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Coram Boy (play)
''Coram Boy'' is a play written by Helen Edmundson with music composed by Adrian Sutton, based on the 2000 Coram Boy, children's novel of the same name by Jamila Gavin, an epic adventure that concerns the theme of child cruelty. The play is called a "play with music", rather than a musical theatre, musical. Synopsis The action takes place in the eighteenth century. The benevolent Thomas Coram has recently opened a Foundling Hospital in London called the "Coram Hospital for Deserted Children". Unscrupulous men, known as "Coram men", take advantage of the situation by promising desperate mothers to take their unwanted children to the hospital for a fee. The story follows a range of characters, focusing on two orphans: Toby, saved from an African slave ship; and Aaron, the deserted son of the heir to an estate, as their lives become closely involved with this true and tragic episode of British social history. Productions The show was first staged at the Royal National Theatre, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helen Edmundson
Helen Edmundson (born 1964) is a British playwright, screenwriter and producer. She has won awards and critical acclaim both for her original writing and for her adaptations of various literary classics for the stage and screen. Early life Edmundson was born in Liverpool, in 1964. Most of her childhood was spent on the Wirral and in Chester. Edmundson studied drama at Manchester University. After her studies, Edmundson acted with Red Stockings, a female agit-prop company, for whom she wrote the musical comedy ''Ladies in the Lift'' in 1988. This was her first solo attempt at writing for the stage. After leaving Red Stockings, she acted throughout northwest England. Theatre 1990s Edmundson's first play ''Flying'' was produced at the National Theatre Studio in 1990. In 1992, her adaptation of '' Anna Karenina'', produced by Shared Experience, won a Time Out Award and a TMA Award; the production toured nationally and internationally. In 1993, Edmundson's original play ''The C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bristol Old Vic
Bristol Old Vic is a British theatre company based at the Theatre Royal, Bristol. The present company was established in 1946 as an offshoot of the Old Vic in London. It is associated with the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, which became a financially independent organisation in the 1990s. Bristol Old Vic runs a Young Company for those aged 7–25. The Theatre Royal, the oldest continually-operating theatre in the English-speaking world, was built between 1764 and 1766 on King Street, Bristol, King Street in Bristol. The Coopers' Hall, built 1743–44, was incorporated as the theatre's foyer during 1970–72. Together, they are designated a Grade I listed building by Historic England. Daniel Day-Lewis called it "the most beautiful theatre in England." In 2012, the theatre complex completed the first phase of a £19 million refurbishment, increasing the seating capacity and providing up to ten flexible performance spaces. Besides the main Theatre Royal auditorium, the complex i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sophie Bould
Sophie Bould is a British theatre and TV actress from Shropshire, where she attended Thomas Telford School and St Dominic's High School for Girls in Brewood. Her first stage appearance was in South Pacific, at age eight with the South Staffs Musical Theatre Company at the Grand Theatre in Wolverhampton. She has said: "It was from that performance that I knew I wanted to be an actress, it propelled me to take drama lessons and now I'm returning to that stage. It's a strange but lovely feeling". Bould graduated with a first class degree from Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, having earlier attended the National Youth Theatre. Her film roles include multi award-winning short film Waving in 2022 starring Ralph Ineson. Her television appearances include Nolly, Sex Education, ''Doctors'', ''The Inspector Lynley Mysteries'' and ''Holby City''. Bould appeared in the West End at the London Palladium in the original Andrew Lloyd Webber production of ''The Sound of Music'', alongsi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eve Matheson
Eve Elisabeth Matheson (born 2 March 1960) is an English actress. She is best known for her roles as Zoe Angell in '' May to December'' and Becky Sharp in the BBC adaptation of the novel '' Vanity Fair''. Matheson left ''May to December'' after two series to pursue her career on stage. From 2005 to 2006, she appeared as Mrs Milcote in the original Royal National Theatre production of Helen Edmundson Helen Edmundson (born 1964) is a British playwright, screenwriter and producer. She has won awards and critical acclaim both for her original writing and for her adaptations of various literary classics for the stage and screen. Early life Edmu ...'s '' Coram Boy''. Personal life Eve Matheson is married to the actor Phil Davis and they have one daughter. Filmography Film Television References External links * English television actresses 1960 births Living people Actresses from London People from Hammersmith 21st-century English actresses 20th-century Engli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Frideric Handel
George Frideric (or Frederick) Handel ( ; baptised , ; 23 February 1685 – 14 April 1759) was a German-British Baroque composer well-known for his operas, oratorios, anthems, concerti grossi, and organ concerti. Born in Halle, Germany, Handel spent his early life in Hamburg and Italy before settling in London in 1712, where he spent the bulk of his career and became a naturalised British subject in 1727. He was strongly influenced both by the middle-German polyphonic choral tradition and by composers of the Italian Baroque. In turn, Handel's music forms one of the peaks of the "high baroque" style, bringing Italian opera to its highest development, creating the genres of English oratorio and organ concerto, and introducing a new style into English church music. He is consistently recognized as one of the greatest composers of his age. Handel started three commercial opera companies to supply the English nobility with Italian opera. In 1737, he had a physical breakdown, c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katherine Manners
