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Hayley Angel Wardle
Hayley Angel Holt is a writer, director and actress born in London, England. Early life Holt spent the formative years of her childhood growing up in the South Bank area. She was originally brought up in Southwark, and educated at the Grey Coat Hospital in Sloane Square. She studied drama at the Anna Scher Theatre, she also received full scholarships to study dance, citing Kate Bush to Golden Age movie stars such as Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers as inspirations to train in Classical Ballet and Contemporary Dance at the London Studio Centre, a world-class Conservatoire. Holt's father is John Wardle, stage name Jah Wobble, Bassist in Post Punk band Public Image Ltd. She was brought up entirely by her mother, Margaret, of Welsh and French-Lebanese descent. Holt's maternal grandmother lived in Alexandria and Mansoura, Egypt, where her grandfather Joseph Fabri was awarded the prestigious Order of the Nile, for his services to Egypt, given to foreign nationals who helped the nation, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London Studio Centre
London Studio Centre, in North Finchley, London, is a British dance and theatre school providing courses in classical ballet, contemporary dance, jazz dance, and musical theatre. It is accredited by the CDMT, Council for Dance, Drama and Musical Theatre. History London Studio Centre was founded in 1978 by Bridget Espinosa, artistic director of the Bush Davies Ballet School and previously of the Elmhurst Ballet School. The Espinosa family is descended from the dancer Léon Espinosa (1825–1903). Elizabeth Hurley, who later became one of the school's most famous students, was expelled for non-attendance in 1986.From Kelsey Grammer To Robert Pattison — 10 Celebs Who Were Expelled From School fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Cox (actor)
Brian Denis Cox (born 1 June 1946) is a Scottish actor. A classically trained Shakespearean actor, he is known for his work on stage and screen. His numerous accolades include two Laurence Olivier Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Golden Globe Award as well as two nominations for a British Academy Television Award. In 2003, he was appointed to the Order of the British Empire at the rank of Commander. Cox trained at the Dundee Repertory Theatre before becoming a founding member of Royal Lyceum Theatre. He went on to train as a Shakespearean actor, starring in numerous productions with the Royal National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company, where he gained recognition for his portrayal of King Lear. Cox received two Laurence Olivier Awards for Best Actor for his roles in '' Rat in the Skull'' (1984), for Royal Court and '' Titus Andronicus'' (1988). He received two more Olivier Award nominations for '' Misalliance'' (1986) and ''Fashion'' (1988). Known as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
EastEnders
''EastEnders'' is a British television soap opera created by Julia Smith (producer), Julia Smith and Tony Holland which has been broadcast on BBC One since February 1985. Set in the fictional borough of Walford in the East End of London, the programme follows the stories of local residents and their families as they go about their daily lives. Within eight months of the show's original launch, it had reached the number one spot in BARB's television ratings, and has consistently remained among the top-rated series in Britain. Four ''EastEnders'' episodes are listed in the all-time top 10 List of most watched television broadcasts in the United Kingdom#Most watched programmes, most-watched programmes in the UK, including the number one spot, when over 30 million watched the 1986 Christmas Day episode. ''EastEnders'' has been EastEnders in popular culture, important in the history of British television drama, tackling many subjects that are considered to be controversial or taboo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holby City
''Holby City'' (stylised on-screen as HOLBY CIY) is a British medical drama television series that aired weekly on BBC One. It was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a Spin-off (media), spin-off from the established BBC medical drama ''Casualty (TV series), Casualty'', and premiered on 12 January 1999; the show ran until 29 March 2022. It follows the lives of medical and ancillary staff at the fictional Holby City Hospital, the same hospital as ''Casualty'', in the fictional city of Holby, and features occasional crossovers of characters and plots with both ''Casualty'' (which include dedicated episodes broadcast as ''Casualty@Holby City'') and the show's 2007 police procedural spin-off ''HolbyBlue''. It began with eleven main characters in its Holby City (series 1), first series, all of whom subsequently left the show. New main characters were then periodically written in and out, with a core of around fifteen main actors employed at any given time. In casting the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Robinsons
''The Robinsons'' is a British comedy television series that debuted on BBC Two on 5 May 2005. The show's central character is a divorced reinsurance actuary, Ed Robinson (played by Martin Freeman), who realises that reinsurance is not his passion and decides to rethink his life. The series is written and directed by Mark Bussell and Justin Sbresni. The show's executive producers include Jon Plowman and Michele Buck. Plot ''The Robinsons'' revolves around Ed Robinson's relationship with his family, including his bickering parents (Anna Massey and Richard Johnson), his successful older brother George (Hugh Bonneville) and his perfectionist sister Vicky (Abigail Cruttenden). After he is fired from his long-term job, Ed moves in with his aunt, who is never shown, and tries to find both a career that he prefers to the reinsurance business and a steady girlfriend. His family's efforts to meddle in his affairs further complicate his life. Cast * Martin Freeman as Ed Robinson * Hugh Bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bill
