Performance Details: Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part I
Project Type: Cinematic film
Synopsis: It all comes down to this -- a final faceoff between good and evil. Lord Voldemort is preparing for battle and so must Harry. With Ron and Hermione at his side, he's trying to hunt down Voldemort's Horcruxes, escape danger at every turn, and find a way to defeat evil once and for all.
Chronology: Filming of this two-part film began in January 2009, with production on part II concluding in April 2010. To be released in cinemas in the UK, US and several other countries on November 19, 2010, with Part II to be released in cinemas in the UK, US and several other countries on July 15, 2011. Part I cinematic release schedule other than UK and US (all dates tentative and subject to change): Belgium and Germany on November 17, 2010; Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Puerto Rico, Russia and Slovakia on November 18, 2010; Brazil, Italy and Spain on November 19, 2010; New Zealand on November 25, 2010; Bulgaria on November 26, 2010; Japan on November 27, 2010.
Principal Cast & Crew: Chase Armitage as Snatcher; Catherine Balavage as Death Eater; Martin Ballantyne as Mundungus's Associate; Helena Bonham Carter as Bellatrix Lestrange; Jamie Campbell Bower as Gellert Grindelwald; Jon Campling as Death Eater; Robbie Coltrane as Rubeus Hagrid; Alex Crockford as Charlie Weasley; Warwick Davis as Griphook; Hazel Douglas as Bathilda Bagshot; Michelle Fairley as Mrs. Granger; Tom Felton as Draco Malfoy; Ralph Fiennes as Lord Voldemort; Michael Gambon as Albus Dumbledore; Matyelok Gibbs as Aunt Muriel; Brendan Gleeson as Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody; Domhnall Gleeson as Bill Weasley; Richard Griffiths as Vernon Dursley; Rupert Grint as Ron Weasley; Ciarán Hinds as Aberforth Dumbledore; Rod Hunt as Thorfinn Rowle; John Hurt as Mr. Ollivander; Stanislav Ianevski as Viktor Krum; Rhys Ifans as Xenophilius Lovegood; Jason Isaacs as Lucius Malfoy; Toby Jones as Dobby the House Elf; Paul Khanna as Death Eater; Dave Legeno as Fenrir Greyback; Matthew Lewis as Neville Longbottom; Andy Linden as Mundungus Fletcher; Evanna Lynch as Luna Lovegood; Simon McBurney as Kreacher; Helen McCrory as Narcissa Black Malfoy; Harry Melling as Dudley Dursley; Nick Moran as Scabior; Bill Nighy as Rufus Scrimgeour; David O'Hara as Albert Runcorn; James Phelps as Fred Weasley; Oliver Phelps as George Weasley; Carolyn Pickles as Professor Charity Burbage; Clémence Poésy as Fleur Delacour; Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter; Chris Rankin as Percy Weasley; Robert Roman Ratajczak as Wedding Guest; Toby Regbo as Young Dumbledore; Laurence Richardson as Wizard; Miranda Richardson as Rita Skeeter; Alan Rickman as Severus Snape; Steffan Rhodri as Reg Cattermole; David Ryall as Elphias Doge; Rade Serbedzija as Gregorovitch; Fiona Shaw as Aunt Petunia (rumored); Maggie Smith as Minerva McGonagall; Timothy Spall as Peter Pettigrew; Imelda Staunton as Dolores Umbridge; Natalia Tena as Nymphadora Tonks (rumored); David Thewlis as Remus Lupin; Sophie Thompson as Mafalda Hopkirk; Julie Walters as Molly Weasley; Emma Watson as Hermione Granger; Mark Williams as Arthur Weasley; Bonnie Wright as Ginny Weasley; Based on the book by J.K. Rowling; Adapted by Steve Kloves; Directed by David Yates.
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Performance Details: Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part II
Project Type: Cinematic film
Synopsis: It all comes down to this -- a final faceoff between good and evil. Lord Voldemort is preparing for battle and so must Harry. With Ron and Hermione at his side, he's trying to hunt down Voldemort's Horcruxes, escape danger at every turn, and find a way to defeat evil once and for all.
Chronology: Filming of this two-part film began in January 2009, with production on part II concluding in April 2010. To be released in cinemas in the UK, US and several other countries on November 19, 2010, with Part II to be released in cinemas in the UK, US and several other countries on July 15, 2011. Part II cinematic release schedule other than UK and US (all dates tentative and subject to change): Czech Republic, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Puerto Rico and Russia on July 14, 2011; Italy on July 15, 2011; Bulgaria on July 22, 2011.
Principal Cast & Crew: Helena Bonham Carter as Bellatrix Lestrange; Jim Broadbent as Horace Slughorn; Jamie Campbell Bower as Gellert Grindelwald; Jessie Cave as Lavender Brown (rumored); Robbie Coltrane as Rubeus Hagrid; Michelle Fairley as Mrs. Granger; Ray Fearon as Firenze (rumored); Tom Felton as Draco Malfoy; Ralph Fiennes as Lord Voldemort; Michael Gambon as Albus Dumbledore; Domhnall Gleeson as Bill Weasley; Rupert Grint as Ron Weasley; Guy Henry as Pius Thicknesse; Ciarán Hinds as Aberforth Dumbledore; John Hurt as Mr. Ollivander; Jason Isaacs as Lucius Malfoy; Toby Jones as Dobby the House Elf; Dave Legeno as Fenrir Greyback; Andy Linden as Mundungus Fletcher; Evanna Lynch as Luna Lovegood; Miriam Margolyes as Pomona Sprout; Simon McBurney as Kreacher; Helen McCrory as Narcissa Black Malfoy; Nick Moran as Scabior; Devon Murray as Seamus Finnigan; Bill Nighy as Rufus Scrimgeour; James Phelps as Fred Weasley; Clémence Poésy as Fleur Delacour (rumored); Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter; Chris Rankin as Percy Weasley; Adrian Rawlins as James Potter (rumored); Toby Regbo as Teenage Dumbledore (rumored); Alan Rickman as Severus Snape; Rade Serbedzija as Gregorovitch (rumored); Maggie Smith as Minerva McGonagall; Geraldine Somerville as Lily Potter; Timothy Spall as Peter Pettigrew; Natalia Tena as Nymphadora Tonks; David Thewlis as Remus Lupin; Julie Walters as Molly Weasley (rumored); Emma Watson as Hermione Granger; Mark Williams as Arthur Weasley; Bonnie Wright as Ginny Weasley; Based on the book by J.K. Rowling; Adapted by Steve Kloves; Directed by David Yates.
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Performance Details: Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince
Project Type: Cinematic film
Synopsis: As Harry Potter begins his sixth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Lord Voldemort is wreaking havoc on much of Britain. Harry finds a mysterious potions book bearing the inscription "Property of the Half-Blood Prince." As he begins to use its custom-made instructions and spells, he excels at potions but also begins to learn about the ambiguity of most magic. He also embarks on private lessons with Professor Dumbledore, who takes him on a journey through memory lane to unravel the mystery of Voldemort's past and, later, his immortality.
