SettingsEnglish theatre managers and producers
Alec Clunes
Alexander "Alec" Demoro Sherriff Clunes was an English actor and stage manager.
Alexander "Alec" Demoro Sherriff Clunes was an English actor and stage manager.
Alfred Bunn
Alfred Bunn (April 8, 1796 in London – December 20, 1860 in Boulogne-sur-Mer) was an English theatrical manager.
Alfred Bunn (April 8, 1796 in London – December 20, 1860 in Boulogne-sur-Mer) was an English theatrical manager.
Andre Ptaszynski
André Ptaszynski is a British theatre producer.
André Ptaszynski is a British theatre producer.
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Andrew Lloyd Webber, Baron Lloyd-Webber Kt. is an English composer and impresario of musical theatre.
Andrew Lloyd Webber, Baron Lloyd-Webber Kt. is an English composer and impresario of musical theatre.
Annie Horniman
Annie Elizabeth Fredericka Horniman CH (3 October 1860 – 6 August 1937) was an English theatre patron and manager.
Annie Elizabeth Fredericka Horniman CH (3 October 1860 – 6 August 1937) was an English theatre patron and manager.
Anthony Smee
Anthony Smee is an English theater producer, writer, and actor who has worked in radio, theatre, television, and film since 1972.
Anthony Smee is an English theater producer, writer, and actor who has worked in radio, theatre, television, and film since 1972.
Barbara Broccoli
Barbara Dana Broccoli, OBE (born June 18, 1960) is an American film producer known for her work on the James Bond film series.
Barbara Dana Broccoli, OBE (born June 18, 1960) is an American film producer known for her work on the James Bond film series.
Benjamin Nottingham Webster
Benjamin Nottingham Webster (3 September 1797 - 3 July 1882) was an English actor-manager and dramatist.
Benjamin Nottingham Webster (3 September 1797 - 3 July 1882) was an English actor-manager and dramatist.
Bonnie Lythgoe
Bonnie Lythgoe (b. Bonita Shawe) is a former British dancer who, since the 1990s and 2000s, has been the producer and director of various theatre productions, including pantomimes.
Bonnie Lythgoe (b. Bonita Shawe) is a former British dancer who, since the 1990s and 2000s, has been the producer and director of various theatre productions, including pantomimes.
Brian Brolly
Brian Brolly (21 October 1936 - 28 October 2006), was an English showbusiness entrepreneur.
Brian Brolly (21 October 1936 - 28 October 2006), was an English showbusiness entrepreneur.
Bridget D'Oyly Carte
Dame Bridget Cicely D'Oyly Carte, DBE (25 March 1908 – 2 May 1985), was the granddaughter of impresario Richard D'Oyly Carte and the only daughter of Rupert D'Oyly Carte.
Dame Bridget Cicely D'Oyly Carte, DBE (25 March 1908 – 2 May 1985), was the granddaughter of impresario Richard D'Oyly Carte and the only daughter of Rupert D'Oyly Carte.
Bronson Albery
Sir Bronson James Albery (6 March 1881 – 21 July 1971) was an English theatre director and impresario.
Sir Bronson James Albery (6 March 1881 – 21 July 1971) was an English theatre director and impresario.
Bryan Savery
Bryan Savery is an arts manager and producer.
Bryan Savery is an arts manager and producer.
Cameron Mackintosh
Sir Cameron Anthony Mackintosh is a British theatrical producer notable for his association with many commercially successful musicals.
Sir Cameron Anthony Mackintosh is a British theatrical producer notable for his association with many commercially successful musicals.
Charles Dillon
Charles J. Dillon (1819 – 27 June 1881) was an English actor-manager and tragedienne.
Charles J. Dillon (1819 – 27 June 1881) was an English actor-manager and tragedienne.
Charles Fleetwood (theatre manager)
Charles Fleetwood (died 1745) was an English gentleman with an interest in theatre.
Charles Fleetwood (died 1745) was an English gentleman with an interest in theatre.
Charles Hawtrey (stage actor)
Sir Charles Henry Hawtrey was an English stage actor, comedian, director and producer/manager, knighted in 1922 by King George V.
Sir Charles Henry Hawtrey was an English stage actor, comedian, director and producer/manager, knighted in 1922 by King George V.
Charles Mathews
Charles Mathews was an English theatre manager and comic actor, well-known during his time for his gift of impersonation and skill at table entertainment.
