The Theatre
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| Originally published | 1968 |
| Authors | Phyllis Hartnoll |
| Preceded by | Rodin |
| Followed by | Costume and Fashion: A Concise History |
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| ID | 2913823 |
About The Theatre
Acting, direction, stagecraft, theatre architecture and design, the extraordinary evolution of dramatic literature – here is an all-embracing and richly illustrated history, global in scope and ranging from the ancient origins of the theatre to the fascinating variety of forms that it has taken in our own age.
Bond villains in the frame
... " I could hear he was being called by one of The Theatre runners, so I quickly ran off a couple of reels of film...
Ralph Fiennes and Indira Varma turn Liverpool warehouse into a battlefield for Macbeth
... " Often, as a punter, you go to The Theatre and you know what you re expecting to see...
Prunella Scales and Timothy West: Dementia won't break our 60-year love affair
... " It s very important what we do together, " explains West, who lists visits to The Theatre and galleries as their favourite activities...
Actors honour their drama teacher Anna Scher, who has died aged 78
... " I started at The Theatre...
Comedian Mark Watson locked out of his own Bristol show
... Known for appearing on QI and Taskmaster, Mark Watson was due to perform his The Search tour at the Tobacco Factory in his home city of Bristol on Sunday, but found The Theatre still locked 15 minutes before he was meant to start...
Bristol Old Vic theatre token from 1766 sold for £9k
... " Some 50 original shareholders, or proprietors, each received one of the silver tokens in return for raising £50 each - a substantial sum in the 18th Century - to fund the construction of The Theatre...
Bristol Old Vic theatre token could still be valid after 257 years
... " The Theatre Royal, as it was then known, was built on King Street between 1764 and 1766 and opened on 30 May that year...
Bill Kenwright: Sir Ian McKellen leads tributes to impresario
...By Ian YoungsEntertainment & arts reporterSir Ian McKellen has led tributes from actors and The Theatre industry to " unique" impresario Bill Kenwright, following his death at the age of 78...
Actors honour their drama teacher Anna Scher, who has died aged 78
By Helen BushbyEntertainment reporter
EastEnders' Natalie Cassidy is among stars paying tribute to drama school founder Anna Scher, who has died at 78, having taught names including Daniel Kaluuya , Kathy Burke and Gary Kemp .
Scher was widely known for championing young, working-class actors, and founded her school in London in 1968.
" She was amazing, I wouldn't be where I Am now if it wasn't for Anna, " Cassidy told BBC Radio 4 's Woman's Hour.
Pauline Quirke , Linda Robson and Patsy Palmer also attended Scher's school.
It has also seen the likes of Naomi Harris , Adam Deacon and Joe Swash go through its doors.
Talent agency Nic Night Management confirmed Scher's death, calling her " The Best and kindest drama teacher in the UK for The Last 50 years" adding she was " joining her husband, Charles, in a better place to rest".
" She will be missed but Never Forgotten . "
Cassidy, who was taught by Scher and has roles including Sonia Fowler in Bbc One soap EastEnders, called it a " sad day".
" I feel very, very proud to have been one of Anna's people, " She Said . " I started at The Theatre . I went along with my Best Friend when I was nine, you wandered up The Road . You paid £1. 50 and got two hours of The Best teaching you could ever have.
" And Anna's was not just about the drama side of it. I learned more From Anna than any School Teacher that I ever had.
" I learned about diversity, equality. I learned about words. I found My Love for poetry, there was improvisation. It was about respect, and it was about being individual. "
Cassidy added that one of her favourite memories was " a wonderful saying Anna used to say to us, which was. 'Keep your eye on The Ball - I Am The Ball '. "
A host of stars said Scher had changed The Course of their lives, and how much they valued her teaching and guidance.
Actor and director Burke, whose films include Tinker Tailor Solder Spy and Elizabeth, tweeted: " We Thank You and Love You . "
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The Bbc is not responsible for the content of external sites.Kaluuya, who won an Oscar for Judas and the Black Messiah in 2021 and whose films include Black Panther and Get Out, paid tribute to Scher in his Bafta Rising Star award speech in 2018 speech. at the time that " her mention was greeted with a whoop and a round of applause".
Former EastEnders also said how proud he was to have had his start in drama with her.
" To this amazing irrepressible shining light Anna Scher, Thank You will never be enough. I will always be proud to have been one of 'Annas'. So so lucky to have met you, " he said.
'A kind of therapy'Spandau Ballet musician and actor Kemp said Scher's theatre " changed my life".
" She gave so many local Islington kids an opportunity not just to act in TV, film and theatre, but to discover what was great about themselves.
" Her method was praise framed by good ethics, professionalism and punctuality. Children bereft of compliments and self-belief were changed, lifted by her belief in the poetry of the arts and the power of goodwill.
" Her improvisational classes not only taught us to be quick on our feet creatively but were a kind of therapy for all of us.
" What did I do with the money I initially made from child acting? I bought my first electric guitar and amp of course! Thank You Anna. You're forever in my heart. "
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The Bbc is not responsible for the content of external sites.His brother, fellow Spandau Ballet member, former EastEnders star and Gogglebox regular: " You changed so many young lives, including my own, Thank You so much for showing me how much fun we could get out of life. "
: " No one believed in us working class children more. She changed The Course of so many lives.
" More scared of her than my mum and dad combined, I owe everything to her.
" What a remarkable woman. "
'Real hardcore training'Kidulthood and Adulthood star and rapper: " I'm truly heartbroken. I owe everything to this amazing woman. She helped me and so many other working class kids coming from a bad start to not only get a chance to have a shot in the acting industry and change our lives, but also grounded us and gave us the skills and the tools we needed to get by in life.
" Thank You for everything Anna. For all the wisdom and resilience you installed in us. You always had the warmest heart and the strongest of morals. You were never judgmental and would always go out of your way to help anyone. You're a legend and will always be remembered. "
Scher's death was " a big one for me".
In a long post on Instagram, she called her teacher " extraordinary" saying: " Most of us kids would've never had the opportunity to be actors or writers or had a career in entertainment. She gave us that, but with real hardcore training in so many thing, it wasn't just the acting, it was the discipline, the patience, the dealing with rejection.
" She had no place for racism or homophobia and if the kids expressed any if this you were out, no chances and believe me after waiting two years on a waiting list it taught even the naughtiest kids (there were plenty until they got there).
" Her approach was gentle but firm, kind but quirky. "
Scher was born in Cork, Ireland and moved to London as a teenager with her family. She trained as an English and drama teacher and founded a lunchtime drama club at the school where she worked in Islington.
She in 2016 that two of the children who tuned up were Quirke and Robson, who went on to star in BBC comedy series Birds of a Feather.
Scher went on to found her theatre school, and by 1975 she had 1,000 pupils and 5,000 on the waiting list.
Its other alumni include Phil Daniels, Dexter Fletcher, James Alexandrou, Gillian Taylforth, Reggie Yates, Susan Tully and Dizzie Rascal.
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