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Ladies In Lavender (play)
''Ladies in Lavender'' is a stage play in two acts by Shaun McKenna. It was adapted from Charles Dance’s screenplay for his 2004 film ''Ladies in Lavender'', which was itself based on a 1908 short story by William J. Locke. The play was commissioned by Daniel Schumann and produced by him together with Lee Dean in association with Charles Diamond and the Royal & Derngate, Northampton. The first performance was on 6 April 2012 at the Royal & Derngate. The play is published by Oberon Books. First Production The original production was directed by Robin Lefevre and designed by Liz Ascroft, with sound by John Leonard and lighting by Mick Hughes. The music was by Nigel Hess, taken from the film soundtrack. The original cast was led by Hayley Mills as Ursula, Belinda Lang as Janet, Carol MacReady as Dorcas and Robert Rees as Andrea. Robert Duncan played Dr Mead and Abigail Thaw was Olga. The production toured the UK extensively. The Plot Set in Cornwall in the mid-193 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaun McKenna
Shaun Patrick McKenna (born 5 April 1957 in Maidstone, Kent) is an English dramatist, lyricist and screenwriter. Biography Shaun McKenna studied at Maidstone Grammar School and the University of Bristol (1975–1978). He was an actor for a few years, then taught drama, and began writing in his late 20s. He married former actress and agent Jenny Hayes in 1985; she died in 2014. Shaun McKenna lives in West London. Theatre Shaun McKenna's early theatre plays include ''Killing Camille'' ( Paines Plough, Old Red Lion 1990, a rehearsed reading directed by Kathy Burke). He began an association with Michael Napier Brown at the Royal Theatre in Northampton for whom he adapted Richard Llewellyn's '' How Green Was My Valley'' (1990) in which Aled Jones made his acting debut, and R. F. Delderfield's ''To Serve Them All My Days'' (1992). He subsequently wrote a drama, ''Ruling Passions'', which was presented at the Royal in 1995. He wrote the book for ''Ben Hur Live'', based on th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hayley Mills
Hayley Catherine Rose Vivien Mills (born 18 April 1946) is an English actress. The daughter of Sir John Mills and Mary Hayley Bell, and younger sister of actress Juliet Mills, she began her acting career as a child and was hailed as a promising newcomer, winning the BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer for her performance in the British crime drama film ''Tiger Bay'' (1959), the Academy Juvenile Award for Disney's '' Pollyanna'' (1960) and Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress in 1961. During her early career, she appeared in six films for Walt Disney, including her dual role as twins Susan and Sharon in the Disney film '' The Parent Trap'' (1961). Her performance in '' Whistle Down the Wind'' (a 1961 adaptation of the novel written by her mother) saw Mills nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best British Actress and she was voted the biggest star in Britain for 1961. In the late 1960s, Mills began performing in theatrical plays, making her stage de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 Plays
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Abigail Thaw
Abigail J. Thaw (born 1 October 1965) is an English actress. Early life Abigail Thaw was born in London to actor John Thaw and his first wife, Sally Alexander, an academic/feminist activist who taught modern history at Goldsmiths College. Her parents divorced in 1968. On her mother's side she has a half-brother (Daniel), and on her father's side she has an elder stepsister (Melanie Jane) and a half-sister (Joanna). Her stepmother is actress Sheila Hancock. After her parents' divorce in 1968, Abigail was brought up in Pimlico by her mother and her mother's boyfriend, Gareth Stedman Jones. Her father also kept in regular contact. Abigail attended Pimlico Comprehensive. Her mother was involved in the flour-bombing of the 1970 Miss World contest, the story of which is the subject of the 2020 film '' Misbehaviour''. After school she spent a year in Italy, where she was in a car accident. Returning to England, she decided to attend RADA, where she met her future husband, actor Nig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Duncan (actor)
Robert Duncan (born 27 July 1952) is an English actor. He is best known for his television role as Gus Hedges, the jargon-speaking manager, from ''Drop the Dead Donkey''. He also appeared in ''Casualty'' as Peter Hayes between 1995 and 1996 and as Lazarus in the 2000 film '' The Miracle Maker''. Biography Duncan was born Robert Welch in St Austell, Cornwall. He took the first name of his brother Duncan as his stage surname. In 2008, he briefly taught History at Icknield High School, a comprehensive school in Luton, Bedfordshire. Radio On radio, he appears in ''Old Harry's Game'' (also written by ''Drop the Dead Donkey'' writer Andy Hamilton) as Satan's sycophantic assistant Scumspawn. He was Mike in 'Life, Death and Sex with Mike and Sue' for Radio 4 which ran for three series. He also played Gordon Way in Dirk Maggs' interpretation of Douglas Adams' book Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency for BBC Radio Four in 2007. Theatre He starred in Oscar Wilde's play ''An Ideal H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carol MacReady