Charles Mathews was an English theatre manager and comic actor, well-known during his time for his gift of impersonation and skill at table entertainment.
Christopher Rich (theatre manager)
Christopher Rich (1657–1714) was a lawyer and theatrical manager in London in the late 17th and early 18th century, and the father of the important impresario John Rich.
Christopher Rich (1657–1714) was a lawyer and theatrical manager in London in the late 17th and early 18th century, and the father of the important impresario John Rich.
David Aukin
David Aukin (born 12 February 1942) is a theatrical and executive producer as well as a qualified solicitor.
David Aukin (born 12 February 1942) is a theatrical and executive producer as well as a qualified solicitor.
David Garrick
David Garrick was an English actor, playwright, theatre manager and producer who influenced nearly all aspects of theatrical practice throughout the 18th century and was a pupil and friend of Dr...
David Garrick was an English actor, playwright, theatre manager and producer who influenced nearly all aspects of theatrical practice throughout the 18th century and was a pupil and friend of Dr...
David Ian
David Ian Lane (born Chadwell Heath, England in 1961), is a former actor and now a theatre producer who The Stage has called "the most powerful man in UK theatre".
David Ian Lane (born Chadwell Heath, England in 1961), is a former actor and now a theatre producer who The Stage has called "the most powerful man in UK theatre".
David James (actor)
David James (born David Belasco) (1839 – 3 October 1893 ) was an English comic actor and one of the founders of London's Vaudeville Theatre.
David James (born David Belasco) (1839 – 3 October 1893 ) was an English comic actor and one of the founders of London's Vaudeville Theatre.
Digital Theatre (website)
Digital Theatre is a media production company based in London that works in partnership with leading theatre companies and producers to capture live theatre performances onscreen.
Digital Theatre is a media production company based in London that works in partnership with leading theatre companies and producers to capture live theatre performances onscreen.
Dominic Madden
Dominic Madden, born in Coventry, England, 1975, is a theatre and venue owner.
Dominic Madden, born in Coventry, England, 1975, is a theatre and venue owner.
Donald Albery
Sir Donald Arthur Rolleston Albery (London 19 June 1914 – 14 September 1988) was an English theatre impressario who did much to translate the adventurous spirit of London in the 1960s into...
Sir Donald Arthur Rolleston Albery (London 19 June 1914 – 14 September 1988) was an English theatre impressario who did much to translate the adventurous spirit of London in the 1960s into...
Eamonn Andrews Studios
Eamonn Andrews Studios was founded by broadcaster Eamonn Andrews, famous for being the presenter with the big red book of This Is Your Life, a British television programme.
Eamonn Andrews Studios was founded by broadcaster Eamonn Andrews, famous for being the presenter with the big red book of This Is Your Life, a British television programme.
Eddie Kulukundis
Sir Eddie Kulukundis OBE (born 1932 in London) is a member of a Greek shipping family whose professional career has spanned shipping and the theatre.
Sir Eddie Kulukundis OBE (born 1932 in London) is a member of a Greek shipping family whose professional career has spanned shipping and the theatre.
Edgar Lansbury (producer)
Edgar Lansbury (born 12 January 1930) is an award-winning British theatre, film, and television producer.
Edgar Lansbury (born 12 January 1930) is an award-winning British theatre, film, and television producer.
Edward Gordon Craig
Edward Gordon Craig (16 January 1872 – 29 July 1966), sometimes known as Gordon Craig, was an English modernist theatre practitioner; he worked as an actor, producer, director and scenic designe...
Edward Gordon Craig (16 January 1872 – 29 July 1966), sometimes known as Gordon Craig, was an English modernist theatre practitioner; he worked as an actor, producer, director and scenic designe...
Edward Laurillard
Edward Laurillard (20 April 1870 – 7 May 1936) was a cinema and theatre producer in London and New York during the first third of the 20th century.
Edward Laurillard (20 April 1870 – 7 May 1936) was a cinema and theatre producer in London and New York during the first third of the 20th century.
Effie Bancroft
Marie Effie Wilton, Lady Bancroft (1840–1921) was an English actress and theatre manager.
Marie Effie Wilton, Lady Bancroft (1840–1921) was an English actress and theatre manager.
Emily Soldene
Emily Soldene was an English singer, actress, director, theatre manager, novelist and journalist of the late Victorian era and the Edwardian period.