Chronology: Filming took place from September 17, 2007, through May 17, 2008. Released in cinemas in the UK, US and several other countries on July 15, 2009, and in various other countries worldwide from during the summer of 2009. Released in cinemas in Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Egypt, France, Hong Kong, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Morocco, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Panama, Spain, Sweden and Uruguay on July 15, 2009; Austria, Bahrain, Chile, Czech Republic, Germany, Israel, Kuwait, Malaysia, Peru, the Philippines, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Russia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Thailand, Ukraine and United Arab Emirates on July 16, 2009; Bulgaria, Denmark, Finland, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Norway, South Africa, Taiwan, Turkey and Venezuela on July 17, 2009; Argentina, Croatia, Hungary and Lebanon on July 23, 2009; Cyprus, Estonia, Latvia, Poland and Romania on July 24, 2009; Greece on August 25, 2009. Released on DVD in the UK on December 7, 2009. Released on DVD in the US on December 8, 2009.
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Principal Cast & Crew: Helena Bonham Carter as Bellatrix Lestrange; David Bradley as Argus Filch; Jim Broadbent as Professor Horace Slughorn; Jessie Cave as Lavender Brown; Robbie Coltrane as Rubeus Hagrid; Warwick Davis as Filius Flitwick; Frank Dillane as Tom Riddle, teenaged; Tom Felton as Draco Malfoy; Hero Fiennes Tiffin as Tom Riddle, age 11; Michael Gambon as Albus Dumbledore; Rupert Grint as Ron Weasley; Jason Isaacs as Lucius Malfoy; Katie Leung as Cho Chang; Matthew Lewis as Neville Longbottom; Evanna Lynch as Luna Lovegood; Helen McCrory as Narcissa Black Malfoy; Gary Oldman as Sirius Black; Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter; Alan Rickman as Severus Snape; Maggie Smith as Minerva McGonagall; Natalia Tena as Nymphadora Tonks; David Thewlis as Remus Lupin; Julie Walters as Mrs. Weasley; Emma Watson as Hermione Granger; Bonnie Wright as Ginny Weasley; Based on the book by J.K. Rowling; Adapted by Steve Kloves; Directed by David Yates.
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Performance Details: Horizon: Fix Me
Project Type: Television documentary
Synopsis: Horizon (a longtime BBC documentary series launched in 1964) follows the emotional journey of three young people with currently untreatable conditions to see if within their lifetime, they can be cured: Sophie is desperate to discover if there's a medical breakthrough which will get her walking again -- a car crash after celebrating her A level results left her paralysed from the waist down. Anthony's leg was amputated after a rugby accident on the eve of his eighteenth birthday. Will he ever be able to regrow his leg? Father of four Dean is desperate for a cure for his damaged heart to avoid an early death. They've all read the headlines about the astonishing potential of stem cells to heal the body. Now they've been given access to the pioneering scientists who could transform their lives. With so much at stake, each meeting is highly emotional as our three young people find out if science can fix them.
Chronology: Filmed during 2009. Presented on BBC 2 television in the UK on October 27, 2009. Presented on BBC 1 television in the UK on December 1, 2009.
Principal Cast & Crew: Anthony as Himself; Dean as Himself; Sophie as Herself; Helen McCrory as Narrator; Directed by Alex Stienitz.
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Performance Details: Horizon: Pill Poppers
Project Type: Television documentary
Synopsis: Over a person's lifetime they are likely to be prescribed more than 14,000 pills. Antibiotics, cholesterol-lowering tablets, anti-depressants, pain-killers, even tablets to extend youth and improve performance in bed. These drugs perform minor miracles day after day, but how much is really known about them? Drug discovery often owes as much to serendipity as to science, and that means much is learned about how medicines work, or even what they do, when they're taken. By investigating some of the most popular pills people pop, Horizon (a longtime BBC documentary series launched in 1964) asks, how much can they be trusted to do what they are supposed to?
Chronology: Filmed during 2009. Presented on BBC 2 television in the UK on January 20, 2010. Presented on BBC 1 television in the UK on January 26, 2010.
Principal Cast & Crew: Dr. Petra Boynton, University College London, as Herself; Ed as Himself; Dr. Vanya Gant, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, as Himself; Professor David Healey, Cardiff University, as Himself; Kathy as Herself; Liam as Himself; Liam's Mother as Herself; Dr. Martyn Lobley, General Practitioner, as Himself; Helen McCrory as Narrator; Jo Palmer as Herself; Dr. David Roblin, Head of Research, Pfizer, as Himself; Professor Barbara Sahakian, Clinical Neuropsychology, Cambridge University, as Herself; John Stewart, Exit International, as Himself; Dr. Steve Trowbridge, Molecular Discovery Research, GSK, as Himself; Dr. Patrick Vallance, Head of Drug Discovery, GSK, as Himself; Chris Wayman, Research Fello, Pfizer, as Himself; Professor Frederick Wu, University of Manchester, as Himself; Directed by Emma Jay.
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Performance Details: Horizon: The President's Guide To Science
Project Type: Television documentary
Synopsis: Horizon (a longtime BBC documentary series launched in 1964) asks some of the biggest names in science to have a quiet word with the new President, be it Obama or McCain. The United States President is quite simply the most powerful man on earth, but past Presidents have often known little about science. That is a problem when the decisions they make will affect every one of us, from nuclear proliferation to climate change. To help the new President get to grips with this intimidating responsibility, some of the world's leading scientists, from Dawkins to Watson, share some crucial words of advice.
Chronology: Filmed during 2008. Presented on BBC 2 television in the UK on September 16, 2008, and presented again on BBC HD on September 18, 2008, and September 24, 2008, and on BBC 1 on October 1, 2008.
Principal Cast & Crew: Dr. James Acton, Kings College London, as Himself; Robert Baer, CIA Field Office 1976-97, as Himself; George Bush as Himself (archival footage); George W. Bush as Himself (archival footage); Bill Clinton as Himself (archival footage); Jimmy Cooper, Long Island Power Authority, as Himself; Professor Richard Dawkins, University of Oxford, as Himself; Albert Einstein as Himself (archival footage); Dr. Richard Garwin, IBM Fellow Emeritus, as Himself; Daniel Greenberg as Himself; Lyndon Johnson as Himself (archival footage); Professor Michio Kaku, City University of New York, as Himself; John F. Kennedy as Himself (archival footage); Professor Seth Lloyd, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, as Himself; Charlie Manzella, Long Island Power Authority, as Himself; John McCain as Himself (archival footage); Helen McCrory as Narrator; Professor Richard Muller as Himself; Sir Paul Nurse, Rockefeller University, as Himself; Barack Obama as Himself (archival footage); Ronald Reagan as Himself (archival footage); Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson, American Museum of Natural History, as Himself; Dr. James Watson as Himself; Directed by James Van Der Pool.
