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Lorraine Bruce
Lorraine Bruce is a British television, film and stage actress, best known for her portrayal of Denise Simpson in all four series of the Kay Mellor BBC One series ''The Syndicate'' In 2013, she was cast in '' Lucky 7'', the U.S. version of ''The Syndicate''. Bruce trained at The Academy of Live and Recorded Arts. Filmography Television Film Theatre * '' Piaf'', as Toine; Donmar Warehouse/ West End transfer * ''Les Miserables'', as Madame Thenardier; West End * '' Vernon God Little'', as End Pam/Judge/Other Roles; Young Vic * ''That Day We Sang'', as Dorothy/Pauline; Manchester International Festival * ''The Rise and Fall Of Little Voice'', as Sadie Mae * ''Teechers'', as Hobby * ''Romeo & Juliet'', as Nurse; Hull Truck * '' Saucy Jack & The Space Vixens'', as Chesty Prospects; London Cast * ''Mail Order Bride'', as June * ''Get Ken Barlow'', as Leslie * ''Scuffer'', as Cathy; West Yorkshire Playhouse Video games * ''Final Fantasy XVI is a 2023 action role-pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warrington
Warrington () is an industrial town in the Borough of Warrington, borough of the same name in Cheshire, England. The town sits on the banks of the River Mersey and was Historic counties of England, historically part of Lancashire. It is east of Liverpool and the same distance west of Manchester. The population in 2021 was recorded as 174,970 for the built-up area and 210,900 for the wider borough, the latter being more than double that of 1968 when it became a New towns in the United Kingdom, new town. Warrington is the largest town in the ceremonial county of Cheshire. Warrington was founded by the Roman Britain, Romans at an important crossing place on the River Mersey. A new settlement was established by the Saxons, Saxon Wærings. By the Middle Ages, Warrington had emerged as a market town at the lowest bridging point of the river. A local tradition of textile and tool production dates from this time. The expansion and urbanisation of Warrington coincided with the Industr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White Gold (TV Series)
''White Gold'' is a British sitcom featuring a group of UPVC window salesmen in mid-1980s Corringham, Essex. It stars Ed Westwick as Vincent, the head of a double-glazed windows sales team, with former '' Inbetweeners'' cast members Joe Thomas and James Buckley. BBC Two announced that series two of the show would air on 6 March 2019. Series 1 was released internationally by Netflix on 11 August 2017. Series 2 was released internationally by Netflix on 17 May 2019. Production The show is produced by BBC Comedy along with Fudge Park Productions, which was established in 2015 by the creators of ''The Inbetweeners'' – Damon Beesley and Iain Morris. Beesley created White Gold and acts as show runner and executive producer, in addition to having written eight of the 12 episodes. Joe Thomas and Chris Niel wrote two episodes each. Production of series 2 was suspended in November 2017 following allegations of sexual assault against Ed Westwick. Filming recommenced in November 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Misérables (musical)
''Les Misérables'' ( , ), colloquially known as ''Les Mis'' or ''Les Miz'' ( ), is a sung-through musical theatre, musical with music by Claude-Michel Schönberg, lyrics by Alain Boublil and Jean-Marc Natel, and a book by Schönberg and Boublil, based on the 1862 novel Les Misérables, of the same name by Victor Hugo. Set in early France in the long nineteenth century, 19th-century France, ''Les Misérables'' tells the story of Jean Valjean, a French peasant, and his desire for redemption. After stealing a loaf of bread for his sister's starving child, Valjean is imprisoned for 19 years and released in 1815. When a bishop inspires him with a tremendous act of mercy, Valjean breaks his parole and starts his life anew and in disguise. He becomes wealthy and adopts an orphan, Cosette. A police inspector named Javert pursues Valjean over the decades in a single-minded quest for "justice". The characters are swept into a June Rebellion, revolutionary period in France, where a group of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West End Theatre