Emily Soldene was an English singer, actress, director, theatre manager, novelist and journalist of the late Victorian era and the Edwardian period.
Frank Benson (actor)
Sir Francis Robert Benson, commonly known as Frank Benson or F. R. Benson, was a British actor-manager.
Sir Francis Robert Benson, commonly known as Frank Benson or F. R. Benson, was a British actor-manager.
Frank Clewlow
Frank Dawson Clewlow was an actor born Staffordshire, England who in 1936 became Federal Controller of Productions.
Frank Dawson Clewlow was an actor born Staffordshire, England who in 1936 became Federal Controller of Productions.
Frank Curzon
Frank Curzon (17 September 1868 – 2 July 1927) was an English actor who became an important theatre manager, leasing the Royal Strand Theatre, Avenue Theatre, Criterion Theatre, Comedy Theatre, ...
Frank Curzon (17 September 1868 – 2 July 1927) was an English actor who became an important theatre manager, leasing the Royal Strand Theatre, Avenue Theatre, Criterion Theatre, Comedy Theatre, ...
Frederic Reynolds
Frederic Reynolds was a British playwright and theatrical producer in the later eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.
Frederic Reynolds was a British playwright and theatrical producer in the later eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.
Frederick Gye
Frederick Gye (the younger) (1810–1878) was an English businessman and opera manager who for many years ran what is now the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.
Frederick Gye (the younger) (1810–1878) was an English businessman and opera manager who for many years ran what is now the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.
Frederick Henry Yates
Frederick Henry Yates (4 February 1797, London – 21 June 1842, 4 Mornington Crescent) was an English actor and theatre manager As the youngest son of Thomas Yates, a tobacco manufacturer, of Tha...
Frederick Henry Yates (4 February 1797, London – 21 June 1842, 4 Mornington Crescent) was an English actor and theatre manager As the youngest son of Thomas Yates, a tobacco manufacturer, of Tha...
Frederick Reynolds
Frederic Reynolds was a British dramatist.
Frederic Reynolds was a British dramatist.
George Alexander (actor)
Sir George Alexander (19 June 185815 March 1918), born George Alexander Gibb Samson, was an English actor and theatre manager.
Sir George Alexander (19 June 185815 March 1918), born George Alexander Gibb Samson, was an English actor and theatre manager.
George Devine
George Alexander Cassady Devine CBE (20 November 1910 – 20 January 1966) was an English theatrical manager, director, teacher and actor based in London from the late 1940s until his death.
George Alexander Cassady Devine CBE (20 November 1910 – 20 January 1966) was an English theatrical manager, director, teacher and actor based in London from the late 1940s until his death.
George Edwardes
George Joseph Edwardes was an English theatre manager of Irish ancestry who brought a new era in musical theatre to the British stage and beyond.
George Joseph Edwardes was an English theatre manager of Irish ancestry who brought a new era in musical theatre to the British stage and beyond.
George Gale (aeronaut)
George Gale, was an aeronaut.
George Gale, was an aeronaut.
George Grossmith, Jr.
George Grossmith, Jr. was a British actor, theatre producer and manager, director, playwright and songwriter, best remembered for his work in and with Edwardian musical comedies.
George Grossmith, Jr. was a British actor, theatre producer and manager, director, playwright and songwriter, best remembered for his work in and with Edwardian musical comedies.
George Sallis
George Sallis (born 8th October 1971, London, England) is an artistic director, theatre producer and actor.
George Sallis (born 8th October 1971, London, England) is an artistic director, theatre producer and actor.
Giles Ramsay
Giles Ramsay is a British theatre director, producer and playwright known for working to bring artists from developing countries to international attention.
Giles Ramsay is a British theatre director, producer and playwright known for working to bring artists from developing countries to international attention.
H. G. Pelissier
Harry Gabriel Pelissier (27 April 1874 - September 25, 1913) was an English theatrical producer, composer and satirist.
Harry Gabriel Pelissier (27 April 1874 - September 25, 1913) was an English theatrical producer, composer and satirist.
Harold Fielding
Harold Lewis Fielding (4 December 1914 - 27 September 2003) was an English theatre producer.
Harold Lewis Fielding (4 December 1914 - 27 September 2003) was an English theatre producer.
Helen Carte
Helen Carte or Helen Lenoir was the second wife of impresario and hotelier Richard D'Oyly Carte.