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Performance Details: Hotel Splendide
Project Type: Cinematic film
Synopsis: After an absence of five years, Kath returns to the hydro-spa hotel, Hotel Splendide, where she once trained as a sous-chef. She is hoping to develop a relationship with head chef Ronald, but he scarcely tolerates her. Furthermore, they have wildly differing ideas on food preparation. Before long the kitchen turns into a battleground.
Chronology: Filming began in February 1999. Released in cinemas in the UK on September 22, 2000. Released in cinemas in Japan on February 10, 2001; the Philippines on August 22, 2001; Poland on November 26, 2004. Released on DVD in the UK on April 9, 2003. Presented on television (networks unknown) in Finland on October 16, 2005; Hungary on August 6, 2006.
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Principal Cast & Crew: John Boswell as Bellboy; Katrin Cartlidge as Cora Blanche; Claire Cathcart as Lorraine Bull; Imogen Claire as Image/Voice of Mrs. Blanche; Toni Collette as Kath; Daniel Craig as Ronald Blanche; Len Hibberd as The Fisherman; Dan Hildebrand as Waiter; Toby Jones as Kitchen Boy; Nadine Leonard as Chambermaid; Helen McCrory as Lorna Bull; Hugh O'Conor as Stanley Smith; Joerg Stadler as Sergei Gorgonov; Stephen Tompkinson as Dezmond Blanche; Peter Vaughan as Morton Blanche; Written and Directed by Terence Gross.
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Performance Details: How I Learned To Drive
Project Type: Stage play
Synopsis: Uncle Peck has a drinking problem and seems able to control it provided he meets with his teenaged niece every week to discuss the problems in his life. What develops is a relationship whereby she both trusts and loves him and he loves her. Then the relationship turns incestuous.
Chronology: Performed at the Donmar Warehouse Theatre, London, June 24, 1998 - August 8, 1998. (Previewed from June 18, 1998.)
Principal Cast & Crew: Michael Colgan as Various Characters/Chorus; Jenny Galloway as Various Characters/Chorus; Helen McCrory as Li'I Bit; Phillipa Stanton as Various Characters/Chorus; Kevin Whately as Uncle Peck; Written by Paula Vogel; Directed by John Crowley.
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Performance Details: The Importance Of Being Earnest
Project Type: Stage play
Synopsis: Two young men living in 1890s England have taken to bending the truth in order to put some excitement in their lives. Worthing has invented a brother, Earnest, whom he uses as an excuse to leave his dull country life behind to visit the ravishing Gwendolyn. Montcrieff decides to take the name "Earnest" when visiting Worthing's young and beautiful ward, Cecily at the country manor. Things start to go awry when they end up together in the country and their deceptions are discovered - threatening to spoil their romantic persuits.
Chronology: (Harrogate Theatre Company, venue(s) and dates not known, probably Harrogate Theatre about 1990)
Principal Cast & Crew: Helen McCrory as Gwendoline; Written by Oscar Wilde; remaining cast and crew details not known.
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Performance Details: In A Land Of Plenty
Project Type: Television mini-series
Synopsis: In 1952, Charles and Mary Freeman marry, take possession of a mansion high on a hill overlooking a small industrial town in England, and begin their family. This saga follows the first thirty years of their lives together, during which they watch their children grow while Charles's business - and the family fortunes - ebb and flow. Charles and Mary have four children: Simon, who is both too much like his father and not enough; James, a sensitive boy whose habit of quiet observation develops into a talent for photography; Robert, a willful child whose stubbornness acquires a darker edge in adulthood; and Alice, who carries on the family by having a large brood of her own with her husband Harry. The family's stories, encompassing both joy and tragedy, form an epic of the life of a family and of a country.
Chronology: Filmed from April 1999 through December 1999. Presented on BBC 2 television in the UK in 10 weekly episodes from January 10, 2001 through March 14, 2001. Released on VHS videotape in the UK on March 12, 2001. Presented on television (networks unknown) in the Netherlands on May 28, 2002; in Finland on June 2, 2003.
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Principal Cast & Crew: Joseph Alessi as Keith; Lorraine Ashbourne as Edna; Kathleen Byron as Agatha; Caroline Carver as Zoe; John Cater as Alfred; Joseph Cole as Lewis; Garry Cooper as Stanley; Alexander De'Ath as Gary Michaels; Shaun Dingwall as James Freeman; James DuBois as Child Simon; Elizabeth Estensen as Rachel; Julia Ford as Sonia; Alex Gilson as Toddler Simon; Kieran Hardcastle as Child Robert; Shirley Henderson as Anne Marie; Gerry Hinks as Doctor; Oliver Jackson as Toddler Robert; Marie Jelliman as Judith; Ravi Kapoor as Harry Ganatra; Anthony Kelly as Ian; Stuart Laing as Robert Freeman; Francis Magee as Trevor Michaels; Tony Maudsley as Simon Freeman; Helen McCrory as Mary Freeman; Dan Milne as Pub Poet; Hazel Monaghan as Mina; Scott Moutter as Child James; Sharinka Pillai as Parvati Ganatra; Robert Pugh as Charles Freeman; Sian Reeves as Zoe Freeman; Sam O. Rurke as Toddler James; Abbie Salt as Child Laura; Charlotte Salt as Teenage Laura; Simon Slater as Tinniswood; Indira Varma as Sonali Ganatra; June Watson as Robbie; Susannah Wise as Alice Freeman; Kaye Wragg as Laura; Kimberley Wright as Child Alice; Based on the novel by Tim Pears; Screenplay adaptation by Neil Biswas, Kevin Hood and Tim Pears; Directed by Hettie MacDonald and Dave Moore.
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Performance Details: In A Little World Of Our Own
Project Type: Stage play
Synopsis: Ray is a hard man operating on the fringes of the Loyalist paramilitaries. When he commits a deed of sickening brutality, the reverberations threatens to bring down damnation on his whole family. Helen portrays a born-again Christian in the heart of Protestant Belfast in this drama.
Chronology: Donmar Warehouse Theatre, London, March 3, 1998 - March 7, 1998
Principal Cast & Crew: Stuart Graham as _____; Helen McCrory as _____; remaining cast details not known; Written by Gary Mitchell; Directed by Robert Delameare.
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Performance Details: Interview With The Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles
Project Type: Cinematic film
Synopsis: In modern day San Francisco, a vampire is interviewed by a young journalist and recounts to him his meeting in the 18th century with the vampire who recruited him.
Chronology:Filmed from October 1993 through March 1994. Released in cinemas in the US on November 11, 1994, and in the UK on January 20, 1995. Released in cinemas in Germany on December 1, 1994; Sweden on December 9, 1994; the Netherlands on December 15, 1994; Denmark, Finland, Portugal and Spain on December 16, 1994; France on December 21, 1994; Argentina on December 22, 1994; Australia on December 26, 1994; South Korea on December 31, 1994; Poland and Turkey on January 20, 1995; Slovakia on February 16, 1995; Czech Republic on March 16, 1995. Released on DVD in the US on March 26, 1997, and in the UK on September 1, 1998. Presented on television (network unknown) in Indonesia on March 9, 2005.