West End theatre is mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres in and near the West End of London.Christopher Innes"West End"in ''The Cambridge Guide to Theatre'' (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1998), pp. 1194–1195, Along with New York City's Broadway theatre, West End theatre represents the highest level of Theatre of the United Kingdom, commercial theatre in the English-speaking world. Seeing a West End show is a common tourist activity in London. Prominent screen actors, Cinema of the United Kingdom, British and World cinema, international alike, frequently appear on the London stage. There are approximately 40 theatres in the West End, with the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, opened in May 1663, the oldest theatre in London. The Savoy Theatre—built as a showcase for the popular series of comic operas of Gilbert and Sullivan—was entirely lit by electricity in 1881. Society of London Theatre, The Society of London Theatre (SOLT) announced that 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donmar Warehouse
The Donmar Warehouse is a 251-seat, not-for-profit Off-West End theatre in Covent Garden, London, England. It first opened on 18 July 1977. Sam Mendes, Michael Grandage, Josie Rourke and Michael Longhurst have all served as artistic director, a post held since March 2024 by Tim Sheader. The theatre produces new writing, contemporary reappraisals of European classics, British and American drama and small-scale musical theatre. As well as presenting at least six productions a year at its home in Covent Garden, as well transferring shows to the West End, Broadway and elsewhere. History Theatrical producer Donald Albery formed Donmar Productions around 1953, with the name derived from the first three letters of his name and the first three letters of his friend, ballerina Margot Fonteyn. In 1961, he bought the warehouse, a building that in the 1870s had been a vat room and hops warehouse for the local brewery in Covent Garden, and in the 1920s had been used as a film studio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piaf (play)
''Piaf'' is a play by Pam Gems that focuses on the life and career of France, French chanteuse Edith Piaf. The biography, biographical drama with music portrays the singer as a self-destructive, promiscuous alcoholic and junkie who, in one controversial scene, urinates in public. The original production starred Jane Lapotaire in the title role, and included Ian Charleson as Pierre. It premiered in 1978 at The Other Place (theatre), Royal Shakespeare Company's The Other Place in Stratford-upon-Avon, after which it moved to the Donmar Warehouse in London, the Aldwych Theatre, the Piccadilly Theatre, and then Wyndham's Theatre, before going to the United States. In the U.S. the play began in Philadelphia. After six previews the show opened on Broadway theatre, Broadway at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, Plymouth Theatre on February 6, 1981, with its original star, Jane Lapotaire. It ran for 165 performances, and Lapotaire won the 1981 Tony Award. Later major productions and revivals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legend Of The Sword
''Legend of the Sword'' is a 1988 fantasy interactive fiction video game developed by Silicon Soft and published by Rainbird Software for the Atari ST. Ports for the Amiga and MS-DOS were released later. A Macintosh version was expected to release shortly after the Atari ST version but was never released. A sequel, ''The Final Battle'', was released in 1990. Plot The lands of Anar have been invaded by the forces of an evil wizard, Suzar. In times past, a magical sword and shield guarded the inhabitants. The player character and his party set out to search for the items in order to stop the wizard. Gameplay The interface is divided into four areas, the top left is used for images which change depending the situation, the top right is the scrolling map area, the middle shows the movement commands and hitpoints which are depicted as a burning candle. The bottom third of the screen is used for text display. Development ''Legend of the Sword'' was in development for over two years ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Scouting Book For Boys
''The Scouting Book for Boys'' is a 2009 British drama thriller film directed by Tom Harper in his directorial debut, produced by Ivana MacKinnon and written by Jack Thorne. It stars Thomas Turgoose, Holliday Grainger, Rafe Spall, Susan Lynch, Tony Maudsley and Steven Mackintosh. The film premiered internationally at the San Sebastián International Film Festival and domestically at the BFI London Film Festival. Plot Fourteen-year-old David (Thomas Turgoose) is spending the summer hanging out with Emily (Holly Grainger), the only other teenager in his trailer park. When her mum, Sharon (Susan Lynch), loses custody, Emily refuses to live with her father and convinces David to help her hide in a cave. While he brings Emily supplies and keeps her secret, the police investigate her disappearance – and soon uncover Emily's relationship with her mother's boyfriend, Steve (Rafe Spall), igniting David's jealousy. Cast * Thomas Turgoose as David * Holliday Grainger as Emily * Rafe S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eden Lake
