"Which playwright wrote ""The Winslow Boy"", which was revived at the Old Vic theatre during 2013?"
"case. Arthur Winslow was also made less prosperous than his factual counterpart. Although Archer-Shee did have a sister, she did not have much in common with Catherine Winslow in the play, a suffragette and, as we learn in the final lines of the play, a potential future politician. To some extent then, Rattigan has reversed the character and roles of the brother and sister. Also, her erstwhile fiancé, John Watherstone, and Desmond Curry, a solicitor who eventually proposes to Catherine, appear to be fictional. Whilst the play gives only indirect reference to the court case and the parliamentary debates, the"
"Marie Lohr and Jack Watling (who was also in the original West End theatre production). Also in the cast are Stanley Holloway, Mona Washbourne, Ernest Thesiger, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Lewis Casson, Cyril Ritchard and Dandy Nichols. Neil North, who plays the title role, also appeared in the 1999 film adaptation directed by David Mamet. Set against the strict codes of conduct and manners of the age, ""The Winslow Boy"" is based on a father's fight to clear his son's name. The boy (Ronnie) is expelled from Osborne Naval College for supposedly stealing a five shilling postal order, without receiving a fair"
"Neil North Neil North (18 October 19327 March 2007) was a British actor, best known for his role in the 1948 film adaptation of Terence Rattigan's play ""The Winslow Boy"". North appeared in four other films released between 1948 and 1951, but did not make acting a full-time career. After a hiatus of over 40 years however, he did return to the screen with three further credits towards the end of his life, including a role in the 1999 remake of ""The Winslow Boy"". North was born in Quetta, British India, the youngest son of an officer in the Indian"
"the play premiered in 1946, it is not possible for a four-year-old to have played that role. Rebecca Pidgeon, who plays Catherine, is the wife of playwright and director David Mamet. Matthew Pidgeon, who plays Dickie Winslow (Catherine's brother), is Rebecca Pidgeon's real-life brother. Set against the strict codes of conduct and manners of the age, ""The Winslow Boy"" is based on a father's fight to clear his son's name after the boy is expelled from Osborne Naval College for stealing a postal order. To clear the boy's name was imperative for the family's honour; had they not done so,"
"acclaimed revival of Ibsen's ""Rosmersholm"" in a new version by Mike Poulson, once again at the Almeida. He has played JPW for Garry Hynes in Tom Murphy's ""The Gigli Concert"" at Druid in Galway and has returned to the National to do two plays with Angus Jackson; David Hare's financial crash piece ""The Power of Yes"" and a revival of Clifford Odets' ""Rocket to the Moon"". Most recently he has played Sir Robert Morton in Lindsey Posner's acclaimed revival of ""The Winslow Boy"" at The Old Vic and was critically acclaimed for his rediscovery of the role of Sir William"
"successful 2000 film ""Billy Elliot"". His last screen appearance was as an extra in Robert De Niro's 2006 film ""The Good Shepherd. North died in London on 7 March 2007, aged 74. Neil North Neil North (18 October 19327 March 2007) was a British actor, best known for his role in the 1948 film adaptation of Terence Rattigan's play ""The Winslow Boy"". North appeared in four other films released between 1948 and 1951, but did not make acting a full-time career. After a hiatus of over 40 years however, he did return to the screen with three further credits towards"
"Terence Rattigan Sir Terence Mervyn Rattigan, CBE (10 June 191130 November 1977) was a British dramatist. He was one of England's most popular mid twentieth century dramatists. His plays are typically set in an upper-middle-class background. He wrote ""The Winslow Boy"" (1946), ""The Browning Version"" (1948), ""The Deep Blue Sea"" (1952) and ""Separate Tables"" (1954), among many others. A troubled homosexual, who saw himself as an outsider, his plays centred on issues of sexual frustration, failed relationships, and a world of repression and reticence. Terence Rattigan was born in 1911 in South Kensington, London, of Irish Protestant extraction. He had"
