In the two-part stage play written by Jack Thorne based on an original new story by Thorne, J. K. Rowling and John Tiffany, what was the lead character's name?
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Sam Clemmett Sam Clemmett is a British actor. Born in Brundall, Norfolk, Clemmett began his acting career in 2013. He is known for being cast as Albus Potter in 2015 for the British play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. His performance in the play has made him popular with Harry Potter fans, as well as the creator of Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling. Rowling stated that, "There's much I could say about Sam-as-Albus, but we'd be into spoiler territory so quickly I'll just say we couldn't have cast better." He played the role in the West End, until late-Spring 2017.
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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is a two-part stage play written by Jack Thorne based on an original new story by Thorne, J. K. Rowling and John Tiffany. Previews of the play began at the Palace Theatre, London on 7 June 2016, and it officially premiered on 30 July 2016.
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Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story is a 2011 original LMN movie, starring Taraji P. Henson and Terry O'Quinn. The film follows the events surrounding the kidnapping and rescue of the son of Tiffany Rubin, who was kidnapped by his father and taken to South Korea.
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Robert Shearman Robert Charles Shearman (sometimes credited as Rob Shearman; 10 February 1970, Horsham, Sussex) is an English television, radio, stage play and short story writer. He is known for his World Fantasy Award-winning short stories, as well as his work for "Doctor Who", and his association with Jarvis & Ayres Productions (Martin Jarvis and Rosalind Ayres) which has resulted in six plays for BBC Radio 4, broadcast in the station's regular weekday "Afternoon Play" slot, and one classic serial.
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Sadie Miller Sadie Isabelle Amy Miller (born 25 February 1985) is an English actress and author. She is known for her portrayal of Natalie Redfern in the "Sarah Jane Smith" audio drama series by Big Finish, her novel, "Moon Blink", from Candy Jar Books's series, "Lethbridge-Stewart", as well as her association with the science fiction series, "Doctor Who". She is the only daughter of actors Brian Miller and Elisabeth Sladen.
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Thorne (TV series) Thorne, a television drama series which debuted on Sky1 in the UK on 10 October 2010, is based on crime writer Mark Billingham's novels. The series stars David Morrissey in the title role of Detective Inspector Tom Thorne, and includes Aidan Gillen, Eddie Marsan, and Natascha McElhone as supporting cast members.
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The Woman in Black (play) The Woman in Black is a 1987 stage play, adapted by Stephen Mallatratt. The play is based on the book of the same name, which was published in 1983 by English author Susan Hill. The play is currently being produced by PW Productions, led by Peter Wilson. It is notable for only having two actors perform the whole play. It was first performed at the Stephen Joseph Theatre in Scarborough, in 1987. The production opened in London's West End in 1989 and is still being performed there, becoming the second longest-running non-musical play in West End history, after "The Mousetrap".
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Ade Solanke Adeola "Ade" Solanke is an award-winning British-Nigerian playwright and screenwriter. She is best known for her debut stage play, "Pandora's Box", which was produced at the Arcola Theatre in 2012, and was nominated as Best New Play in the Off West End Theatre Awards. Her other writing credits include the award-winning BBC Radio drama series "Westway" and the Nigerian feature film "Dazzling Mirage" (2014). She is the founder and creative director of the company Spora Stories, whose aim is to "create original drama for stage and screen, telling the dynamic stories of the African diaspora." Solanke has previously worked as an arts journalist and in radio and television, and in 1988 set up Tama Communications, offering a writing and publicity service, whose clients included the BBC, the Arts Council and the Midland Bank.
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Piranha Heights Piranha Heights is a one act play by Philip Ridley. It is Ridley's seventh stage play for adults and premiered at the Soho Theatre, London in 2008. The production was the second collaboration between Ridley and Soho Theatre Artistic Director Lisa Goldman whom Ridley dedicated the play to in his preface of the published text. The play also featured Luke Treadaway in one of his earliest professional stage credits, who along with actor John Macmillan was filmed for Ridley's 2009 horror film "Heartless", during the play's original run.
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Whistle and I'll Come to You Whistle and I'll Come to You is the title of two BBC television drama adaptations based on the ghost story "" by the writer M. R. James. The story tells the tale of an introverted academic who happens upon a strange whistle while exploring a Knights Templar cemetery on the East Anglian coast. When blown, the whistle unleashes a supernatural force that terrorises its discoverer.
