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WHAT DOES THE DATA MEAN FOR YOUR MARKETING?
Last week I wrote, "If one doesn't follow the data, one is accused of being ignorant of science. But from what data is the science drawn? It's possible that the data is ignorant (drawn improperly), or the manager using it is ignorant." My musing, "How Good Is Your Data?" tackled the relationship between faulty data and science. This musing focuses on the interpretation of the data and how it impacts marketing.
Let's return to the coronavirus pandemic given the impact COVID-19 and the decisions our elected officials made to deal with it have affected our lives. We've been quarantined for several weeks and, in some areas, still counting. Businesses closed. Schools shuttered. Families separated. Graduation celebrations canceled. Job offers rescinded. Events canceled or rescheduled. Sports put on indefinite hold. Air travel and the travel industry crippled along with many "Mainstreet" and even large businesses. As a result of measures taken to flatten the curve, societies and economies are suffering worldwide. Take the economy, we, in the U.S., are in a recession. It's a depression for those many who have lost their jobs with poor prospects of being rehired any time soon or at all.
Were the decisions to stay in place, close schools, and "non-essential" businesses consistent with the data? Perhaps. However, more than 50% of deaths caused by COVID-19 occurred to nursing home patients. A decision to shutter them and those identified as "vulnerable," while allowing all others to continue working, may have been a better decision as it relates to our national health and economic well-being. I'm not trying to arm-chair quarterback here. I'll leave that to the experts and pundits.
What I am positing is that the meaning of the data from which we make decisions is contextual. We can't view it in isolation. The coronavirus poses a multidimensional problem, one that goes beyond the virus. We need to understand the impact on our citizenry's other health-related issues that have been ignored or undertreated due to intense focus on COVID-19? Cancer screenings and detections are down! How about the impact on inner-city children from broken homes who depend upon schools for meals, care, and education? Many do not have computers and therefore, cannot attend online. What will it mean for their ability to avoid poverty and, perhaps, lawlessness? Early indications are that lower household incomes have suffered the most financially. What impact will the millions of losses of jobs have on mental health, domestic abuse—spousal and child—and, even, drug abuse? How long will it take for our GDP to regain pre-pandemic levels, and what will be the consequences with each passing month? Week? Day? Let's not ignore the potential impact on our civil liberties that have, in part, been temporarily suspended. Will they return? I'm not even broaching monetary policy as we're entering the Twilight Zone.
In time, we'll know whether the decision to close organizations and shutter in place was a wise one when we consider and analyze these other factors. In 1972, Zhou Enlai, who was then the Chinese Premier, was asked his opinion on the impact of the French Revolution, which occurred nearly 200-years earlier. He responded, "Too early to say." It will take time to sort out the impact of decisions made from incomplete and contradictory data regarding the virus, and a focus on it to the exclusion of other dimensions to the problem. We need to examine the whole cloth.
I'm certainly relieved that I did not have to make the difficult and "unwinnable" decision regarding closing cities, counties, states, and nations. (Watch how both sides will argue it as we approach election season.)
The meaning of data is contextual. We need to bring context to the data if we're to give it meaning. What it tells may be different than what it is whispering to others analyzing the same data. I'm referring to marketing. Specifically, I'm relating to a situation I had before acquiring the REACH Toothbrush from DuPont, for Johnson & Johnson, in 1976.
REACH Toothbrush was special. (J&J sold it to Church & Dwight. However, it lost its specialness as J&J changed its brand positioning strategy, engaged in product "decrementalism," reduced marketing support, and new products—particularly disposable and premium electric toothbrushes—entered the market. It's about being more than a toothbrush. It's about being an "in-home dental cleaning instrument.") It was angled like a dental instrument, had a compact head to fit those hard to clean back teeth, and had two layers of bristles—soft, longer outer bristles for cleaning between teeth and along the gumline, and hard, shorter inner bristles for scrubbing teeth clean. The REACH Toothbrush removed 58% more plaque than standard toothbrushes, which shared the same design—straight handle, large brush head, and one level of bristles.
My predecessor accomplished one task before he left the company, and I was charged with evaluating whether to acquire the REACH Toothbrush and launch it nationally. (REACH Toothbrush was in a controlled store test in Chicago and Milwaukee—20 stores in each market.) My predecessor's sole task was to undertake a blind home use test (sans a concept to explain the unique design) versus Oral-B. The names of the brushes were removed before consumers were given them to use. They used each brush for one week. The result: consumers preferred Oral-B 60% over 40% for REACH. Sacre bleu!
Convinced we should acquire the REACH Toothbrush from DuPont, I had to persuade the powers of the company—including Messrs. Dave Clare and, yes, Jim Burke, Johnson & Johnson's President, and Chairman, respectively. No matter what person or persons to whom I proposed we acquire REACH, each had one question. I heard this question over and over again. Can you guess it? Indeed, you can and maybe inquiring the same one. "How do you explain the 60% – 40% loss to Oral-B? Context.
The meaning of data is contextual. There was no concept to explain the rationale for the REACH Toothbrush design! Consumers did not know that the straight-handled toothbrush was Oral-B as all toothbrushes were designed to look, feel, and work in the same way and generate the same results. My response to the question was REACH Toothbrush did not lose to Oral-B. Instead, the in-home use test suggested that 40% of toothbrush users—the market for toothbrushes—preferred REACH Toothbrush to standard toothbrushes. It was more impressive that it generated this result sans a concept to explain the rationale for the design, and it's superior cleaning outcome.
Mr. Burke gave my management permission to go ahead and acquire REACH Toothbrush from Dupont based on his confidence in the Brand Manager (me)! He obviously appreciated the context.
The meaning of data is contextual. In subsequent concept-use tests, REACH Toothbrush achieved top 2-box "purchase interest" ratings of 80% before use (40% Definitely will purchase and 40% Probably will purchase), and 80% following 1-week in-home usage (60% Definitely will purchase and 20% Probably will purchase). Moreover, REACH Toothbrush achieved the leading share position in its first Nielsen bi-monthly audit (which, measures retail sales), despite double-digit out of stocks!
The meaning of data is contextual. What does the data mean for your marketing?
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require 'rails_helper'

describe ClaimSubmissionJob, type: :job do
  let(:claim)  { object_double Claim.new, confirmation_email_recipients?: false }
  let(:mailer) { instance_double Mail::Message, deliver: true }
  let(:claim_submission_job) { ClaimSubmissionJob.new }

  before do
    allow(BaseMailer).to receive(:confirmation_email).with(claim).and_return mailer
    allow(EtApi).to receive(:create_claim).with(claim, uuid: instance_of(String))
    allow(claim).to receive(:generate_pdf!)
    allow(claim).to receive(:finalize!)
  end

  describe '#perform' do
    it 'submits the claim' do
      expect(EtApi).to receive(:create_claim).with(claim, uuid: instance_of(String))
      claim_submission_job.perform(claim, SecureRandom.uuid)
    end

    it 'generates the pdf' do
      expect(claim).to receive(:generate_pdf!)
      claim_submission_job.perform(claim, SecureRandom.uuid)
    end

    it 'finalizes the claim' do
      expect(claim).to receive(:finalize!)
      claim_submission_job.perform(claim, SecureRandom.uuid)
    end

    describe 'sending confirmation email' do
      context 'when there are confirmation email recipients' do
        before do
          allow(claim).to receive(:confirmation_email_recipients?).and_return true
          allow(claim).to receive(:create_event).with 'confirmation_email_sent'
        end

        it 'sends the confirmation email' do
          expect(mailer).to receive(:deliver)
          claim_submission_job.perform(claim, SecureRandom.uuid)
        end

        it 'creates an email log event' do
          expect(claim).to receive(:create_event).with 'confirmation_email_sent'
          claim_submission_job.perform(claim, SecureRandom.uuid)
        end
      end

      context 'when there are no confirmation email recipients' do
        it 'does not send the confirmation email' do
          expect(mailer).not_to receive(:deliver)
          claim_submission_job.perform(claim, SecureRandom.uuid)
        end
      end
    end
  end
end