"opened on December 6, 2012 at the Belasco Theatre. Direction is by Bartlett Sher with Seth Numrich as Joe Bonaparte and Yvonne Strahovski as Lorna Moon. The play closed on January 20, 2013 after 53 performances and 30 previews. ""Golden Boy"" received eight 2013 Tony Award nominations, including Best Revival of a Play, and three Drama Desk Award nominations, including Outstanding Revival of a Play. Golden Boy (play) Golden Boy is a drama by Clifford Odets. The play was initially produced on Broadway by The Group Theatre in 1937. Odets' biggest hit was made into a 1939 film of the"
"the narrator and all characters, backed by a six piece band replicating the instrumentation of the original. The show won rave reviews, then premiered in London on 14 October 2011. The show drew praise from Neil Innes and Adrian Edmondson who were in the audience. On 25 March 2013, to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Stanshall's birth, Livesley was joined by Innes, Rick Wakeman, Danny Thompson, Rodney Slater, Sam Spoons, Vernon Dudley Bohay-Nowell, 'Legs' Larry Smith and John Otway, to perform ""Sir Henry at Rawlinson End"" at the Bloomsbury Theatre.The event was organised by Livesley and Rupert Stanshall, Vivian's son."
"write ""In Flame"" and ""Martha, Josie and the Chinese Elvis"" before writing ""Humble Boy"". ""Humble Boy"" premiered at the Royal National Theatre in 2001, directed by John Caird, with the leads played by Simon Russell Beale and Diana Rigg, and also featuring Cathryn Bradshaw, Denis Quilley, Marcia Warren and William Gaunt. This production won the 2001 Critics' Circle Theatre Award for Best New Play and two 2001 Olivier Awards (for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, for Marcia Warren; and Best Set Designer for Tim Hatley). It has since also been produced at the Tarragon Theatre, the Vancouver Playhouse, the"
"marketing in London between 1967 and 1995. Upon his retirement in 1995, he returned to acting and has also dealt in antiques. He has had successful runs at the Chichester Festival Theatre and in the West End, as the valet 'Lane', in Oscar Wilde's famous comedy ""The Importance of Being Earnest"" in 1999 and at the Pitlochry Festival Theatre as Lord Loam in J. M. Barrie's ""The Admirable Crichton"" and as Arthur Winslow, in Terence Rattigan's ""The Winslow Boy"" in 2001. David Macmillan David Graeme Salveson Macmillan (born Edinburgh, Scotland 12 September 1935) was a Scottish actor and advertising agent."
"with music composed by Henry Bishop. Influential productions were staged in 1912, by Harley Granville-Barker, and in 1916, at the Old Vic. Lilian Baylis reopened the long-dormant Sadler's Wells Theatre in 1931 with a notable production of the play starring Ralph Richardson as Sir Toby and John Gielgud as Malvolio. The Old Vic Theatre was reopened in 1950 (after suffering severe damage in the London Blitz in 1941) with a memorable production starring Peggy Ashcroft as Viola. Gielgud directed a production at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre with Laurence Olivier as Malvolio and Vivien Leigh playing both Viola and Sebastian in"
"Ideal Husband"" at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, a production with which he toured Canada. In 1993 he played the role of C. S Lewis's brother Warnie opposite Anthony Hopkins in ""Shadowlands"", directed by Richard Attenborough. In 1995 he appeared in Ian McKellen's updated film of ""Richard III"". His father, Sir Cedric Hardwicke, had appeared in the Laurence Olivier 1955 film version. In 2001 he played Arthur Winslow in ""The Winslow Boy"" at the Chichester Festival Theatre, a role played by his father in the 1948 film. Hardwicke played Judas Iscariot in the Dennis Potter TV play ""Son of Man"" (1969)."