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Principal Cast & Crew: Antonio Banderas as Armand; Tom Cruise as Lestat de Lioncourt; Kirsten Dunst as Claudia; Bellina Logan as Tavern Girl; Virginia McCollam as Whore on Waterfront; John McConnell as Gambler; Helen McCrory as Whore #2; Thandie Newton as Yvette; Indra Ové as New Orleans Whore; Lyla Hay Owen as Widow St. Clair; Brad Pitt as Louis de Pointe du Lac; Stephen Rea as Santiago; Lee Emery Scharfstein as Widow's Lover; Mike Seelig as Pimp; Christian Slater as Daniel Malloy; Based on the novel by Anne Rice; Screenplay adaptation by Anne Rice; Directed by Neil Jordan.
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Performance Details: The James Gang
Project Type: Cinematic film
Synopsis: Penniless and with their home in flames, Bernadette James and her children head for London to find her good-for-nothing husband, Spendlove. While she is there, and unable to get a penny from him, she does a smash-and-grab raid on a jewelry shop and then forces the whole family to go on the run, becoming media stars in the meantime.
Chronology: Filmed began in October 1996. Released in cinemas in the US on November 7, 1997, and in the UK on May 29, 1998. Released in cinemas in France on July 22, 1998; the Netherlands on October 22, 1998; Belgium on September 29, 1999. Released on VHS videotape in the UK on July 31, 2000.
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Principal Cast & Crew: Caroline Berry as Bronwyn; Darren Brownlie and David Brownlie as Spendlove Jr.; Toni Collette as Julia Armstrong; Jason Flemyng as Frank James; John Hannah as Spendlove James; Elaine Lordan as Simone; Lauren McCracken as Jessica James; Helen McCrory as Bernadette James; Lauren McMurray as Geraldine James; James Nesbitt as Graham Armstrong; Brian Pettifer as Spanner; Written by Stuart Hepburn; Directed by Mike Barker.
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Performance Details: The Josephine Hart Poetry Hour: TS Eliot
Project Type: Poetry reading
Synopsis: Since January 2004, Josephine Hart has been hosting The Josephine Hart Poetry Hour at monthly readings at the British Library in London. Josephine Hart devotes each evening to one or two poets, introducing and setting their poems in context. As she puts it, "An understanding of the life and philosophy of the poet illuminates the poetry and therefore makes the experience of reading or listening to each poem more intense." The readings by some of our finest actors then ignite the poems. The aim of the poetry hour is to reach a wide audience, namely schoolchildren who may not have been exposed to poetry in the best way. Josephine Hart hopes that by "guiding the reader through the poems in relationship to the poet's life, I hope to help people read the poetry again -- or to read them for the first time." The relevance of poetry to the world today is huge, it can provide one "with a route map through the world and its worldliness. ... Without poetry I would have found life less comprehensible, less bearable, and infinitely less enjoyable." All proceeds net of costs go to the Actor’s Centre, a unique space in the heart of London where those who practice the craft of acting can strive for excellence.
Chronology: This poetry reading, featuring the works of TS Eliot, took place at the British Library in London on October 19, 2005.
Principal Cast & Crew: Helen McCrory as Reader; Ian McDiarmid as Reader; Presented and Introduced by Josephine Hart.
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Performance Details: The Josephine Hart Poetry Hour: Philip Larkin
Project Type: Poetry reading
Synopsis: Since January 2004, Josephine Hart has been hosting The Josephine Hart Poetry Hour at monthly readings at the British Library in London. Josephine Hart devotes each evening to one or two poets, introducing and setting their poems in context. As she puts it, "An understanding of the life and philosophy of the poet illuminates the poetry and therefore makes the experience of reading or listening to each poem more intense." The readings by some of our finest actors then ignite the poems. The aim of the poetry hour is to reach a wide audience, namely schoolchildren who may not have been exposed to poetry in the best way. Josephine Hart hopes that by "guiding the reader through the poems in relationship to the poet's life, I hope to help people read the poetry again -- or to read them for the first time." The relevance of poetry to the world today is huge, it can provide one "with a route map through the world and its worldliness. ... Without poetry I would have found life less comprehensible, less bearable, and infinitely less enjoyable." All proceeds net of costs go to the Actor’s Centre, a unique space in the heart of London where those who practice the craft of acting can strive for excellence.
Chronology: This poetry reading, featuring the works of Philip Larkin, took place at the British Library in London on January 25, 2006.
Principal Cast & Crew: Jeremy Irons as Reader; Helen McCrory as Reader; Mark Strong as Reader; Presented and Introduced by Josephine Hart.
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Performance Details: The Josephine Hart Poetry Hour: W.H. Auden
Project Type: Poetry reading
Synopsis: Since January 2004, Josephine Hart has been hosting The Josephine Hart Poetry Hour at monthly readings at the British Library in London. Josephine Hart devotes each evening to one or two poets, introducing and setting their poems in context. As she puts it, "An understanding of the life and philosophy of the poet illuminates the poetry and therefore makes the experience of reading or listening to each poem more intense." The readings by some of our finest actors then ignite the poems. The aim of the poetry hour is to reach a wide audience, namely schoolchildren who may not have been exposed to poetry in the best way. Josephine Hart hopes that by "guiding the reader through the poems in relationship to the poet's life, I hope to help people read the poetry again -- or to read them for the first time." The relevance of poetry to the world today is huge, it can provide one "with a route map through the world and its worldliness. ... Without poetry I would have found life less comprehensible, less bearable, and infinitely less enjoyable." All proceeds net of costs go to the Actor’s Centre, a unique space in the heart of London where those who practice the craft of acting can strive for excellence.
Chronology: This poetry reading, featuring the works of W.H. Auden, took place at the British Library in London on May 19, 2009.
Principal Cast & Crew: Damian Lewis as Reader; Helen McCrory as Reader; Presented and Introduced by Josephine Hart.
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Performance Details: The Jury
Project Type: Television mini-series
Synopsis: A 15 year-old Caucasian boy has been killed in cold blood. His classmate, a quiet, reclusive Sikh boy, is on trial for murder. It is a trial that becomes a tinderbox for the justice system and race relations in the country. The decision hangs on a knife-edge and falls to the twelve jurors who find themselves the focus of national attention. They have to cope with intense pressure, threats and intimidation as they embark on the biggest soul searching experience of their lives.
Chronology: Presented on ITV 1 in the UK in six episodes with the first five presented weekly from February 17, 2002, through March 17, 2002, and the conclusion presented on March 18, 2002. Presented on PBS television in the US on Masterpiece Theatre in four weekly episodes from April 6, 2003, through April 27, 2003. Released on DVD in the US on February 25, 2003, and in the UK on April 28, 2003. Presented on television (networks unknown) in Sweden from February 15, 2003; Finland from May 21, 2003.