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British Columbia, Cookbooks, Cooking and Food, Regional Interest,
The Deerholme Foraging Book
Wild Foods and Recipes from the Pacific Northwest
By (author): Bill Jones
Softcover | Publication Date: April 8, 2014
Book Dimensions: 7.5 in x 9 in
Buy Buy
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The Deerholme Foraging Book is an exploration of the wild foods found in the Pacific Northwest. It is written by award-winning chef and author Bill Jones and features local mushrooms, edible plants, sea vegetables, and shellfish. The book is the product of twenty years of research and professional cooking with foraged foods. It serves as an introduction to the world of wild food and contains identification and sourcing information, harvesting and preparation tips, and more than one hundred delicious recipes featuring many types of wild foods. The recipe list includes techniques for preserving food and covers basic pantry preparations, appetizers, soups, salads, and desserts, as well as meat, seafood, and vegetable dishes. The recipes are global in influence and use simple techniques woven in with expert knowledge to create good, homemade food.
Linking to traditional uses for wild foods and future possibilities for our diet and wellbeing, as well as enhancing our appreciation of the environment around us, The Deerholme Foraging Book also includes an index, a bibliography, full-colour photos of wild foods and dishes, and Jones's own foraging stories.
Bill Jones is a renowned, French-trained chef based on Deerholme Farm in the Cowichan Valley, British Columbia. He is the author of ten cookbooks and winner of two world cookbook awards. His writing has appeared in numerous publications, including the New York Times, Gourmet, Bon Appetit, Saveur, and Harrowsmith. An acknowledged expert on wild foods and foraging, Bill has a keen respect for local First Nations ethnobotany and culture. He is an accomplished cooking instructor and a passionate supporter of local food communities, and is a founding member of FarmFolk/CityFolk and SlowFood Vancouver Island and a key organizer of the second Canadian Chefs' Congress held in BC in 2010. His consulting company, Magnetic North Cuisine, is active in all areas of local food production, marketing, and development. Please visit Bill online at deerholme.com.
"It's rare to find an expert forager who is also an inspired chef. But from Weed Pie to Smoked Salmon with Honey and Grand Fir, Bill Jones reveals a trove of wild delights with recipes easy enough to whip up at home but that would also dazzle if served at a great restaurant." —Ron Zimmerman, Proprietor, The Herbfarm Restaurant
"Bill Jones is THE authority on foraging and mushrooms in British Columbia. Deerhomle Farm is a mecca for culinarians who love the outdoors and Bill captures the beauty and essence of the Vancovuer Island wilderness in his recipes and writing. A must have book for anyone who delves into the wild!" —Eric Pateman, Chef/Owner of Edible Canada
"I have seldom felt more connected to food than foraging the Cowichan Valley with Bill. A meal he made ranks as one of my most memorable foraged food prepared with skill and creativity. This book will inspire you to get off the couch and jump into the forest." —Rob Clark, Chef/Owner of The Fish Counter
"Bill Jones is one of those rare chef–foragers who combines the skills of an excellent chef and teacher with an extensive expertise in the foods of field and forest. This is an exceptional combination and that is why you must add this book to your library." —Dr. Sinclair Philip, Co-Owner of Sooke Harbour House
"Foraging—the art and science of harvesting nature's edible bounty—is likely humankind's oldest profession, no matter what other trades might claim . . . The Deerholme Foraging Book: Wild Foods and Recipes From the Pacific Northwest takes a broader look at what's out there to eat." —The Georgia Straight
"If you're searching for an authority figure on foraging and cooking with wild foods, look no further than Bill Jones." —Western Living
"The Deerholme Foraging Book digs deeper into the edible landscape of the Island from forest to field to seashore with lush colour photography, an identification guide and what to forage through the seasons appealing to both novice and expert … [It] is comprehensive and creative in scope and confirms [Jones] as an expert in the field." —Cooking with a Broad
"This book is full of excellent photos for identifying edible mushrooms and herbs, and has great recipes… most of the plants identified in this book grow in the Pacific Northwest… it's a great asset for anyone interested in forest foraging." —Olive Branch United
The Deerholme Mushroom Book
Bill Jones
The Deerholme Vegetable Cookbook
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This week end took place the Plaid CTF, made by the Plaid Parliament of Pwning team. Thanks to all of them for this awesome CTF, one of the best for a long time. I played it with the Zenk-Security team.
This is my write up for the problem 23, a « pwnable ».


Here is another pretty in pink Valentine's mani I did, which I wore this weekend. A bit softer colors than the previous plaid mani - soft and shiny and cute.
For these nails, I started off with OPI Pedal Faster Suzi! from the Spring 2012 Holland collection. This gorgeous shimmery pink was the perfect base for this mani - look for swatches from the collection sometime in the next week or two. For the base stamping image, I used Zoya Reva and Red Angel plate RA-108. The accent finger design (I ❤ U) was done using BM-02 and the hearts are from Konad plate m59, both done with Konad Special White.
I really enjoyed this mani. The shimmer in both Pedal Faster Suzi and Reva worked really well together and I love that accent nail design! Lots of compliments on this one too. I have one more thing up my sleeve for the actual day tomorrow, but I won't be able to get pictures of it until later, so I will show you all that the day after Valentine's Day. So until then, have a great day tomorrow!
Exttremely cute. your application is perfect.
Very cute! I love those two pinks together!
oiinn it's sooo lovely, I am really jealous!
I love this!! So adorable!
Oooh I really really like this!!! Can't wait to get my Pedal Faster Suzi, it's en route... With your permission I would love to replicate this look sometime!


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Musicians & DJS
Videograms
PA / Lighting
Stages / Dance Floors
Outdoor Movies
After his parents were driven mad from the sounds, noises, and other strange audible signals emanating from his car seat, they decided to focus his musical energy into something constructive and signed him up for church choir at the age of five, and drum lessons at age seven. Hauser has since participated in numerous choirs, musicals, orchestral, marching, symphonic, and jazz bands studying under Joe Nero at the University of the Arts.
Mike decided to enter the pop scene and use his eclectic experience to write unconventional arrangements akin to 60's innovators such as Brian Wilson, McCartney, and Brian Eno while incorporating modern sounds of subtractive synthesis into his folk-pop roots. As a result, Hauser went on to participate on American Idol, open for acts such as 2 Chainz, Drake Bell, and Vacationer, and self-produce his debut EP "Memories on Polaroid".
In addition to his solo career, Mike is a founding member of the indie-rock band The Radiographers- playing guitar, synth, and singing/songwriting alongside Devin Ganey, drummer for Kai Orion, organist/vocalist for Elizabeth II, and producer for numerous artists.
Mike Hauser and his backing band are currently playing shows in the DC area, cultivating their local fan base before branching out to other areas of the globe.
©2021 by Freestyle Booking & Events.


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Girls and gender in alternative education provision
Russell, Lisa and Thomson, Pat (2011) Girls and gender in alternative education provision. Ethnography and Education, 6 (3). pp. 293-308. ISSN 1745-7823
Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17457823.2011.610581
UK Government policy states that all young people aged 14–19 are entitled to a broad and balanced curriculum, with access to 'personalised' education and training pathways. With boys currently leading the statistics on exclusion, girls' educational and social needs are often sidelined in alternative education provision, as the majority of education and training programmes are populated by and designed for boys. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork from six alternative education provision sites located in the Midlands England, we argue that there are problems for girls with what's on offer, and with access and participation. We describe three girls and their discursive positions to reveal how gender is (re)produced and suggest a need for future research to investigate the experiences of girls in alternative education provision.
L Education > L Education (General)
School of Education and Professional Development
School of Education and Professional Development > Centre of Lifelong Learning and Social Justice
School of Education and Professional Development > Centre of Lifelong Learning and Social Justice > Policy Research Group


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Fri, Dec. 7th, 2007, 06:10 pm
Today, during the class discussion portion of History of Modern China, one of my classmates boldly explained that he thought that global warming was fictional, devised by first-world nations to keep third-world nations down.
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Sat, Dec. 8th, 2007 05:33 am (UTC)
bossgoji
Um. What?
Sat, Dec. 8th, 2007 11:57 pm (UTC)
ghostangel
That doesn't make any sense :P
As for the actual truth of it, I'm of two minds really. Because some of the data doesn't jibe...but thats just me. I also think that if it IS true, there isn't a damned thing we can do NOW to stop its progression.
Mon, Dec. 10th, 2007 07:29 am (UTC)
What really got me was that he percieved all of the different research as somehow all being orchestrated for one nefarious (and stupid, if you think about it) purpose. This is a junior in college who said this. On the other hand, he's a History major, whom haven't shown much criticality to me during my time as a History minor.
Thu, Dec. 13th, 2007 10:02 pm (UTC)
guido_jacobs
Funny thing is that the first-world nations are causing the greenhouse gasses and all that in the first place. Exactly what does third-world countries have to do with global warming, other than that the hole in the ozone layer being over somewhere in...where is it again, Africa?
Fri, Dec. 14th, 2007 04:57 am (UTC)
Preventable ozone layer deterioration is caused primarily by released CFCs and HCFCs. Laws were passed and enforced worldwide during the 1990s. In the US, we have the federal Clean Air Act, which is enforced by the EPA. Since then, the ozone layer situation is (mostly) under control.
Global warming is entirely different. It's a documented effect: the world's average temperture is going up, and although there is a global cooling/warming cycle, there is sufficient evidence that the activities of humans are influencing the cycle in a perturbing way. Carbon emmissions and other factors are very possible culprits.
"Third world" countries are the industrial workhorses of the world now. Any action to limit carbon emmisions is likely to affect those nations more than the rest of the world. This is why the Kyoto Protocol, for instance, sets different standards for different countries.
My contemporary took the bizzarre opinion that the Western powers fabricated it all just so that ways the "third world countries" could... I don't know, produce less? It makes less and less sense the more you think about it.
I see what you mean. It seems to me that everything in the world is making less and less sense these days...
That's strange. It seems to make more and more sense to me these days...
I must be like some sort of vampire or something. 0_o
Wed, Dec. 26th, 2007 07:55 pm (UTC)
Some things I just don't get: Why can't we have MMORPG sessions instead of wars? Why is oil so important if we're looking for alternatives to fossil fuels? When's lunch?
Thu, Dec. 27th, 2007 07:54 am (UTC)
Well, MMORPGs haven't been a part of our political history for very long. Also, war is just the most visible form of macro-conflict. There's lots of conflict on any MMORPG, regardless of servers or anything.
One of the reasons alternative fuel sources are being researched so heavily right now is that oil is so important, and will grow more important as it becomes ever more scarce and difficult to obtain.
Mon, Jan. 7th, 2008 02:48 am (UTC)
porsupah
Oddly enough, that appears to be Ron Paul's position, substituting "the UN" or "Europe", and "the US".
The more I come to understand the man, the more his popularity baffles me.
Mon, Jan. 7th, 2008 05:08 pm (UTC)
My guess is it's partially his opposition to continuing the deadly folly of Iraq, permitting Republicans against the war to express their feeling without having to vote Dem, and partially that he's not quite as insane as the others - there must, surely, be Republicans who know full well that torture is wrong (and that waterboarding was prosecuted as a war crime in the aftermath of WW2), and Guantanamo Bay isn't any grand beacon of liberty in need of expansion rather than closure.
I shan't comment on how people expect the national debt to be reduced if the IRS were to be eliminated - voluntary donations, perhaps, or greatly increasing expenditure based taxation.


