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Theatre of the United Kingdom

Index Theatre of the United Kingdom

Theatre of United Kingdom plays an important part in British culture, and the countries that constitute the UK have had a vibrant tradition of theatre since the Renaissance with roots doing back to the Roman occupation. [1]

34 relations: British literature, Cat and Mouse (Sheep), Cine-variety, Copyright performance, Culture of the United Kingdom, English literature, History of theatre, John Gielgud, Laurence Olivier, Laurence Olivier on stage and screen, List of awards and nominations received by Laurence Olivier, List of British actors and actresses, List of British music hall musicians, List of PHQ cards, Litz Pisk, Mikhail Shchepkin, Outline of England, Outline of the United Kingdom, Outline of theatre, Punchdrunk, Ralph Richardson, Robert Boulter, Rough Crossing, Second Thoughts Are Best, Selladoor Worldwide, Sian Breckin, Soft power, Stanislavski's system, Terri Paddock, The Jealous Wife, The Lying Valet, Theater in the United States, Theatre of Australia, Whirligig Theatre.

British literature

British literature is literature in the English language from the United Kingdom, Isle of Man, and Channel Islands.

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Cat and Mouse (Sheep)

Cat and Mouse (Sheep) is a 1995 theatre play by British playwright Gregory Motton.

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Cine-variety

Cine-variety is a form of entertainment with a mix of variety acts performing in between the showing of films all for the price of one admission fee.

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Copyright performance

The copyright performance of a play was a first public performance in the United Kingdom, staged purely for the purpose of securing the author's copyright over the text.

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Culture of the United Kingdom

The culture of the United Kingdom is influenced by the UK's history as a developed state, a liberal democracy and a great power; its predominantly Christian religious life; and its composition of four countries—England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland—each of which has distinct customs, cultures and symbolism.

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English literature

This article is focused on English-language literature rather than the literature of England, so that it includes writers from Scotland, Wales, and the whole of Ireland, as well as literature in English from countries of the former British Empire, including the United States.

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History of theatre

The history of theatre charts the development of theatre over the past 2,500 years.

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John Gielgud

Sir Arthur John Gielgud (14 April 1904 – 21 May 2000) was an English actor and theatre director whose career spanned eight decades.

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Laurence Olivier

Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier, (22 May 1907 – 11 July 1989) was an English actor and director who, along with his contemporaries Ralph Richardson and John Gielgud, dominated the British stage of the mid-20th century.

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Laurence Olivier on stage and screen

Laurence Olivier (1907–1989) was an English actor who, along with his contemporaries Ralph Richardson and John Gielgud, dominated the British stage of the mid-20th century.

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List of awards and nominations received by Laurence Olivier

Laurence Olivier (1907–1989) was an English actor who, along with his contemporaries Ralph Richardson and John Gielgud, dominated the British stage of the mid-20th century.

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List of British actors and actresses

This list of notable actors and actresses from the United Kingdom includes performers in film, radio, stage and television.

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List of British music hall musicians

This List of British music hall musicians includes a related list of British Variety entertainers.

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List of PHQ cards

This list of PHQ cards are the postcards issued by the British Post Office illustration the designs of their commemorative stamps started in 1973.

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Litz Pisk

Litz Pisk (1909 – 1997) was a movement teacher and movement director who worked in British theatre.

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Mikhail Shchepkin

Mikhail Semyonovich Shchepkin (Михаи́л Семёнович Ще́пкин,, the village Krasnoe, Oboyan county, Kursk Province —) was the most famous Russian Empire actor of the 19th century.

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Outline of England

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to England: England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Outline of the United Kingdom

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; a sovereign state in Europe, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK), or Britain.

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Outline of theatre

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to theatre: Theatre (also theater) – branch of the performing arts and a collaborative form of fine art involving live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event (such as a story) through acting before a live audience in a specific place.

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Punchdrunk

Punchdrunk is a British theatre company, formed in 2000, by Artistic Director Felix Barrett MBE.

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Ralph Richardson

Sir Ralph David Richardson (19 December 1902 – 10 October 1983) was an English actor who, along with his contemporaries John Gielgud and Laurence Olivier, dominated the British stage of the mid-20th century.

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Robert Boulter

Robert Boulter is an English film, television and theatre actor.

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Rough Crossing

Rough Crossing is a 1984 comedic play by British playwright Tom Stoppard, "freely adapted from Ferenc Molnár's Play at the Castle".

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Second Thoughts Are Best

Second Thoughts Are Best: or, a Further Improvement of a Late Scheme to Prevent Street Robberies is a 1729 pamphlet by Daniel Defoe.

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Selladoor Worldwide

Selladoor Worldwide is a West End and national touring theatre company based in Greenwich, London, and has been company in residence at the Beacon Arts Centre, Greenock, Scotland.

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Sian Breckin

Sian Breckin (born 1982) is a British film, television and theatre actress.

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Soft power

Soft power is the ability to attract and co-opt, rather than by coercion (hard power), which is using force or giving money as a means of persuasion.

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Stanislavski's system

Stanislavski's system is a systematic approach to training actors that the Russian theatre practitioner Konstantin Stanislavski developed in the first half of the 20th century.

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Terri Paddock

Terri Paddock is an American writer and arts journalist, based in the UK since 1991.

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The Jealous Wife

The Jealous Wife is a 1761 British play by George Colman the Elder.

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The Lying Valet

The Lying Valet is a British play by David Garrick.

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Theater in the United States

Theater in the United States is part of the European theatrical tradition that dates back to ancient Greek theatre and is heavily influenced by the British theatre.

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Theatre of Australia

Theatre of Australia refers to the history of the performing arts in Australia, or produced by Australians.

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Whirligig Theatre

Whirligig Theatre is a British theatre company based in London.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theatre_of_the_United_Kingdom

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