Principal Cast & Crew: Dimitri Andreas as Jan Kukos; Nathalie Armin as Usher; Gillian Barge as Eva Prohaska; Nick Bartlett as Prison Officer; Paul Bhattacharjee as Dr. Nirmal; Darren Boyd as Sebastian; Isabel Brook as Isobel; Stuart Bunce as Charles Gore; Richard Buss as Laurie Thorpe; Gerard Butler as Johnnie Donne; Andy Capie as Glazier; Sonnell Dadral as Duvinder Singh; Matthew Thomas Davies as Charlie Crawford; Glyn Dilley as Court Official; Matt Dineen as Heavy Skinhead; James Doherty as David Hind; Jim Dunk as DCI Shand; John Duttine as Mark Waters; Steven Emrys as Mr. de Jersey; Kate Fahy as Dr. Emma McGlade; Nicholas Farrell as Jeremy Crawford; Peter Gale as Dr. Hughes; Nitin Ganatra as Tariq Shah; Fiona Gillies as Fiona Crawford; Leo Gregory as Ally Maher; James Hayes as Father Gervase; Tim Healy as Eddie Fannon; Charlie Hicks as Sam Crawford; William Hoyland as Hector; Chris Humphreys as Paramedic; Derek Jacobi as George Cording QC; Tiana Paige Johnson as Joy Thomas; Louisa Lydell as TV Reporter; Michael Maloney as Peter Segal; Simon Markey as Dr. Levinson; Neil Maskell as Chris Maher; Helen McCrory as Rose Davies; Connor McIntyre as Derek Batey; Claire Nielson as Eleanor Colchester; Joanne Pearce as Marion Segal; Miranda Pleasence as Maria De Silva; Paul Reynolds as Warren Murray; Amanda Royle as Ms Thurloe; Billy Scott as John Maher; Ninka Scott as Court Clerk; Shaughan Seymour as Judge; Jack Shepherd as Ron Maher; Antony Sher as Gerald Lewis QC; Nina Sosanya as Marcia Thomas; Mark Strong as Len Davies; Steve Sweeney as Thomas Haines; Sylvia Syms as Elsie Beamish; Ellen Thomas as Ruby Thomas; Martin Troakes as Hotel Employee; Peter Vaughan as Michael Colchester; Sarah Louise Young as Jessica Garland; Antony Zaki as Ranjit Singh; Written by Peter Morgan; Directed by Pete Travis.
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Performance Details: Keely And Du
Project Type: Stage play
Synopsis: A volatile drama by Jane Martin about a right-to-life activist and a pregnant rape victim.
Chronology: Performed at the Olympia Theatre during the Dublin Theatre Festival, Dublin, October 1995.
Principal Cast & Crew: Louise Fletcher as _____; Helen McCrory as Keely; remainder of cast details not known; Written by by Jane Martin; Directed by Caroline Fitzgerald.
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Performance Details: The Last Of The Mohicans
Project Type: Radio play
Synopsis: During wartime in colonial American, two British sisters try to make their way to their father’s side. They encounter three Mohican trappers - two natives and a white man who was adopted by the Mohicans. The three men try to stay neutral in the conflict, but that becomes complicated when the oldest of the sisters, Cora, falls in love with Nathaniel, the white Mohican.
Chronology: Recorded in April 1995. Presented on BBC Radio 4 in the UK in two weekly episodes on November 5, 1995, and November 12, 1995. Rebroadcast on BBC Radio 7 in the UK in two daily, one-hour episodes on November 26-27, 2007.
Principal Cast & Crew: Russell Dixon as _____; Michael Feast as Hawkeye (Nathaniel Poe); Philip Franks as _____; Garrick Hagon as _____; John Jardine as _____; Okon Jones as _____; Helen McCrory as Cora Munro; Alfredo Michelsen as Magua; Naomi Radcliffe as Alice Munro; Clarence Smith as _____; Joe Speare as _____; Robert Whelan as _____; Written by James Fenimore Cooper; Adapted by David Calcutt; Produced by Michael Fox.
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Performance Details: Les Enfants Du Paradis
Project Type: Stage play
Synopsis: Set in the 19th century, this play tells the story of various men who try to win the love of a woman named Garance.
Chronology: Performed at the Barbican Theatre, London, January 30, 1996 - March 2, 1996. (Previewed from January 22, 1996.)
Principal Cast & Crew: David Beames as Iago; Sasha Behar as Marie; Robert Demeger as Deburau; Colin Farrell as Sandro; James Faulkner as Count de Monteray; Joseph Fiennes as Lacenaire; Rupert Graves as Baptiste; Sylvestra Le Touzel as Nathalie; Helen McCrory as Garance; James Purefoy as Frederick; Written by Jaques Prevert; Adapted and Directed by Simon Callow.
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Performance Details: Life: Hit Me Baby
Project Type: Television series episode
Synopsis: Detective Charlie Crews, a former police officer wrongly imprisoned for several years, is exonerated, released and rejoins the force. He takes a Zen-like approach to capture criminals with his partner, Dani Reese, who has a checkered past. In this episode, when Reese is asked to be part of a joint organized crime task force for the FBI, Crews and Stark must investigate the murder of a financial advisor who had a fondness for women and pigeons. The investigation leads Crews and Stark into a world of extreme corporate and political power.
Chronology: Filmed in January 2009. Presented on NBC television in the US on February 25, 2009. Presented on ITV 3 television in the UK on September 16, 2009. Season two, featuring this episode, released on DVD in the US on August 25, 2009. Season two, featuring this episode, released on DVD in the UK on December 28, 2009. (Additional chronology information for the series available at Damian's Dominion: Performance Guide - Life.)
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Principal Cast & Crew: Adam Arkin as Ted Earley; Erick Avari as Edward Zakaria; April Ann Eden as Trish; Chane't Johnson as Agent Liz Ray; Damian Lewis as Detective Charlie Crews; Donal Logue as Captain Kevin Tidwell; Alison McAtee as Claudia / Alexa; Helen McCrory as Amanda Puryer; Sarayu Rao as June / Deepa; Brent Sexton as Officer Bobby Stark; Sarah Shahi as Detective Dani Reese; Peter James Smith as CSI Tech; Symba Smith as Brenda Trill; Michelle Van Der Water as Harper; Traci Ann Wolfe as Veronica; Traci Ann Wolfe as Veronica; Casey Zeman as Mitch Pollan; Jeremy Zeman as Ronnie Pollan; Written by Rand Ravich; Directed by Elodie Keane.
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Performance Details: Life: I Heart Mom
Project Type: Television series episode
Synopsis: Detective Charlie Crews, a former police officer wrongly imprisoned for several years, is exonerated, released and rejoins the force. He takes a Zen-like approach to capture criminals with his partner, Dani Reese, who has a checkered past. In this episode, a man is found beaten and shot dead with a mouth full of money in a house with no roof. Crews and Reese begin their investigation and discover the victim was running an elaborate construction scam that left his clients without roofs or money. While interviewing the duped customers, they meet an eccentric man with a violent streak and the intimidating son of an old woman with a long rap sheet. The detectives work to figure out if either of these men could be the murderer. Meanwhile, Crews has a confrontation with Mickey Rayborn which sheds some light on the conspiracy against him.
