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Prayer Room (play)
''Prayer Room'' is a play by the British playwright Shan Khan. The play was commissioned by the Edinburgh International Festival and premiered at the Royal Lyceum Theatre in a co-production with the Birmingham Repertory Theatre in August 2005. Plot The play is allegorical in nature, set in the bland, non-denominational prayer room of a present-day British University where Jewish, Christian and Muslim students all have specific days when they can use it. Conflict grows when the Jews demand more time, and the Muslims find themselves deprived of their regular Friday slot and the Christians try to take a back-seat and let the other two fight it out. Premier The play premiered at Royal Lyceum Theatre in August 2005 as part of Edinburgh International Festival, before returning for a limited run at Birmingham Repertory Theatre. The play was directed by Angus Jackson and received largely positive reviews. The play was designed by Lucy Osborne and lit by Neil Austin. Original cast *Riz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edinburgh International Festival
The Edinburgh International Festival is an annual arts festival in Edinburgh, Scotland, spread over the final three weeks in August. Notable figures from the international world of music (especially european classical music, classical music) and the performing arts are invited to join the festival. Visual art exhibitions, talks and workshops are also hosted. The first 'International Festival of Music and Drama' took place between 22 August and 11 September 1947. Under the first festival director, the distinguished Austrian-born impresario Rudolf Bing, it had a broadly-based programme, covering orchestral, choral and chamber music, Lied, Lieder and song, opera, ballet, drama, film, and Scottish 'piping and dancing' on the Esplanade of Edinburgh Castle, a structure that was followed in subsequent years. The Festival has taken place every year since 1947, except for 2020 when it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A scaled-back version of the festival was held in 2021. Fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Lyceum Theatre
The Royal Lyceum Theatre is a 658-seat theatre in the city of Edinburgh, Scotland, named after the Theatre Royal Lyceum and English Opera House, the residence at the time of legendary Shakespearean actor Henry Irving. It was built in 1883 by architect C. J. Phipps at a cost of £17,000 on behalf of James B. Howard and Fred. W. P. Wyndham, two theatrical managers and performers whose partnership became the renowned Howard & Wyndham Ltd created in 1895 by Michael Simons of Glasgow. With only four minor refurbishments, in 1929, 1977, 1991, and 1996, the Royal Lyceum remains one of the most original and unaltered of the architect's works."Building history" Royal Lyceum website Opening night was 10 September 1883 with a performance of '' |
Birmingham Repertory Theatre
Birmingham Repertory Theatre, commonly called Birmingham Rep or just The Rep, is a producing theatre based on Centenary Square in Birmingham, England. Founded by Barry Jackson, it is the longest-established of Britain's building-based theatre companies and one of its most consistently innovative. Today The Rep produces a wide range of drama in its three auditoria (825 seats, 300 seats, and 140 seats), much of which goes on to tour nationally and internationally. The company retains its commitment to new writing and in the five years to 2013 commissioned and produced 130 new plays. The company's former home, now known as " The Old Rep", is still in use as a theatre. History Foundation and early years The origins of The Rep lie with the 'Pilgrim Players', an initially amateur theatre company founded by Barry Jackson in 1907 to reclaim and stage English poetic drama, performing a repertoire that ranged from the 16th century morality play '' Interlude of Youth'' to contemp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil Austin (lighting Designer)
Neil Austin is an English lighting designer. He has been nominated for nine and won two Olivier Awards, and won three Tony Awards from six nominations for his work on plays and musicals in London and New York. Neil is the lighting designer for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child for which he has received global acclaim, including the Olivier, Tony, Drama Desk, Helpmann, Outer Critics Circle, Dora Mavor, and WhatsOnStage Awards for best lighting design. Neil studied Technical Theatre at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and was made a Fellow in 2008. Variety named him a Pacesetter on the London Arts Scene in 2007, and an Artisan Elite in 2019. Awards , - , rowspan=3 , 2023 , rowspan=2 , ''Leopoldstadt'' , Tony Award for Best Lighting Design in a Play , , , - , Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Lighting Design , , , - , rowspan=1 , '' Tammy Faye'' , WhatsOnStage Award for Best Lighting Design , , , - , rowspan=5 , 2022 , Harry Potter and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riz Ahmed
Rizwan Ahmed (; born ) is a British actor and rapper. He has received several awards, including an Academy Award and a Primetime Emmy Award with nominations for two Golden Globe Awards and two British Academy Film Awards. In 2017, he was named by ''Time'' as one of the most influential people in the world. After studying acting at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, Ahmed began his acting career with independent films such as '' The Road to Guantanamo ''(2006), '' Shifty'' (2008), ''Four Lions'' (2010), '' Trishna'' (2011), and ''The Reluctant Fundamentalist'' (2012). He had his break-out role in '' Nightcrawler'' (2014), which led to roles in the 2016 big-budget films ''Jason Bourne'' and '' Rogue One''. For starring as a young man accused of murder in the HBO miniseries ''The Night Of'' (2016), Ahmed won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series. He received another Emmy nomination in the same year for his guest role in '' Girls''. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Akingbola
James Olatokunbo Akingbola () (born 7 April 1978) is a Nigerian-British television, theatre and film actor. He rose to fame playing PC Neil Parker in '' Holby Blue'', and subsequently Antoine Malick in its parent series ''Holby City''. He has subsequently appeared as Koji in the first series of the sitcom '' Kate & Koji'', Mick in '' Rev.'', Valentine Easmon in ''In the Long Run'', Geoffrey Thompson in '' Bel-Air'' and DC Steve Bradshaw in '' The Tower''. Early life Jimmy Akingbola was born in London to parents of the Yoruba tribe who had emigrated from Nigeria. In 1996, Akingbola started at the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts (ALRA) in Wandsworth, London. He completed their three-year, full-time acting diploma. Theatre Akingbola started his career on stage at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre in ''The Nativity'' for Bill Alexander. He continued in a production of ''Baby Doll'' at the Royal National Theatre. Next he appeared in ''Naked Justice'' by playwright John Mortimer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashley Madekwe
