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Sir Nigel Ross Playfair (1 July 1874 – 19 August 1934) was an English actor and director, known particularly as actor-manager of the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, in the 1920s. After acting as an amateur while practising as a lawyer, he turned professional in 1902 when he was 28.
Nigel Playfair. Actor: Lady Windermere's Fan. When one thinks of the great English actors who have been knighted, one thinks of Sir Henry Irving, the greatest actor of the middle-to-late Victorian period who became the first thespian to have a sovereign's sword patted on both shoulders in 1895, or the likes of Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson, the ...
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Nigel Playfair was at that time perhaps the most famous theatrical director in London; he had built up the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, out of nothing, and his revolutionary production of The ...
Feb 26, 2022 · Sat 4 Feb 2023 15:00. BBC Radio 4. Opening Lines. John Yorke unpacks the themes behind the stories in Radio 4's weekend afternoon dramas. The Shakespeare Sessions. Immerse yourself in Shakespeare’s...
Overview. Nigel Playfair. (1874—1934) actor and theatre manager. Quick Reference. (b. London, 1 July 1874; d. London, 19 Aug. 1934) English actor, producer and manager. From 1918 he was the owner and manager of the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, where for ... From: Playfair, Nigel in The Continuum Companion to Twentieth Century Theatre »
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Nigel Playfair is the author of R.U.R. (3.83 avg rating, 14586 ratings, 999 reviews, published 1920), R.U.R. and The Insect Play (3.72 avg rating, 246 ra...
Sir Nigel Playfair (nī´jəl plā´fâr), 1874–1934, English actor-manager. He made his acting debut in 1902 and later appeared in major London productions of Shaw and Shakespeare. He took on the management of the Lyric Theatre from 1919 to 1932.