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namespace Notadd\Foundation\JWTAuth;

use BadMethodCallException;
use Illuminate\Http\Request;
use Notadd\Foundation\JWTAuth\Http\Parser\Parser;
use Notadd\Foundation\JWTAuth\Contracts\JWTSubject;
use Notadd\Foundation\JWTAuth\Support\CustomClaims;
use Notadd\Foundation\JWTAuth\Exceptions\JWTException;

/**
 * Class JWT.
 */
class JWT
{
    use CustomClaims;

    /**
     * The authentication manager.
     *
     * @var \Notadd\Foundation\JWTAuth\Manager
     */
    protected $manager;

    /**
     * The HTTP parser.
     *
     * @var \Notadd\Foundation\JWTAuth\Http\Parser\Parser
     */
    protected $parser;

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     * The token.
     *
     * @var \Notadd\Foundation\JWTAuth\Token|null
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     * JWT constructor.
     *
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    {
        $this->manager = $manager;
        $this->parser = $parser;
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    {
        if (! $this->token) {
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Home | Alumni
Playbox Theatre Alumni are in highly visible roles across the arts spectrum from theatre, film and television to circus, administration and public relations. We thought you may like to meet a few of our alumni – highly valued and still maintaining strong links with the company.
Whilst many of our alumni pursue arts careers, a large number credit the skills, confidence and open-mindedness they acquired through working with Playbox Theatre for their significant success in a vast range of future employment.
Were you once a part of Playbox Theatre? We love to stay in touch with our magnificent Alumni and hear what you are doing, whether you've followed an arts career or not! Please email your news, biogs and photos to info@playboxtheatre.com and keep us in the picture.
You might also like to find our Playbox Alumni page on Facebook, so that you can stay in touch with past members even more regularly. Just send us a request and let us know which Playbox Centre you attended, and when, and we'll welcome you with open arms!
Warwick 2000-2013
Sophie joined Playbox Theatre aged 3 and was a superb member of our theatre and circus departments, taking a number of roles in a range of productions. She landed the coveted role of Sansa Stark in Game of Thrones whilst still at Playbox Theatre.
In addition to Game of Thrones Sophie has also starred in: Barely Lethal – an action comedy starring Hailee Steinfeld and Samuel L. Jackson; Alone – an indie drama starring Ray Liotta. Mary Shelley's Monster – a gothic telling of how Mary Shelley came to write Frankenstein; X-Men Apocalypse and X-Men: Dark Phoenix in which she plays the young Jean Grey. She appeared alongside her husband Joe Jonas, in the Jonas Brothers' music video, What A Man Gotta Do; and played Jane in the TV series Survive. In 2021, Sophie played Princess Charlotte in the animated TV series The Prince, alongside Orlando Bloom and Alan Cumming.
Sophie also appears in a new TV mini-series The Staircase and Broken Soldier, directed by Mathew Coppola, which were both released in 2022.
She has just recently landed the wonderful role of Joan Hannington in the new ITVX drama, JOAN. This new work is inspired by the life of the UK's most notorious jewel thief, with Sophie playing the title role. It will be filming in London in the spring, we'll all be looking forward to this!
Sophie became Ambassador for Playbox Theatre in 2014.
Tom Ball
Kenilworth 1994-2010
Tom was 3 years old when he joined our Early Stagers programme in Kenilworth. He grew to shine across our many departments, excelling as an actor, musical theatre performer and circus artist. Tom led many Playbox companies in the UK and USA, memorable performances include Treasure Island, Monkey, Wizard of Oz, Hair, The Fallen, Princess of Mars and Realms.
Tom could have followed many paths but when offered a place at National Centre for Circus Arts, the Circus and Physical Theatre route won! Whilst training Tom and a small group of fellow students created the ground-breaking circus troupe Silver Linings. Through Silver Linings Tom is able to enjoy using his extensive skills, not just circus but also singing, acting and music. So far Silver Linings have performed a highly acclaimed sell out debut show at Jacksons Lane, performances in the Bowler Hat as part of the City of London Festival, a sell-out run at CircusFest 2014 and performed in the Great Yarmouth Hippodrome as part of Out There Festival. We are delighted to be a regular host venue for their work and pleased that Tom remains an Associate Artist of the company, frequently leading circus masterclasses and holiday courses.
Sam Haygarth
Sam Haygarth is a writer, actor, and comedian. He recently appeared in Jojo Rabbit, directed by Taika Waititi, and The French Dispatch, directed by Wes Anderson. He has upcoming roles in Apple TV, Netflix, and Disney projects, and a couple of his own projects are also in development. Sam is interested in the intersection between art and politics. He campaigns on issues of climate and ecological justice and helped to organise one of the largest civil disobedience events in British history. He has written articles for Jacobin, Tribune, Novara Media and other publications. He also wrote the introduction to This Is Not A Drill, published by Penguin Books, and has performed comedy in venues around the world. In 2020, Sam co-wrote Extinction (2020) with Jack Cooper Stimpson, a short film starring Emma Thompson.
Sam loves Playbox so much, and wouldn't have a career without it. Does that sound a bit strange? He's writing this in the third person and can't really tell. Playbox gave Sam a passion for Shakespeare, a joy for performing, and a group of friends that will stay with him for life. Well, they better do. Or he'll be extremely sad and depressed. Playbox also gave Sam the confidence to write and produce his own work. He was very, very lucky to be there.
Emma Bentley
Chipping Campden, Stratford 2005-2011
Emma Bentley is an actor and writer, and is a treasured alumnus of Playbox Theatre.
She trained at The Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts and was a member of Soho Theatre Young Company from 2015-2017. She recently completed an MA at Central School of Speech and Drama in Writing for Stage and Broadcast Media.
In 2015 Emma co-wrote and starred in her debut solo show To She or Not to She for which she was heralded as 'warm and sparklingly funny' by the Scotsman and received the Special Commendation for Solo Performance from NSDF. The show subsequently toured across the UK in venues including the Lyric Hammersmith, Arts Theatre Westend, Guildfords' Yvonne Arnaud Theatre and the Oxford Playhouse. As a member of the all-female Shakespeare company Smoothed Faced Gentlemen, Emma performed in Macbeth at the Greenwich Theatre and Othello on their UK tour.
In 2018 Jou Le Genre, Emma returned to the Edinburgh Festival with a new show about homelessness called What Goes on in Front of Closed Doors.
She is an actor and facilitator for KIT Theatre, where she plays Professor Memo a woman who owns a time machine, working in schools across London for children aged 6-10 yrs, and has facilitated workshops for the Old Vic's Schools for Schools project in secondary schools working on Joe Penhall's Mood Music.
In 2021: she wrote, produced and presented 8 episodes of her podcast The Call Back, where she interviews creatives and shares ideas about mindset, attitude and energy; and, her short film of To She Or Not To She was released to independent film festivals and was selected for the Rome Prisma and Amsterdam Lift Off.
She is currently developing writing for radio, television and theatre from her home in East London.
Bristol 1997-2002
Nikki was a founding member of Bristol Playbox which opened in 1997 and has worked for Playbox Theatre at The Dream Factory since 2003. During that time, she has turned her hand to everything from administration and design, to performing for and working with children. She toured with the company to Japan in 2006.
Outside of Playbox, she pursues her passion for theatre and performing, and can regularly be seen on stage across Warwickshire.
Recent theatre credits include: Beatrice – A View From The Bridge, Crystal – Little Shop of Horrors for Rugby Theatre. Rumpleteazer – CATS, Elle Woods – Legally Blonde, Lina Lamont – Singin' In The Rain, Babe – The Pajama Game, Lily St Regis – Annie, Kate – Oklahoma! for Leamington & Warwick Musical Society. Gussie Carnegie – Merrily We Roll Along, Louise/Gypsy Rose Lee – Gypsy, Beggar Woman – Sweeney Todd, Audrey – Little Shop of Horrors, Bonnie – Godspell, Ghost of Christmas Past – Scrooge for The Loft Theatre Company. Estelle – The Full Monty, Debs – Boogie Nights, Angie/Cyndi Lauper Impersonator – The Wedding Singer for Spa Theatre Company. Red – Red Riding Hood, Princess Melanie – Humpty Dumpty, Audrey – Little Shop of Horrors for Talisman Theatre. Jeanie – HAIR for Playbox Theatre. She also appears as Izzy the dairymaid on the concept album recording of Tess – The Musical.
Nikki is represented by RED Talent Management and is now credited as Nelle Cross. For more information visit www.nellecross.com.
Leo Bill
Leamington 1990-1998
Leo was an active member of Leamington Playbox, appearing in many productions.
Since graduating from RADA in 2001, Leo has been consistently in work both on stage and on screen. Highlights of his career include Alice In Wonderland (2010), 28 Days Later… (2002), The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (2011), In Fabric (2018), Rare Beasts (2019), and Cruella (2021).
