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Propeller (theatre Company)
Propeller is a theatre company which presents the plays of William Shakespeare in the UK and around the world. The director is Edward Hall (director), Edward Hall. Background In the mid 1990s, the artistic director of the Watermill Theatre, Jill Fraser, offered Edward Hall the opportunity to direct ''Othello'' – his first full Shakespeare play. Jill Fraser and Edward Hall's collaboration grew from this into Propeller Shakespeare "mixing a rigorous approach to the text with a modern physical aesthetic".Theatre programme, Comedy Theatre, London, August 2003. Hall has set out the rules of his company, “Everyone is paid the same wage and if an actor has created a part in a production then they will automatically receive an offer on the next one which they can refuse or take.” The company has seen new members since its start, keeping the group fresh. Propeller has won several theatre awards, including winner of the 1999 Barclays Theatre Award for Best Director (Edward Hall in ''Tw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theatre Company
Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors to present experiences of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a Stage (theatre), stage. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music, and dance. It is the oldest form of drama, though live theatre has now been joined by modern recorded forms. Elements of art, such as painted scenery and stagecraft such as lighting are used to enhance the physicality, presence and immediacy of the experience. Places, normally buildings, where performances regularly take place are also called "theatres" (or "theaters"), as derived from the Ancient Greek θέατρον (théatron, "a place for viewing"), itself from θεάομαι (theáomai, "to see", "to watch", "to observe"). Modern Western theatre comes, in large measure, from the theatre of ancient Greece, from which it borrows tec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicholas Asbury
Nicholas Asbury (born 13 February 1971) is a British actor and author. He won an Olivier Award as part of the Royal Shakespeare Company's complete cycle of Shakespeare's history plays in 2009 and is known for television roles such as Winston Churchill in the BBC's '' 37 Days'', Mr. Angel in Hugh Laurie's ''Why Didn't They Ask Evans?'', and Jim in the BAFTA award-winning '' Alma's Not Normal''. Career Asbury attended Hereford Cathedral School, then Dartington College of Arts. In 1998 he performed at The Watermill Theatre, before joining the ensemble of the Royal Shakespeare Company from 1999 until 2008. He subsequently acted in the all-male Shakespearean troupe Propeller,A cup of tea with... Propeller's Nicholas Asbury Retrieved 17 October 2024 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blake (band)
Blake are a British vocal group. Blake comprises three men whose friendship and musical careers date back to their schooldays. After reuniting via Facebook as adults,"Walshe, BarbaraBlake hitting the high notes", www.coutts.com. Retrieved on 4 March 2009. they recorded their first album in six months. That album, ''Blake'', went straight to number one on the UK Classical Album Chart and into the top twenty album chart. Their career took off with a series of highlights, some of which are recorded below. History 2008-2009 The first album, ''Blake'', received the Classical Brit Award for Album of the Year in 2008. Their second album, ''And So It Goes'', peaked at No. 12 in the UK album chart and No.1 in several classical charts around the world. During 2008 and 2009 the group undertook tours of Australia and Japan. 2009 continued with a tour, the creation of their new record label, Blake Records, and the release of their third album, ''Together''. 2010 In 2010 "Beautiful Earth" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Tarlton
Jack Tarlton (born 24 July 1976) is a British actor from Edinburgh, Scotland, know mainly for his television work. From 2005 to 2006, he appeared as Meshak in the original Royal National Theatre production of Helen Edmundson Helen Edmundson (born 1964) is a British playwright, screenwriter and producer. She has won awards and critical acclaim both for her original writing and for her adaptations of various literary classics for the stage and screen. Early life Edmu ...'s '' Coram Boy''. Filmography Film Television References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tarlton, Jack 1976 births Living people 20th-century Scottish actors 21st-century Scottish actors British male film actors British male television actors Male actors from Edinburgh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Swainsbury
Sam Swainsbury (born 23 August 1982) is an English actor, known for his roles as Jason in the BBC Two, BBC sitcom ''Mum (TV series), Mum'' and the Stonehenge TV reporter in ''Thor: The Dark World''. Early life Swainsbury was born in Colchester and grew up in Halstead, Essex. He attended Holy Trinity School. He participated in workshops at the Quay Theatre in Sudbury, Suffolk, Sudbury. Career In 2013, Swainsbury featured on the film ''Thor: The Dark World'', he played a Stonehenge TV News Reporter. From 2016 to 2019, he starred in the BBC Two, BBC sitcom ''Mum (TV series), Mum'', as Jason. In 2017, Swainsbury appeared on ''Fearless (British TV series), Fearless'', a six-part British crime thriller drama series, he played Kevin Russell, a 37-year-old man who insists he was wrongly imprisoned for 14 years for the murder of Linda Simms. In 2019, he appeared in an episode of the ITV (TV channel), ITV drama ''Victoria (British TV series), Victoria'' as John Snow, Dr John Snow. Filmogr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dugald Bruce Lockhart
Dugald Bruce Lockhart is an Anglo-Scottish stage and screen actor, director and writer. Background and education A member of the Bruce Lockhart family, Lockhart was born in Fiji in 1968, the son of James Robert Bruce Lockhart (1941–2018), a diplomat, spy, artist, and author, and Felicity A. Smith. His grandfather, J. M. Bruce Lockhart, was an intelligence officer. His great-grandfather, J. H. Bruce Lockhart, and his great-uncles Rab Bruce Lockhart and Logie Bruce Lockhart, were all public school headmasters who played rugby union for Scotland. Another forebear, Sir Robert Bruce Lockhart, was an author and adventurer. His late uncle Sandy Bruce-Lockhart, Baron Bruce-Lockhart, was a politician. Dugald Bruce Lockhart was educated at Sedbergh School and the University of St Andrews, then trained for a career in acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Career Lockhart began as a stage actor, working with the Royal Shakespeare Company, the National Theatre and others. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Horwell