"the 2009/2010 panto season at the Liverpool Empire. In December 2013, Winkler reprised his role of Captain Hook in ""Peter Pan"" at the Richmond Theatre in South West London. In the 2013 Broadway season, Winkler, Cheyenne Jackson, Alicia Silverstone, and Ari Graynor were announced to star in the David West Read play ""The Performers"" opening Nov 14, 2012, at The Longacre Theatre. In 1998, Winkler's agent at CAA, Alan Berger, suggested Winkler write a children's book about dyslexia, but Winkler didn't think that he would be able to write because of his struggles with the learning disability. Berger was persistent,"
"the Beanstalk"", the world's first 3-man family pantomime, at Theatre503, which premiered in December 2014 and returned in 2015 to sell-out audiences and great critical acclaim. Attenborough directed a new play by Rob Hayes, ""Step 9 (of 12)"", starring Blake Harrison, at London's Trafalgar Studios in May 2012. He directed revivals of ""Abigail's Party"" and ""Noises Off"", both of which toured the UK in the first half of 2013. In 2015 Attenborough directed Morgan Lloyd Malcolm's new play ""The Wasp"" at the Hampstead Theatre Downstairs, starring Sinead Matthews and MyAnna Buring. He also had hits with ""The Whipping Man"" at"
"at the Barbican Centre. Over Christmas and New Year 2007/2008, she narrated the pantomime ""Cinderella"" at the Old Vic Theatre. In October 2011, she narrated the new musical ""Soho Cinders"" at the Queen's Theatre, London. In 2011 she hosted a second season of BBC Two's ""Antiques Master"". Toksvig wrote a play entitled ""Bully Boy"" which focused on post-traumatic stress among British servicemen. The play premièred at the Nuffield Theatre in Southampton in May 2011, and starred Anthony Andrews. The play then launched the debut season of St James Theatre in September 2012, the first new West End theatre to open"
"1930s, it has not been seen since then. ACT I – Mr. Meebles' House at West Hampstead ACT II – Scene 1 – The Cosmos Hotel, Verrey Street, London W.C. ACT II – Scene 2 – The Magistrate's Room, Bromley Street ACT II – Scene 3 – The Garden of Meebles' House Supplementary items: The Boy (musical) The Boy is a musical comedy with a book by Fred Thompson and Percy Greenbank (based on Arthur Wing Pinero's 1885 play, ""The Magistrate""), music by Lionel Monckton and Howard Talbot and lyrics by Greenbank and Adrian Ross. The original production opened at"
"2006 revival of the project), the Royal National Theatre (""Welcome to Thebes"", 2010), the Old Vic (in a 2011 ""Richard blindspot III"") and the Comedy Theatre (in a 2009 production of ""The Misanthrope""), as well as British film, radio and television. Other credits include the upcoming Othello in ""Othello"" in The Public Theater's production at the Delacorte Theater in June 2018. This will be his fifth production with the company, as previously he appeared in ""Antony and Cleopatra"" as Enobarbus in 2014, ""King Lear"" as Edgar in 2014, ""Hamlet"" as Hamlet in 2016, and ""The Low Road"" as John Blanke"
"play was produced by ArtsPower National Touring Theatre, and in September 2008 through May 2009, toured the U.S. The original cast included David Beck as Jacob, Kristen Johnson as Katy, Andrew Dawson as Dr. Thatcher, and Mary C. McLellan as Peggy. In January 2009, Ashleigh Catsos replaced Johnson as Katy Thatcher. The production was very well received by both students and adults. The Silent Boy The Silent Boy was written by Lois Lowry and was published in 2003. Categorized as both a young adult novel and historical fiction, ""The Silent Boy"" is set in a 20th-century farm community. The story"
"in 2016. After an extended and remounted run, it won the Elliot Norton Award for Outstanding Musical Production, Midsize, Small or Fringe Theater. The show made its Chicago premiere with Porchlight Music Theatre on February 7, 2017. In May 2018, the musical opened at the Signature Theater in Arlington, Virginia. A producer of the Broadway production, Catherine Schreiber, brought The Scottsboro Boys to The Young Vic in London. The production recreated the 12 time Tony nominated Broadway production. It opened October 18, 2013 with Stroman directing. In January 2014 the Catherine Schreiber/Young Vic production received the Peter Hepple award for"
