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Wolfboy
''Wolfboy'' is a musical with music and lyrics by Leon Parris and book by Russell Labey, based on the play by Brad Fraser. Its story concerns two teenagers committed to an asylum: Bernie has tried to commit suicide and David believes he is a werewolf. The musical addresses psychiatric disorders, abuse, sexuality and loneliness. The original play was staged in Canada; a 1984 production is reported as Keanu Reeves' first stage role. The musical premiered at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in August 2009, and had a 2010 off- West End staging at Trafalgar Studios, in London. Productions The musical was previewed between 1 and 4 July 2009, at Tabard Theatre in Chiswick and had a run in 2009 at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, featuring Gregg Lowe as Bernie, Paul Holowaty as DavidWolfboy program, Ambassador Theatre Group and Lee Latchford-Evans from Steps. In 2010 it was presented at Trafalgar Studios in London, featuring Gregg Lowe as Bernie, Paul Holowaty as David, Daniel Boys as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Boys
Daniel Boys (born 26 March 1979) is an English actor. He starred in the West End productions of the musicals ''Rent'' and ''Grease'' before being a 2007 contestant on the BBC talent series '' Any Dream Will Do''. Boys went on to star in many more musicals including '' Avenue Q'', '' Spamalot'', '' Falsettos'' and ''Hamilton''. Early life and education Boys was born at Yateley, Hampshire, the son of a chartered surveyor and a phlebotomist. He won a Cameron Mackintosh scholarship to study at the Guildford School of Acting, where he graduated with a BA (Honours) in 2001.The Cast, '' Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds'' tour programme, 2006 Career Boys was selected to perform in the first UK tour of Jonathan Larson's '' Rent'', which meant leaving college early. He understudied the characters of Mark (played by Adam Rickitt) and Angel, eventually taking over the role of Mark, performing on alternate nights at the Prince of Wales Theatre in London's West ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leon Parris
Leon Parris (born 1 February 1981) is a British writer, composer, musician, and actor.''Musical Theatre Review'', 12 December 2017 Biography Leon Parris was brought up in Bedford, England, and was educated at Bedford Modern School. Musical theatre * ''Bananaman'' (London, 2017) * ''Scary Musical'' – standIN'OVATION, Belfast (2009) ** ''Scary Musical'' – standIN'OVATION, Waterfront Hall, Belfast (2010) * ''Epic Musical'' – standIN' OVATION, Belfast (2010) * ''The Famous Five'' – Tabard Theatre in Chiswick, directed by Russell Labey (2009) * '' Wolfboy'' – adaptation of Brad Fraser play, directed by Russell Labey, previews at Tabard Theatre and run at Edinburgh Fringe Festival (2009) **''Wolfboy'' - off-West End staging at Trafalgar Studios London (2010) * ''Stig of the Dump'' - directed by Russell Labey (2008) * ''Monte Cristo'' - with Jon Smith, Birmingham Hippodrome (2005) * ''The Fallen'' - Bedford Modern School (1999) Awards, bursaries, and nominations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brad Fraser
Brad Fraser (born June 28, 1959) is a Canadian playwright. He is one of the most widely produced Canadian playwrights both in Canada and internationally. His plays typically feature a harsh yet comical view of contemporary life in Canada, including frank depictions of sexuality, drug use and violence.Gaetan Charlebois and Anne Nothof"Fraser, Brad" ''Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia'', June 2, 2019. Career Fraser was born in Edmonton, Alberta. His most noted early play was ''Wolf Boy'';Ray Conlogue, "Wolfboy proves a real howler". ''The Globe and Mail'', April 5, 1984. first staged in Edmonton in 1981, its 1984 production in Toronto by Theatre Passe Muraille was later noted as one of the first significant acting roles for Keanu Reeves. Fraser first came to national and international prominence as a playwright with '' Unidentified Human Remains and the True Nature of Love'', an episodically structured play about a group of thirtysomethings trying to find their way through life in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Holowaty
Paul Holowaty (born 7 March 1985) is an English actor. He was born in Bolton, and is probably most well known for his role as racist bully Steven "Macki" Mackintosh in popular soap opera ''Hollyoaks''. In 2010, he made his West End debut in the musical Wolfboy at the Trafalgar Studios in London. He made his debut on American television in 2016 appearing in NCIS. He is currently filming a series regular role in a new series about EDM DJs called CVNT5, written by and starring Gareth Emery. Career In 2000, he appeared in ''Coronation Street'' as Sarah Platt's boyfriend Neil Fearns - he got her pregnant with daughter Bethany aged 13; but he was killed in a road accident in 2003. In April 2005, he was cast as a non-regular character Macki in ''Hollyoaks''. Story lines that involved him include blowing up the science lab, the racist bullying of Ali and Darlene Taylor and getting fatally stabbed by Ali before Ali himself was killed by an oncoming car. He appeared in 30 episodes. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emma Rigby
Emma Rigby (born 26 September 1989) is an English actress and model. After rising to prominence for her role as Hannah Ashworth in ''Hollyoaks'' (2005–2010, 2024), she later played Gemma Roscoe in the BBC One drama series '' Prisoners' Wives'' and as the Red Queen in the American fantasy-drama ''Once Upon a Time in Wonderland''. She also played the lead role of Angie in Movies 24's '' A Cinderella Christmas'', directed by Tosca Musk. Early life Rigby was born in St Helens, Merseyside, she attended De La Salle High School, where she began working professionally at the age of 14. Career Rigby's television debut came in June 2003 as Lisa Gunstone in the BBC's drama series '' Born and Bred''. She also played Elena Jones, schoolfriend of Anthony Murray ( Raymond Quinn), in four episodes of the Channel 4 soap '' Brookside'' in the same year. In 2005, at the age of 15, Rigby was cast as Hannah Ashworth in ''Hollyoaks''. She received praise and recognition for her character's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Latchford-Evans
