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Questors, jesters and renegades: the story of Britain's amateur theatre

by Coveney, Michael 1948-

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The final curtain: obituaries of fifty great actors

by Coveney, Michael 1948-

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Lynn Redgrave: though Lynn Redgrave was less politically engaged than her older siblings, Vanessa and Corin, she was no less a remarkable a talent

by Redgrave, Lynn 1943-2010, Coveney, Michael 1948-

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Joyce Redman: Vivacious anglo-irish comedienne who played opposite Albert Finney, Laurence Olivier, Ralph Richardson, Peter O'Toole and Ian McKellen

by Redman, Joyce 1918-2012, Coveney, Michael 1948-

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Paul Bhattacharjee: elegent and meticulous actor whose work ranged from Shakespeare to EastEnders and whose life ended tragically

by Bhattacharjee, Gautam Paul 1960-2013, Coveney, Michael 1948-

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Donald Sinden: formidable, fruity-voiced actor who embraced tragedy and farce, stage and screen, and wore historic mementoes onstage

by Sinden, Donald 1923-2014, Coveney, Michael 1948-

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Geraldine McEwan: brilliant, kittenish (with claws) and fascinating exponent of high comedy and darkest drama

by McEwan, Geraldine 1932-2015, Coveney, Michael 1948-

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Anita Reeves: vivacious actor who was a favourite of the Dublin stage and ideal exponent of Seán O'Casey and Brian Friel

by Reeves, Anita 1948-2016, Coveney, Michael 1948-

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John Hurt: Hurt could do no harm, he could do anything, including Quentin Crisp in the television film The naked civil Servant, the Elephant Man and the petulant, debauched emperor Caligula in I, Claudius

by Hurt, John 1940-2017, Coveney, Michael 1948-

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Rosemary Leach: Rosemary Leach, admired as Helene Hanff in 84 Charing Cross Road and as Mrs Honeychurch in the 1985 film A room with a View, thought she was as good as Judi Dench. She probably was.

by Leach, Rosemary 1935-2017, Coveney, Michael 1948-

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Ken Dodd: the irrepressible comedian with an endless desire to make people laugh was known for his tickling sticks, Diddymen and marathon stage performances, offering will forms for the nervous

by Dodd, Ken 1929-2018, Coveney, Michael 1948-

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Fenella, Fielding: best known for her femme fatale roles in the Carry On and Doctor films, Fenella was a sly intellectual with a glorious voice

by Fielding, Fenella 1930-2018, Coveney, Michael 1948-

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Thomas Baptiste: breakthrough actor and singer whose roles ranged from Coward and Shakespeare to Coronation Street

by Baptiste, Thomas 1929-2018, Coveney, Michael 1948-

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Diana Rigg: founder member of the RSC and a West End star for decades, tall and glamorous, Rigg shot to TV stardom in the 1960s as Emma Peel in THe Avangers and found new fans in Game of Thrones

by Rigg, Diana 1938-2020, Coveney, Michael 1948-

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Paul Ritter: unheralded character actors are the lifeblood of British theatre and film, and Paul Ritter was one of the very best, notable for his roles in the TV comedy Friday Night Dinner and the miniseries Chernobyl

by Ritter, Paul 1966-2021, Coveney, Michael 1948-

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Helen McCrory: one of the leading stage actors of her generation, stunning in Ibsen, Rattigan and as Medea, who found wider farne in the Harry Potter films and TV's Peaky Blinders

by McCrory, Helen 1968-2021, Coveney, Michael 1948-

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Tony Armatrading: stage and screen actor who enjoyed success with the RSC and in many TV and film roles, including Empire Road and Notting Hill

by Armatrading, Tony, Coveney, Michael 1948-

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Leslie Phillips: Veteran of the Carry On films, Phillips, another survivor of the London school of hard knocks, was a stylish smoothie with impeccable credentials and a pedigree crossing West End farce with RSC classics

by Phillips, Leslie 1924-2022, Coveney, Michael 1948-

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Glenda Jackson: as fierce and uncompromising in real life as she was on stage and screen, Jackson gave her two Oscar statuettes to her mother who used them as bookends - after she had polished off all the gold plate

by Jackson, Glenda 1936-2023, Coveney, Michael 1948-

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Maggie Smith: a biography

by Coveney, Michael

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