Katherine Manners is an English actress, screenwriter, and playwright. She is best known for her lead role as Vera Brittain in the 2008 BBC One television documentary '' A Woman in Love and War: Vera Brittain'' and for portraying Jane Corby Whigham in the 2021 Prime Video historical drama television miniseries '' A Very British Scandal''. She has performed as a stage actress at the Royal National Theatre, Watford Palace Theatre, and West End Theatre. She was part of the international touring cast of Sam Mendes' production of ''Richard III''. A screenwriter and playwright, Manners has written for the London Omnibus programme, and for the National Theatre with Melly Still. In 2017, she wrote and produced the play ''C*nt'' at The Yard Theatre. Career Theatre Manners is a playwright and dramatist with the London Omnibus programme, which produces short plays by London-based writers. She works regularly in the West End and Royal National Theatre. She was part of the ensemble tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Tarlton
Jack Tarlton (born 24 July 1976) is a British actor from Edinburgh, Scotland, know mainly for his television work. From 2005 to 2006, he appeared as Meshak in the original Royal National Theatre production of Helen Edmundson Helen Edmundson (born 1964) is a British playwright, screenwriter and producer. She has won awards and critical acclaim both for her original writing and for her adaptations of various literary classics for the stage and screen. Early life Edmu ...'s '' Coram Boy''. Filmography Film Television References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tarlton, Jack 1976 births Living people 20th-century Scottish actors 21st-century Scottish actors British male film actors British male television actors Male actors from Edinburgh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stuart McLoughlin
Stuart McLoughlin (born 1980 in Bristol) is a British actor. He is notable for his appearance in the title role in 2008's '' Clone''. His other TV appearances include 2008's ''Little Dorrit ''Little Dorrit'' is a novel by English author Charles Dickens, originally published in Serial (literature), serial form between 1855 and 1857. The story features Amy Dorrit, youngest child of her family, born and raised in the Marshalsea pris ...'' and '' Waking the Dead'' (1 episode, 2005), and he has also appeared onstage in '' A Matter of Life and Death''. He has appeared in the 2007 film '' Elizabeth: The Golden Age''. Radio References External links * Stuart McLoughlin radio appearances Living people English male television actors English male radio actors 1980 births Male actors from Bristol {{england-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Ritter (actor)
Simon Paul Adams ( 20 December 1966 – 5 April 2021), known professionally as Paul Ritter, was an English actor. He had roles in films including '' Son of Rambow'' (2007), ''Quantum of Solace'' (2008), ''Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince'' (2009), '' The Eagle'' (2011), and ''Operation Mincemeat'' (2021), as well as television programmes including ''Friday Night Dinner'' (2011–2020), ''Vera'' (2011–2013), '' The Hollow Crown'' (2012), '' The Last Kingdom'' (2015), ''Chernobyl'' (2019), ''Belgravia'' (2020) and '' Resistance.'' Early life Ritter was born Simon Paul Adams on 20 December 1966 in Gravesend, Kent. His father Ken Adams, a turner and fitter, worked at various CEGB power stations; his mother Joan ( Mooney) was a school secretary. His family were Catholic and he had four older sisters. Adams attended Gravesend Grammar School and went on to study German and French at St John's College, Cambridge. After graduating, he went to the Deutsches Schauspielhaus in Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruth Gemmell
Ruth Katrin Gemmell (born 1967) is an English actress. She starred in the film ''Fever Pitch'' in 1997 which was followed by supporting roles in television series ''EastEnders'', ''Casualty'', '' Home Fires'', and ''Penny Dreadful.'' She has played Carly Beaker, the mother of the title character in the '' Tracy Beaker'' franchise since 2004. In 2020, she began playing Violet, Dowager Viscountess Bridgerton in the Netflix series ''Bridgerton''. Early life and education Ruth Katrin Gemmell was born in Bristol and grew up in County Durham, first in Barnard Castle before moving to Darlington with her mother upon her parents' divorce. She has three older brothers and a sister. She attended Polam Hall School. Gemmell later moved to London, where her father lived, to pursue acting. She trained at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. Career Gemmell has played roles in both theatre and TV dramas. She played the leading female role in ''Fever Pitch'', based on Nick Hornby's m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bertie Carvel
Robert Hugh Carvel (born 6 September 1977) is a British film and theatre actor. He has twice won a Laurence Olivier Award: for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical for his role as Miss Trunchbull in '' Matilda the Musical'', and for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance as Rupert Murdoch in '' Ink''. For the latter role, he won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Featured Role in a Play. On television, Carvel is known for playing Jonathan Strange in '' Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell'', Simon Foster in '' Doctor Foster'', Adam Dalgliesh in '' Dalgliesh'', and Tony Blair in ''The Crown''. He also starred in ITV drama ''The Sister'' in 2020. Early life and education Carvel was born in Marylebone, London, the son of a psychologist mother and John Carvel, a journalist. Carvel was educated at University College School, Hampstead. He gained a first class honours degree in English at the University of Sussex, going on to win a place at the Royal Academy of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Madeley
Anna Madeley (born 8 March 1977) is an English actress. She performed for three seasons with the Royal Shakespeare Company and has appeared in three off-West End productions. She has starred in productions on each of the main British television channels and has also worked in radio and film. Madeley has appeared as Kate Kendrick in '' Deadwater Fell'' and as Audrey Hall in the remake of '' All Creatures Great and Small''. Early life and education Madeley grew up in London, attending North London Collegiate School. Her speech teacher set her up with some auditions, and she began her career as a child actress at age seven. She then trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama. Career She performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company in its 2001–2002 and 2003–2004 seasons. She appeared in '' The Roman Actor'' opposite Sir Antony Sher. From 2003 to 2005, she was a regular cast member of ITV's ''The Royal'' in which she played Nurse Samantha Beaumont. In 2005, Madeley a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