Chronology: Filmed in January 2009. Presented on NBC television in the US on February 18, 2009. Presented on ITV 3 television in the UK on September 9, 2009. Season two, featuring this episode, released on DVD in the US on August 25, 2009. Season two, featuring this episode, released on DVD in the UK on December 28, 2009. (Additional chronology information for the series available at Damian's Dominion: Performance Guide - Life.)
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This production (2nd season overall) received the following nominations:
Principal Cast & Crew: Adam Arkin as Ted Earley; William Atherton as Mickey Rayborn; Tamara Feldman as Sascha Turner; Dave Florek as Wayne Hall; Amanda Fuller as Ann Earley; M.C. Gainey as William Ford; Jeremiah Hu as Andy West; Ian Reed Kesler as Ian Ryan; Damian Lewis as Detective Charlie Crews; Donal Logue as Captain Kevin Tidwell; Helen McCrory as Amanda Puryer; Wayne Pere as Red Pesca; Charlotte Rae as Mary Ford; Shawn Ryan as Rory West; Brent Sexton as Officer Bobby Stark; Sarah Shahi as Detective Dani Reese; Written by R.J. Colleary; Directed by Daniel Sackheim.
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Performance Details: Life: Initiative 38
Project Type: Television series episode
Synopsis: Detective Charlie Crews, a former police officer wrongly imprisoned for several years, is exonerated, released and rejoins the force. He takes a Zen-like approach to capture criminals with his partner, Dani Reese, who has a checkered past. In this episode, Crews and Seever investigate the death of a California State Representative who is shot and killed in her home. The detectives discover the representative was the force behind a political initiative that would put a comprehensive ban on handguns and cost a gun manufacturing company millions in profit. Crews and Seever work to prove that the representative’s political ambitions may have gotten her killed. Meanwhile, Crews questions what Reese might be doing with the FBI.
Chronology: Filmed in March 2009. Presented on NBC television in the US on April 1, 2009. Presented on ITV 3 television in the UK on October 14, 2009. Season two, featuring this episode, released on DVD in the US on August 25, 2009. Season two, featuring this episode, released on DVD in the UK on December 28, 2009. (Additional chronology information for the series available at Damian's Dominion: Performance Guide - Life.)
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This production (2nd season overall) received the following nominations:
Principal Cast & Crew: Adam Arkin as Ted Earley; Reg Basco Hernandez as P&K Assistant; Jack J. Bennett as Short Fat Man; Lauren Cohan as Jackie; Tracy Dali as Police Officer; Beau Dremann as Officer Dispenza; Robert Hooven as Howard's Assistant #2; Chane't Johnson as Agent Liz Ray; Paul J. Jones as Special Agent Paul Jones; Kevin Kilner as Howard Amis; Damian Lewis as Detective Charlie Crews; Donal Logue as Captain Kevin Tidwell; Helen McCrory as Amanda Puryer; Marisol Nichols as Whitney "Plum" Paxman; Adrian Rice as Howard's Assistant #1; Brent Sexton as Officer Bobby Stark; Sarah Shahi as Detective Dani Reese; Darby Stanchfield as Ella Holden; Craig K. Tsuyumine as Reporter; Gabrielle Union as Detective Jane Seever; Steve Upton as Uniformed Officer; Written by Rand Ravich and Far Shariat; Directed by John Behring.
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Performance Details: Life: One
Project Type: Television series episode
Synopsis: Detective Charlie Crews, a former police officer wrongly imprisoned for several years, is exonerated, released and rejoins the force. He takes a Zen-like approach to capture criminals with his partner, Dani Reese, who has a checkered past. In this episode, the season two finale, Crews must locate his partner Reese who has gone missing while on loan to the F.B.I. Her disappearance is directly tied to Crews and he will do whatever it takes to get her back. In the events that transpire, shocking details about the conspiracy against Crews will be revealed.
Chronology: Filmed in March 2009. Presented on NBC television in the US on April 8, 2009. Presented on ITV 3 television in the UK on October 21, 2009. Season two, featuring this episode, released on DVD in the US on August 25, 2009. Season two, featuring this episode, released on DVD in the UK on December 28, 2009. (Additional chronology information for the series available at Damian's Dominion: Performance Guide - Life.)
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This production (2nd season overall) received the following nominations:
Principal Cast & Crew: Adam Arkin as Ted Earley; William Atherton as Mickey Rayborn; James Moses Black as SWAT Officer; Brandon Dean as Very Young Cop; Garret Dillahunt as Roman Nevikov; Alla Greene as Russian Call Girl; Shashawnee Hall as Special Agent Paul Bodner; Chane't Johnson as Agent Liz Ray; Paul Jay Jones as Special Agent Paul Jones; Ellina Khan as Roman's Girl; Chase Kim as Tech; Damian Lewis as Detective Charlie Crews; Donal Logue as Captain Kevin Tidwell; Victor McCay as Dr. Engler; Helen McCrory as Amanda Puryer; Patricia Melone as Junior Detective; F.J. Rio as Deputy Chief; Brent Sexton as Officer Bobby Stark; Sarah Shahi as Detective Dani Reese; Gabrielle Union as Detective Jane Seever; Written by Rand Ravich; Directed by Fred Keller.
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Performance Details: Life: Shelf Life
Project Type: Television series episode
Synopsis: Detective Charlie Crews, a former police officer wrongly imprisoned for several years, is exonerated, released and rejoins the force. He takes a Zen-like approach to capture criminals with his partner, Dani Reese, who has a checkered past. In this episode, Crews and Stark (Crews' former partner prior to imprisonment) investigate the death of a soldier who was stabbed in the chest while on leave in Los Angeles. Their quest for the killer leads them into a world of extreme corporate and political power. Meanwhile, Crews makes a shocking discovery with the help of the late Mickey Rayborn’s security specialist Amanda Puryer.
Chronology: Filmed in late January and early February 2009. Presented on NBC television in the US on March 11, 2009. Presented on ITV 3 television in the UK on September 23, 2009. Season two, featuring this episode, released on DVD in the US on August 25, 2009. Season two, featuring this episode, released on DVD in the UK on December 28, 2009. (Additional chronology information for the series available at Damian's Dominion: Performance Guide - Life.)