Helen Carte or Helen Lenoir was the second wife of impresario and hotelier Richard D'Oyly Carte.
Hilton Edwards
Hilton Edwards was an English-born Irish actor and theatrical producer.
Hilton Edwards was an English-born Irish actor and theatrical producer.
Ian Dickens
Ian Dickens (born 1962 in Nottingham) is a former actor and is currently a theatrical producer and director, the founder of Ian Dickens Productions.
Ian Dickens (born 1962 in Nottingham) is a former actor and is currently a theatrical producer and director, the founder of Ian Dickens Productions.
Imogen Lloyd Webber
Imogen Anne Lloyd Webber (born 31 March 1968) is a British political commentator and author.
Imogen Anne Lloyd Webber (born 31 March 1968) is a British political commentator and author.
Jeremy Meadow
Jeremy Meadow is a British theatrical producer and director, working mainly in theatre and comedy.
Jeremy Meadow is a British theatrical producer and director, working mainly in theatre and comedy.
John Blinkhorn
John Blinkhorn was a Gloucester businessman who in 1857 purchased the Theatre Royal at Gloucester, at which Charles Dickens once performed.
John Blinkhorn was a Gloucester businessman who in 1857 purchased the Theatre Royal at Gloucester, at which Charles Dickens once performed.
John Christie (opera manager)
John Christie, CH, MC (14 December 1882 – 4 July 1962) was an English landowner and producer.
John Christie, CH, MC (14 December 1882 – 4 July 1962) was an English landowner and producer.
John Clements
Sir John Selby Clements, CBE (25 April 1910 – 6 April 1988) was an English actor and producer who worked in theatre, television and film.
Sir John Selby Clements, CBE (25 April 1910 – 6 April 1988) was an English actor and producer who worked in theatre, television and film.
John Gore (theater producer)
John Gore (born 1961) is the Chief Executive Officer of Key Brand Entertainment, Inc. (KBE), a leading developer, producer, and distributor of live theatre in North America.
John Gore (born 1961) is the Chief Executive Officer of Key Brand Entertainment, Inc. (KBE), a leading developer, producer, and distributor of live theatre in North America.
John Henderson (actor)
John Henderson was an English actor, known as "The Bath Roscius", who inherited David Garrick's mantle as the greatest Shakesperean actor.
John Henderson was an English actor, known as "The Bath Roscius", who inherited David Garrick's mantle as the greatest Shakesperean actor.
John Hollingshead
John Hollingshead (9 September 1827 – 9 October 1904) was an English theatrical impresario, journalist and writer during the latter half of the 19th century.
John Hollingshead (9 September 1827 – 9 October 1904) was an English theatrical impresario, journalist and writer during the latter half of the 19th century.
John Palmer (postal innovator)
John Palmer of Bath (1742 – 16 August 1818) was a theatre owner and instigator of the British system of mail coaches that was the beginning of the great British post office reforms with th...
John Palmer of Bath (1742 – 16 August 1818) was a theatre owner and instigator of the British system of mail coaches that was the beginning of the great British post office reforms with th...
John Tooley
Sir John Tooley is a former general director of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London.
Sir John Tooley is a former general director of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London.
John Ward (actor)
John Ward (24 June 1704 – 30 October 1773) was an English actor and theatre manager.
John Ward (24 June 1704 – 30 October 1773) was an English actor and theatre manager.
Jonathan James-Moore
Jonathan James-Moore (22 March 1946 - 20 November 2005) was an English theatre manager and BBC radio producer and executive.
Jonathan James-Moore (22 March 1946 - 20 November 2005) was an English theatre manager and BBC radio producer and executive.
Julia McKenzie
Julia McKenzie (born 17 February 1941) is an English actress, singer, and theatre director.
Julia McKenzie (born 17 February 1941) is an English actress, singer, and theatre director.
Kate Santley
Kate Santley (1837 - 1923) was an American-born English actress, singer, comedienne, and theatre manager.
Kate Santley (1837 - 1923) was an American-born English actress, singer, comedienne, and theatre manager.
Larry Parnes
Laurence Maurice "Larry" Parnes (1930 - 4 August 1989) was an English pop manager and impresario.
Laurence Maurice "Larry" Parnes (1930 - 4 August 1989) was an English pop manager and impresario.
