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Golden Girls (play)
''Golden Girls'' is a 1984 play by Louise Page that was commissioned by the Royal Shakespeare Company and was first performed at The Other Place, premiering on 20 June 1984, directed by Barry Kyle. Before reading the full script for the play, at least nine of the cast members were under the impression that they would be taking the lead role. The same cast performed the play at the Gulbenkian Studio, Newcastle-upon-Tyne from 18 to 23 March 1985 and it transferred, with some cast changes, to The Pit in London, where it played from 29 April to 10 September. Page commented that she wanted to write a play about the "politics of sport" and that Golden Girls was "about desire and ambition and the ambition to be absolutely the best." The play addresses numerous themes including unfair treatment of women in sport, the difficulties of balancing a personal life with being an elite sportsperson, racism in advertising, and the use of performance-enhancing drugs in sport. Although Page' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louise Page
Louise Mary Page (7 March 1955 – 30 May 2020) was a British playwright. Life Page was born on 7 March 1955 in London. Page studied at University College Cardiff (now Cardiff University) and at the University of Birmingham. She was commissioned by the Birmingham Arts Lab, and was Yorkshire Television Fellow at Sheffield University. She was Royal literary Fellow at Leeds Trinity University 2003–04, Edge Hill University, and the Huddersfield University, 2007–2009. Page was the first Fellow to be placed at the University of Huddersfield; she made a significant contribution to the academic development of many students, particularly in health and social care education, drawing on her personal experience of health and ill-health Page's legacy was a well-established fellowship which has been continuous since. During her time at Huddersfield her play ''Salonika'' was produced at the Leeds Playhouse and she led a creative writing masterclass at the Huddersfield Literary Festival in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leeds Playhouse
Leeds Playhouse is a theatre in the city centre of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It opened in 1990 in the Quarry Hill area of the city as the West Yorkshire Playhouse, successor to the original Leeds Playhouse, and was rebranded in June 2018 to revert to the title "Leeds Playhouse". It has two auditoria and a studio space, hosts a wide range of productions, and engages in outreach work in the local community. History The origins of Leeds Playhouse lie in the Leeds Playgoers' Society, founded in 1907 as an off-shoot of the Leeds Arts Club, to stage contemporary drama by writers such as Shaw, Ibsen and Chekhov, and hold lectures and discussions on contemporary drama. The idea of creating a Leeds Playhouse dates from 1964, when a campaign was started for a permanent home for modern and contemporary theatre in Leeds. Despite some opposition from the local council on the grounds that Leeds already had a theatre (the Grand Theatre), a public appeal was launched to raise funds ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mercury Theatre, Colchester
The Mercury Theatre is a theatre in Colchester, producing highly regarded original work under the title "Mercury Productions" and also receiving touring shows. The theatre has two auditoria, and is led by Steve Mannix (Executive Director & CEO). The theatre also contains The Digby Gallery, which showcases local art. History In 1968, the Colchester New Theatre Trust was formed to identify a site for a new theatre and to oversee its constructions. The Mercury Theatre, designed by Norman Downie, was opened on 10 May 1972, after a successful fund-raising campaign, supported by a large grant from the Colchester Borough Council, Borough Council. It originated with the Colchester Repertory Company, formed in 1937. The theatre was initially structurally identical to the Salisbury Playhouse, though the Playhouse was later extended. David Buxton, the first Artistic Director, was succeeded by Michael Winter in 1984. After David Forder's retirement as Administrative Director in late 1990 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sadler's Wells Theatre