''Eden Lake'' is a 2008 British horror- thriller film written and directed by James Watkins in his directorial debut. The film stars Kelly Reilly, Michael Fassbender, Jack O'Connell, James Gandhi, Thomas Turgoose, Bronson Webb, Shaun Dooley, and Finn Atkins. Its plot follows a young couple spending a day at a remote lake, only to be confronted and hunted by a group of hostile youths. ''Eden Lake'' premiered at the Fantasy Filmfest on 12 August 2008 and was released in the United Kingdom by Optimum Releasing on 12 September 2008. It is among a group of roughly contemporaneous films that deal with moral panic over " Broken Britain" and "hoodies". Some of the close up scenes were filmed at Frensham Small Pond. Plot Jenny Greengrass and her partner, Steve Taylor, set off for a weekend away at Eden Lake, a remote spot in the English countryside. On the journey there, Steve complains about youths' recent antisocial behaviour and criticizes adult parenting. Jenny and Ste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Provoked (film)
''Provoked'' is a 2006 British biographical drama film, directed by Jag Mundhra. It stars Aishwarya Rai, Naveen Andrews, Miranda Richardson, Robbie Coltrane, Nandita Das and Steve McFadden. The film is loosely based on the true story of Kiranjit Ahluwalia, who unintentionally killed her abusive husband. Cinematography for the film was handled by Madhu Ambat. The film's score and soundtrack was composed by A. R. Rahman, and the theme song for the film, ''Alive'', was composed by Rahman and sung by Karen David, who has a small cameo in the film. Shot in London, the film was released theatrically in April 2007. Plot Kiranjit Ahluwalia ( Aishwarya Rai), a Punjabi woman, marries Deepak Ahluwalia ( Naveen Andrews) in an arranged marriage and moves to Southall, UK with him to be closer to his family. Initially he seems caring and affectionate towards her but soon enough the true colors of her husband begin to show as Deepak gradually reveals a darker, threatening, and even ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dark Corners
''Dark Corners'' is a 2006 horror-thriller film directed by Ray Gower and starring Thora Birch. Plot Birch plays two characters, alternating between them each time she falls asleep, each of whom believes that the other is a dream. The first of them, Karen Clarke, is a mortuary worker who awakes to find that she has injuries which she does not recall receiving, and the second is Susan Hamilton, an office worker who is preparing to undergo artificial insemination. As time passes Clarke's world becomes increasingly nightmarish, with a corpse coming to life on her table and a serial killer stalking her, and the line between the two worlds becomes increasingly fragile. Cast *Thora Birch as Susan Hamilton / Karen Clarke *Toby Stephens as Dr. Woodleigh *Christien Anholt as David Hamilton * Joanna Hole as Elaine Jordan *Glenn Beck Glenn Lee Beck (born February 10, 1964) is an American conservative political commentator, radio host, entrepreneur, and television producer. He is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dodger (TV Series)
''Dodger'' is a British family comedy drama series, inspired by the Artful Dodger from the novel ''Oliver Twist'' by Charles Dickens. The series serves as a prequel to the events of ''Oliver Twist''. The first 10 episodes launched on 9 February 2022, on BBC iPlayer and were repeated on BBC One. Series One was followed by three specials, ‘Train’ in November 2022, ‘Christmas’ in December 2022 and ‘Bad Egg’ on Easter Saturday 2023 on BBC One. The series cast was led by Christopher Eccleston as Fagin and Billy Jenkins as Dodger. Following a BAFTA, RTS and Writer's Guild Award, a Christmas Special for 2023 was commissioned by the BBC. Premise Set in 1830s Victorian London, the series revolves around Jack Dawkins, better known as the Artful Dodger, and his exploits as part of Fagin's gang, prior to his introduction in ''Oliver Twist''. Cast Main * Billy Jenkins as Jack Dawkins/Dodger * Christopher Eccleston as Fagin * Aabay Ali as Charley Bates * Ellie-May Sheri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
