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Greatest Days (musical)
''Greatest Days'' is a jukebox musical with music and lyrics by Take That and a book by Tim Firth. It received its world premiere under its original title ''The Band'' at the Manchester Opera House, in September 2017, before embarking on a UK and Ireland tour and opened at the Theatre Royal Haymarket at London's West End in December 2018. The band was cast through the 2017 BBC reality television show '' Let It Shine''. The musical tells the story of five women who were best friends as teenagers and all big fans of The Band. 25 years later after losing contact the four of them reunite to fulfill their dream of seeing the band perform. ''Greatest Days'' is the second jukebox musical based on the songs of Take That, after the 2008 musical '' Never Forget''. Productions UK and Ireland tour and West End (2017 - 2019) The musical premiered as ''The Band'' at the Manchester Opera House on 26 September 2017 (previewing from 8 September) before touring the rest of the UK and Ireland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Take That
Take That are an English pop group formed in Manchester in 1990. The group currently consists of Gary Barlow, Howard Donald and Mark Owen. The original line-up also featured Jason Orange and Robbie Williams. Barlow is the group's lead singer and primary songwriter, with Owen and Williams initially providing backing vocals, and Donald and Orange serving primarily as dancers. The group have had 28 top-40 singles, 20 top-10 and 17 top-5 singles on the UK Singles Chart, 12 of which have reached number one. They have also had nine number-one albums on the UK Albums Chart. Internationally, the band have had 56 number-one singles and 42 number-one albums. They have received eight Brit Awards, including Best British Group and Best British Live Act. In 2012 they received an Ivor Novello Award for Outstanding Contribution to British Music. According to the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), Take That has been certified for sales of 14.4 million albums and 14 million singles in the UK ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Churchill Theatre
The Churchill Theatre in Bromley, southeast London, was built by the London Borough of Bromley according to designs by the borough architect's department. The Churchill is an example of a repertory theatre built in the style of European opera houses, with a large stage and sub-stage workshops. Integrated into the central library complex overlooking Church House Gardens and Library Gardens, it was built on the side of a hill, disguising the number and size of the lower levels and giving the impression of being smaller by setting the auditorium below ground level which is entered by descending staircases from the foyer. Named after former Prime Minister Winston Churchill, the theatre was inaugurated on 19 July 1977 by the Prince of Wales Prince of Wales (, ; ) is a title traditionally given to the male heir apparent to the History of the English monarchy, English, and later, the British throne. The title originated with the Welsh rulers of Kingdom of Gwynedd, Gwynedd who, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 Musicals
Seventeen or 17 may refer to: *17 (number) * One of the years 17 BC, AD 17, 1917, 2017, 2117 Science * Chlorine, a halogen in the periodic table * 17 Thetis, an asteroid in the asteroid belt Literature Magazines * ''Seventeen'' (American magazine), an American magazine * ''Seventeen'' (Japanese magazine), a Japanese magazine Novels * ''Seventeen'' (Tarkington novel), a 1916 novel by Booth Tarkington *''Seventeen'' (''Sebuntiin''), a 1961 novel by Kenzaburō Ōe *'' Seventeen'' (''Kuraimāzu hai''), a 2003 novel by Hideo Yokoyama * ''Seventeen'' (Serafin novel), a 2004 novel by Shan Serafin Stage and screen Film * ''Seventeen'' (1916 film), an American silent comedy film *''Number Seventeen'', a 1932 film directed by Alfred Hitchcock * ''Seventeen'' (1940 film), an American comedy film *''Stalag 17'', an American war film *''Eric Soya's '17''' (Danish: ''Sytten''), a 1965 Danish comedy film * ''Seventeen'' (1985 film), a documentary film * ''17 Again'', a 2009 film whose wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coky Giedroyc
