Acorn Antiques: The Musical! is a musical about an antiques dealer, based on the parodic soap opera of the same name by Victoria Wood. It premiered in...
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1985 to 1987. Wood later adapted the concept into a musical, which opened in 2005. Wood originally wrote Acorn Antiques as a weekly slot in her sketch shows...
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Celia Imrie (category English musical theatre actresses)
production of Sheridan's The Rivals. In 2005 Imrie won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actress in Acorn Antiques: The Musical! playing Miss Babs...
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Imrie in the cult West End production of Wood's Acorn Antiques: The Musical. In 2008, Lawrence took the lead role in Tom Stoppard's Hapgood at the Birmingham...
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Duncan Preston (category Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art)
the soap opera parody sketches Acorn Antiques and as Stan in the sitcom dinnerladies (1998–2000). He reprised his role of Clifford in Acorn Antiques:...
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Trevor Nunn (category Commanders of the Order of the British Empire)
South Pacific (at the Royal National Theatre), The Woman in White, Othello and Acorn Antiques: The Musical! (2005), The Royal Hunt of the Sun, Rock 'n' Roll...
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Victoria Wood (category Commanders of the Order of the British Empire)
revival production of Acorn Antiques: The Musical! with a new cast. The musical opened at the Lowry in Salford in December and toured the United Kingdom from...
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Sally Ann Triplett (category Eurovision Song Contest entrants for the United Kingdom)
Adelaide) at the Piccadilly Theatre Carrie - The Musical (as Sue Snell) on Broadway Acorn Antiques:The Musical! (as Miss Berta) at the Theatre Royal...
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Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV (section Acorn Antiques)
the characters. In 2004, in a poll on its website, Channel 4 voted Acorn Antiques the seventh best comedy sketch of all time. In 2005, Acorn Antiques...
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include Private Lives, Twelfth Night, Hay Fever and The Constant Wife and, on tour, Acorn Antiques the Musical and Alan Ayckbourn's Absurd Person Singular.[citation...
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Julie Walters (category Best Musical or Comedy Actress Golden Globe (film) winners)
parodic soap opera, Acorn Antiques (she later appeared in the musical version, and received an Olivier Award nomination for her efforts). "The basic premise...
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vent (Paris) Candide (Japan) Our House Acorn Antiques The Musical! (original London cast, released 2006) The Rat Pack: Live from Las Vegas Candide (PBS...
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Neil Morrissey (category Alumni of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama)
musical adaptation of Acorn Antiques alongside Julie Walters, Celia Imrie, Duncan Preston and Josie Lawrence. Morrissey took over the role of Nathan Detroit...
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Sidney Livingstone (category English male musical theatre actors)
Shakespeare Company) as Provost The Blue Angel (Royal Shakespeare Company, directed Trevor Nunn) as Bombler Acorn Antiques: The Musical! (Theatre Royal Haymarket...
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Jill Martin (category English musical theatre actresses)
becoming the only actor to appear in all three runs of the musical in the West End. Martin took two minor roles in Acorn Antiques: The Musical! at the Theatre...
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Stephen Mear (category Musical theatre choreographers)
2009) Acorn Antiques The Musical (BBC/DVD) Music Videos include; "Number 1" - by Goldfrapp. "The Importance of Being Idle" - by Oasis (In 2006 the video...
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2005 in music (section Musical theater)
– The Accacha Chronicles Trilogy: Amor Aeternus – Hymns of Love Lorin Maazel – 1984 Roger Scruton – Violet Roger Waters – Ça Ira Acorn Antiques: The Musical...
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p. 622. Michael Billington (11 February 2005). "Acorn Antiques; Theatre Royal Haymarket, London". The Guardian. Fremaux 2017. Suskin 2000, p. 336. Dietz...
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Theatre Royal Haymarket (redirect from Little Theatre in the Haymarket)
bits of the ceiling fell during a performance injuring fifteen people. 2005 productions included Victoria Wood's Acorn Antiques: The Musical, starring...
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The Prisoner of Second Avenue (Haymarket Theatre) 1999–present The Lion King (Lyceum) 2002-14 We Will Rock You (Dominion Theatre) 2005 Acorn Antiques...
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Living, Relative Values, The Lion In Winter, The Tempest, Flare Path, An Ideal Husband, Ghosts, Acorn Antiques The Musical, Dirty Dancing, Stephen Fry's...
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The WhatsOnStage Award for Best Performer in a Female Identifying Role in a Musical is an annual award presented by WhatsOnStage.com as part of the annual...
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television channel WAU, owned by TV JOJ, started transmitting the series. Season 10 was released on Acorn TV in North America starting with Episode 1 on April...
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Crossroads (British TV series) (section Acorn Antiques)
parody of Crossroads. The final episode of As Seen on TV features a faux documentary, 'The Making of Acorn Antiques', in which the actress playing Mrs Overall...
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Gareth Valentine (category Alumni of the Royal College of Music)
Acorn Antiques! (Haymarket) Nine - Donmar Warehouse Damn Yankees - Adelphi Children Will Listen - Colisseum Sinatra at the London Palladium...
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This is an episode listing for the BBC television show Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV, with the episodes' original airdates listed. "Victoria Wood-As Seen...
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The Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical is an annual award presented by the Society of London Theatre in recognition of achievements in...
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Dreams (2000) David Wood The Old Man of Lochnager (1986) G. Wood F. Jasmine Addams (1971) Victoria Wood (1953–2016) Acorn Antiques (2005) Paul Woodfull (born...
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The Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical is an annual award presented by the Society of London Theatre in recognition of achievements in commercial...
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which was originally broadcast between 13 December 1965 to 24 March 1996. The show's format was designed to stimulate an interest in reading, and usually...
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