Other stage works include: The Duchess of Malfi and The Tragedy of King Richard the Second at the Ameilda Theatre; Mephisto and Dear Elizabeth at The Gate Theatre; A Midsummer's Nights Dream at the Young Vic; Curtains at the Rose Theatre Kingston; and Hamlet at the Barbican. He
Television credits include The White Queen (2013), Taboo (2017), Strike (2017) and War of the Worlds (2021).
In 2022, Leo is due to appear in the new TV series Becoming Elizabeth; and upcoming film Flux Gourmet directed by Peter Strickland.
Leo is also a writer and director and currently working on a short film Abigail and Martin for Canal +.
Ellie Cahill
Ellie is a casting agent, she looks after a whole host of interesting people including writers, actors, comedians and presenters. Most recently she's had clients in The Mousetrap on the West End, Black Mirror, EastEnders, numerous feature films including The Darkest Hour and Paddington 2, as well as clients on Strictly!
Ellie was a member of Playbox from 2000 – 2007 and initially wanted to pursue her dream of becoming an actor. However, working at the Edinburgh festival introduced her to a number of comedians and comedy agents and lead to a job on reception at Avalon management in 2011, and she's never looked back! Since then she's worked for Dawn Sedgwick Management who look after Simon Pegg and Catherine Tate, as well as having a number of roles at Avalon. In 2015 she became their in house Casting Agent looking after the acting work for clients including Russell Howard and Greg Davies and some fantastic up and coming comics. In January 2017 Ellie joined Noel Gay to setup her own list of clients.
Ellie currently works for The Galton Agency under DLT Management.
Ralph Davis
Warwick, 1998-2014
Ralph started Playbox whilst he was still in nappies. Having made his debut as an oompa loompa in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, he went on to appear in many shows at the Dream Factory, including playing Dave in Dave's Amazing Trainers, Shere Khan in The Jungle Book and touring to LA with The Fallen.
Ralph went straight to RADA from school and recently graduated. Whilst there he played leads in A Little Night Music and The Winter's Tale. He left early to play Edmund in King Lear at the Globe and appeared on BBC Radio 4 in The Good Terrorist. Some of Ralph's other theatre credits include George in Strange Orchestra directed by Annie Tyson, Tamburlaine and Timon Of Athens for The Royal Shakespeare Company; Valued Friends directed by Michael Fentiman at The Rose Theatre. Ralph also appeared in BBC1 6-part series SAS: Rogue Heroes, by the Peaky Blinders producer Steven Knight, which was released in 2022.
Ralph's screen credits include Anatomy Of A Scandal, Netflix; Small Axe and Life After Life for BBC.
Ralph appeared as Trinculo in Shakespeare's Globe's production of The Tempest earlier this year.
Lucy Doyle
Lucy was a member of Playbox Theatre for many years, before successfully achieving a place on the 3 yr acting course at RADA. Lucy was awarded the prestigious Carlton Hobbs Award (Radio) and went straight from RADA into a 12 month contract with BBC, as a member of their REP Company.
Some of Lucy's pivotal roles during her training at RADA include: Rosalind in As You Like It; Helen Of Troy in The Trojan Women; Prospero in The Tempest.
Since then Lucy has: appeared alongside Vanessa Redgrave as Muriel Gardner in Vienna 1934-Munich 1938 at Theatre Royal Bath; played Patricia in A Cold Supper Behind Harrods with David Jason, Saffron Coomber and Anton Lesser; and, played Emily in Everything Under a short film directed by Louisa Karayiannis.
During her time at Playbox Theatre, Lucy gave us many joyful and memorable performances, including Mary in The Mysteries (RSC and Dream Factory) and the Title Role in Sleeping Beauty for Christmas 2012. Lucy was a member of Playbox Theatre in Warwick; Playbox Professionals; Shakespeare Young Company.
Lucy is currently shooting the short film 'White', recording for Nintendo's 'Big Folk 3' whilst 'The Dinner After' has been shortlisted for London Short Film Festival 2022′.
Hannah Elsy
Hannah joined Playbox aged four and performed in many productions including A Midsummer Night's Dream, Alice In Wonderland and Cinderella. Her favourite production was Pink Floyd's The Wall, which started a lifelong passion for Dad's rock music.
After leaving a love affair with academia at King's College London, Hannah started producing. Hannah Elsy Productions has put on shows at The Arts Theatre, the National Theatre Studio, Theatre Clwyd, The Pleasance, RichMix, The Tristan Bates Theatre, North Wall Oxford, Ovalhouse, King's Head Theatre, VAULT Festival and in private gardens. Her work has been covered in The Guardian, The Independent and The Daily Telegraph. She has provided consultancy and management services for many clients across the theatre sector including The Old Vic, University Of The Arts London and Tina! The Tina Turner musical.
Hannah is also the Founder and CEO of Stageless, a business which creates shareable commissioned performances tailored to time, space, person and message.
BritishTheatre.com says 'Producer Hannah Elsy knows a good thing when she sees it, and she never attaches her name to anything less than wonderful'.
Dan Farrell
Dan was only 10 when he joined Playbox Theatre and was an important part of both the Theatre and Musical Theatre Departments. He appeared in a huge number of productions for Playbox in both the UK and USA, including; Cabaret, Believers, Peter Pan, Henry IV, Trelawny and The Revenger's Tragedy.
Dan is now founder and full-time director for his own company, Sparks, which delivers filmmaking workshops in schools and in extracurricular settings. With over 10 years of experience they operate more than 20 film schools around the UK, inspiring young people to unleash their creativity as they master media, discover their passions and develop skills that will help them to thrive both now and in the future. With support from Film London, Sparks hosted its first short film festival in October 2015 (housed in an interactive haunted house), and Dan and his business partner wrote their first book: The Movie Making Book, which was published in 2017.
Dan is also chairman of the board of trustees for Drunken Chorus, a charity that produces theatre in outreach settings.
Calum Finlay
Since graduating from LAMDA (July 2012) Calum has performed with The National Theatre (Prince of Denmark); RSC (Jubilee, Macbeth, Merry Wives of Windsor, The Mouse and His Child); Manchester Royal Exchange (Too Clever By Half); Birmingham REP (Tartuffe); National Theatre of Scotland (Dunsinane International Tour); and on BBC's Holby City. He has also worked with Told By An Idiot (the Ghost Train), a company whose physical approach to theatre draws on variety of sources including Commedia dell'Arte and Jacque Le Coq.
Calum has most recently appeared in The West End (Switzerland); Almeida Theatre (Mary Stuart; Hamlet).
Calum's recent screen credits include the title role in film Bates Of The Amazon, as well as playing Lysander for CBeebies' A Midsummer Night's Dream, and numerous appearances on Holby City.
Calum is a regular guest director at Playbox Theatre and specialises in theatre and screen acting.
George Fletcher
Stratford 1997-2013
George Fletcher is an actor and director. He began his training at Playbox Theatre at the age of three. He performed in numerous productions with the company including work with SYC, Secret Theatre, Studio productions and toured to Edinburgh and LA with The Fallen.
He has run workshops for the company in addition to working on the Shakespeare's Schools Festival and directing productions at Henley High and working back stage at the RSC. He left Playbox to train at Royal Welsh School of Music and Drama, graduating in 2016.
Following his graduation, George has been busy on stage appearing in Frankenstein (2016 & 2017) at the Watermill Theatre, Tell Sad Stories of the Death of Queens (2018) at the Kings Head Theatre, Eigengrau (2019) at Waterloo East Theatre, Wood (2019) at the Vault Festival, Tracy at the Underbelly and Snow White (2021) at Theatre 503.
Television credits include: Call The Midwife (2016), Eastenders (2019) and The War Master (Big Finish /Doctor Who) (2020).
He is about to start rehearsals for a new play at the Omnibus Theatre and North Wall Oxford before a small regional tour.
George also works as a script reader and dramaturg.
Stuart Goldsmith
Stuart was a Playbox Member for 7 years at our Kenilworth centre and was central to many productions. Since leaving Playbox, Stuart has carved out a well-respected comedic career on stage and screen.
In 2010 Stuart's Edinburgh show Stuart Goldsmith: The Reasonable Man received amazing reviews, as did his follow-up 2011 tour Another Lovely Crisis. Stuart also received many positive reviews for his 2014 and 2015 Edinburgh shows, Extra Life, and An Hour, respectively. In 2017, he toured his stand-up show, Like I Mean It nationally.
In 2012 Stuart launched a podcast – The Comedian's Comedian with Stuart Goldsmith – where in each episode he interviews a comedian about how they approach their profession. The podcast currently has around 250 episodes, featuring interviews with comedians such as Russel Brand, Jimmy Carr and Stuart Lee.
Stuart also appeared in BBC Sounds Podcast 'You're Dead To Me' in 2019 and again in 2021 along with Dating Games Podcast and Dad Chat Podcast.
Stuart continues to build his audience internationally, performing at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and the New Zealand International Comedy Festival, where he won the Spirit of the Festival Award. He has been invited to perform at the prestigious Just For Laughs Comedy Festival a number of times. 2019 also saw Stuart invited to perform stand-up on iconic TBS chat show Conan.