"by other writers: Other works including discussions on Rattigan's theatre: Terence Rattigan Sir Terence Mervyn Rattigan, CBE (10 June 191130 November 1977) was a British dramatist. He was one of England's most popular mid twentieth century dramatists. His plays are typically set in an upper-middle-class background. He wrote ""The Winslow Boy"" (1946), ""The Browning Version"" (1948), ""The Deep Blue Sea"" (1952) and ""Separate Tables"" (1954), among many others. A troubled homosexual, who saw himself as an outsider, his plays centred on issues of sexual frustration, failed relationships, and a world of repression and reticence. Terence Rattigan was born in 1911"
"a limited run through 6 April 2013. Everett won the WhatsOnStage Award for Best Actor in a Play, and was nominated for the Olivier Award for Best Actor. In 2016 the production, still starring Everett and with Charlie Rowe as Bosie, ran in North America for seven weeks in Toronto and five weeks at BAM in New York City. The play had its Australian premiere in 1999 at Sydney's Belvoir St Theatre. It was directed by Neil Armfield, who later directed the 2012 London revival, and featured Bille Brown in the role of Oscar Wilde. In 2014, a new production"
"works: Adaptations of Roald Dahl's books for children: Other adaptations of English authors of children's literature: David Wood (actor) David Wood, OBE (born 21 February 1944 in Sutton, Surrey, England) is an actor and writer whom ""The Times"" called ""the National Children's Dramatist"". Along with John Gould, he founded the Whirligig Theatre, a touring children's theatre company. He was educated at Chichester High School for Boys and Worcester College, Oxford. Wood has been an actor, composer, producer, director, lyric writer, magician, author, and playwright. His most famous story, ""The Gingerbread Man"" (1976), has been all across the world since its"
"Vineyard Theatre in February 2010. The music is by Kander and Ebb and the book is by David Thompson; Stroman both directed and choreographed. The show later transferred to Broadway where it ran for 49 performances at the Lyceum Theatre and received 12 Tony Award Nominations. Regional theaters such as San Diego’s Old Globe and the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco have mounted successful productions of the show. The Ahmanson Theater in Los Angeles recently announced a production for 2013. Stroman directed the UK premiere of ""The Scottsboro Boys"" at the Young Vic in London in October 2013. She"
"The Children's Monologues The Children's Monologues was a theatrical performance, produced by Amber Sainsbury at Old Vic Theatre in London on 14 November 2010 and at Royal Court Theatre on 25 October 2015 for the benefit of Dramatic Need. It featured the adapted stories of children’s first-hand experiences in South Africa being retold and re-interpreted by and performed by actors such as Sir Ben Kingsley, Benedict Cumberbatch, Tom Hiddleston, Gemma Arterton and Eddie Redmayne, directed by Danny Boyle. The play was performed on 7 February, in the lead-up to World Aids Day 2010, with 15 actors, 7 writers and director"
"Terry's Theatre in 1892; the Arts Theatre, 1943; St Martin's Theatre in 1944; and the Old Vic in 1959. A more recent London revival, starring Ian Richardson as Posket, was at the Savoy Theatre in 1997. In 1917 the play was adapted as a musical comedy that ran in London for 801 performances under the title ""The Boy"". The plot was unchanged, but the characters were all given new names. In 1934, the play was adapted for the screen under the title ""Those Were the Days"", starring Will Hay. At Mr. Posket's, Bloomsbury<br> Some years before the play begins, Mr."
