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David Waters (actor)
David Waters is a stage, television and film actor who began his professional performing arts career at La Boite Theatre, Brisbane then joining the Queensland Theatre Company in repertory for six years and then Twelfth Night Theatre Company for two further years repertory. Waters was born in the UK and worked briefly as a journalist for George Newnes Press on their publications, Country Life and The New Musical Express, in London before migrating to Australia with his family in 1969. Theatre He has appeared in leading roles in ''Equus'', ''Da'' and ''The Imaginary Invalid'' and in several musicals including '' Expresso Bongo'' with Toni Lamond, ''You're A Good Man Charlie Brown'' with Geoffrey Rush, '' Lock Up Your Daughters'' with Geraldine Turner, '' The Fantasticks'' with Tony Sheldon and in ''Pride and Prejudice'' as Mr. Bingley, ''The Promise'', ''Hot'l Baltimore'' and ''Don's Party'' with Barry Otto and Judith McGrath He performed at Sydney Theatre Company in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Waters
David Waters may refer to: *David Waters (actor), (born; 1948) British Australian film, television and stage actor *David Waters, the killer of the American atheist activist Madalyn Murray O'Hair Madalyn Murray O'Hair (née Mays; April 13, 1919 – September 29, 1995) was an American activist supporting atheism and separation of church and state. In 1963 she founded American Atheists and served as its president until 1986, after which he ... * Dave Waters (wrestler), member of the UK Pitbulls * David Watkin Waters, British naval historian * David Waters (rugby union) (born 1955), Welsh rugby union player {{Hndis, Waters, David ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydney Theatre Company
Sydney Theatre Company (STC) is an Australian theatre company based in Sydney, New South Wales. The company performs in The Wharf Theatre at Dawes Point in The Rocks area of Sydney, as well as the Roslyn Packer Theatre (formerly Sydney Theatre) and the Sydney Opera House Drama Theatre. History Sydney Theatre Company was formed in December 1978, following the closure of The Old Tote Theatre Company the month before. The then Premier, Neville Wran, approached Elizabeth Butcher, who had been seconded from the National Institute of Dramatic Art to administer the Old Tote, and asked her to set up a new state theatre company, to perform in the Drama Theatre of the Sydney Opera House. Butcher established its legal identity and managerial structure, and proposed the name, Sydney Theatre Company. With John Clark (Director of NIDA) as the Artistic Adviser of the first season, five theatre companies were invited to produce six plays to be presented by STC as the 1979 Interim Seas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cop Shop
''Cop Shop'' is a long-running Australian police drama television series produced by Crawford Productions that ran for seven seasons between 28 November 1977 and 23 July 1984. It comprised 582 one-hour episodes. The show The show revolved around the everyday operations of both the uniformed police officers and the plainclothes detectives of the fictional Riverside Police Station. It also took a significant interest in the private lives of the characters. ''Australian Television Information Archive.'' 15 July 1999. Retrieved 10 September 2013. While many Crawford Productions police dramas combined videotaped interiors with location footage shot on film, ''Cop Shop'' was shot entirely on video, including external scenes. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Country Practice
''A Country Practice'' is an Australian television soap opera which broadcast on the Seven Network from 18 November 1981 until 5 November 1993, airing at 7:30 pm on Monday and Tuesday evenings. Altogether, 14 seasons and 1,058 episodes were produced. The show was produced at the ATN-7's production facility at Epping, New South Wales, Pitt Town and Oakville, suburbs on the outskirts of northwest Sydney, Australia, where used for most of the exterior filming, with the historic heritage-listed Clare House, built in 1838, serving as the location of the Wandin Valley Bush Nursing Hospital. Many other fictional locations, including Dr. Terence Elliot's (Shane Porteous) medical practice, Frank and Shirley Gilroy's house Brian Wenzel and Lorrae Desmond, the Wandin Valley Church and Burrigan High School where filmed in the Hawkesbury. Several of the regular cast members became popular celebrities as a result of their roles in the series. It also featured a number of native ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prisoner (TV Series)
''Prisoner'' (known in the UK and the US as ''Prisoner: Cell Block H'') is an Australian television soap opera, which broadcast on Network Ten (originally The 0-10 Network) from February 27 (Melbourne) February 26 (Sydney) 1979 to December 1986 (Melbourne), though the series finale would not screen until September 1987 in Sydney, where it aired as a 3-hour film that was split into three 1-hour episodes at the much-later time-slot of 10.30pm, running eight seasons and 692 episodes. ''Prisoner'' was the first Australian series to feature a primarily female-dominated cast and carried the slogan "If you think prison is hell for a man, imagine what it would be like for woman!" The series, produced by the Grundy Organisation, was conceived by Reg Watson and filmed at the then Network Ten Melbourne Studios at Nunawading and on location. The series garnered an international cult following, and it was one of Australia's most successful media exports, performing particularly well ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Match Mates