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This production (2nd season overall) received the following awards:
This production (2nd season overall) received the following nominations:
Principal Cast & Crew: Summer Altice as Young Woman; Adam Arkin as Ted Earley; William Atherton as Mickey Rayborn; Brent Bailey as Andy Diller; Melinda Dahl as Pretty Guitar Player; Kelly Frye as Air Hostess; Tim Guinee as Gus Wilvern; Chane't Johnson as Agent Liz Ray; Donovan Knowles as Rasta #1; Damian Lewis as Detective Charlie Crews; Donal Logue as Captain Kevin Tidwell; Helen McCrory as Amanda Puryer; Valarie Rae Miller as Erin Cordette; Brent Sexton as Officer Bobby Stark; Sarah Shahi as Detective Dani Reese; Marc D. Wilson as Dixon Simms; Adam Wylie as Pete Magnus; Teleplay by Marjorie David and Melissa Scrivner; Story by Wendolyn Calhoun; Directed by Adam Arkin.
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Performance Details: Life After Scandal
Project Type: Radio programme
Synopsis: A dramatic exposé of the private stories behind public scandal - using verbatim accounts, recollections and observations from those involved.
Chronology: Presented on BBC Radio 4 in the UK on the Friday Play programme on August 3, 2007.
Principal Cast & Crew: Ron Cook as Duncan Roy / Charles Ingram / David Leigh; Karl Johnson as Lord Edward Montagu; Helen McCrory as Melissa / Christine Hamilton / Margaret Cook; Corin Redgrave as Jonathan Aitken; Adrian Scarborough as Lord Charles Brockett / Craig Murray; Sian Thomas as Edwina Currie / Diana Ingram; Jason Watkins as Neil Hamilton / paparazzo / James Herring; Piano Accompaniment by Neil Brand; Written by Robin Soans; Produced by Marilyn Imrie; Directed by Hilary Norrish.
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Performance Details: Little Eyolf
Project Type: Stage play reading
Synopsis: Ibsen's late masterpiece lays bare the secret sexual life of a family in emotional turmoil. The play takes place in the course of a day and a half at the home of Rita and Alfred Allmers, near the fjord and some distance from the nearest town. They have a partly paralyzed son of nine, Eyolf. The boy's handicap is the result of a fall in babyhood, when he fell off a table after being left unattended while his parents were totally absorbed in making love. After this accident Alfred Allmers seems to have withdrawn from Rita both sexually and emotionally, and buried himself in his work on "human responsibility", which he considers his vocation and the great work of his life. Rita feels rejected by her husband, and this results in outbursts of violent jealousy of both her son and Alfred's stepsister Asta, to whom he is strongly attached. The plot develops after Alfred's return from the mountains, where he has decided to give up his work on the treatise, and devote himself entirely to Eyolf's happiness and progress. An old woman, known as "the Rat-woman", arrives at the house and asks whether there is anything "gnawing" there. She offers to lure the rats with her to the fjord so that they drown, but no-one in the house thinks there is anything gnawing there and needing to be disposed of. But little Eyolf is fascinated by the sinister Rat-woman and follows her down to the water, where he drowns. The boy's death triggers off crises among those who are left behind. We realize that Alfred is in love with Asta, who in turn has discovered from some old letters left by her mother that Alfred and she are not related at all. She leaves with Borghejm, an engineer who wants to marry her. After heart-searching, Rita and Alfred decide to stay together in spite of everything, and to start a new life devoted to caring for the poor children of the district. A social conscience will emerge from their feelings of guilt, their sorrow and the void left by the loss of Eyolf.
Chronology: Presented at (unknown location) on or before May 16, 2007.
Principal Cast & Crew: Jack Blumenau as _____; Elliot Cowan _____; Jean Marsh as _____; Helen McCrory as _____; Alexandra Moen as _____; Adrian Schiller as _____; Written by Henrik Ibsen. Translated and Directed by Stephen Unwin.
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Performance Details: The Little Toe Radio Show: The Jungle Book, The Suitcase Kid, and The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe
Project Type: Radio programme
Synopsis: This programme is aimed toward children ages 4-7. This episode (or episodes) featured Helen McCrory reading abridged versions of three stories: In The Jungle Book, the child Mowgli is a foundling brought up by wolves. He learns over time and due to the instructions of various animal mentors the rules or 'Laws' of the jungle. In The Suitcase Kid, plucky 10-year-old girl Andy finds herself living out of suitcases, shuttling back and forth between the homes of her divorced parents who now have each married other people. She also struggles to adapt to her blended family which includes two new step-parents and five new step-siblings.. In The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe, four siblings enter the enchanted world of Narnia through a magical wardrobe, where, with the help of the lion Aslan, embark on a quest to White Witch Jadis' powerful hold over Narnia.
Chronology: Presented on BBC Radio 7 in the UK in one or more episodes beginning on March 7, 2004.
Principal Cast & Crew: Helen McCrory as the Reader; The Jungle Book - Written by Rudyard Kipling, The Suitcase Kid - Written by Jacqueline Wilson; The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe - Written by C. S. Lewis; Produced by David McFetridge.
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Performance Details: A Tribute To Look Back In Anger
Project Type: Stage play and tribute event
Synopsis: Jimmy, an outspoken young man, lives in an urban one-room flat in the Midlands with his upper crust wife, Alison, and his best friend, Cliff. Sexual tensions rise as the frustrations of daily life, plus a dead-end job, mount. Jimmy takes out his frustrations at English society on his long-suffering wife. This one-night-only tribute event, part of the Royal Court Theatre's year-long 50th anniversary celebration, was performed to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the opening night of the play Look Back In Anger at the Royal Court Theatre on May 8, 1956. This tribute event included: (1) a keynote speech ("I Have a Go, Lady, I Have a Go") by playwright Sir David Hare on playwright John Osborne; (2) an enactment, featuring Damian Lewis as playwright John Osborne, Nicholas le Prevost as Royal Court artistic director George Devine and Simon day as director Tony Richardson, detailing how Osborne's play came to be staged at the Royal Court Theatre in 1956, including a reading of Observer theatre critic Kenneth Tynan's 1956 review of the play by Corin Redgrave; and (3) the performance of three extracts from the play by Helen McCrory, Anne-Marie Duff, David Tennant and Steven Mc Nicoll. Other components of the evening's event included archive film, autobiography, reminiscence from Osborne's godson, Ben Walden, and from Anthony Page, who directed much of the playwright's work. The evening also celebrated the Royal Court's People's Choice vote in which Look Back In Anger was voted the second most popular Royal Court play from the last 50 years.
Chronology: Performed at the Royal Court Theatre, London, May 8, 2006.
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This production received the following nomination:
Principal Cast & Crew: Simon Day as Tony Richardson; Anne-Marie Duff as Alison Porter; Damian Lewis as John Osborne; Helen McCrory as Helena Charles; Steven McNicoll as Cliff Lewis; Nicholas le Prevost as George Devine; Corin Redgrave as Kenneth Tynan; David Tennant as Jimmy Porter; Look Back In Anger - Written by John Osborne; Directed by Ian Rickson.
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Performance Details: Lucky Jim
Project Type: Television film
Synopsis: Jim Dixon, a luckless lecturer at a provincial British university, is trying to make a splash with his pompous boss, Professor Neddy Welch. Jim is also trying to make it with the woman of his dreams, Christine Callaghan, while simultaneously being pursued by the woman of his nightmares, fellow lecturer Margaret Peel.