Carol MacReady is an English actress. She is perhaps best known for the role of Mrs Dribelle in Bodger and Badger. Carol is married to actor James Laurenson. Other television shows she appeared in include: *''Agatha Christie's Poirot'' - Milly Croft in "Peril at End House" and Miss Johnson in "Cat Among the Pigeons" *'' The Darling Buds of May'' - Mrs Daw *''The Alleyn Mysteries'' - Mrs Ives in "Death at the Bar" *'' The Woman in White'' - Mrs Michelson *'' Tales of the Unexpected'' - Liz Ferguson in "A Harmless Vanity" * '' Union Castle'' - Elizabeth Steel *'' Mapp and Lucia'' - Daisy Quantock *''The Vicar of Dibley'' - Mrs Tinker (Alice's mother) in "The Christmas Lunch Incident" *'' Casualty'' - Evelyn Thomson in "A Life Less Ordinary" *''My Family'' - Olga in "The Guru" *''Midsomer Murders'' - Hatty Down in "Vixen's Run" *''The Flame Trees of Thika'' - Mrs Nimmo *''Play for Today'' - Dorothy in Dennis Potter's "Schmoedipus" *'' Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators'' - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belinda Lang
Belinda Lucy Lange (born 23 December 1953), known professionally as Belinda Lang, is an English actress. She is known for playing Liza in the ITV sitcom '' Second Thoughts'' (1991–94), and Bill Porter in the BBC sitcom ''2point4 Children'' (1991–99). Her theatre credits include London productions of the Noël Coward plays, ''Present Laughter'' (1981), '' Blithe Spirit'' (1997), and ''Hay Fever'' (2006). Her radio/audio credits include voicing narrator Madeleine in the podcast '' Wooden Overcoats''. Early life Lang was born in Marylebone, London, in 1953, the daughter of actors Jeremy Hawk and Joan Heal. Career Television Lang is perhaps best known for her starring roles in three sitcoms – as Kate in '' Dear John'', as Bill Porter in ''2point4 Children'' and as Liza Ferrari in '' Second Thoughts''. After a small part as 'Girl in Bath' in ''Play for Today'' in 1980 she appeared in the 1980 miniseries ''To Serve Them All My Days'', following this she had several one-off ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigel Hess
Nigel John Hess (born 22 July 1953) is a British composer, best known for his television, theatre and film soundtracks, including the theme tunes to '' Campion'', ''Maigret'', '' Wycliffe'', '' Dangerfield'', ''Hetty Wainthropp Investigates'', ''Badger'' and ''Ladies in Lavender''. Biography Hess was born in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. He was educated at Weston-super-Mare Grammar School for Boys, and went on to study music at Cambridge University, where he was Music Director of the famous Footlights Revue Company. He has since worked extensively as a composer and conductor in television, theatre and film. Hess has composed numerous scores for both American and British television productions, including '' A Woman of Substance'', '' Vanity Fair'', '' Campion'', ''Testament'' (Ivor Novello Award for Best TV Theme), ''Summer's Lease'' (Television & Radio Industries Club Award for Best TV Theme), ''Chimera'', ''Titmuss Regained'', ''Maigret'', ''Classic Adventure'', '' Dangerfiel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Dance
Walter Charles Dance (born 10 October 1946) is an English actor. He is known for playing strict, authoritarian characters and villains. His most notable film roles include Sardo Numspa in '' The Golden Child'' (1986), Dr. Jonathan Clemens in '' Alien 3'' (1992), Benedict in '' Last Action Hero'' (1993), Lord Havelock Vetinari in '' Terry Pratchett's Going Postal'' (2010), the Master Vampire in '' Dracula Untold'' (2014), Alastair Denniston in '' The Imitation Game'' (2014), Alan Jonah in '' Godzilla: King of the Monsters'' (2019), and William Randolph Hearst in ''Mank'' (2020). On television, Dance played Guy Perron in '' The Jewel in the Crown'' (1984), Mr Tulkinghorn in Bleak House (2005), Tywin Lannister in ''Game of Thrones'' (2011–2015), and Lord Mountbatten in the third and fourth seasons of '' The Crown'' (2019–2020). For his role in the latter, he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series. Early life Walter Charle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Leonard (sound Designer)
John or Jack Leonard may refer to: *John Leonard (songwriter), early 19th century radical poet and songwriter, probably born in Gateshead *John Leonard (critic) (1939–2008), American literary, television, film, and cultural critic *John Leonard (poet) (born 1965), Australian poet *John Leonard (Gaelic footballer) (born 1976), Gaelic footballer *John Leonard (canoeist) (born 1948), New Zealand sprint canoeist *John Leonard (judge) (1926–2002), British judge *Johnny Leonard (1903–1995), Australian rules footballer *John B. Leonard (1864–1945), American civil engineer *John J. Leonard, American roboticist and professor at MIT *Jack Leonard (footballer) (1876–?), English footballer *Jack Leonard (hurler) (1873–1938), Irish hurler * Jack E. Leonard (1910–1973), American comedian and actor *John E. Leonard (1845–1878), United States Representative from Louisiana *J. William Leonard, director of the Information Security Oversight Office *John Leonardi (1541–1609), Catholic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oberon Books
Oberon Books is a London-based independent publisher of drama texts and books on theatre. The company publishes around 100 titles per year, many of them plays by new writers. In addition, the list contains a range of titles on theatre studies, acting, writing and dance. History Oberon Books was founded by James Hogan in 1985. Two of its titles are poet Adrian Mitchell's 1998 stage adaptation of C. S. Lewis's ''The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe'' for the Royal Shakespeare Company and '' One Man, Two Guvnors'' ( Richard Bean's modern version of Carlo Goldoni's '' Servant of Two Masters''), a West End and Broadway hit for Britain's National Theatre in 2011 starring James Corden. The NT Live recording of the latter was scheduled to be shown on PBS in late 2020. the company has 1600 titles in print, most available as both print and e-books. As well as new plays, Oberon also publishes classic works by playwrights such as J. B. Priestley, Sir Arnold Wesker and Henrik Ibsen. O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