"to the text, director David Berthold also compares Malcolm to property developer Frank Theeman (p. x) But such similarities are so numerous and diverse that the play is clearly no roman à clef. The Marvellous Boy The Marvellous Boy is a play by Australian playwright Louis Nowra, the second part of the Boyce trilogy. It is set in Sydney, particularly in Kings Cross. It was first performed at the SWB Stables on 13 October 2005 by the Griffin Theatre Company with the following cast: The production: Some of the characters have similarities to well-known people in Sydney, such as the"
"for the play ""The Winslow Boy"" by Terence Rattigan which has twice been the basis of films. He was the son of Martin Archer-Shee and his second wife Helen Treloar. His father was a banker and grandson of the painter Sir Martin Archer Shee. His half-brother was Martin Archer-Shee. The actor Robert Bathurst is his great nephew. In January 1908 Archer-Shee became a cadet at the Royal Naval College, Osborne, at Osborne House on the Isle of Wight. The college, which was part of the estate of the late Queen Victoria, educated and trained 14- to 16-year-olds in their first"
"for Best New Play (Helen Edmundson), Best Director (Melly Still), Best Sound Design (Christopher Shutt), and Best Performance in a Supporting Role (Paul Ritter). ""Coram Boy"" was re-staged in 2011 by Bristol Old Vic at Colston Hall, again directed by Melly Still, and featuring a cast, choir and orchestra from Bristol. Coram Boy Coram Boy is a children's novel by Jamila Gavin. Published in 2000, it won Gavin a Whitbread Children's Book Award. Three interloping stories are combined to make this story of love, friendship and betrayal. There is the story of ""The Coram Man"" (Otis Gardiner), and his ""simpleton"""
"reworking of themes Barrie explored in the tale of the boy Peter Pan who refused to grow up. Time is seen as a quiet despoiler of happiness and innocence, and the lure of another world unblemished by its passing has an irresistible seduction."" Of its London revival in 2012, a reviewer wrote that the play ""...reveals a somewhat uncomfortable preoccupation with childhood innocence extending some of the themes of [Peter] Pan; the child who cannot grow up, and meditation on death and loss."" Alfred Hitchcock had seen the play as a young man in its original production. Later in his"
"John Clive John Clive (6 January 1933 – 14 October 2012) was an English author and actor. He is best known for his international best selling historical and social fiction, such as ""KG200"" and ""Barossa"". Clive was also known as an actor, who started his career at the age of fifteen. Later he appeared on the West End stage, in plays such as ""Absurd Person Singular"", ""The Wizard of Oz"", ""Under Milk Wood"", ""The Bandwagon"" at the Mermaid Theatre, ""The Winslow Boy"", ""Young Woodley"" and ""Life With Father"". Clive's character acting has led him to appear in comic and serious"
"is known as the willing suspension of disbelief. A stage adaption based on the book, adapted and directed by Emma Rice will premiere at The Old Vic in London from 8 October to 10 November 2018. It is the debut production of the new theatre company also named Wise Children, created and led by Rice. Wise Children Wise Children (1991) was the last novel written by Angela Carter. The novel follows the fortunes of twin chorus girls, Dora and Nora Chance, and their bizarre theatrical family. It explores the subversive nature of fatherhood, the denying of which leads Nora and"
"2015. He appears in the new series of BBC TV's Father Brown in 2019. Other theatre includes: ""The Breathing House"" (Gilbert) by Peter Arnott, ""Art"" (Yvan) by Yasmina Reza,directed by Kenny Ireland ""Stiff!"" (George Mathieson), directed by Caroline Hall, ""Much Ado About Nothing"" (Benedick): Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh. ""Endgame"" by Samuel Beckett (Clov), ""The Trick is to Keep Breathing"" by Janice Galloway(Dr Green), ""Dumbstruck"" by David Kane (Herman Katz), ""The Real Wurld"" by Michel Tremblay (Claude), all directed by Michael Boyd ""Cinzano"" by Lyudmila Petrushevskaya (Pasha) (directed by Roman Kozak): Tron Theatre Glasgow. ""Laurel and Hardy"" (Stan Laurel): Assembly Edinburgh/Wellington"