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Gaynor Macfarlane
Gaynor Macfarlane is a theatre and radio drama director, and producer for BBC Radio Drama at BBC Pacific Quay, Pacific Quay, Glasgow. Career Macfarlane directed the first up to the eleventh radio series of ''The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (radio series), The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency''. In the theatre, Macfarlane has directed ''#Wit (theatre), Wit'' by Margaret Edson, ''#Folie à Trois (theatre), Folie à Trois'' by Sarah Wooley and ''#The Past is not a Place, The Past is not a Place'' by Beatrice Colin for the Stellar Quines Theatre Company; ''#The Birds, The Birds'' by Aristophanes and ''After the Rain'' by Sergi Belbel at the Gate Theatre (London), Gate Theatre; ''#The House of Desires, The House of Desires'' by Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz and ''#Burdalane, Burdalane'' by Judith Adams at the Battersea Arts Centre; ''Damon and Pythias (play), Damon and Pythias'' at the Globe Theatre, Globe and ''Helen (play), Helen'' at the Royal National Theatre#National Theatre Studi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burdalane
Gaynor Macfarlane is a theatre and radio drama director, and producer for BBC Radio Drama at Pacific Quay, Glasgow. Career Macfarlane directed the first up to the eleventh radio series of '' The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency''. In the theatre, Macfarlane has directed '' Wit'' by Margaret Edson, '' Folie à Trois'' by Sarah Wooley and '' The Past is not a Place'' by Beatrice Colin for the Stellar Quines Theatre Company; '' The Birds'' by Aristophanes and ''After the Rain'' by Sergi Belbel at the Gate Theatre; '' The House of Desires'' by Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz and '' Burdalane'' by Judith Adams at the Battersea Arts Centre; ''Damon and Pythias'' at the Globe and '' Helen'' at the RNT Studio. She has been Literary Manager of the Gate Theatre, Script Advisor at the National Theatre and Dramaturg at the Globe during its first season. She also translated plays for the Almeida and Chichester Festival Theatre Chichester Festival Theatre is a theatre and Grade II* lis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damon And Pythias (play)
''Damon and Pythias'' is the only surviving play by Richard Edwards. Written circa 1564 and first printed in 1571, the play chronicles the Greek friendship story of Damon and Pythias. It was originally performed by the Children of the Chapel l for Queen Elizabeth, possibly during the Christmas season between 1564 and 1565. Dramatis Personae * Damon, a traveling gentleman from Greece, and is close friends with Pythias. * Pythias, a traveling gentleman from Greece, and is close friends with Damon. * Stephano, the servant of both Damon and Pythias. * King Dionysius, the ruler of Syracuse. * Eubulus, counselor to King Dionysius. * Aristippus, a courtier in King Dionysius's court. * Carisophus, a parasite in King Dionysius's court. * Will, the servant of Aristippus. * Jack, the servant of Carisophus. * Groano, the hangman of Syracuse. * Grim, a collier who sells his coal to King Dionysius's court. Synopsis The play begins with the philosopher Aristippus musing on his newfou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Morton
Alexander Morton (born 24 March 1945) is a Scottish actor. Acting career Glasgow-born Morton trained in London at the Central School of Speech and Drama from 1965 to 1968 and is well known for his roles in several leading drama series, such as ''Taggart'', ''Second Sight'', '' Between the Lines'', ''Minder'', and ''Casualty''; movies such as Croupier and London to Brighton; and single dramas '' The One That Got Away'' (1996), '' Looking After Jo Jo'' (1998), and ''The Man-Eating Wolves of Gysinge'' (2005). He is best known for playing the ghillie Golly Mackenzie in the BBC TV series '' Monarch of the Glen'' (2000–2005, appearing in all 64 episodes), and before that made regular appearances over the 1980s and 1990s as the evil Andy Semple in Scottish soap ''Take the High Road''. From 2012 to 2015, Morton played Criminal Billy Kennedy in Scottish soap opera ''River City''. He appeared again as Billy Kennedy in the 20th anniversary episode of the show in 2022. Highlight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Rebus
Detective Inspector John Rebus is the protagonist in the Inspector Rebus series of detective novels by the Scottish writer Sir Ian Rankin, ten of which have so far been televised as ''Rebus''. The novels are mostly set in and around Edinburgh. Rebus has been portrayed by John Hannah, Ken Stott and Richard Rankin for television, with Ron Donachie playing the character for the BBC Radio dramatisations. In the books In a series of books and short stories by Ian Rankin, beginning with ''Knots and Crosses'' published in 1987 and ending with '' Exit Music'' in 2007, John Rebus is a detective in the Lothian and Borders Police force, stationed in Edinburgh. After the first book, he is promoted from Detective Sergeant to Detective Inspector. In novels published after his retirement at the end of ''Exit Music'', Rebus continues to work with the Edinburgh police, either as a civilian or again as a police officer, but only in a temporary capacity. Backstory ''Knots and Crosses'' was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claire Benedict
