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The Years (Ernaux Book)
''The Years'' () is a 2008 non-fiction book by Annie Ernaux. It has been described as a "hybrid" memoir, spanning the period of 1941 to 2006. Ernaux's English publisher, Seven Stories Press, described it as an autobiography that is "at once subjective and impersonal, private and collective." Synopsis In the book, Ernaux writes about herself in the third person (''elle'', or ''"''she" in English) for the first time, providing a vivid look at French society just after the Second World War until the early 2000s. It is the moving social story of a woman and of the evolving society she lived in. With this feature of book, Edmund White described it as a "collective autobiography", in his review for ''The New York Times''. Reception ''The Years'' was well received by French critics and is considered by many to be her magnum opus. According to ''Book Marks'', the book received "rave" reviews based on 5 critic reviews with 4 being "rave" and 1 being "positive". It won the 2008 Franço ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Collection Blanche
The Collection Blanche is the great Collection (publishing), collection of French literature published by the Éditions Gallimard. It appeared in 1911, and at the beginning was nourished by the publications of ''Nouvelle Revue Française, La Nouvelle Revue française'' (''La NRF''), the brand "Librairie Gallimard" appeared only after July 1919.Henri Vignes et Pierre Boudrot, ''Bibliographie des éditions de La Nouvelle Revue française'', Paris, Henri Vigne & Éditions des Cendres, 2011, , page 7-18. Since its creation, "La Blanche", which takes its name from the cream color of its cover, has published 6500 titles, of which 3800 are still available today. In addition to the "NRF" logo originally designed by Jean Schlumberger (writer), Jean Schlumberger, the graphic charter of this collection - a black border surrounding two red edges - is inspired by the éditions de , with its first title, ''L'Otage'' by Paul Claudel, published 26 May 1911. Apart from classic literature like ''I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Het Nationale Theater
Het Nationale Theater (HNT) (English: The National Theater) is the main theater company of The Hague in the Netherlands. Eric de Vroedt is artistic leader of the theater company. Het Nationale Theater was created on as a merger of Het Nationale Toneel (a theater company), the Koninklijke Schouwburg (the national theater building) and Theater aan het Spui (the city theater building). These three organizations worked together for several years under the name Toneelalliantie (English: Theatric Alliance), mostly active in The Hague. Het Nationale Theater produces and presents classic plays, modern drama and actuality based programs, as well as cabaret, dance and music theater. The company is in 2018 one of the eight major theater companies subsidized by the national government and produces both for adults and youngsters (through NTjong). It is the largest traveling theater company from the Netherlands, although the Koninklijke Schouwburg and Theater aan het Spui function as its m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurence Olivier Award For Best Actress In A Supporting Role
The Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role is an annual award presented by the Society of London Theatre in recognition of achievements in commercial London theatre. The Oliviers were established as the Society of West End theatre, West End Theatre Awards in 1976 Laurence Olivier Awards, 1976, and renamed in 1984 Laurence Olivier Awards, 1984 in honour of English actor and director Laurence Olivier. This award was first given in 1977 Laurence Olivier Awards, 1977, then was replaced in 1985 Laurence Olivier Awards, 1985 by the commingled actor/actress Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role, Best Performance in a Supporting Role, which replaced the 1977 to 1984 pair of Best Actress in a Supporting Role and Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Best Actor in a Supporting Role awards. From 1991 Laurence Olivier Awards, 1991 to 2012 Laurence Olivier Awards, 2012, the general supporting category vacillated at random ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2025 Laurence Olivier Awards
The 2025 Laurence Olivier Awards were held on 6 April 2025 at the Royal Albert Hall. It recognized excellence in professional theatre in London, as determined by the Society of London Theatre. American actor Billy Porter and Olivier award-winning British singer and actress Beverley Knight hosted the ceremony for the first time, with Meera Syal providing voice over. The nominations were announced on 5 March 2025, with the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre production of ''Fiddler on the Roof'' receiving the most nominations with thirteen, equalling ''Hamilton'' from the 2018 awards. ''Fiddler on the Roof'', ''Giant'', and '' The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'' won the most awards at the ceremony, with three each respectively. Event calendar *23 June 2024: Ceremony date set for 6 April 2025 and venue confirmed as Royal Albert Hall. *10 February 2025: Beverley Knight and Billy Porter announced as hosts. *14 February 2025: Eligibility cut-off. *27 February 2025: Industry Reco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harold Pinter Theatre
The Harold Pinter Theatre, known as the Comedy Theatre until 2011,"Harold Pinter has London theatre named after him" ''BBC News'', 7 September 2011, accessed 8 September 2011. is a , and opened on Panton Street in the , on 15 October 1881, as the Royal Comedy Theatre. It was designed by Thomas Verity and built in just six months in painted ( |
Anjli Mohindra