Lydia Harper
Banbury 2002-2010
She started acting with Playbox when sessions opened in Banbury in 2002, and over the next 8 years became an active member in the company. Following her Playbox debut in The Little Mermaid, she performed in numerous productions including the LA tour of Monkey – Journey to the West and the Edinburgh run of The Fallen.
Playbox is where Lydia first tried Circus Arts and after working on RED, Lunar Lakes and Realms, she went on to build a career from it.
Lydia trained at the National Centre for Circus Arts and after graduating was a founding member of Silver Lining; an energetic, honest and fun contemporary circus company.
In 2015 Lydia joined Cirque du Soleil as part of the creation and original cast for TORUK – The First Flight, where she worked as acrobatic captain of 2 acts and Artist Coach of choreography, blocking and movement.
Lydia debuted her show FATcrobat at Resolutions festival in 2020. FATcrobat is her solo directing debut and explores beauty standards through the world of circus.
Currently Lydia is studying a Masters in theatre directing at East 15 Drama School.
Neil Hancock
Neil is an actor and writer known for his appearance in Prime Suspect 1973 (2017) and was a member of Playbox for a number of years.
In 2021, Neil played David in an extract of the new play Animal by John Bradfield at the Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester. He is also a resident actor at the company Shakespeare Aloud, where he is often playing various characters.
Neil is also a Disability Advisor at Nonsuch History and Dance.
Edmund Kingsley
Edmund was a member of our Stratford centre from the age of 5 and worked with us until he gained a place at RADA. At Playbox, he played Prince Hal in Henry IV, the first Shakespeare to be staged at The Dream Factory shortly after it opened.
Edmund is a well know actor and can often be spotted on stage and screen. His most recent feature film appearances include Benediction and Framed (2021).
His recent theatre credits include, Beauty and the Beast at the Oxford Playhouse, Secret Theatre at Shakespeare's Globe, and Seven Acts of Mercy and Hecuba at the RSC.
Some TV credits include the BBC three-part series Life in Squares, about the lives and loves of the Bloomsbury group playing John Maynard Keynes, Doctors and in the ITV series Jekyll & Hyde. We are looking forward to his 2022 appearance in the new TV series Slow Horses.
Edmund is currently working on a movie 'Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose', playing the role of 'Harry Houdini'.
Lilit Lesser
Stratford, 2006-2014
My name is Lilit and I'm a multilingual actor. Playbox is and was and always will be where all began! It was where the passion and learning began, that continues today. I think of it, and of the people who make it the wonder that it is, with inexpressible love and gratitude.
Post Playbox… I worked a lot with the National Youth Theatre, then (having learned of it through Playbox) went to Paris to do a life-changingly wonderful workshop in French at the Ecole de Théâtre de Jacques Lecoq. Following much auditioning/rejection-ing, during which time I explored my passion for languages and trapeze, and translated a play into Spanish, I moved to London and begun to work…
I played the pioneering mathematician Ada Byron Lovelace in ITV's The Frankenstein Chronicles, with Sean Bean. I was then the lead in a lovely short film for Channel 4, and then went straight from Slough to Budapest — a tiny, but lovely, part in an American series for Paramount called The Alienist.
After that came a wonderful bit of theatre: an absurdist/satirical/political comedy by Marcelo dos Santos at the Shoreditch Town Hall in east London. Then straight off the stage to rise at 5am to go and eat meringues and be nasty while wearing a feathery turban, as you do, in ITV's Vanity Fair.
I'm also currently in the year 1968, playing a secretary with secrets…wearing itchy wool suits and jumping on men in graveyards. I wouldn't change a thing.
As I start to get work, (after lots and lots and LOTS of rejections, as is the way!) I very often think of Playbox, and that magical and inspiring creativity that I was lucky enough to have access to then. It continues to support me now as I learn more and more. I learnt to always see yourself as a collaborator, nothing more and certainly nothing less, to speak up and fight your corner, to be honest and brave and always kind. And if you work in Budapest, never let having to wear a corset stop you eating a LOT of delicious Hungarian pancakes.
Alice Lowe
Alice was a member of Kenilworth Playbox before going to Cambridge where she became involved with the Footlights Society.
She is now an actor, writer and director working in TV and film with credits including: The IT Crowd, Horrible Histories, The Mighty Boosh, Skins, Paddington, Black Mirror:Bandersnatched, Harry & Paul, Little Britain, Sherlock, Inside NO.9 and many more.
2021 saw Alice appear in Paul Dood's Deadly Lunch Break, the new TV series' Bloods, and Back.
She also wrote, directed, and starred in the dark comedy Prevenge (2016), about a pregnant woman on a killing spree, and wrote and starred in the 2012 film Sightseers, about a couple who travel around the country in a caravan.
She is currently working on a Musical The Greatest Days and her new project Timestalker is currently in production, with Alice writing, starring and directing.
Spesh Maloney
Spesh joined Playbox Theatre in Kenilworth aged 14 and was part of the central team to take ownership of The Dream Factory. As well as appearing in many productions as a member, in his professional career he has composed a number of scores for the company including One Day In The Future, Winnie The Pooh and Circ Chicane.
Spesh is a theatre and film composer for a number of companies including the BBC, RSC and Shakespeare's Globe. As a musician he has toured internationally, performed in West End shows and has gigged with bands and big names across London, at Glastonbury Festival, around the UK & Europe. Spesh trained at the Royal College of Music and is currently composing the music for his third feature film alongside being a regular sound designer for the RSC.
In 2020, Spesh composed music and created the sound-design for the BBC's continuing drama EastEnders, including a 'special episode' featuring the character Ben (portrayed by Max Bowden) and his struggle with a hearing impairment.
He also directed a documentary called The Link, which is about A group of singers and musicians who find each other in a time of difficulty.
We are delighted to welcome Spesh back to Playbox Theatre to run our Radio, Recording and Voice Over workshop.
Chris McGill
Chris was a founding member of Playbox Theatre joining the company in 1986 and playing a huge role in the company's development during its formative years. He appeared in a range of productions including The Servant of Two Masters, Henry IV, Reynard The Fox and took the title role in Dr Faustus at The Dream Factory, before commencing training at LAMDA.
Following several years of success as an actor appearing in a number of companies including RSC, West Yorkshire Playhouse and Shakespeare's Globe, Chris founded Dusthouse – a British film production company creating unique work for the international theatre and performing arts industries. Some of Dusthouse's recent clients include Nottingham Playhouse, RSC, Shakespeare's Globe, Sonia Friedman Productions and a number of West End theatres.
Chris has recently directed episodes of EastEnders and Holby City for BBC.
Josh McGuire
Josh was 8 when he joined Playbox Theatre in Warwick in the days before The Dream Factory. He took the title role in The Ancient Mariner, Playbox Theatre's first Young Production Company creation and went on to play pivotal roles with Playbox for many years including Mowgli in The Jungle Book, Michael in Peter Pan, Clifford Bradshaw in Cabaret and the title role in Richard III.
After graduating from RADA Josh has been consistently in work both on stage and on screen. Theatre highlights of his career include Posh (Royal Court Theatre), Amadeus (Chichester Festival Theatre), The Magistrate (National Theatre) The Ruling Class (Trafalgar Studios) and playing opposite Daniel Radcliffe in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead at The Old Vic.
Televisions credits include The Hour, Scrotal Recall, Misfits, EastEnders: E20 and Love, Nina. He also stars as Angus, in the Netflix series Lovesick.
He has recently been in a BBC series – Cheaters and Netflix series – Anatomy of a Scandal.
Film credits also include About Time, National Theatre Live: I'm Not Running, Boys on Film 20: Heaven Can Wait and All My Friends Hate Me.
Charlotte Merriam
Solihull 1998-2012
Charlotte's Playbox career began aged 5 and she grew to become one of the company's most significant members to date. She created memorable performances across a range of productions including Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Jungle Book and Beauty and The Beast.
Charlotte is now graduating after studying Theatre at Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama and is pictured as Perdita in their production of The Winter's Tale directed by Joe Murphy. Her final showcase saw her performing the coveted title role in Electra and she leaves her three-year training signed to one of the world's top industry agents.
Ed Miller
Edward was a member of Kenilworth Playbox Theatre for many years and central to a huge number of productions including The Wall, His Dark Materials, Richard III, he was also one of a small number of senior members to be selected to represent the company on tour in Japan. Through Playbox, Ed learned the philosophy that with enough determination, 'energy, enthusiasm and passion' you can achieve your greatest aspirations.