''The Bill'' is a British police procedural television series, broadcast on ITV (TV network), ITV from 16 October 1984 until 31 August 2010. The programme originated from a one-off drama, "Woodentop (The Bill), Woodentop" (part of the ''Storyboard'' series), broadcast on 16 August 1983. ITV were so impressed with the drama that a full series was commissioned. The title originates from "Old Bill", a List of police-related slang terms, slang term for the police and show creator Geoff McQueen's original title for the series. ''The Bill'' focuses on the lives and work of one shift of police officers of all ranks, and the storylines deal with situations faced by uniformed officers working on the beat, as well as Covert operation#Plainclothes law enforcement, plainclothes detectives. Producers initially wanted to replicate the "day in the life" feature of ''Woodentop'', and made sure a police officer was featured in every single scene. The series later adopted a much more serialised ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fur TV
Fur TV is a British comedy adult puppet show aired in 2008 on MTV One. The show uses Muppet-style puppetry where the characters are shown to undertake activities such as drinking and having sex. Production Originally a short film created by Chris Waitt and Henry Trotter which won BBC's Greenlight Award for Comedy in 2002, and the Rose d'Or for Best Pilot at the Montreaux TV Festival in 2004. Television broadcast was scheduled to 2003, the pilot finally aired on 28 February 2004 on BBC Two. Another pilot called ''Furry Avenue'' was made in 2004. MTV picked it up as a TV series and the show premiered in 2008. The show was produced by Waitt and Trotter's company Yummo, Warp Films and MTV Networks Europe. In 2009 MTV released a series of shorts, each about 3 minutes in length. Plot The main characters are 3 frog-like puppets named Fat Ed Tubbs, Lapeño Enriquez and Mervin J Minky. Fat Ed is a foul-mouthed, violent, beer swilling heavy metal fanatic, Lapeño is a Brazilian sex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacksons Lane
Jacksons Lane Arts Centre (JLAC) is a multi-arts venue in Highgate, north London, located in a Grade II listed former Wesleyan Methodist church. The building is home to a 170 capacity theatre, a large scale dance and rehearsal studio, a cafe-bar and four other multi-purpose spaces. In 2022 it completed a large-scale £5 million refurbishment & redevelopment of the building with the majority of the funding coming from Arts Council England & Haringey Council. JLAC is now more accessible, has greater facilities, a larger front of house area and two new circus creation spaces. Background Jacksons Lane Arts Centre is based in Highgate, north London – a theatre, a centre for participation, and a space for new circus theatre companies and artists to create and perform. The venue has a history of innovative work including experimental visual theatre companies, contemporary dance and circus. It was acknowledged in Sideshow Magazine's 'State of the Circus' report as the UK's leadin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battersea Arts Centre
The Battersea Arts Centre ("BAC") is a performance space specialising in Theater, theatre productions. Located near Clapham Junction railway station in Battersea, in the London Borough of Wandsworth, it was formerly Battersea Town Hall. It is a Grade II* listed building. In March 2015, while a major programme of renovation works were underway, the Grand Hall was severely damaged by fire. Approximately 70% of the theatre, including the 200-capacity Council Chamber, the Scratch Bar and the Members Library, was saved from the fire and remains open. The building is now used for theatre shows, weddings, filming, shoots and meeting room hire. History The building, designed in 1891 by E. W. Mountford, opened in 1893 as Battersea Town Hall, the administrative headquarters of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea, Borough of Battersea, shortly after the borough was transferred from the county of Surrey to the newly formed County of London. It is built from Suffolk red brick and Bath s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Central School Of Speech And Drama
The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, commonly shortened to Central, is a drama school founded by Elsie Fogerty in 1906, as the Central School of Speech Training and Dramatic Art, to offer a new form of training in speech and drama for young actors and other students. It became a constituent college of the University of London in 2005 and is a member of Conservatoires UK and the Federation of Drama Schools. Courses The school offers undergraduate, postgraduate, research degrees and short courses in acting, actor training, applied theatre, theatre crafts and making, design, drama therapy, movement, musical theatre, performance, producing, research, scenography, stage management, teacher training, technical arts, voice and writing. History In 2006, the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art was absorbed into Central. On 29 November 2012, the 'Royal' title was bestowed on the school by Queen Elizabeth II in recognition of its reputation as a "world-class institution f ... [...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] |
New Diorama Theatre
The New Diorama Theatre is an eighty-seat theatre near Regent's Park in the London Borough of Camden, opened in 2010. The theatre received two Peter Brook awards during the first two years of its programming.About us New Diorama History New Diorama Theatre opened in 2010 in the new British Land development of Regents Place as part of a Section 106 Agreement. As such, it has a responsibility to serve local workers and residents. The most recent Artistic Director was Bec Martin, who left in August 2024 due to creative differences ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