Laura Henderson
Laura Henderson (1864 – 29 November 1944) rose to prominence in the 1930s when, as a wealthy and eccentric widow, she founded the Windmill Theatre in London's Great Windmill Street in part...
Laura Henderson (1864 – 29 November 1944) rose to prominence in the 1930s when, as a wealthy and eccentric widow, she founded the Windmill Theatre in London's Great Windmill Street in part...
Lilian Baylis
Lilian Mary Baylis CH (9 May 1874 – 25 November 1937) was an English theatrical producer and manager.
Lilian Mary Baylis CH (9 May 1874 – 25 November 1937) was an English theatrical producer and manager.
Lucia Elizabeth Vestris
Lucia Elizabeth Vestris was an English actress and a contralto opera singer, appearing in Mozart and Rossini works.
Lucia Elizabeth Vestris was an English actress and a contralto opera singer, appearing in Mozart and Rossini works.
Lupino Lane
Lupino Lane was an English actor and theatre manager, and a member of the famous Lupino family.
Lupino Lane was an English actor and theatre manager, and a member of the famous Lupino family.
Marc Sinden
Marc Sinden (born 9 May 1954) is an English theatre producer, documentary director and actor.
Marc Sinden (born 9 May 1954) is an English theatre producer, documentary director and actor.
Mary Anne Keeley
Mary Anne Keeley, née Goward (22 November 1805 - 12 March 1899) was an English actress.
Mary Anne Keeley, née Goward (22 November 1805 - 12 March 1899) was an English actress.
Matthew Churchill
Matthew Churchill FRSA, is a producer of theatre and live events.
Matthew Churchill FRSA, is a producer of theatre and live events.
Michael G. Wilson
Michael Gregg Wilson, OBE is the producer and screenwriter of many James Bond movies.
Michael Gregg Wilson, OBE is the producer and screenwriter of many James Bond movies.
Michael Maddox
Michael Maddox was an English entrepreneur and theatre manager active in Imperial Russia.
Michael Maddox was an English entrepreneur and theatre manager active in Imperial Russia.
Mrs. John Wood
Mrs. John Wood (bap. 28 November 1831 – 11 January 1915), born Matilda Charlotte Vining, was an English actress and theatre manager.
Mrs. John Wood (bap. 28 November 1831 – 11 January 1915), born Matilda Charlotte Vining, was an English actress and theatre manager.
Neil McPherson (artistic director)
Neil McPherson (born London, 7 October 1969) is a theatre producer and artistic director.
Neil McPherson (born London, 7 October 1969) is a theatre producer and artistic director.
Nicholas Hytner
Sir Nicholas Robert Hytner (born 7 May 1956) is an English film and theatre producer and director.
Sir Nicholas Robert Hytner (born 7 May 1956) is an English film and theatre producer and director.
Nick J Thomas
Nick J. Thomas (born Blandford Forum, Dorset 16 December 1959) is a British theatre producer and former puppeteer who founded Qdos Entertainment.
Nick J. Thomas (born Blandford Forum, Dorset 16 December 1959) is a British theatre producer and former puppeteer who founded Qdos Entertainment.
Nigel Playfair
Sir Nigel Playfair (1874–1934) was the actor-manager of the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, London, in the 1920s.
Sir Nigel Playfair (1874–1934) was the actor-manager of the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, London, in the 1920s.
Olga Nethersole
Olga Isabella Nethersole, CBE, RRC was an English actress, theatre producer, and wartime nurse/health educator.
Olga Isabella Nethersole, CBE, RRC was an English actress, theatre producer, and wartime nurse/health educator.
Paul Gregg
Paul Gregg is an English multi-millionaire businessman and entertainment impresario, who built Apollo Leisure Group into the UK's biggest theatre owner and largest privately owned company operat...
Paul Gregg is an English multi-millionaire businessman and entertainment impresario, who built Apollo Leisure Group into the UK's biggest theatre owner and largest privately owned company operat...
Pete Shaw
Pete Shaw is a British author, broadcaster, programmer and theatrical producer.
Pete Shaw is a British author, broadcaster, programmer and theatrical producer.
Peter Bayley
Peter Bayley was an English fellow at University College, Oxford, England.
Peter Bayley was an English fellow at University College, Oxford, England.
Peter Cotes
Peter Cotes (19 March 1912 – 10 November 1998) was an English director, producer, actor, writer and production manager.
Peter Cotes (19 March 1912 – 10 November 1998) was an English director, producer, actor, writer and production manager.
