The Wind in the Willows — Productions — Royal Opera House 26 November 2014—17 January 2015 Vaudeville Theatre The Vaudeville Theatre in the West End hosts choreographer and director Will Tuckett’s hugely popular and critically acclaimed Christmas production of Kenneth Grahame’s classic tale. When to see it Introduction Follow the riverbank adventures of reckless Toad and his long-suffering friends, Ratty, Mole and Badger. Background Will Tuckett brings The Wind in the Willows to life through action, dance, song, music and puppetry. The escapades of the reckless Toad and his long-suffering friends Ratty, Mole and wise Badger, are brought to life in a magical, riverside setting. News and features
Electronic library. Download articles free. Finding articles the online resource for visual arts - Collections The VADS image catalogue provides access to the following collections: African and Asian Visual Artists Archiveinfo | images Basic Design Collection: Bretton Hallinfo | images Central Saint Martins:Museum & Study Collectioninfo | images Charles Rennie Mackintosh's Northern Italian Sketchbookinfo | images Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Britain and Irelandinfo | images Crafts Study Centre: University for the Creative Arts at Farnhaminfo | images Design Council Archive: Design Archives, University of Brightoninfo | images Designing Britain: Design Archives, University of Brightoninfo | images Design Council Slide Collection: Manchester Metropolitan Universityinfo | images Eckersley Archive: University of the Arts Londoninfo | images Fine Art Programme 2003: Surrey Institute of Art and Designinfo | images Frederick Parker Chair Collection: London Metropolitan Universityinfo | images Goldsmiths Textile Collection & Constance Howard Gallery: Material Collectioninfo | images
BVWS - British Vintage Wireless Society Early theatres - History of theatres - Exploring Theatres - Resources - The Theatres Trust Early theatres The first buildings used for theatrical performances in Britain were amphitheatres introduced by the Romans, who copied theatres from ancient Greece. These were semi-circular structures, constructed of wood initially and later rebuilt in stone. Medieval theatre was presented on elaborate temporary stages inside great halls, barns, or in the open courtyards of galleried inns. Next – Seventeenth-century theatre
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Gielgud Theatre The Gielgud Theatre is a West End theatre, located on Shaftesbury Avenue in the City of Westminster, London, at the corner of Rupert Street. The house currently has 986 seats on three levels. History[edit] Early years[edit] The theatre opened on 27 December 1906 as the Hicks Theatre in honour of actor, manager and playwright Seymour Hicks, for whom it was built. Designed by W.G.R. After World War II[edit] The Globe was the home of a resident theatre cat named Beerbohm, after actor Herbert Beerbohm Tree. Gielgud in 1973. In 1994, in anticipation of the 1997 opening of the reconstruction of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre on the South Bank, to avoid public confusion, the theatre was renamed the Gielgud Theatre in honour of John Gielgud. Work on the facade of the theatre started in March 2007 and the interior restoration, including reinstating the boxes at the back of the dress circle, was completed in January 2008. Notable productions[edit] Recent and present productions[edit] Notes[edit]
The Theatres Trust ASC Staunton VA Shakespearean London Theatres The Fortune replaced the Rose as the main Philip Henslowe/Edward Alleyn playhouse. Located between Whitecross Street, and Golding Lane, at Fortune Street, Clerkenwell, this outdoor playhouse opened in 1600, staging plays by Christopher Marlowe, George Chapman, Thomas Kyd’s The Spanish Tragedy, and Thomas Dekker’s The Shoemaker’s Holiday. When it burned down in 1621 it was immediately replaced by a second Fortune, which staged plays until the outbreak of the civil wars in 1642. Read more about this location... Narrative contexts In 1611 Thomas Dekker and Thomas Middleton put on a collaborative effort entitled The Roaring Girl at the Fortune, a play that created a major stir by dramatizing the real-life behaviour of one Marion Frith (popularly known as ‘Moll Cutpurse’). Moll Frith at the Fortune in The Roaring Girl, 1611, legal document: Known owners Edward Alleyn 08/01/1600 - 25/11/1626 Philip Henslowe 08/01/1600 - 06/01/1616 Dulwich College 06/01/1611 - 02/09/1642 Known occupants Address