...little history until they reach secondary school at 11- leaving many baffled as to the real identities of historical figures such as Henry VIII. Schools minister Vernon Coaker said that after consulting with teachers and experts it was decided...

In this article: Vernon Coaker, Henry VIII, Ed Balls, and Adolf Hitler

Sarah Palin coy about 2012 run, but door is open NY paparazzo testifies in Parker-Broderick case Dugard spokeswoman blasts plans for film on case Broadway revival of ' Oleanna ' to close Jan. 3 Elton John says he 's back on his feet

In this article: Elton John, Breast cancer, Oleanna, Katy Perry, MTV Unplugged, and Sarah Palin

THIS STORY HAS BEEN FORMATTED FOR EASY PRINTING Broadway revival of ' Oleanna ' to close Jan. 3 In this undated theater publicity image released by Center Theatre Group ( CTG ), Julia Stiles , left, and Bill Pullman are shown in a scene from...

In this article: Oleanna, Julia Stiles, Bill Pullman, NEW YORK, Los Angeles, All rights reserved, E mail, Mark Taper Forum, and David Mamet

Julia Stiles and Bill Pullman in Oleanna The Broadway run of David Mamet 's Oleanna , the provocative college-set drama about a female student and her professor, will end Jan. 3, 2010, producer Jeffrey Finn announced on Nov. 17. The play...

In this article: Oleanna, Broadway, Jeffrey Finn, Julia Stiles, Bill Pullman, David Mamet, New York, and Mark Taper Forum

Equus Total Return, Inc. : Warming Up or Cooling Off? Together, we are all trying to build our fortune by finding well-run companies at bargain-basement prices. But it takes work -- scouring company earnings reports, scrutinizing key data,...

In this article: Equus and NYSE

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In this article: Equus, World Cup, and Billy Mays

...ultimately, on the habit of art." Griffiths , who was last seen on Broadway last year as Dr. Martin Dysart in a production of Equus that transferred from the West End and also starred Daniel Radcliffe , previously won the 2006 Tony Award...

In this article: Richard Griffiths, Alan Bennett, Nicholas Hytner, WH Auden, Benjamin Britten, National Theatre, The History Boys, Michael Gambon, and Frances de la Tour

...Exchange, under the symbol "EQS". Additional information on Equus Total Return, Inc. may be obtained from the Equus website at www. equuscap.com. This press release may contain certain forward-looking statements regarding future...

In this article: Equus, Securities and Exchange Commission, and New York Stock Exchange

...history. "Boy, I'm telling you, to see them grow as actors and actually having the opportunity to see Dan in [the stage play] ' Equus '…I was just really, really impressed. It was the feeling of a proud parent." PHOTO: Rupert Grint ,...

In this article: Chris Columbus, Harry Potter, Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Hogwarts, David Heyman, Emma Watson, Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, and Home Alone

Susan Salmon plays Hippolyta. Her theatre credits include The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui (Lyric Hammersmith), Big White Fog (Almeida), Macbeth (Out of Joint) and Medea ( Dublin 's Abbey Theatre, Broadway and Paris ). Simon Scott plays...

In this article: Judi Dench, National Theatre, Much Ado About Nothing, The Taming of the Shrew, Haymarket, Hay Fever, Twelfth Night, and Theatre Royal

... Pygmalion , Measure for Measure , Waiting for Godot and As You Like It. Other recent stage credits include Michael Grandage's production of Othello at the Donmar and the RSC revival of The Crucible. Ben Mansfield plays Demetrius. His stage...

In this article: Judi Dench, National Theatre, Much Ado About Nothing, The Taming of the Shrew, Haymarket, Hay Fever, Twelfth Night, and Theatre Royal

By Christine Kearney Venerable English stage actor Ian McKellen has played all the great parts from Hamlet to Richard III , but in the twilight of his career, he is finding new roles in mainstream film and TV -- and as a gay icon. Once...

In this article: Ian McKellen, The Prisoner, Macbeth, The Hobbit, Gandalf, Hollywood, Academy Award, Hamlet, William Shakespeare, and J.R.R. Tolkien

...on the New York Stock Exchange , under the symbol "EQS". Additional information on Equus Total Return, Inc. may be obtained from the Equus website at www. equuscap.com. This press release may contain certain forward-looking statements...

In this article: Equus, New York Stock Exchange, and Securities and Exchange Commission

...- we've been subjected to much worse - it still discomfits our American cousins. Even so, Dominic Cooper hopes that Phedre , in which he becomes involved with his mother, played by Dame Helen Mirren , will make a Broadway transfer. When...

In this article: Phedre, Dominic Cooper, Harry Potter, Daniel Radcliffe, Gordon Brown, Helen Mirren, Broadway, Coutts bank, and Emma Watson

...football with your mates," he says. "It's equally wonderful and grounding and brilliant." His role as Hippolytus opposite Mirren in Phedre has given him more than just a theatrical challenge. It's provided the kind of stability that was...

In this article: Dominic Cooper, Amanda Seyfried, Mamma Mia!, Phedre, Helen Mirren, E mail, Dog, and An Education

...now includes Angelina Jolie. And why not? In fact, Brooks ' fresh, free-spinning adaptation of a story told by both Euripides (in " Hippolytus ") and the neo-classical French tragedian Jean Racine (in the 17th-century " Phedre ") achieves a...

In this article: Haiti, Hippolytus, Phaedra, Chicago, Caribbean, and Athens

... Theseus shows up. He's back from Hades to reclaim his kingdom - and his wife. He thinks Hippolytus is assaulting Phaedra. The opposite is true, but Hippolytus is too much the gentleman to say so. They're interrupted when citizens arrive to...

In this article: Hippolytus, Theseus, Phaedra, Diana, Hippolyte et Aricie, Jean-Philippe Rameau, Pluto, Hades, Last Tango in Paris, and Neptune

...dynamic Dominic Cooper , a budding big-screen heartthrob, who embodies with virility the stoic object of Phedre's lust, her stepson, Hippolytus. On some evenings, the raw inevitability of Greek tragedy can come across to audiences as sere...

In this article: Helen Mirren, Phedre, Hippolytus, Theseus, Nicholas Hytner, Ted Hughes, and Margaret Tyzack