Chronology: Filming began in March 2001. Presented on PBS television in the US on Masterpiece Theatre on February 25, 2002, and on ITV 1 television in the UK on April 11, 2003. Presented on television (network unknown) in Hungary on March 26, 2007.
Principal Cast & Crew: Anthony Calf as Cecil Goldsmith; Robert Hardy as Professor Neddy Welch; Keeley Hawes as Christine Callaghan; Ursula Jones as Mrs. Cutler; Denis Lawson as Julius Gore-Urqhart; Stephen Mangan as Bertrand Welch; Helen McCrory as Margaret Peel; Hermione Norris as Carol Goldsmith; Hugh Parker as Alfred Beesley; David Ryall as Stanley; Anthony Smee as Mr. Pringle; Stephen Tompkinson as Jim Dixon; Robert Wilfort as Evan Johns; Penelope Wilton as Celia Welch; Tim Wylton as Mr. Wilson; Based on the novel by Kingsley Amis; Screenplay adaptation by Jack Rosenthal; Directed by Robin Shepperd.
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Performance Details: Macbeth (1990)
Project Type: Stage play
Synopsis: Macbeth and Banquo, two Scottish generals, encounter three witches who predict their futures. The witches say that Macbeth is to become Thane of Cawdor and eventually King, while Banquo will sire a long line of kings. When Macbeth is made Thane of Cawdor, he begins to believe the witches' predictions. Encouraged by his wife, the ambitious Macbeth murders King Duncan. He frames Duncan's guards and son Malcolm for the crime, and Macbeth is made King. But doubts arise and lead to tragic consequences.
Chronology: Performed at the Riverside Studios, Hammersmith, November 12, 1990 - December 15, 1990.
Principal Cast & Crew: Ben Best as Fleance (some performances); Philip Anthony as Seyton; Alexander Arpino as Young Macduff (some performances); Neil Duncan as Banquo; Daniel Flynn as Malcolm; J.J.Flynn as Young Macduff (some performances); Pam Gawler-Wright as Witch; Polly Hemingway as Lady Macbeth; David Lumsden as Angus; Mac Andrews as Macduff; Roy Marsden as Macbeth; Helen McCrory (credited as Helen McRory) as Witch; Sion Probert as Ross; Richard Ryan as Donalbain/Young Siward; Jan Servais as Witch; Michael Shallard as Lennox; Cathy Shipton as Lady Macduff; Jamie Swetenham as Fleance (some performances); Richard Tate as Doctor/Porter; Paul Williamson as Duncan/Siward; Written by William Shakespeare; Directed by Malcolm Ranson.
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Performance Details: Macbeth (1995)
Project Type: Stage play
Synopsis: Macbeth and Banquo, two Scottish generals, encounter three witches who predict their futures. The witches say that Macbeth is to become Thane of Cawdor and eventually King, while Banquo will sire a long line of kings. When Macbeth is made Thane of Cawdor, he begins to believe the witches' predictions. Encouraged by his wife, the ambitious Macbeth murders King Duncan. He frames Duncan's guards and son Malcolm for the crime, and Macbeth is made King. But doubts arise and lead to tragic consequences.
Chronology: Performed at the Tricycle Theatre, London, October 25, 1995 - _____.
Awards & Nominations:
The production received the following award:
Principal Cast & Crew: _Paul Brightwell as Ross; Sean Carnegie as Fleance/Macduff's Son/Young Seyward; Dominic Carter as Angus; Tom Chadbon as Duncan/Porter/Doctor; Dennis Conion as Witch/Seyton; Ewen Cummins as Banquo/Seyward; Nitin Chandra Ganatra as Malcolm/Murderer; Tanveer Ghani as Lennox; Lennie James as Macbeth; Asha Kahlon as Witch/Donalbain/Gentlewoman; John Keegan as Sergeant/Macduff; Helen McCrory as Lady Macbeth; Joy Richardson as Witch/Lady Macduff; Written by William Shakespeare; Directed by Nicolas Kent.
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Performance Details: Messiah: The Harrowing
Project Type: Television mini-series
Synopsis: DCI Metcalfe races to find the serial killer responsible for a series of horrific deaths.
Chronology: Filming began in January 2005. Presented on BBC 1 television in the UK in three nightly episodes from August 28, 2005, through August 30, 2005. Released on DVD in the UK on July 3, 2006. Presented on television (networks unknown) in Sweden from April 15, 2006; Finland from December 31, 2008.
Awards & Nominations:
The production received the following nomination:
Principal Cast & Crew: Alice Bird as Isabel Price; Eamon Boland as Henry McArdle; Gil Brailey as Coroner; Neil Dudgeon as DI Duncan Warren; Beatie Edney as Grace Eccleshall; Guy Flanagan as Tim Evans; Adam Kotz as Richard Eccleshall; Margot Leicester as Evelyn McArdle; Helen McCrory as Dr. Rachel Price; Maxine Peake as DS Vickie Clarke; Mat Ruttle as Daniel Price; Hugo Speer as DI Jack Price; Ken Stott as DCI Red Metcalfe; Bill Thomas as Harry Fullerton; Harriet Walter as Professor Robb; Written by Terry Cafolla; Directed by Paul Unwin.
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Performance Details: Minuet
Project Type: Radio play
Synopsis: The story of the novelist Jane Austen's real-life love affair with a romantic young Irishman which fuelled her desire to become a writer.
Chronology: Presented on BBC Radio 4 in the UK on the Saturday Play programme on December 4, 1999.
Principal Cast & Crew: Geraldine Fitzgerald as _____; Paula Jacobs as _____; John Light as _____; Helen McCrory as Jane Austen; John Rowe as _____; Written by Harriet O'Carroll; Directed by Cherry Cookson.
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Performance Details: Muse Of Fire: A Documentary
Project Type: Cinematic film
Synopsis: In this feature length documentary, Giles and Dan, two young London actors, set out together to face the greatest challenge in the world of acting: Shakespeare.
Chronology: In production in early 2009, filming in the UK, USA, France and Norway. Plans for release in cinemas and/or presentation on television have not yet been announced.
Principal Cast & Crew: Frances Barber as Herself; Simon Russell Beale as Himself; Steven Berkoff as Himself; Alan Cumming as Himself; Louise Dylan as Herself; Daniel Fearn as Himself; Sandy Foster as Herself; Michael Gambon as Himself; Michael Grandage as Himself; Frank Harper as Himself; Tom Hiddleston as Himself; Jeremy Irons as Himself; Derek Jacobi as Himself; Alec McCowen as Himself; Helen McCrory as Herself; Ian McKellen as Himself; Jaime Murray as Herself; Dan Poole as Himself; Fiona Shaw as Herself; Giles Terera as Himself; Zoë Wanamaker as Herself; Ellie Zeegen as Herself; Written by Dan Poole and Giles Terera; Directed by Dan Poole and Giles Terrera.
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