Mary Rose Helen "Coky" Giedroyc (; born 6 February 1963) is an English director known for her work on '' Women Talking Dirty'', '' The Virgin Queen'', '' The Nativity'', and ''Penny Dreadful''. Early life Giedroyc was born in Kowloon on 6 February 1963. She grew up in Leatherhead, Surrey. Her father was Michal Giedroyc (1929–2017), a historian of Polish-Lithuanian descent from the aristocratic Giedroyć family, who came to England in 1947. Her mother, Rosy, is of English descent. Her younger sister, Mel Giedroyc, is a television presenter. Her other sister, Kasia, is a children's writer who later married diplomat Philip Parham. She attended Bristol University, where she first began to make films. Career Giedroyc has directed several films, including '' Women Talking Dirty'' and '' Stella Does Tricks''; she is best known for her work directing television dramas, which have included '' Wuthering Heights'', '' The Virgin Queen'', '' Oliver Twist'', '' Fear of Fanny'', '' Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alice Lowe
Alice Eva Lowe (born 3 April 1977)England & Wales births 1837 – 2006 is an English actress, writer, director, and comedian. She has appeared as Dr. Haynes in '' Black Mirror: Bandersnatch'' and Madeleine Wool/Liz Asher in ''Garth Marenghi's Darkplace''. She wrote, directed, and starred in the 2016 film '' Prevenge'' and starred in and co-wrote the 2012 film ''Sightseers''. She also starred in the educational children's television series ''Horrible Histories''. Early life Lowe was born in Coventry, West Midlands, England. She attended Kenilworth School and graduated from King's College, Cambridge, where she studied classics. At university she became involved in theatre and comedy. Career Lowe began her career in surreal experimental theatre shows including ''City Haunts'', ''Snowbound'' and ''Progress in Flying Machines'' co-devising and performed along with colleagues such as Robert Webb and David Mitchell. Lowe worked under the directorship of Paul King, who has since ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aisling Bea
Aisling Clíodhnadh O'Sullivan (born 16 March 1984), known professionally as Aisling Bea ( ), is an Irish comedian, actress and screenwriter. She created, wrote and starred in the comedy series '' This Way Up'' on Channel 4. As a stand-up comedian, she won the So You Think You're Funny award at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2012, being only the second woman to win the award in its then-25-year history. She also appears regularly on light entertainment comedy panel shows such as '' QI'' and ''8 Out of 10 Cats''. Early life and education Bea was born Aisling Cliodhnadh O'Sullivan in Kildare, Ireland. Her father, Brian, was a horse veterinarian who died by suicide when Bea was three years old; she was not told how he had died until she was 13. She adopted the stage surname "Bea" as a tribute to her father, taking it from a short form of his first name. Bea and her younger sister, Sinéad, were raised by their mother, Helen (née Moloney), a secondary school teacher who had previ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jayde Adams
Jayde Pricilla Gail Adams (born 26 November 1984) is a British comedian, actress, writer and opera singer from Bristol. She is the winner of the 2014 Funny Women Award. Early life Born in Bedminster, Bristol, Adams attended her aunt's freestyle disco dancing classes with her sister for 13 years. She moved to South Wales at the age of 18 and studied drama, theatre and media at The University of Glamorgan. In Wales, Adams performed experimental theatre and contemporary dance at the Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. She currently lives in Bristol. Career Adams started performing stand-up comedy in 2011, following the premature death from an inoperable brain tumour of her sister Jenna, with whom she had danced competitively for 13 years at her aunt's dance school in Bristol. As a child, Adams attended several youth theatre groups in Bristol, including Bristol Old Vic Youth Theatre but never formally trained in acting or singing. She moved to Wales in 2004 to study drama, Theat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emily Joyce
Emily Sian Joyce is an English actress, known for playing the role of Janet Dawkins in the BBC comedy series '' My Hero'' between 2000 and 2006. Career After drama school, Joyce joined the Royal Shakespeare Company. Her first television role was in the ITV drama '' Cracker'', where she played the murderer in a 1995 episode. She also starred in another ITV1 drama series, ''Grafters'', in 1999 and in 2003 played the part of DC Havers's new boss in ''The Inspector Lynley Mysteries''. Joyce appeared in the British comedy series '' My Hero.'' She played the character of Janet Dawkins, opposite superhero Thermoman, originally played by Ardal O'Hanlon and followed by James Dreyfus. In 2003 she appeared in series 2 episode 6 of ''Ultimate Force'', playing the part of Nicky Strong. Also in 2003 Joyce played vengeful serial killer Anna Marchant/Sarah Herd in the two part BBC crime Drama '' Messiah 2: Vengeance is Mine starring ''Ken Stott In 2007, she appeared in the light-hearted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kym Marsh