Ed started his first company specialising in 'interactive photography' whilst studying for a degree in Philosophy and Psychology where some of his clients included Vogue, NHS and the RSC. In 2014 he created the first news narrative documentary for the reality headset 'The Oculus Rift'. His film was featured in the Independent and Financial Times. He is now Head of Visual for the ground-breaking company Immersively. He also co-founded a company called Medical Realities which uses new technology such as virtual and augmented reality to bring first class surgical training to anybody, anywhere in the world.
Hazel Mills
Hazel Mills is a Bristol based pianist/vocalist and songwriter. Hazel has carved out a musical career by incorporating her Classical roots and affinity for 1960s American minimalism with her pop sensibilities and love of analog synths. A member of Bristol Playbox Theatre from 1999 to 2002 (staring in three productions by playwright/screenwriter Laura Wade) and touring member of pioneering puppeteers, The Paper Cinema, Hazel's early background in theatre and love of classic horror/sci-fi movies has fuelled her passion for the visual side of musical performance.
She has toured the globe with artists across multiple genres, such as Birdy, Goldfrapp, The Will Gregory Moog Ensemble and joined Florence and the Machine as pianist and backing vocalist in 2018/19 for their High as Hope tour. Alongside her touring commitments, Hazel is currently writing forthcoming material for a new project Violaine, with her long-term collaborator and producer/musician TJ Allen (Bat For Lashes, Portishead, Charlotte Hatherley). Incorporating elements from both her early solo works and former post-punk band Adding Machine, the duo also draw influence from 80s synth pop, and French-influenced piano music such as that of film composer Ryuichi Sakamoto (Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence, The Revenant).
Website: www.hazelmills.com
Twitter: www.twitter.com/hazelmills
Instagram: www.instagram.com/hazelmills
FB: www.facebook.com/hazelmillsmusic
SC: www.soundcloud.com/hazel-mills
Máirín O' Hagan
After leaving Playbox, Máirín studied English at Cambridge University, where she was president of the Marlowe Society and wrote and performed for the Cambridge Footlights. She wrote several plays and musicals there, including Bereavement: The Musical which was nominated for Best New Musical and Best Lyrics at the Musical Theatre Matters awards in Edinburgh. She went on to complete an MA in Acting at East 15 Acting School.
Since then Máirín has worked as an actor, writer, producer and director. She runs two companies: Queynte Laydies is a writing partnership with Sarah Anson, producing exciting stories which refocus on women's role in history. Their play Marge and Jules, about medieval mystics Margery Kempe and Julian of Norwich has been performed throughout Europe since 2014. It is heading to Cardiff in late 2017, and Oxford early the following year. Their verse history Lady Percy responds to Shakespeare's Henry IVs, looking at the female, Northern and Celtic sides of the rebellion against the king. It had its first outing in Covent Garden last year and Queynte Laydies are incredibly excited about its future development. Queynte Laydies have strong links with British and Swiss universities and Máirín performs and translates Early Modern Latin and English drama for university conferences, as well as presenting lectures and workshops.
Máirín set up Barefaced Greek, a film production company specialising in short films using ancient Greek drama text in the original language. BFG's first collection of films has just been shown in an exhibition at the V&A museum (New Films, Old Drama), including a Lysistrata filmed early this year inspired by the Women's Marches that took place across the world. BFG have some new releases to follow shortly, and an exciting shooting schedule for 2018, including some incredible, yet-to-be-announced, worldwide locations. The films aim at making Classics more accessible to all, so that anyone with an interest in Greek drama can hear a short, pithy taster of the original language. They are available to watch on YouTube or on the BFG website.
More recent acting work includes the film Kin which has just returned from the Cannes short festival and is now playing in London. Máirín is currently touring Canada performing in the musical The Foreclosure Follies with the Live Canon Ensemble, which heads to Broadway next before returning to London and Oxford. As a writer, Máirín is represented by Independent talent, and is currently developing for two sitcoms and some drama work for television.
Máirín was recently commissioned to write a new work for Playbox's Young Production Company, The Dancing Bear & The Hunter In The Stars. This production was staged to great acclaim in September 2021.
Luka Owen
After Playbox, I went to Laban Conservatoire of Dance for three years. Since then, I have worked with lots of difference dance theatre companies, including C-12, Highly Sprung, Jolvyann and Motionhouse.
I've been lucky enough to work on some large scale outdoor works, including The Voyage and Godiva Awakes, as part of the Olympics.
I have also worked for Coventry based company Imagineer and Circus Vogue, doing more aerial work.
I'm so happy I am still using skills I obtained at Playbox!
View Luka's showreel to see demonstrations of her work.
Simon Pollard
Simon is a theatre director, specialising in musical theatre. He is the International Associate Director of Billy Elliot The Musical, and has spent the past few years travelling the world, directing new productions of the show in South Korea, Japan and Australia. During the pandemic, unable tor travel, he directed a Japanese production of the show via Zoom from his front room in London, with the cast and the rest of the creative team in Tokyo. He is also a writer, dramaturg and facilitator. He is currently working on the development of several new pieces of musical theatre, including Nanny McPhee The Musical with Emma Thompson. Other recent projects include directing The Wrong Rainbow, written by fellow Playbox alumna Amie Taylor, and co-directing Throwback with Paulette Randall for circus company Silver Lining.
In 2012 he was the runner-up for the JMK Award with his proposal for a revival of John Cameron Mitchell's Hedwig and the Angry Inch. He occasionally runs a theatre company called Rebel Theatre, and is and Education Associate for the Old Vic Theatre. Simon is very proud to be an Associate Director of Playbox Theatre.
Holly Robinson
Solihull, 1996-2012
Holly is a Birmingham-born playwright, now based in London. She began her training at Playbox Theatre before moving to London to pursue a degree in English Literature. Her first play soft animals was written as part of the Soho Writers' Lab programme, and opened at Soho Theatre in February 2019 to both critical and popular acclaim. Holly was subsequently nominated for the 2019 Stage Debut Awards, for Best Writer.
Recent work includes small myth, a two-hander about mothers and their daughters, and the environmental crisis which the young generation have been left to fight, created with Eve Allin and Charlotte Fraser for an in-development showing at Vault Festival 2020, starring Sophie Steer and Charlotte Merriam; and small, exploring an experimental medical trial, a generation unable to grow up, and the allure of maybe never having to, written for a cast of 19 for Oxford School of Drama, which opened at Soho Theatre in August 2019.
Holly was part of BBC Writersroom London Voices 2020 and is currently one of the Soho Six, co-commissioned with 45North.
Amie Taylor
Amie is a writer, theatre maker and workshop facilitator. Through her theatre company, 'The 10-33 Project', she makes work that directly engages audiences in ways they are not usually engaged in live performance. She is interested in making work that opens up questions about gender inequality, homophobia and LGBT+ issues and narratives.
Companies she has worked with include GAFA Arts Collective, The Chaosbaby Company, Shaky Isles Theatre and Culturcated.
As well as running a number of workshops for children in drama and film making, Amie also ran a feminist writing workshop at RCSSD in 2014 as part of the WOW festival and previously delivered the site-specific undergrad module at PPA in Guildford.
Amie is a founder of the LGBTQ Arts Review and is a keen writer having written for FemaleArts Magazine, Shaky Isles Theatre and Diva Magazine, as well as writing plays of her own.
Her first book, The Big Book of LGBTQ+ Activities was published in 2020 by Jessica Kingsley Publishers (JKP) and she has a new book coming out in February 2022 called The Monster Book of Feelings, about emotions and feelings for 6-9 year olds.
Cameron Walker
Cameron joined Playbox Theatre in Stratford at the age of 4. He trained here for nearly 15 years and, in his final years with Playbox, he also became a member of the Musical Theatre department, performing in lead roles in both The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast. Cameron also appeared in the The Wizard of Oz, The Lord of the Flies and Treasure Island.
Whilst studying for a degree in Broadcast Journalism, Cameron undertook lots of work experience in the television and radio industries.
He's worked at ITV's This Morning, BBC News (national), Victoria Derbyshire, BBC Hereford and Worcester, as well as shadowing directors on Good Morning Britain (ITV) and The One Show (BBC One), and co- presented online charity videos for the philanthropy company, Ammado.
