaret Singana, enjoyed major success in South Africa and Nigeria, and toured Europe, the United States, Canada and Australia to critical acclaim. It played in the West End at Her Majesty's Theatre His Majesty's Theatre is a West End theatre situated in the Haymarket, London, Haymarket in the City of Westminster, London. The building, designed by Charles J. Phipps, was constructed in 1897 for the actor-manager Herbert Beerbohm Tree, who ... and on Broadway at the Harkness Theatre. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Raymond (publisher)
Paul Raymond (15 November 1925 – 2 March 2008), born Geoffrey Anthony Quinn, was an English strip-club owner, publisher of pornography, and property developer who was dubbed the "King of Soho". After opening the UK's first nightclub to stage live striptease, Raymond launched Paul Raymond Publications with the soft-porn magazine '' Men Only'', soon followed by '' Escort'', '' Club International'', ''Mayfair'' and many other titles. He bought property on a large scale and became wealthy. He was starting to hand over control to his daughter Debbie when she died of a heroin overdose in 1992, after which he became a recluse. Early life Raymond was born in Liverpool to Frank Joseph (who later changed his surname to Quinn), and Maud McKeown, one of three sons of an Irish people, Irish Catholic Church, Roman Catholic family. The family was abandoned by the father (a lorry driver) when Raymond was five with the result that he was brought up by his mother, who refused to allow the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Cooney
Raymond George Alfred Cooney Order of the British Empire, OBE (born 30 May 1932) is an English playwright, actor, and director. His biggest success, ''Run for Your Wife (play), Run for Your Wife'' (1983), ran for nine years in London's West End theatre, West End and is its longest-running comedy. He has had 17 of his plays performed there. Career Cooney began to act in 1946, appearing in many of the Whitehall farces of Brian Rix throughout the 1950s and 1960s. It was during this time that he co-wrote his first play, ''One For The Pot''. With Tony Hilton, he co-wrote the screenplay for the British comedy film ''What a Carve Up! (film), What a Carve Up!'' (1961), which features Sid James and Kenneth Connor. In 1968 and 1969, Cooney adapted Richard Gordon (English author), Richard Gordon's ''Doctor'' novels for BBC radio, as series starring Richard Briers. He also took parts in them. Cooney has also appeared on TV, (including an uncredited appearance in the ''Dial 999 (TV serie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simple Spymen
''Simple Spymen'' is a farce by the English playwright John Chapman. The story concerns two street musicians who are mistakenly appointed by negligent army officers to act as bodyguards to protect a scientist from assassination by a foreign spy. The first production of ''Simple Spymen'' was directed by Wallace Douglas and presented by Rix Theatrical Productions on 19 March 1958 at the Whitehall Theatre, London.Chapman, pp. 1–6 It ran there until 29 July 1961, a total of 1,403 performances. It was third in the long-running series of Whitehall farces produced by the actor-manager Brian Rix; it followed ''Reluctant Heroes'' (1950) which had run for 1,610 performances and ''Dry Rot'' (1,475 performances from 1954)."12 Successful Years For Mr. Brian Rix", ''The Times'', 13 September 1962, p. 12 Cast *Corporal Flight – Ray Cooney (billed as Raymond Cooney) *Lieutenant Fosgrove – Toby Perkins *Colonel Gray-Balding – Charles Cameron *Mr Forster Stand – Gerald Anderson *Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Chapman (screenwriter)
John Roy Chapman (27 May 1927 – 3 September 2001) was a British actor, playwright and screenwriter, known for his collaborations with Ray Cooney. Biography Early life Born in Acton, John Chapman was the nephew of the actor Edward Chapman; his own father was an engineer. His brother, Paul Chapman, became an actor. John Chapman trained at RADA, and made his acting debut in Enid Bagnold's ''National Velvet'' in 1946.Obituary: John Chapman telegraph.co.uk, 7 September 2001 Early career Initially a stage manager and understudy at the Whitehall Theatre for the first two years of ''Reluctant Heroes'', the first |
Colin Morris (playwright)
Colin Morris (4 February 1916 – 31 March 1996) was a British playwright, screenwriter and actor. His best known work was the screen version of ''Reluctant Heroes ''Reluctant Heroes'' is a 1952 British comedy film directed by Jack Raymond and starring Ronald Shiner, Derek Farr and Christine Norden. It is based on the popular farce of the same title by Colin Morris. The play, which had its West En ...'' (1952) based on his own hit play of the same title. As an actor, he appeared in the 1957 film '' The Silken Affair''. ''Reluctant Heroes'' premiered in 1950 at the Whitehall Theatre, and was the first of the Brian Rix company's Whitehall farces.Ray CooneObituary: John Chapman ''The Guardian'', 8 September 2001 Other plays of Morris's include: * '' Desert Rats'' (1945) * ''Woman at Large'' (English Theatre Guild, 1950) * ''The Terrible Crime of Mr Bat'' (children's drama; Samuel French, 1950) * ''Don't Bank On It'' * ''Missing, Believed Married'' (English Theatre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
