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PATRICK GARLAND (1935 - 2013)
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Patrick Garland (10 April 1935 19 April 2013). Mr. Garland was the only director ever to have had four plays running in London's West end at the same time. He won a Golden Globe for his 1971 film the Snow Goose, which was also nominated for a Bafta and an emmy. He worked with actors including Rex Harrison in a revival of the musical My Fair Lady on Broadway and wrote a best- selling biography about Harrison, the Incomparable Rex. While at the British Broadcasting Corp. Mr. Garland, who worked with Ted Hughes in founding Poetry International, was invited to direct the Thanksgiving service for his friend Laurence Olivier at Westminster Cathedral in 1989. - Bloomberg
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Beatrix Brief Lives Dr. Marigold & Mr. Chops Rebel, The Room Of One's Own, A Simon Callow - A Festival Dickens Underneath the Arches Wooing In AbsenceBeatrix
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written with Judy Taylor From Beatrix Potter
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Top of PageBrief Lives
reminiscences of John aubrey (1626-1697), one is paying a visit to an old man who makes up for absence of friends by recalling them all
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adapted from John Aubrey's biographical work 'Lives'.
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Faber and Faber, London, 1967 978-0573040222
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Top of PageDr. Marigold & Mr. Chops
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Inspiring, enchanting, compassionate and relevant these two one-man plays bring together one of the world's greatest story tellers, Charles Dickens, with one of Britain's greatest actors, Simon Callow. a treat for children and adults alike, these plays haven't been seen in London for over 150 years, yet remain as imaginative and compelling as they were in the Dickensian era.
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two one man plays by Charles Dickens
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Top of PageRebel, The
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Dramatic presentation on the life and work of rebels
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Top of PageRoom Of One's Own, A
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From Virginia Woolf
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Top of PageSimon Callow - A Festival Dickens
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a unique afternoon: two of Dickens' monoDramas, forgotten for 150 years. Dwarves, giants, toffs, even a walk-on appearance by the Prince of Wales. the evening reveals two heartbreaking and hilarious stories - pure Dickensian gold.
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Top of PageUnderneath the Arches
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Written by Patrick Garland, Brian Glanville And Roy Hudd
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Prince of Wales Theatre, London 1981
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Original cast recording: TeR (1015) 1982
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Top of PageWooing In Absence
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from the letters of Lydia Lopokova And John Maynard Keynes
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Tate Gallery, London 19 Jan 2000
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