''Match Mates'' is an Australian children's television game show that was broadcast afternoon on Nine Network Australia between 1981 and 1982. It was produced by the Grundy Organisation for Nine Network's Children's Programming. Actor David Waters was the emcee. History The first episode of ''Match Mates'' was broadcast in July 1981. It was hosted by David Waters. Despite being well received by children in preschool, it is directed at children between the ages of 10 and 14. Alongside the Grundy Organisation, Penny Spence, who served as Nine Network's vice president of Children's Programmes, produced the show. Object Four children compete against each other playing a game similar to the adult game show '' Concentration'' that also had elements of ''Sale of the Century'' and the later game '' Hot Streak''. Game Play Rounds One and Two Two different children competed at a time in each round. Toss-Up Question (Ripper Rhyme) The children were asked a "ripper rhyme" by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Ockrent
Michael Robert Ockrent (18 June 1946 – 2 December 1999) was a British stage director, well-known both for his Broadway musicals and smaller niche plays. He was educated at Highgate School. Through directing ''Educating Rita'', '' The Nerd'' and ''Follies'', he became an established figure in London theatre. In 1986 he made a successful transition to New York City with '' Me and My Girl'' that earned several Tony Award nominations. In later life Ockrent worked in film, mainly straight-to-TV movies. In 1992 Ockrent worked with Susan Stroman on '' Crazy for You'' and other productions. They were married in 1996 and remained so until Ockrent's death from leukaemia in New York in 1999. Ockrent's son is the screenwriter and director Ben Ockrent. A charitable trust now exists in his name. The trust aims to give access to theatre for children with cancer, involving nights at the theatre with visits backstage afterwards. It also funds leukaemia research, "both mainstream and 'alterna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Fry
Stephen John Fry (born 24 August 1957) is an English actor, broadcaster, comedian, director and writer. He first came to prominence in the 1980s as one half of the comic double act Fry and Laurie, alongside Hugh Laurie, with the two starring in ''A Bit of Fry & Laurie'' (1989–1995) and ''Jeeves and Wooster'' (1990–1993). He also starred in the sketch series ''Alfresco'' (1983–1984) alongside Laurie, Emma Thompson and Robbie Coltrane, and in ''Blackadder'' (1986–1989) alongside Rowan Atkinson. Since 2011, he has served as president of the mental health charity Mind. Fry's film acting roles include playing his idol Oscar Wilde in the film '' Wilde'' (1997), for which he was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor; Inspector Thompson in Robert Altman's murder mystery '' Gosford Park'' (2001); and Mr. Johnson in Whit Stillman's ''Love & Friendship'' (2016). He has also made appearances in the films '' Chariots of Fire'' (1981), ''A Fish Called Wanda'' (1988 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judi Farr
Judi Farr (born c.1938/1939), also credited as Judy Farr, is an Australian former actress of theatre, film and television best known for several situation comedy roles on Australian television. Farr has also appeared in Australian films such as ''December Boys''. Career Farr first became known for her role of Rita in the situation comedy ''My Name's McGooley, What's Yours?'' (1967–1968). She continued to play the character in that show's short-lived sequel series ''Rita and Wally'' in 1968. Later she played a similarly high-profile regular role in a successful sitcom, portraying dizzy wife Thelma in '' Kingswood Country'' starting in 1980. She left the series in 1982, and in the script Thelma was sent off on a world cruise. She later sent word she would not be returning to her husband and Farr did not return to the series. Aside from these roles Farr has had a long and busy career acting in dramatic roles in film and theatre, and television. She has had guest roles in dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maggie Kirkpatrick
Margaret Anne Kirkpatrick (née Downs; born 29 January 1941) is an Australian stage and screen actress who starred in the cult TV series ''Prisoner'' (otherwise known as ''Prisoner: Cell Block H'' in the UK and North America), where she was best known both locally and internationally for her portrayal of the character Joan Ferguson, a sinister and cold lesbian prison officer, nicknamed "The Freak". She performed as in an Australian production of the musical '' Wicked'' as Madame Morrible Kirkpatrick has appeared in numerous TV series including '' Richmond Hill'', '' Water Rats'', ''G.P.'' and ''Blue Heelers'', as well as two roles in '' All Saints'' and ''Home and Away'' In 2019, she released her autobiography ''The Gloves Are Off: The Inside Story From Prisoner to Wicked'' Biography Margaret Anne Downs was born in Albury, New South Wales, to James and Crissie Downs. When she was seven months old her father was killed while on active national service as a soldier in Nort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gina Riley
Gina Riley (born 6 May 1961) is an Australian actress, writer, singer and comedian, known for portraying Kim Craig in the television series ''Kath & Kim'', and for her work in musical theatre. Television and film Riley became a popular television performer in the sketch shows ''Fast Forward'', its successor '' Full Frontal'', '' Big Girl's Blouse'' and '' Something Stupid''. In the latter she was also a producer and writer. On ''Fast Forward'', Gina Riley sent-up such singers as Tina Arena, Paula Abdul, Bette Midler, Sinéad O'Connor and Dannii Minogue as well as Australian personalities Kerri-Anne Kennerley and Jacki MacDonald. She later appeared in '' The Games'', a spoof behind-the-scenes look at the organising committee of the Sydney Olympics. She has enjoyed great success as Kim Craig in ''Kath & Kim'', written and created by Riley and her long-time writing partner and friend Jane Turner. Riley also works frequently with Magda Szubanski. Riley starred as Kim in the Kat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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