Robert "Bob" Horwell is a British cinematographer and actor who was born in Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire. His father, whom he was named after, was a coal merchant and Audrey, his mother, was also a successful small businesswoman. His sisters Angela and Sue run a small designer clothing outlet in his hometown. He is best known as an actor for having played the role of Nick Neeson in the British soap opera ''Coronation Street''. Horwell has also appeared on stage in many productions including ''War Horse'', ''Henry V'' (Royal National Theatre), ''Cyrano de Bergerac'' (RSC and West End), ''Lysistrata'' (Sir Peter Hall Company Tour and West End), '' Edmond'' (Royal National Theatre, alongside Kenneth Branagh), ''Alice in Wonderland'' (Royal Shakespeare Company). He has also appeared in shows such as ''The Bill'', ''Holby City'', ''Doctors'', '' Heartbeat'', ''A Touch of Frost ''A Touch of Frost'' is a British television detective mystery drama series starring David Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Heyward
Christopher is the English version of a Europe-wide name derived from the Greek name Χριστόφορος (''Christophoros'' or '' Christoforos''). The constituent parts are Χριστός (''Christós''), "Christ" or "Anointed", and φέρειν (''phérein''), "to bear"; hence the "Christ-bearer". As a given name, 'Christopher' has been in use since the 10th century. In English, Christopher may be abbreviated as "Chris", "Topher", and sometimes " Kit". It was frequently the most popular male first name in the United Kingdom, having been in the top twenty in England and Wales from the 1940s until 1995, although it has since dropped out of the top 100. Within the United Kingdom, the name is most common in England and not so common in Wales, Scotland, or Northern Ireland. Cognates in other languages *Afrikaans: Christoffel, Christoforus *Albanian: Kristofer, Kristofor, Kristoforid, Kristo *Arabic: كريستوفر (''Krīstafor, Kristūfar, Krístufer''), اصطفر (''ʔi� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Hands
Robert Hands is a British actor based in London. He trained at the Bristol Old Vic theatre school. His career has spanned over twenty years during which time he has played leading roles in film, television, and both classical and musical theatre in London’s West End. He played Sir Robin in the original London cast of ''Spamalot''. He is probably best known for his television roles in '' Sharpe's Battle'', ''Doctor Who'' and ''The House of Eliott'', as well as the films ''Charlotte Gray'', ''Anna and the King'', and the ''Shine''. He is also a member of Edward Hall's all-male Shakespeare company Propeller. From 2019 to 2020, Hands was in the UK cast of ''Come From Away''. Acting credits Theatre Television Film See also * List of British actors This list of notable actors from the United Kingdom includes performers in Theatre of the United Kingdom, theatre, Cinema of the United Kingdom, film, Television in the United Kingdom, television, and Radio in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamie Glover
Jamie Blair Glover is an English actor. He is best known for playing Andrew Treneman in the BBC One school-based drama series, '' Waterloo Road'', returning to the role in 2023. He was also cast as Harry Potter in the second cast of the West-End production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child in 2017, and starred as Roger Tramplemain in Michael Frayn's comical farce ''Noises Off'' at the Novello Theatre in 2012. He also appeared as William Russell in the ''Doctor Who'' docudrama, ''An Adventure in Space and Time'' (2013). Early life and education Jamie Blair Glover was born and brought up in Barnes, London. He is the son of actors Julian Glover and Isla Blair. He attended Frensham Heights School in Farnham, Surrey,Jamie Glover (2006, BBC.) Retrieved on 2009-07-17. and trained at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Flynn
Johnny Flynn (born 14 March 1983) is a British actor and musician. He starred as Dylan Witter in the Channel 4 and Netflix television sitcom '' Lovesick'' and is also known for his performances as David Bowie in the 2020 film '' Stardust''; Mr. Knightley in the 2020 film '' Emma''; and a young Nicholas Winton in the 2023 film '' One Life''. Flynn is the lead singer and songwriter of the band Johnny Flynn & the Sussex Wit. He has released six studio albums, as well as soundtracks and live albums. He also composed and sang the theme song for the comedy series '' Detectorists''. Early life and education Johnny Flynn was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, the son of Eric Flynn, a British actor and singer, and Caroline Forbes. He has a younger sister, Lillie Flynn, who sings with the Sussex Wit. From his father's first marriage he has two older half-brothers, actors Jerome Flynn and Daniel Flynn, and an older half-sister, Kerry Flynn. At the age of two, he moved with his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Dougall (actor)
John Dougall is a British actor. He trained at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. He is notable for his appearances on television, radio and the stage, including ''Anne Boleyn'' (2010, Shakespeare's Globe) and several productions for Propeller. After leaving the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama he spent two year in school and community theatre work in Inverness, Pitlochry and Glasgow. At the Swan Theatre in Worcester he played Jim Hawkins in ''Treasure Island'' and Kinesias in ''Lysistrata''.Biographical note in programme for ''Another Country'', London 1984. He played Tommy Judd in '' Another Country'' at the Queen's Theatre in the West End. In 1983–84 Dougall played a twin in ''Peter Pan'' for the Royal Shakespeare Company at the Barbican Theatre in London. Dougall has played a wide range of roles in Shakespeare plays, including ''Henry VIII'', ''Measure for Measure'', ''Coriolanus'', and ''The Winter's Tale'' for the Globe Theatre, ''A Midsummer Night' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