Peter Jonas (director)
Sir Peter Jonas, CBE, FRCM, FRNCM, FRSA, b.14 October 1946, is a British Arts Administrator and opera company director.
Sir Peter Jonas, CBE, FRCM, FRNCM, FRSA, b.14 October 1946, is a British Arts Administrator and opera company director.
Peter Saunders (impresario)
Sir Peter Saunders was an English theatre impresario, notable for his production of the long-running Agatha Christie murder mystery, The Mousetrap.
Sir Peter Saunders was an English theatre impresario, notable for his production of the long-running Agatha Christie murder mystery, The Mousetrap.
Philip Michael Faraday
Philip Michael Faraday (1 January 1875 – 6 February 1944) was an English lawyer, surveyor, composer, organist and theatrical producer.
Philip Michael Faraday (1 January 1875 – 6 February 1944) was an English lawyer, surveyor, composer, organist and theatrical producer.
Ralph Reader
William Henry Ralph Reader CBE (25 May 1903 – 18 May 1982), known as Ralph Reader, was a British actor, theatrical producer and songwriter, best known for staging the original Gang Sh...
William Henry Ralph Reader CBE (25 May 1903 – 18 May 1982), known as Ralph Reader, was a British actor, theatrical producer and songwriter, best known for staging the original Gang Sh...
Richard Barry, 7th Earl of Barrymore
Richard Barry, 7th Earl of Barrymore (14 August 1769 – 6 March 1793) was an English nobleman of Ireland, as well as an infamous rake, gambler, sportsman, theatrical enthusiast and womanizer.
Richard Barry, 7th Earl of Barrymore (14 August 1769 – 6 March 1793) was an English nobleman of Ireland, as well as an infamous rake, gambler, sportsman, theatrical enthusiast and womanizer.
Richard D'Oyly Carte
Richard D'Oyly Carte was an English talent agent, theatrical impresario, composer and hotelier during the latter half of the Victorian era.
Richard D'Oyly Carte was an English talent agent, theatrical impresario, composer and hotelier during the latter half of the Victorian era.
Richard Eyre
Sir Richard Charles Hastings Eyre CBE (born 28 March 1943) is an English director of film, theatre, television, and opera.
Sir Richard Charles Hastings Eyre CBE (born 28 March 1943) is an English director of film, theatre, television, and opera.
Robert Copeland (Theatre Manager)
Robert Copeland was a theatre manager who managed the Dover theatre circuit in England in the early part of the 19th Century.
Robert Copeland was a theatre manager who managed the Dover theatre circuit in England in the early part of the 19th Century.
Robert Courtneidge
Robert Courtneidge (29 June 1859 – 6 April 1939) was a British theatrical manager-producer and playwright.
Robert Courtneidge (29 June 1859 – 6 April 1939) was a British theatrical manager-producer and playwright.
Robert Evett
Robert Evett (16 October 1874 – 15 January 1949) was an English singer, actor, theatre manager and producer.
Robert Evett (16 October 1874 – 15 January 1949) was an English singer, actor, theatre manager and producer.
Robert Fox (producer)
Robert Michael John Fox (born 25 March 1953) is an English theatre and film producer, whose work includes the 2002 film, The Hours.
Robert Michael John Fox (born 25 March 1953) is an English theatre and film producer, whose work includes the 2002 film, The Hours.
Robert Keeley (comedian)
Robert Keeley (1793 – 3 February 1869) was an actor-manager, comedian and female impersonator of the nineteenth century.
Robert Keeley (1793 – 3 February 1869) was an actor-manager, comedian and female impersonator of the nineteenth century.
Roger Wingate
Roger Wingate’s primary interest has been in theatre and film.
Roger Wingate’s primary interest has been in theatre and film.
Rupert D'Oyly Carte
Rupert D'Oyly Carte (3 November 1876 – 12 September 1948) was an English hotelier, theatre owner and impresario, best known as proprietor of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company and Savoy Hotel from 1...
Rupert D'Oyly Carte (3 November 1876 – 12 September 1948) was an English hotelier, theatre owner and impresario, best known as proprietor of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company and Savoy Hotel from 1...
Sadie Frost
Sadie Frost (born 19 June 1965) is an English actress, who currently runs fashion label Frost French and has designed the kitchens for a new development in the East End of London.