Anjli Mohindra () is an English stage, screen and voice-over actress and writer. She is best known for her television roles as Rani Chandra in the ''Doctor Who'' spin-off '' The Sarah Jane Adventures'' (2008–2011) and would-be suicide bomber Nadia Ali in ''Bodyguard'' (2018). Her other television roles include Surgeon Lieutenant Tiffany Docherty in ''Vigil'' (2021), Detective Constable Josie Chancellor in '' Dark Heart'' (2016–2018) and Archie in '' The Lazarus Project'' (2022–2023). Early life Mohindra was born in London to immigrant parents of Indian descent. She grew up in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, apart from a four-year period on a military base in Germany, where she was the only ethnic minority child out of 2,000 students at an Armed Forces school. According to Mohindra, her family is Hindu Punjabi. Her father was raised in Kenya when it was a British colony and had a clerical job in the British Army for several years. Her mother was born in Punjab, Ind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gina McKee
Georgina McKee (born 14 April 1964) is an English actress. She won the 1997 BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress for '' Our Friends in the North'' (1996), and earned subsequent nominations for '' The Lost Prince'' (2003) and '' The Street'' (2007). She also starred on television in '' The Forsyte Saga'' (2002) and as Caterina Sforza in '' The Borgias'' (2011). Her film appearances include ''Notting Hill'' (1999), '' Phantom Thread'' (2017), and '' My Policeman'' (2022). On the stage, she has been nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for ''King Lear'' in 2011, ''Dear England'' in 2024, and '' The Years'' in 2025. Early life McKee was born in Peterlee, County Durham, in 1964, the daughter of a coal miner, and grew up there and in nearby Easington and Sunderland. Her first experience of acting occurred in her final year at primary school where her teacher finished the school week off with improvisations. Seeing a poster in a shoe-shop wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romola Garai
Romola Sadie Garai ( ; born 6 August 1982) is a Hong Kong-born British actress and film director. Known for her extensive work on stage and screen, she often acts in period films. Her early film roles include '' Nicholas Nickleby'' (2002), '' I Capture the Castle'' (2003), '' Inside I'm Dancing'' (2004), and '' Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights'' (2004). She has gained prominence for her performances in the critically acclaimed costume dramas such as '' Vanity Fair'' (2004), ''As You Like It'' (2006), ''Amazing Grace'' (2007), ''Atonement'' (2007), '' Glorious 39'' (2009), and ''Suffragette'' (2015). She is also known for her portrayal of Emma Woodhouse in the BBC series '' Emma'' (2009) for which she received a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film. She received a nomination for the British Academy Television Award for Best Actress for the BBC Two series ''The Crimson Petal and the White'' (2011). From 2011 to 2012, she played Bel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deborah Findlay
Deborah Findlay (born 31 December 1947) is an English actress. She has worked primarily on stage and is an Olivier Award Winner, but has also appeared in several TV series. She is known for playing the Defoe family matriarch Ruth in three series of the BBC TV legal drama ''The Split'' (2018–2022). Early life and education Findlay joined a theatre company while studying English at the University of Leeds. Career Theatre Findlay has worked primarily on stage, appearing in numerous productions, including the original '' Top Girls''. In the 1980s she worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company where she appeared in ''Twelfth Night'' and '' The Merchant Of Venice''. In 1997 she won an Olivier Award, as well as Outer Critics' Circle Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play, for her performance as Hilda, the wife of the painter Stanley Spencer in Pam Gems' play '' Stanley.'' In 2008, she starred in the US premiere of '' Vincent River'' by Philip Ridley. In 2009 she appear ... [...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] |
Theo D'Or
The Theo d'Or is a Dutch acting award, given annually to the actress with the most impressive leading role of the theater season. It is awarded by the Vereniging van Schouwburg- en Concertgebouwdirecties (VSCD), the main trade organisation for theaters in The Netherlands. The award itself is a golden medal, currently designed by Eric Claus. It was named after the Dutch actress Theo Mann-Bouwmeester. Its male counterpart is the Louis d'Or, named after Theo's brother, Louis Bouwmeester. The Theo d'Or is awarded annually, along with the other VSCD stage awards, at the Gala of Dutch Theater in the Stadsschouwburg in Amsterdam. As of 2024, the Theo d'Ors will be allocated in a gender-neutral manner. As a result, the Louis d'Ors will no longer be awarded. Jury The jury is compiled of theater programmers, producers and critics, who have explicitly provided themselves in their relative disciplines. Jurors can take part of a jury for maximal six years. New jurors can be nominated by t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
De Telegraaf
''De Telegraaf'' (; ) is the largest Netherlands, Dutch daily morning newspaper. Haro Kraak,Gaat Paul Jansen de crisis bij De Telegraaf oplossen?, ''de Volkskrant'', 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2015. Paul Jansen has been the editor-in-chief since August 2015. ''De Telegraaf'' is based in Amsterdam and is owned by the Belgium, Belgian company Mediahuis. History 19th century ''De Telegraaf'' was founded by Henry Tindal, who simultaneously started another paper ''De Courant'' (). The first issue appeared on 1 January 1893. 20th century Following Tindal's death on 31 January 1902 the printer HMC Holdert, with backing from financiers, took over ''De Telegraaf'' and ''De Courant'' on 12 September 1902. This proved to be a good investment, particularly with regard to ''De Courant'', enabling Holdert between 1903 and 1923 to take over one newspaper after another, suspending publication as he went. He added the name ''Amsterdamsche Courant'' ("Amsterdam Gazette") as a subtitle to ''De T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