Kimberley Gail Marsh (previously Ryder, Lomas and Ratcliff; born 13 June 1976) is an English actress, television presenter and singer. In 2001, she won a place in the band Hear'Say as a result of appearing on the reality television series ''Popstars (British TV series), Popstars''. Hear'Say enjoyed brief success, achieving two UK number one singles and a UK number one album, but Marsh left the band in 2002 to pursue a solo career. She released an album titled ''Standing Tall (Kym Marsh album), Standing Tall'' in 2003, which peaked at number nine in the UK and spawned two UK top ten singles. From 2006 to 2019, she portrayed Michelle Connor on the ITV (TV channel), ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street''. She won the British Soap Award for Best Newcomer at the The British Soap Awards#2007 winners, 2007 British Soap Awards, as well as winning the Newcomer category at the 13th National Television Awards, 2007 National Television Awards and being nominated for Best Female Dramatic Perfo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regan Gascoigne
Regan Paul Gascoigne (born 18 February 1996) is an English professional dancer, singer and actor. He has worked in several performing arts productions and appeared on television shows. In 2022, he won the Dancing on Ice (series 14), fourteenth series of ''Dancing on Ice''. Life and career Regan Paul Gascoigne was born on 18 February 1996. His parents are professional attacking midfielder footballer Paul Gascoigne, Paul and television personality Sheryl Gascoigne, and his half-sister is Bianca Gascoigne. Gascoigne has studied at the Hammond Ballet School, musical theatre at Tring Park School for the Performing Arts and The Actors Class London. Gascoigne is openly bisexual. He talked about his sexuality on ''Lorraine (TV programme), Lorraine'' in 2019. He was supported by his father. Gascoigne, like his father Paul, has OCD. He is of Irish descent through his father. When Gascoigne was young he appeared in shows with his father Paul Gascoigne, Paul. Gascoigne has been in ''Cutting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pray (Take That Song)
"Pray" is a song by English boy band Take That. Written by band member Gary Barlow, the ballad was released on 5 July 1993 by RCA Records and BMG as the second single from the band's second studio album, '' Everything Changes'' (1993). It is the first of twelve singles by the band to reach number one on the UK Singles Chart, staying at number one for four weeks, and starting a streak of four consecutive number-one singles. The music video for "Pray" was directed by Greg Masuak and filmed in Mexico. "Pray" has received a gold sales status certification and sold over 438,000 copies in the UK, won British Single of the Year and British Video of the Year at the 1994 Brit Awards, and was the finale of Take That's Beautiful World Tour 2007. In 1994, the song won the Ivor Novello for Best Contemporary Song and Songwriter of the Year for band lyricist Gary Barlow. A newly arranged and recorded version was released on 21 September 2018 as the first single of their greatest hits al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bromley
Bromley is a large town in Greater London, England, within the London Borough of Bromley. It is southeast of Charing Cross, and had an estimated population of 88,000 as of 2023. Originally part of Kent, Bromley became a market town, chartered in 1158. Its location on a coaching route and the opening of a railway station in 1858 were key to its development and the shift from an agrarian village to an urban town. As part of the growth of London's conurbation in the 20th century, Bromley Town significantly increased in population and was Municipal Borough of Bromley, incorporated as a municipal borough in 1903 and became part of the London Borough of Bromley in 1965. Bromley today forms a major retail and commercial centre. It is identified in the London Plan as one of the 13 metropolitan centres of Greater London. History Bromley is first recorded in an Anglo-Saxon charter of 862 as ''Bromleag'' and means 'woodland clearing where Cytisus scoparius, broom grows'. It shares th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