Sadie Frost (born 19 June 1965) is an English actress, who currently runs fashion label Frost French and has designed the kitchens for a new development in the East End of London.
Sefton Henry Parry
Sefton Henry Parry (1832 – 18 December 1887), theatre manager.
Sefton Henry Parry (1832 – 18 December 1887), theatre manager.
Seymour Hicks
Sir Arthur Seymour Hicks, better known as Seymour Hicks, was a British actor, music hall performer, playwright, screenwriter, theatre manager and producer.
Sir Arthur Seymour Hicks, better known as Seymour Hicks, was a British actor, music hall performer, playwright, screenwriter, theatre manager and producer.
Squire Bancroft
Sir Squire Bancroft (14 May 1841 – 19 April 1926), born Squire White Butterfield, was an English actor-manager.
Sir Squire Bancroft (14 May 1841 – 19 April 1926), born Squire White Butterfield, was an English actor-manager.
Susan Baskervile
Susan Shore Browne Greene Baskervile (died 1648), or Baskerville, was one of the most influential and significant women involved in English Renaissance theatre, as theatre investor, litiga...
Susan Shore Browne Greene Baskervile (died 1648), or Baskerville, was one of the most influential and significant women involved in English Renaissance theatre, as theatre investor, litiga...
Tate Wilkinson
Tate Wilkinson (27 October 1739 – 16 November 1803), English actor and manager, was the son of a clergyman and was sent to Harrow.
Tate Wilkinson (27 October 1739 – 16 November 1803), English actor and manager, was the son of a clergyman and was sent to Harrow.
Thomas Barrasford
Thomas Barrasford (1859–1910) was an 18th century British entertainment impresario and business entrepreneur, who owned and built a number of theatres across the United Kingdom under the Barr...
Thomas Barrasford (1859–1910) was an 18th century British entertainment impresario and business entrepreneur, who owned and built a number of theatres across the United Kingdom under the Barr...
Thomas German Reed
Thomas German Reed (27 June 1817 – 21 March 1888) was an English composer and theatrical manager best known for creating the German Reed Entertainments, a genre of musical plays that made ...
Thomas German Reed (27 June 1817 – 21 March 1888) was an English composer and theatrical manager best known for creating the German Reed Entertainments, a genre of musical plays that made ...
Thomas James West
Thomas James West was an English-born theatre entrepreneur.
Thomas James West was an English-born theatre entrepreneur.
Vivian Van Damm
Vivian van Damm (1895 – 14 December 1960) was a prominent London theatre impresario from 1932 until 1960, managing the Windmill Theatre in London's Great Windmill Street, which was a British ins...
Vivian van Damm (1895 – 14 December 1960) was a prominent London theatre impresario from 1932 until 1960, managing the Windmill Theatre in London's Great Windmill Street, which was a British ins...
Walter de Frece
Sir Abraham Walter de Frece was a British theatre impresario, and later Conservative Party politician, who served as a Member of Parliament from 1920 to 1931.
Sir Abraham Walter de Frece was a British theatre impresario, and later Conservative Party politician, who served as a Member of Parliament from 1920 to 1931.
William Abbott (manager)
William Abbott was a theatrical manager, based in England, and South Carolina, USA.
William Abbott was a theatrical manager, based in England, and South Carolina, USA.
William Greet
William Greet (1851 - 25 April 1914) was a British theatre manager from the end of the 19th century and into the 20th century.
William Greet (1851 - 25 April 1914) was a British theatre manager from the end of the 19th century and into the 20th century.
William Hallam (theatre manager)
William Hallam was an English theatre manager who organized the company that gave the first professionally produced theatrical performances in the New World.
William Hallam was an English theatre manager who organized the company that gave the first professionally produced theatrical performances in the New World.
William Keasberry
William Keasberry (1726 - 15 November 1797), sometimes spelt Keasbury, was an English actor and theatre manager of the 18th century whose career was chiefly in Bath, Somerset.
William Keasberry (1726 - 15 November 1797), sometimes spelt Keasbury, was an English actor and theatre manager of the 18th century whose career was chiefly in Bath, Somerset.
William Penkethman
William Penkethman (died 1725) was an English comic actor and theatre manager.
William Penkethman (died 1725) was an English comic actor and theatre manager.
William Robert Copeland
William Robert Copeland (1799–1867) was an English theatre manager.
William Robert Copeland (1799–1867) was an English theatre manager.