Since graduating in July 2018, Cameron undertook a traineeship with ITV news and spent 10 months in the Channel Islands learning to produce and present news bulletins.
Cameron currently works as a journalist for GB news.
Hannah Young
Since leaving Playbox, Hannah has worked extensively at the RSC, notably in Michael Boyd's Long Ensemble, 2009-2011, which toured to The Armory in New York. Credits with the RSC include: Julius Caeser, Anthony and Cleopatra, King Lear, The Winter's Tale, The Merry Wives of Windsor, The Drunks, American Trade, Little Eagles and The Tempest. Her work in the West End includes As You Desire Me with the late Bob Hoskins, A Midsummer Night's Dream and Coriolanus. She played Moll in the Almeida's A Chaste Maid in Cheapside and has worked with director Lucy Bailey in several productions including The Lady From the Sea at Birmingham Rep. She has also worked alongside playwrights. Television credits include the gritty Channel 4 drama Offenders and a semi regular role in Doctors and Waking the Dead.
Nancy Farino
Nancy joined Playbox in 2004, aged 6, later joining Shakespeare Young Company and Playbox Professionals and performing in shows such as Skellig, O.U.T. Spells Out, Romeo & Juliet, As You Like It, and her personal favourite, Peter Pan. She worked with Playbox to host a charity evening of theatre created by wonderful Playbox members in aid of charities supporting Syrian Refugees, raising over £1500 in 2017.
Nancy joined the National Youth Theatre in 2014 and went on to train at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. Since graduating, she has guest starred in Casualty (BBC) and played Carol in North of Providence by Edward Allan Baker (Bristol Old Vic).
More recently Nancy has wrapped on two projects: appearing as Holly in the Netflix series Anatomy of a Scandal which was released earlier this year, and a war drama for Apple to air in 2023. All opportunities are undoubtedly down to her time at Playbox and the energy, enthusiasm and passion of those who make it all possible: the Playbox family.
Eva joined Playbox at age 12 and quickly discovered her love for performing through Shakespeare Young Company and later Playbox Professionals. She took part in many Playbox shows such as Romeo and Juliet, The Mysteries, Peter Pan, As You Like It, and a San Franciscan tour of 'Monkey'!
Eva also joined Playbox's new venture Ustinov Theatre School where she leaned the skills and confidence needed to audition for drama school. With this encouragement she headed off to Bristol Old Vic Theatre School at age 18.
After graduating Eva wrote and performed a one woman show 'Where We Come From' in London. She then went on to film short films 'Honesty' and 'Your Move' before becoming series regular 'Verity Hutchinson', on Hollyoaks.
She thanks Playbox for being the absolute bedrock and inspiration behind her life as an actor.
Tabby Lamb
Warwick 1993 - 2008
Tabby Lamb is a non-binary writer and performer based in East London. They are equally inspired by Carly Rae Jepson and Tennessee Williams, and strive to tell stories that explore the intersections between popular culture and politics.
Their debut solo show SINCE U BEEN GONE, which Tabby wrote and performed, premiered at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2019, after previewing at the Gate Theatre. The show was spectacularly received by audiences and garnered a glowing 4* write up from the Guardian who called the play "bold, honest and swollen with love".
They were part of the Soho Theatre Writers Lab and the LGBTQ Arts Review #RaisingOurVoices scheme for queer and trans writers, Oxford Playhouse Playmakers scheme, and Oli Lansley's Writing for Stage and TV course. They are also an associate artist for Middle Child and Theatre Royal Stratford East.
They are currently under commission at The Unicorn Theatre, The Place and Kilter, Pentabus and 45North. Alongside their passion for writing, Tabby is a facilitator and runs creative arts projects for people from the LGBTQ+ community. They also founded Theatre Queers & can often be seen advocating for Trans Rights across their social media platforms and beyond.
Kenilworth 1998 - 2011
Jonathan Case is an actor based in London, from the West Midlands.
They trained at LAMDA and have been in 'Holby City' and played the playwright Joe Orton in 'Joe Orton: Laid Bare' on the BBC.
For the past two years he has been playing Scorpius Malfoy in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, on the West End.
He can also be seen in Chino Moya's Debut Feature 'Undergods' which was released in UK Cinemas May 2021 and is currently recording a high profile video game but won't be able to say anything more until it's release!
Tom Lee
Tom is a freelance production manager based on London. He has worked across a variety of venues and genres of theatre, and has a keen interest in exploring new ideas and ways of working.
Recent credits include: ANNA (Production Manager – National Theatre); Phantom of The Opera UK Tour (Deputy Production Manager – Cameron Mackintosh Limited); The Mask of Orpheus and Orpheus and Eurydice (Production Manager – English National Opera); The Sun, The Moon and The Stars and Extinct (Production Manager; Theatre Royal Stratford East);
Current and future work includes: Oliver! Japan (Production Manager – Cameron Mackintosh Limited), Mary Poppins, Japan (Production Manager – Cameron Mackintosh Limited), Mary Poppins, Australia (Production Manager, Cameron Mackintosh Limited)
Lydia Clowes
Lydia attended Playbox from a young age until the age of 18, and performed in a number of shows at The Dream Factory, including The Twits, Trelawny and many musical theatre productions.
Lydia since moved to London and began working as a musician. Primarily her work has been as a recording and performance vocalist performing backing vocals with artists such as U2, Tom Odell and Dermot Kennedy, and most recently supporting the Stereophonics on tour with singer-songwriter Tom Speight. Her performance work has taken her around the world on tour to places such as Brazil, Mexico and Eastern Europe.
Lydia also recorded on the soundtrack of Disney's 'Cruella' and starred in Will Ferrel's 'Eurovision' film, and next year begins a new venture with her own original solo music project.
Playbox undoubtedly had a big influence on Lydia's confidence in performing and decision to take this forward into a successful and enjoyable career in music.
Katy Richardson
Katy attended Playbox from 2007 to 2010 and was based at the Dream Factory in Warwick. She is best known as the original Jane in SIX and is currently the musical director for Jersey Boys at the Trafalgar Theatre.
Credits as Musical Supervisor/Associate: RENT (Hope Mill Theatre); SIX (U.K. and Australia).
Credits as Musical Director: Bonnie & Clyde: in concert (Theatre Royal Drury Lane); Jersey Boys (Trafalgar Theatre); SIX (Lyric Theatre, Arts Theatre, 2018 U.K. Tour); MT Fest 2021 – Millennials (Turbine Theatre); RENT (Hope Mill Theatre); The Little Big Things (workshop); Hair (Turbine Theatre); Natalie Paris in Concert (The Other Palace); The Wind in the Willows (workshop); An Evening with Aimie Atkinson (The Other Palace); Pageant (U.K. Tour); Sister Act (Bernie Grant Arts Centre); NewsRevue (Canal Cafe Theatre); Soldier On (workshop); Cinderella (Spotlight Theatre); Blues Brothers: Live and The Rat Pack: Live (both C Scala, Edinburgh); Dracula (Arts Theatre & Latitude Festival); Personals (Landor Theatre).
Credits as Assistant Musical Director: Dr Dolittle (U.K. Tour); Norma Jeane (The LOST Theatre). Credits as Composer, Arranger, and/or Orchestrator: The Theban Motherf**ker (co-composer – Latitude Festival); Feathers in the Snow (composer – Unicorn Theatre); Americana (Arranger/Orchestrator – Spa Complex Scarborough & Stage@Leeds); Facehunters (Arranger/Orchestrator)
Liz Fairnell
Liz started at Playbox doing acting with Mary in Kenilworth, when she was 14 she discovered circus and dance classes at The Dream factory. The second she hit the air she knew she was hooked. Liz continued to pursue circus at Playbox, performing in 4 Phrases and The Voyage. Always wanting to spend as much time on stage as possible, Liz always got involved with Compilation. Working mostly with Stewart one of her first performances was with Sophie Turner in Scary Play, with her last acting performance being Hanuman in The Ramayana. Other than The Ramayana Liz's Playbox highlight was taking Metropolis to the Santa Monica Playhouse in America.
After Playbox Liz pursued Physical Theatre and Circus Arts at Circomedia in Bristol, once she had completed her Foundation Degree she went out into the industry. Liz has since gone on to work with grass roots circus organisations in Bristol. She has travelled to Italy to work with Firenza Guidi, No Fit State Circus director. Then to train along side No Fit State at The Circus Village and on site during the final showings of Lexicon. Liz worked with the Bristol Circus 250 celebrating 250 years of circus to help curate the festivities. She has taken work all over the UK to Greenwich Circus Festival, Bristol Harbourside Festival and Boomtown Festival.
When Covid hit she went back to Circomedia to complete her BA honours in Physical Theatre and Circus Arts. Before graduating her year group created a cabaret with Cirque Bijou, this inspired her year to take their own cabaret on tour to Revel Puck Circus and TILT Physical Theatre and Circus festival. Liz currently works on the admin behind the scenes of Circomedia's Youth Circus, as well as teaching regular Aerial Hoop classes at Circomedia. She has also collaborated with fellow alumna, Luka Owen, at Rebel Aerial Manifesto, with more projects on the way.