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Corrie! Corrie! is a comedy stage play written in 2010 by award-winning playwright and "Coronation Street" scriptwriter Jonathan Harvey. The play premiered at "The Lowry" in Salford Quays in August 2010. Written as part of the 50th Anniversary Celebrations of ITV's long-running soap opera "Coronation Street", the play will tour the UK in 2011. Guest star narrators include actors from the original TV series such as Roy Barraclough, Ken Morley and Gaynor Faye.
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John Wainwright (author) John William Wainwright (25 February 1921 – September 1995), was a British crime novelist and author of 83 books, four of which have been published under the pen name Jack Ripley. He also wrote some short stories (mostly uncollected in book format), 7 radio plays, and an indefinite amount of magazine articles and newspaper columns.
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Celestial Toymaker The Celestial Toymaker is a fictional character in the long-running British science fiction television series, "Doctor Who". He was played by Michael Gough, and featured in the 1966 story "The Celestial Toymaker" by Brian Hayles.
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Tiffany Case Tiffany Case is a fictional character in the 1956 James Bond novel "Diamonds Are Forever" and its 1971 film adaptation. A "Bond girl", she was portrayed by Jill St. John in the film. In the novel, the story of her name is that when she was born, her father Case was so embittered she was not a boy that he gave her mother a thousand dollars and a powder case from Tiffany’s and walked out. In the film it is stated that she was named after her accidental preterm birthplace, Tiffany & Co., where her parents were going through a choice of wedding bands, to which Bond dryly jokes that she was lucky that it had not happened at Van Cleef & Arpels.
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Chishō Takaoka Chishō Takaoka (高岡 智照 April 22, 1896 – October 22, 1994) was a geisha in Shinbashi who became a Buddhist nun later in life. Her stage name was Chiyoha (千代葉 ) or Teruha (照葉 ) , while her real name was Tatsuko Takaoka (高岡たつ子 ) . She became famous for her radiant beauty, and for chopping off one of her fingers for her lover. She was a popular model featured in postcards, and was known internationally as the "Nine-Fingered Geisha". She also inspired Jakucho Setouchi's novel, "Jotoku".
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Agatha Christie Memorial The Agatha Christie Memorial is a memorial to author and playwright Agatha Christie, located at the intersection of Cranbourn Street and Great Newport Street by St Martin's Cross near Covent Garden, in London, United Kingdom. It is located in the heart of London's theatre district. This was chosen to pay homage to Christie's contribution to theatre: her murder mystery play "The Mousetrap" is the world's longest-running show, and she was the first female playwright to have three plays performing simultaneously in the West End.
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The Fairy of the Lake The Fairy of The Lake is a play written by John Thelwall in 1801. It was published in his book "Poems Chiefly Written in Retirement". It is a melodrama set in approximately the Fifth Century and centres on Arthurian legend. The play was never performed in its time, as it was banned for being too provocative around the same time when Thelwall himself was arrested and tried for treason in England.
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Thomas Brewster (Doctor Who) Thomas Brewster is a fictional character played by John Pickard in a series of audio plays produced by Big Finish Productions based on the long-running British science fiction television series "Doctor Who". An orphan and street urchin from 19th-century London, he is a companion of the Fifth and Sixth Doctors.
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Hex (Doctor Who) Thomas Hector Schofield, nicknamed Hex, is a fictional character played by Philip Olivier in a series of audio plays produced by Big Finish Productions based on the long-running British science fiction television series "Doctor Who". A staff nurse working for St. Gart's Hospital in London in the year 2021, he is a companion of the Seventh Doctor.
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Tiffany Butcher Tiffany Butcher (also Dean) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera "EastEnders", played by Maisie Smith. Tiffany is the daughter of established characters Bianca Jackson (Patsy Palmer) and Ricky Butcher (Sid Owen), though originally she was believed to be Bianca's daughter with a man named Nathan Dean. Tiffany's surname was changed in the show's credits from Dean to Butcher, which has also been referenced in the show. Tiffany departed, alongside her half-brother Morgan Butcher (Devon Higgs) and their mother Bianca, in September 2014. Tiffany made an unannounced return on 3 November 2016 when she and Morgan returned for Whitney Dean (Shona McGarty) and Lee Carter's (Danny-Boy Hatchard) wedding.
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Jimmy Shine Jimmy Shine is a play with music. It was written by Murray Schisgal with music and lyrics by John Sebastian. The plot centers on its title character who is a struggling artist in Greenwich Village during the 1960s. Much of the story follows Jimmy's relationships with various women in his life and how he copes with love, sex, death, and rejection in relation to both himself and his art.
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Cyril Harcourt Cyril Harcourt (1872–1924) was a noted writer for the London and New York City stages who appeared in his own plays.