Claire Benedict (born 28 July 1951) is a British actress known for her work in classical productions on the British stage, but best known for portraying the principal character Mma Ramotswe in the continuing radio adaptations of '' The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency''. She won a '' Time Out'' Award for Best Performance for her portrayal of Sophia Adams in Errol John's '' Moon on a Rainbow Shawl'', directed by Maya Angelou. She lives in Todmorden in the Pennines. Early life Benedict was born in Antigua and began to act at Norwood Secondary School for Girls, then Kingsway Further Education College on Gray's Inn Road, London. After two years at Kingway College, she gained entrance to the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA). After leaving LAMDA, Benedict worked with Theatre in Education (TIE) in London then trained with the Black Theatre Workshop of Montréal. Career In her first ten years after completing her training, Benedict worked on the British stage in l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC. The station replaced the BBC Home Service on 30 September 1967 and broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes from the BBC's headquarters at Broadcasting House, London. Since 2019, the station controller has been Mohit Bakaya. He replaced Gwyneth Williams, who had been the station controller since 2010. Broadcasting throughout the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands on FM broadcast band, FM, Longwave, LW and Digital Audio Broadcasting, DAB, and on BBC Sounds, it can be received in the eastern counties of Republic of Ireland, Ireland, northern France and Northern Europe. It is available on Freeview (UK), Freeview, Freesat, Sky (UK & Ireland), Sky, and Virgin Media. Radio 4 currently reaches over 10 million listeners, making it List of most-listened-to radio programs#Top stations in the United Kingdom, the UK's second most-popular radio station after BBC Radio 2. BBC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radio Play
Radio drama (or audio drama, audio play, radio play, radio theatre, or audio theatre) is a dramatised, purely acoustic performance. With no visual component, radio drama depends on dialogue, music and sound effects to help the listener imagine the characters and story: "It is auditory in the physical dimension but equally powerful as a visual force in the psychological dimension." Radio drama includes plays specifically written for radio, docudrama, dramatised works of fiction, as well as plays originally written for the theatre, including musical theatre, and opera. Radio drama achieved widespread popularity within a decade of its initial development in the 1920s. By the 1940s, it was a leading international popular entertainment. With the advent of television in the 1950s, radio drama began losing its audience. However, it remains popular in much of the world. Recordings of OTR (old-time radio) survive today in the audio archives of collectors, libraries and museums, as wel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chichester Festival Theatre
Chichester Festival Theatre is a theatre and Grade II* listed building situated in Oaklands Park in the city of Chichester, West Sussex, England. Designed by Philip Powell and Hidalgo Moya, it was opened by its founder Leslie Evershed-Martin in 1962. The smaller and more intimate Minerva Theatre was built nearby in 1989. The inaugural Artistic Director was Sir Laurence Olivier, and it was at Chichester that the first National Theatre company was formed. Chichester's productions would transfer to the National Theatre's base at the Old Vic in London. The opening productionsFestival - The Stage is Set, 1962 in 1962 were: '' The Chances'' by John Fletcher (first production 1638) which opened on 3 July; '' The Broken Heart'' (1633), by John Ford, opened 9 July; '' Uncle Vanya'' (1896), by Anton Chekov, opened 16 July. Among the actors in the opening season were: Lewis Casson, Fay Compton, Joan Greenwood, Rosemary Harris, Kathleen Harrison, Keith Michell, André Morell, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Almeida Theatre
The Almeida Theatre is a 325-seat producing house located on Almeida Street off Upper Street in the London Borough of Islington. The theatre opened in 1980, and produces a diverse range of drama. Successful plays are often transferred to West End theatres. Building The building that now houses the theatre was originally constructed in 1837 for the newly formed Islington Literary and Scientific Society. It included a library, reading room, museum, laboratory, and a lecture theatre seating 500. The architects were the fashionable partnership of Robert Lewis Roumieu and Alexander Dick Gough. The library was sold off in 1872 and the building was disposed of in 1874 to the Wellington Club (Almeida Street then being called Wellington Street) which occupied it until 1886. In 1885 the hall was used for concerts, balls, and public meetings. The Salvation Army bought the building in 1890, renaming it the Wellington Castle Barracks (Wellington Castle Citadel from 1902). To suit the buildin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