Sadler's Wells Theatre is a London performing arts venue, located in Rosebery Avenue, Islington. The present-day theatre is the sixth on the site. Sadler's Wells grew out of a late 17th-century pleasure garden and was opened as a theatre building in the 1680s. Lacking the requisite licence to perform straight drama, the house became known for dancing, performing animals, pantomime, and spectacular entertainments such as sea battles in a huge water tank on the stage. In the mid-19th century, when the law was changed to remove restrictions on staging drama, Sadler's Wells became celebrated for the seasons of plays by Shakespeare and others presented by Samuel Phelps between 1844 and 1862. From then until the early 20th century the theatre had mixed fortunes, eventually becoming abandoned and derelict. The philanthropist and theatre owner Lilian Baylis bought and rebuilt the theatre in 1926. Together with Baylis's Old Vic, Sadler's Wells became home to dance, drama and opera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perth, Scotland
Perth (; ) is a centrally located Cities of Scotland, Scottish city, on the banks of the River Tay. It is the administrative centre of Perth and Kinross council area and is the historic county town of Perthshire. It had a population of about in . There has been a settlement at Perth since prehistory, prehistoric times. It is a natural mound raised slightly above the flood plain of the Tay. The area surrounding the modern city is known to have been occupied ever since the arrival of Mesolithic hunter-gatherers. Nearby Neolithic standing stones and circles date from about 4,000 Anno Domini, BC, a period that followed the introduction of farming into the area. Close to Perth is Scone Abbey, which formerly housed the Stone of Scone (also known as the Stone of Destiny), on which the King of Scots were traditionally crowned. This enhanced the early importance of the city, and Perth became known as a "capital" of Scotland due to the frequent residence there of the royal court. Royal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coventry
Coventry ( or rarely ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands (county), West Midlands county, in England, on the River Sherbourne. Coventry had been a large settlement for centuries. Founded in the early Middle Ages, its city status was formally recognised in a charter of 1345. The city is governed by Coventry City Council, and the West Midlands Combined Authority. Historic counties of England, Formerly part of Warwickshire until 1451, and again from 1842 to 1974, Coventry had a population of 345,324 at the 2021 census, making it the tenth largest city in England and the 13th largest in the United Kingdom. It is the second largest city in the West Midlands (region), West Midlands region, after Birmingham, from which it is separated by an area of Green belt (United Kingdom), green belt known as the Meriden Gap; it is the third largest in the wider Midlands after Birmingham and Leicester. The city is part of a larger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belgrade Theatre
The Belgrade Theatre is a live performance venue in Coventry, England. It was the first civic theatre to be built in Britain after the Second World War and is now a Grade II listed building. Background Coventry was the fastest growing city in Britain between the First and Second World Wars. Its cramped medieval streets were becoming dangerously congested and overcrowded, and in 1938 the City Council appointed Donald Gibson to become the first city architect. The newly created City Architect's Department had ambitious plans, and the devastation of the Coventry Blitz allowed it more freedom to design an entirely new city centre. In 1955, Gibson resigned; extensive work had already taken place in the city centre, but a growing Coventry required further development. The person who took over from him, Arthur Ling, would be the designer of the Belgrade Theatre. Some versions of the overall plan for the city centre included three new theatres and cinemas, but during the 1950s it be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theatre Calgary Production History
Theatre Calgary is theatre company in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, established as a professional company in 1968. The following is a chronological list of the productions that have been staged since its inception as Musicians and Actors Club (MAC) from 1964 to 1968, and Theatre Calgary from 1968 onwards. 1964–1965 *''Light Up the Sky'' – by Moss Hart *''A Taste of Honey'' – by Shelagh Delaney *'' Two for the Seesaw'' by William Gibson *''Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mama's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad'' – by Arthur Kopit *''The American Dream'' by Edward Albee *'' The Sandbox –'' by Edward Albee *''In White America'' – by Martin Duberman *'' Luther'' – by John Osborne 1965–1966 *''A Thousand Clowns'' – by Herb Gardner *''The Feiffer Revue'' *''Cat On a Hot Tin Roof'' – by Tennessee Williams *''Present Laughter'' – by Noël Coward *''A View from the Bridge'' – by Arthur Miller *''The Private Ear'' and ''The Public Eye'' – by Peter Shaffer *''Of Mice and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theatre Calgary