Ashley Madekwe (; born 6 December 1983) is a British actress. She is known for her roles as Bambi in the ITV2 series ''Secret Diary of a Call Girl'' (2008–2010), Ashley Davenport in the ABC drama ''Revenge'' (2011–2013), and Tituba in the WGN series '' Salem'' (2014–2017). For her performance in ''County Lines'' (2019), Madekwe was nominated for the BAFTA for Best Supporting Actress. Early life Madekwe was born at Mile End Hospital in East London to a Nigerian father and an English mother, and grew up on a South London council estate in West Norwood. When she was 14, her family moved to the Norbury suburbs, and Madekwe attended the BRIT School. She went on to train at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London. Her cousin is British actor Archie Madekwe. Career Madekwe started her acting career with a film titled '' Storm Damage''. In 2005, shortly after graduating from Royal Academy of Dramatic Art she played 'Jade' in Shan Khan's ''Prayer Room'' at Birmingh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Ellis (actor)
William Henry Ellis is an English actor, voice artist and podcaster known for ''Great Expectations'', '' Dragon Quest Swords'', '' Queen of the Desert'', ''Parade's End'', ''The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler'' and ''EastEnders'' Early life and education Ellis is the son of Chris and Becky Ellis. He has two siblings, Adam Ellis and Laura Martin. Ellis trained at London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA). Career Theatre After graduating from LAMDA in 2005, Ellis starred in British-Asian writer Shan Khan's play ''Prayer Room'' at Birmingham Repertory Theatre directed by Angus Jackson. Ellis played Griffin, the self-righteous Christian group leader. Charles Spencer in ''The Daily Telegraph'' wrote "William Ellis memorably nails the condescending certainty of charismatic Christianity". Ellis then went on to play Benvolio in the Nuffield Theatre production of ''Romeo and Juliet'' that toured Barbados as part of Holder's Season in 2006. In 2007 he worked with the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tolga Safer
Tolga Safer (born 26 June 1982) is a British actor who is known for playing Igor Karkaroff's Aide in the movie version of ''Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire''. Life and career Safer was born in London, to Turkish Cypriot parents. He started acting at the age of 7 in school plays and attended classes at the Sylvia Young Theatre School. Safer has appeared in various TV commercials for Pepsi and Korres, and The Red Cross, (Directed by Peter Webber). He has appeared in several TV episodes of BBC's Casualty and Doctors. His first main role was in the film ''Culture Menace'' which was a British independent movie before working on ''Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire'' in a role created especially for him. Other notable film credits include Sugarhouse alongside Andy Serkis and Ashley Walters and Shoot on Sight. In 2017, Safer appeared alongside Dylan O'Brien in CBS Films' thriller '' American Assassin''. At the Arcola Theatre, Safer performed in the controversial play 'Binto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iddo Goldberg
Iddo Goldberg (; born 5 August 1975) is an Israeli actor, known for his roles as Ben in ''Secret Diary of a Call Girl'' (2007–2011), Freddie Thorne in ''Peaky Blinders (TV series), Peaky Blinders'' (2013), Isaac Walton in ''Salem (TV series), Salem'' (2014–2017), and Bennett Knox in ''Snowpiercer (TV series), Snowpiercer'' (2020–2024). Early life Goldberg was born in Haifa, Israel, to a Jews, Jewish mother and Latvian father. He moved to London with his family at the age of 10. His father hails from Riga, Latvia, and emigrated to Northern Rhodesia (present-day Zambia) during the 1930s, obtaining a degree in architecture from a British university. Goldberg's mother's family is based in Jerusalem. His parents first met when his father arrived in Israel for a vacation. They raised Iddo in Israel and later he went to secondary school at JFS (school), JFS in North London along with his siblings. He also has relatives in Haifa, Israel. Career Goldberg has had several notable rol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 Plays
5 (five) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number, and cardinal number, following 4 and preceding 6, and is a prime number. Humans, and many other animals, have 5 digits on their limbs. Mathematics 5 is a Fermat prime, a Mersenne prime exponent, as well as a Fibonacci number. 5 is the first congruent number, as well as the length of the hypotenuse of the smallest integer-sided right triangle, making part of the smallest Pythagorean triple ( 3, 4, 5). 5 is the first safe prime and the first good prime. 11 forms the first pair of sexy primes with 5. 5 is the second Fermat prime, of a total of five known Fermat primes. 5 is also the first of three known Wilson primes (5, 13, 563). Geometry A shape with five sides is called a pentagon. The pentagon is the first regular polygon that does not tile the plane with copies of itself. It is the largest face any of the five regular three-dimensional regular Platonic solid can have. A conic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Plays
English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Culture, language and peoples * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England * ''English'', an Amish term for non-Amish, regardless of ethnicity * English studies, the study of English language and literature Media * ''English'' (2013 film), a Malayalam-language film * ''English'' (novel), a Chinese book by Wang Gang ** ''English'' (2018 film), a Chinese adaptation * ''The English'' (TV series), a 2022 Western-genre miniseries * ''English'' (play), a 2022 play by Sanaz Toossi People and fictional characters * English (surname), a list of people and fictional characters * English Fisher (1928–2011), American boxing coach * English Gardner (born 1992), American track and field sprinter * English McConnell (1882–1928), Irish footballer * Aiden English, a ring name of Matthew Rehwoldt (born 1987), American former professional wrestler ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
