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From his rapid-fire stand-up comedy riffs to his breakout role in Mork & Mindy and his Academy Award-winning performance in Good Will Hunting, Robin Williams was a singularly innovative and beloved entertainer. He often came across as a man possessed, holding forth on culture and politics while mixing in personal revelations - all with mercurial, tongue-twisting intensity as he inhabited and shed one character after another with lightning speed. But as Dave Itzkoff shows in this revelatory biography, Williams’ comic brilliance masked a deep well of conflicting emotions and self-doubt.

Comic glow and self-mockery. Addiction and depression. Dave Itzkoff draws a lively portrait of Robin Williams. It's a fresh and original look at the actor whose work touched millions of people around the world.

First staged in 1908, Makeshifts and Realities follows the lives of sisters Caroline and Dolly Parker as they navigate the challenges of a financially unstable existence in their late 20s and early 30s. With their options limited, how will they shape their careers and choose their suitors? Please be advised that this double bill includes a scene depicting an assault. - Summary by Newgatenovelist

Join Robin Hood and his Merry Men in the heart of Sherwood Forest on a fateful May Day, where they eagerly await a traveler to share their evening meal. Enter a troubled knight and his lovely daughter, Marian, who find themselves in dire straits, unable to pay their debts to the ruthless Sheriff of Nottingham. Meanwhile, the Sheriff plots with the sinister Baron of the Black Castle to put an end to the legendary outlaw once and for all! This engaging rendition of the Robin Hood tale is crafted as a lively play, perfect for both children and adults to enjoy. (Summary by Rachel)

A comedy sketch show recreating the bygone eras of radio, featuring the hilarious work of Marcus Brigstocke, Danny Robbins, Dan Tetsell and others If you thought radio started with Marconi, you were wrong, and here’s the proof – twelve extraordinary archive recordings from the past two...

This witty and unexpected show brings you toponyms, abbreviations, euphemisms, old words, new words, cockney rhyming slang and Greek gobbledegook. Find out the meaning of words like giff-gaff, knock-knobbler and buckfitches; the difference between French marbles, French velvet and the French ache; hear the glorious poetry of the English language, as practiced from writers varying from William Shakespeare to Vanilla Ice; and spend time laughing and learning with some of the finest Wordaholics in the business.

Welcome to the Hi Top Design Podcast! I’m Robin, and I’ve always been obsessed with why things look and feel the way they do. Design is so much more than just making things, as I say, "look pretty" - it affects how people move through the world and impacts them without them knowing it.On this show, I’m diving into all and any of it. From the graphics that catch your eye, the illustrations in your favourite books and even the set design and creative direction that goes into stage productions. Me and my special guests will be chatting about current trends, the creative process (even the ...

Comedians Elis James and John Robins have captured the hearts and minds of a generation, and it's time those hearts and minds had a book. Elis and John met in 2005 performing stand-up comedy in a pub called The Yellow Kangaroo in Cardiff. They eyed each other suspiciously before Robins offered the limpest handshake in the history of the world. 'It was a power play,' says Robins. 'I may even have raised it for him to kiss.'

A comprehensive guide to all of Robin Williams' movies, with facts about plots, performances, and cast, as well as notable trivia and behind-the-scenes details about each film.

Maureen Lipman and Patrick Barlow star in a full-cast dramatisation of the classic children's tale. When Dorothy and her dog, Toto, are whisked away from Kansas by a cyclone, they arrive in the strange land of the Munchkins. Setting off on a magical journey, they are befriended by the Tinman...

Två av Sveriges största komiker har i Batra & Robin slagit sina kloka huvuden ihop och gett sig ut på gemensam turné med en renodlad humorföreställning. Den är helt befriad från djupare budskap och har istället full fokus på att få publiken att skratta. Nu finns äntligen denna hyllade stand up-show som ljudbok! David Batra är en av landets mest populära ståuppkomiker med över 1000 föreställningar och utmärkelsen "Årets manliga komiker" i bagaget. Han turnerade under tre säsonger med sin hyllade soloföreställning "Det här var ju tråkigt", har gjort stor succé med Kvarteret Skatan och "Svarte Orm" på Intiman.

Meet the hapless management consultants of Unthinkable Solutions - idealistic team leader Ryan, sociopathic Sophie and hippy-dippy Daisy. Enthusiastic and enterprising, they’re strong on jargon (and always ready to ‘imaginate, reincentivise and skin the leopard’), but short on practical ideas - unfortunately for the unsuspecting corporations that come to them for help.

Theatre Work: Reimagining the Labor of Theatrical Production investigates both the history and current realities of life and work in professional theatrical production in the United States and explores labor practices that are equitable, accessible, and sustainable. In this book, Brídín Clements Cotton and Natalie Robin investigate the question of artmaking, specifically theatrical production, as work.

'The ghosts of today live not in castles or stately homes, but in ordinary houses and offices, and they're witnessed by ordinary people like you and me. We just need to figure out what the hell they are - the dead returning from the "undiscovered country" of death? Or the product of that equally mysterious and ancient location, the human mind?

A Theatre Review Podcast from Broadcaster/Journalists Robin Elliott & Jane Hardy

A kingdom burdened by war, taxes, and a tyrannical monarch ... As England struggles to carry on in the absence of the good King Richard, other forces begin gathering to grab power. Meanwhile, those who suffer most are the common folk, crushed under the weight of excessive taxation and lawlessness. Rich soundscapes, original music, and compelling voice acting bring the medieval world of Robin Hood to life, immersing listeners in an epic tale of bravery and justice--in a way you've never heard before.

Robin McLaurin Williams ​​was an American comedian, actor and voice actor, winner of an Academy Award, five Golden Globes, a Screen Actors Guild Award, two Emmy Awards and three Grammy Awards. He was best known for his performances in comedic films such as Mrs.

Brian Cox and Robin Ince return to take a witty, irreverent and unashamedly rational look at the mysteries of the universe in these four series. Joining them for some hot science and flagrant comic nerdery are a panel of eggheads and entertainers, all eager to take a deep dive into topics ranging from cosmic dust to coincidence.

There can be only one parody musical master, and Mitch Benn thinks it’s him. Although Richard Stilgoe may have something to say about that. Laugh out loud as Mitch sets out on a musical journey through the showbiz glitz and backstage litter of pop music. Teaming up with Mitch is comedian Robin Ince, and between them they delve into the world of super fans, the glamorous trappings and excesses of pop-star life and its highs and lows.

From King Kong to Candyman, the boundary-pushing genre of horror film has always been a site for provocative explorations of race in American popular culture. This book offers a comprehensive chronological survey of Black horror from the 1890s to present day. In this second edition, Robin R. Means Coleman expands upon the history of notable characterizations of Blackness in horror cinema, with new chapters spanning the 1960s, 2000s, and 2010s to the present, and examines key levels of Black participation on screen and behind the camera. The book addresses a full range of Black horror films.