Theatre Calgary, is a theatre company in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, established as a professional company in 1968. It was preceded by Workshop 14, a theatre study group founded in 1944 by Betty Mitchell. Calgary's ''Betty Mitchell'' awards are named after her. Artistic Directors * Christopher Newton (1968–1971) *Clarke Rogers (1971–1972) *Harold G. Baldridge (1972–1978) * Rick McNair (1978–1984) * Sharon Pollock (1984–1985) *Martin Kinch (1985–1991) *Brian Rintoul (1991–1996) *James Brewer, Acting Artistic Director (1996–1997) *Ian Prinsloo (1997–2005) *Dennis Garnhum (2005–2016) *Shari Wattling, Interim Artistic Director (2016–2017) *Stafford Arima (2017–present) 2017–2018 season *''Blow Wind High Water'' - by Sharon Pollock *''Sisters: The Belles Soeurs Musical'' - based on the play by Michel Tremblay, book and lyrics by René Richard Cyr, music by Daniel Belanger *''Twelfth Night'' - by William Shakespeare *'' The Humans'' - by Stephen Karam *'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terry Molloy
Terry Molloy (born 4 January 1947) is an English actor. He is best known for his work on radio and television, especially his portrayal of Mike Tucker (The Archers), Mike Tucker in ''The Archers'' and Davros in three ''Doctor Who'' serials in the 1980s, a role he reprised for audio adventures. Early life Molloy was born in 1947 to a Tyneside theatrical family. His father was a Wing Commander in the Royal Air Force. He attended boarding school from the age of five. In the 1960s, he played baritone saxophone in a soul band, The T-Bunkum Band, and appeared at the Cavern Club in Liverpool. Career Molloy has been a member of the cast of BBC Radio 4's ''The Archers'' playing Mike Tucker (The Archers), Mike Tucker since 1974 and has won awards for his work as an actor on radio. In 1980 he performed in the Radio 4 adaptation of Nicholas Monsarrat's war novel ''The Cruel Sea (novel), The Cruel Sea''. On television, Molloy is known for becoming the third actor to play the mad scientis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angela Wynter
Angela Wynter (born 14 July 1957) is a Jamaican-British actress. She is known for her role as Yolande Trueman in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' (2003–2008, 2017, 2023–present). In 2021, she joined the cast of the BBC soap opera ''Doctors'' for a three-month stint as Makeda Sylvester. Life and career Wynter was born on 14 July 1957 in Kingston, Jamaica. After emigrating to the United Kingdom, she moved to Hinckley, Leicestershire. She was in a band called View From The Hill in the 1980s. In her first acting role, a stage play titled ''Meetings'', she acted opposite her later on-screen ''EastEnders'' spouse Rudolph Walker. Wynter received acclaim for playing the role of Mout in the Talawa Theatre Company production of Sol B River's monologue ''To Rahtid'', directed by Yvonne Brewster at the Young Vic Studio in 1996. In 2003, Wynter was cast in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' as Yolande Trueman. She based the characterisation of Yolande on her deceased sister, Merlen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanessa Whitburn
Vanessa Victoria Whitburn (born 12 December 1951) is a British radio producer, and a former editor of ''The Archers''. Early life Whitburn was born in Totnes, Devon, the daughter of Victor Whitburn and Eileen Wellington. She has a younger brother (born 1954). She failed her 11-plus and her parents sent her to Mount St Mary's Convent School, Exeter, which closed in 1997. She graduated from the University of Hull with a BA degree in English and American Studies in 1974. At university, she directed theatre productions, and took part in the university television station. Earlier career She joined the BBC after university in 1974 as a trainee sound technician. From 1976 to 1977, she worked for BBC Television. From 1977, she worked as a producer in radio drama for the BBC, at their Radio Drama Unit, which produced the ''Afternoon Play''. From 1977 to 1980, she was assistant producer of ''The Archers'' while William Smethurst was in charge of the programme. During this period she cast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
