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Guy Woolfenden obituary

Edit The Guardian 24 Apr 2016
Composer and conductor who wrote music for RSC productions of all Shakespeare’s plays. @billicritic ... Adrian Noble, one of the many directors with whom he worked at Stratford, said ... Woolfenden was also tireless in nurturing new talent and, in his time at the RSC, was instrumental in engaging a whole new generation of composers including Stephen Oliver, Ilona Sekacz, Nigel Hess, Shaun Davey, Gary Yershon and Jason Carr ... ....

Charles hosts Shakespeare-themed gala

Edit Belfast Telegraph 09 Mar 2016
The Prince of Wales has hosted a gala concert at St James's Palace, featuring performances from some of Britain's greatest actors, to celebrate the 10th anniversary since the creation of his charity Children and the Arts ... Share Go To ... The concert ended with the whole nine-man company performing Farewell, a song composed by musical director Nigel Hess especially for the occasion ... "I'm proud to be here celebrating 10 years ... "It's vital ... ....

Nell Gwynn review – Gemma Arterton sparkles in chaotic comedy

Edit The Guardian 12 Feb 2016
4 / 5 stars. Apollo, London. Jessica Swale’s play about the orange-seller turned actor cannily mixes Carry On gags with an explicitly feminist message. @billicritic. It is tricky to transfer a play from the noisily interactive Shakespeare’s Globe to the politer environs of the West End ... Twitter ... Twitter ... In this, it is much helped by Nigel Hess’s score, which sets bawdy lyrics to seductive melodies and sends the audience out humming Nell’s....

Nicholas McCarthy: 'They said having only one hand will hold me back and not to waste my time'

Edit Belfast Telegraph 08 Oct 2015
Ahead of his performance in Belfast this Saturday, the astonishing Nicholas McCarthy tells Stephanie Bell how he overcame the doubters to become an internationally acclaimed concert pianist ... He says ... He admits ... He says ... The disc's final track is a new commission by the British composer Nigel Hess - a Nocturne for left hand, written specially for Nicholas. "It has a really simple, beautiful theme and I love the way Nigel uses harmony ... ....

Two Big Treats at London's Globe, Two Mistreats Elsewhere

Edit Huffington Post 08 Oct 2015
Immediately he's off to check out a realm far-gone in debauchery ... Also waxing decadent like crazy are the sexually indefatigable Mistress Overdone (Petra Massey, raunchy in white face) and the anything-goes Pompey (Trevor Fox) ... It's a new and all but thoroughly hilarious comedy- with-music (composer Nigel Hess), staged with brimming life by Christopher Luscombe, who knows exactly how to command a troupe of skilled players ... Huh? What? ... ....

‘Nell Gwynn': Theater Review

Edit The Hollywood Reporter 25 Sep 2015
0. 0. 1. 0. 0. Email Print Comments. Courtesy of Tristram Kenton. Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Jay Taylor in 'Nell Gwynn'. The Bottom Line. A comic romp that's maybe a bit thin on ideas but thick with double entendres.  . Venue. Globe Theatre, London (runs through Oct. 17) Cast. Gugu Mbatha-Raw, David Sturzaker, Jay Taylor Playwright. Jessica Swale Director. Christopher Luscombe.   ... Nell and Hart briefly become lovers ...   ...   ... Nigel Hess ... 0....

The Royal Shakespeare Company's Regal 'Love's Labour's Lost' and 'Love's Labour's Won'

Edit Huffington Post 02 Apr 2015
Uh-oh for the foolish lads ... The search continues, though ... The thinking behind the theory ... Both are surpassingly good treatments ... Also contributing immeasurably to the success are Simon Higlett's evocative costumes and sets, which slip in and out and often rise from beneath the floor; Nigel Hess's music, which incorporates Shakespeare's lyrics in WWI and pre-Jazz Age melodic tunes; Oliver Fenwick's lighting; and Jeremy Dunn's sound ... ....

The Royal Shakespeare Company's Regal "Love's Labour's Lost" and "Love's Labour's Won"

Edit Huffington Post 01 Apr 2015
Uh-oh for the foolish lads ... The search continues, though ... The thinking behind the theory ... Both are surpassingly good treatments ... Also contributing immeasurably to the success are Simon Higlett's evocative costumes and sets, which slip in and out and often rise from beneath the floor; Nigel Hess's music, which incorporates Shakespeare's lyrics in WWI and pre-Jazz Age melodic tunes; Oliver Fenwick's lighting; and Jeremy Dunn's sound ... ....

Radionova, Ten, Stolbova/Klimov, Papadakis/Cizeron lead at Trophee Bompard (ISU - International Skating Union)

Edit noodls 22 Nov 2014
(Source. ISU - International Skating Union) 21 Nov 2014- Bordeaux , France. Trophée Eric Bompard opened in Bordeaux, France with the Pairs, Ladies and Men's Short Programs and the Short Dance ... Performing to "Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra" by Nigel Hess and Joshua Bell, Machida completed a quadruple-triple toeloop combination and triple Axel, but he put his hand down on the triple Lutz, the last element in the program ...   ... (noodl....

Trophee Bompard ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating - Day 1 (ISU - International Skating Union)

Edit noodls 22 Nov 2014
(Source. ISU - International Skating Union) Event 2 (of 6). I N T E R N A T I O N A L S K A T I N G U N I O N HEADQUARTERS ADDRESS ... info@isu.ch ... Trophée Eric Bompard, Day One ... China's Wenjing Sui/Cong ... Performing to "Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra" by Nigel Hess and Joshua Bell, Machida completed a quadruple-triple toeloop combination and triple Axel, but he put his hand down on the triple Lutz, the last element in the program ... Canadians....

Madison Chock/Evan Bates (USA) take Short Dance lead & Tatsuki Machida (JPN) leads the Men (ISU - International Skating Union)

Edit noodls 25 Oct 2014
(Source. ISU - International Skating Union) 24 Oct 2014- Chicago , United States ... Madison Chock/Evan Bates (USA) take lead in Short Dance ... We were happy we went to Slovakia this year ... U.S ... Machida put out an excellent performance to "Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra" from the "Ladies in Lavender" soundtrack by Nigel Hess and Joshua Bell, reeling off a quadruple-triple toeloop combination, triple Axel, triple Lutz and two level-four spins....

Hilton Honors Skate America ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating - Day 1 (ISU - International Skating Union)

Edit noodls 25 Oct 2014
(Source. ISU - International Skating Union) Event 2 (of 6). I N T E R N A T I O N A L S K A T I N G U N I O N HEADQUARTERS ADDRESS ... info@isu.ch ... Hilton HHonors Skate America, Day One ... U.S ... Machida put out an excellent performance to "Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra" from the "Ladies in Lavender" soundtrack by Nigel Hess and Joshua Bell, reeling off a quadruple-triple toeloop combination, triple Axel, triple Lutz and two level-four spins....

Love's Labour's Lost / Love's Labour's Won (Much Ado About Nothing), Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford - theatre review

Edit London Evening Standard 22 Oct 2014
Love's Labour's Lost ★★★★. Love's Labour's Won (Much Ado About Nothing) ★★★. It’s such a clever idea to join two of Shakespeare’s most sparkling romantic comedies by setting them in the shadow of the First World War ... Not only do the two plays fit perfectly into such a scheme for this First World War centenary year, they share other crucial similarities ... The costumes are a similar treat, as is the cherishable original music by Nigel Hess....
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