Lee Latchford-Evans (born 28 January 1975) is an English singer, dancer, stage actor and one of the five singers of the British pop group Steps (pop group), Steps. Early life From Ellesmere Port, Evans was born as Lee Latchford Evans, with his middle name Latchford taken from footballer Bob Latchford of Everton F.C., as his father was a lifelong fan of the club. He began using his middle name professionally to differentiate himself from well-known comedian Lee Evans (comedian), Lee Evans. For a time he was known as Lee Latchford before adding a hyphen between his middle name and surname. Before going into music, Evans was an aspiring footballer and had trials with several football clubs. He starred in a school production of ''Grease (musical), Grease'' as a pupil at University Church of England Academy, Sutton High School and went on to the Cheshire School of Dance and Drama, now part of West Cheshire College. Career ''Steps'' In 1997, Evans became a member of the pop group S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keanu Reeves
Keanu Charles Reeves ( ; born September 2, 1964) is a Canadian actor and musician. The recipient of numerous accolades in a career on screen spanning four decades, he is known for his leading roles in action films, his amiable public image, and his philanthropic efforts. In 2020, ''The New York Times'' ranked him as the fourth-greatest actor of the 21st century, and in 2022 ''Time'' magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world. Born in Beirut, Lebanon, and raised in Toronto, Canada, he made his acting debut in the Canadian television series '' Hangin' In'' (1984), before making his feature-film debut in '' Youngblood'' (1986). Reeves had his breakthrough role in the science-fiction comedies '' Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure'' (1989) and '' Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey'' (1991). He gained praise for playing a hustler in the independent drama '' My Own Private Idaho'' (1991) and established himself as an action hero with leading roles in ''Point ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tabard Theatre
The Tabard Theatre is a small 96-seat theatre in Chiswick in the London Borough of Hounslow. Close to Turnham Green Underground station, it is situated above the The Tabard, Chiswick, Tabard public house on Bath Road. The Tabard Theatre was licensed and opened for theatre use in 1985. It was renamed as the Chiswick Playhouse in 2019 which closed in March 2022. It is reopening as the Tabard in September 2022. Building The Tabard, Chiswick, The Tabard public house was built in 1880 by the architect Richard Norman Shaw, Norman Shaw as one of the public buildings of the Bedford Park, London, Bedford Park garden suburb; the others, nearby, are the Bedford Park Stores, St Michael and All Angels, Bedford Park, St Michael and All Angels church, and a clubhouse, now the London Buddhist Vihara. The upper walls of the public house are covered in Arts and Craftw movement, Arts and Craft tiles by William De Morgan, and the fireplaces have surrounds of tiles created by Walter Crane – an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Musicals
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2009 Musicals
9 (nine) is the natural number following and preceding . Evolution of the Hindu–Arabic digit Circa 300 BC, as part of the Brahmi numerals, various Indians wrote a digit 9 similar in shape to the modern closing question mark without the bottom dot. The Kshatrapa, Andhra and Gupta started curving the bottom vertical line coming up with a -look-alike. How the numbers got to their Gupta form is open to considerable debate. The Nagari continued the bottom stroke to make a circle and enclose the 3-look-alike, in much the same way that the sign @ encircles a lowercase ''a''. As time went on, the enclosing circle became bigger and its line continued beyond the circle downwards, as the 3-look-alike became smaller. Soon, all that was left of the 3-look-alike was a squiggle. The Arabs simply connected that squiggle to the downward stroke at the middle and subsequent European change was purely cosmetic. While the shape of the glyph for the digit 9 has an ascender in most modern typef ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russell Labey
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Steps (group)
Steps are a British dance-pop group consisting of Lee Latchford-Evans, Claire Richards, Lisa Scott-Lee, Faye Tozer and Ian "H" Watkins. They were formed in May 1997 and achieved two number-one albums in the UK, 14 consecutive UK top-5 singles including two number ones (one a double A-side). The group has sold over 22 million records worldwide, 15 million albums worldwide. In-addition to earning a BRIT Award nomination in 1999, for Best Newcomer, the group would be an opening support act for Britney Spears on her ...Baby One More Time Tour, debut American tour the same year. When H & Claire, Richards and Watkins departed to form a recording duo, the group disbanded, on 26 December 2001 (officially). Their penultimate single reached No. 5 on the UK charts, while their final album of greatest hits, ''Gold: Greatest Hits (Steps album), Gold'' (2001), was the group's second No. 1 album in the UK. Steps re-formed in May 2011 for a four-part Sky Living documentary series titled ''St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