DIRECTIONS: This cemetery is located on Rt. 11, east of Chateaugay.
This cemetery was transcribed August 26, 2003 by Nora Avery, Joyce Ranieri, Andrew Ranieri, and Joseph Ranieri.
Franklin ATWATER Died Nov. 25, 1877 AE 72 Y'rs.
Abram E. BANBURY Died Mar. 24, 1909 Age 62 Y'rs.
Mary A. Wife of H. R. BECKWITH Died Mar. 26, 187 AE 36 Y'rs.
Rev. John H. BECKWITH Died Nov. 9, 1877 AE 67 Y'rs.
Sarah A. Wife of Rev. John H. BECKWITH Died Mar. 28, 1888 AE 73 Y'rs.
Geo. W. P. BEMAN Died Sept. 1, 1852 Aged 50 years & 6 mo's.
Isabelea (sic) Wife of Adam BENNETT Died Apr'l 23, 1851 Aged 80 Years Precious in the sight of the Lord.
Freddie B. Son of S. & E. CAMPBELL Died Oct. 19, 1876 AE 3 Y'rs. & 2 D's.
Alexr. CHURCH Died Feb. 3, 1849 Aged 87 yrs.
John DOLLOFF Died Aug. 11, 1842 Aged 57 Yrs.
Wilson Son of John DOLLOFF Died June 8, 1863 AE 28 Yrs.
Footstone: Our Baby George P. Son of W. H. & E. M. DORIA Died Jul 2, 1913 Age 5 mos.
Dr. Erastus DOUGLAS Died Dec. 17, 1861 AE 80 Yrs.
Abyah MARSHALL Wife of Harrison DREW Died Apr. 7, 1891 AE 65 Y'rs.
William M. FARQUHAR Died Sept. 8, 1907 AE 77 Y'rs. Co A. 96 Reg. N.Y.V.
Mary EASTON His Wife Died Nov. 17, 1891 AE 57 Y'rs. 7 M's.
Grace M. Died Sept. 6, 1896 AE 6 Y'rs.
1834 Russell R. Jr. 1896 Co. H 1st Reg. Eng. N.Y. Vol.
CPL 208 MIL POLICE CO.
Eddie Son of K. & A. M. GILLETT Died June 21, 1906 Age 8 Mo's 12 D'ys.
Elizabeth Wife of Peter HALL Died Jan. 8, 1853 AE 58 Y'rs.
Hellen F. Daughter of T. & S. E. HALL Died Dec. 5, 1862 AE 3 Yrs.
Mary E. Wife of Arthur HILL Died April 5, 1901 Aged 36 Y'rs.
Gates HOIT Died June 1, 1859 AE 81 Yrs.
Elihu B. HOLCOMB Died July 4, 1881 AE 36 Yrs.
Sarah His Wife Died Apr. 29, 1901 AE 56 Yrs.
Elihu HOLCOMB Died March 14, 1848 Aged 28 Y'rs.
NOTE: According to her obituary, Howard's wife Helen died on Wednesday, February 27, 2008.
Ela HOLLISTER Died June 19, 1882 AE 69 Y'rs.
Honor Wife of Jonathan HOLLISTER Died Dec. 23, 1852 AE 72 Y'rs.
Jonathan HOLLISTER Died Oct. 5, 1837 AE 69 Y'rs.
Enoch [HORSKIN or NORSKIN] Died March 31, 1856 AE 48 Yrs. & 6 Mos.
CO F 4 REG. U.S. ART.
Harold S. Son of H. T. & C. M. JOHNSON Died June 18, 1913 AE 5 Y'rs. 9 Mo's.
Helena A. ROBERTS Wife of H. KELLY Died Sept. 9, 1869 AE 25 Ys.
Footstone: Elizabeth L. MATTICE Wife of F. P. KENNEDY Dec. 17, 1875 - July 4, 1955 Wife of Frank P.
A man who loved thy woods and streams "thy world".
Spencer LEWIS Sept. 5, 1825 - Sept. 7, 1898 Aged 73 Y'rs.
His Wife Jerusha July 25, 1834 - June 28, 1895 Aged 61 Y'rs.
Elizabeth Wife of Ira J. MARSHALL Died Dec. 11, 1860 AE 61 Y'rs. & 9 Mos.
James M. MASON Died July 6, 1842 In his 43 Y'r.
Benjamin MILLER Died May , 1860 AE 81 Yrs.
Joseph MILLER Died Feb. 8, 1901 Age 66 Y'rs.
Hattie Died Mar. 15, 1876 AE 15 Yrs.
Caroline Died Aug. 7, 1875 AE 5 Y'rs.
Alfred E. Died Apr. 9, 1875 AE 1 Yr. 5 Mos.
That gave my sole (sic) a hideing (sic) place.
In the memory of [Lucy] Wife of Manly A. MILLS Died Oct. 19, 1839 Aged 43 Yrs.
Oliver MITCHELL Died Aug. 2, 1842 Aged 67 Yrs.
William MYATT Died Feb. 4, 1896 Aged 75 Yrs. & 10 Mos.
His Wife Mary MYATT Died Nov. 25, 1894 Aged 82 Yrs.
Pvt. Walter PERHAM Son of William & Lillian Gone but not forgotten.
Miranda Wife of Dennis PERSONS Died May 6, 1877 AE 37 Yrs.
Mary Daughter of Wm. & June PHILP Died Sept. 18, 1871 Aged 9 Yrs. 10 Mos.
Gladys A. PORTER Died Apr. 17, 1912 Age 4 Mos. 13 Dys.
Gladstone C. PORTER Died Jan. 13, 1912 Age 1 Mo. 9 Dys.
Estella May PORTER Died Dec. 17, 1916 AE 1 Year 9 Mos.
Alice C. ROBERTS Died July 4, 1867 AE 21 Y's.
Anna Wife of Benjamin ROBERTS Died April 13, 1846 Aged 77 Y'rs.
Charles B. ROBERTS Died Mar. 16, 1861 AE 31 Y. 3 M.
Cornelia A. HANCOCK Wife of T. S. ROBERTS Died Oct. 10, 1869 AE 24 Ys. & 27 Ds.
Cornelia Daut. of Michael & Hannah A. ROBERTS Died Dec. 9, 1845 AE 3 Wks.
Clayton N. Son of M. & H. A. ROBERTS Died March 6, 1849 AE 3 Mos.
Our Little Addie Son of B. & E. H. ROBERTS Died May 19, 1858 AE 1 Yr. 7 Ms. 23 Ds.
Frederick E. Son of Sidney & Mary ROBERTS Died Dec. 15, 1858 AE 2 Yrs. 1 Mo. & 11 Ds.
Geo. W. ROBERTS Sr. Died March 1, 1905 Age 81 Yrs.
Phoebe HOOD His Wife Died June 28, 1891 Age 68 Yrs.
In Memory of Mr. Elikim ROBERTS who died May 27, 1833 Aged 39 years 9 mos.
Sarah H. Wife of John ROBERTS Died Nov. 8, 1872 Aged 60 Years and 6 Mo's. She sleeps in Jesus.
Mary Daughter of T.S. & E. L. ROBERTS Born Jan. 1873 Died Dec. 1823 Suffer little children to come unto me.
Mary B. ROBERTS Died Jan. 1, 1871 AE 41 Y'rs.
Charles T. Son of H. B. & M. ROBERTS Died Oct. 21, 1880 AE 6 Y'rs. & 11 Mo's.
Sacred to the memory of Benjamin ROBERTS who died Aug. 6, 1828 In the 67th year of his age.
Dau. of T. S. & E. L. ROBERTS Died April 16, 1875 AE 3 Y's. 1 M. & 17 D's.
Sidney ROBERTS Died May 16, 1890 AE 62 Y'rs.
Wm. C. ROBERTS Died Dec. 14, 1861 AE 71 Ys. & 6 M.
John ROBINSON Died June 26, 1892 AE 50 Yrs. Co. A 16 Reg. N.Y. Vol.
Mary A. SALLS Wife of Harlan J. ROWELL Died Apr. 3, 1903 AE 36 Ys. Gone but not forgotten.
It's hard to make a stand.
Susannah Wife of Obed RUST Died Dec. 11, 1841 Aged 58 Yrs.
Hellen M. RUST Died Aug. 2, 1872 AE 43 Y's. 1 Mo.
Obed RUST Died Mar. 9, 1882 AE 63 Y'rs.
Laura Wife of Obed RUST Died Aug. 19, 1892 AE 63 Y'rs.
Diamia L. Daughter of O. & L. RUST Died Dec. 25, 1862 AE 4 Yrs. 8 M.
Abram SAMPSON Died May 16, 1812 Aged 17 Yrs.
John G. Died Oct. 1, 1869 AE 5 Mo's.
William H. Died Jan. 1, 1874 AE 2 Y'rs. 10 Mo's.
Hattie A. Died Apr. 12, 1891 AE 18 Y'rs.
Flora May Died May 16, 1893 AE 15 Y'rs. 5 Mo's.
Joseph SARGENT Died Sept. 6, 1862 AE 68 Y'rs.
Rhoda Wife of Joseph SARGENT Died June 11, 1863 AE 47 Y'rs.
Rev. Ephraim SMITH Died Apr. 26, 1863 AE 80 Y'rs.
Beyond the ... of grief and toil and pain.
The pious dead in death left triumphs reign.
Sarah M. BROMLEY Wife of J. H. SMITH Died May 30, 1892 Aged 62 Yrs.
James A. SMITH Died Mar. 11, 1909 Aged 82 Yrs.
Elizabeth STEWART Wife of Chauncey SMITH Died Feb. 19, 1852 AE 38 Y'rs.
Oel SUNDERLIN Died Aug. 27, 1884 AE 83 Yrs.
Catherine ROBERTS Wife of Oel SUNDERLIN Died Sept. 6, 1852 In her 42 Y'r.
Benjamin R. Son of Oel & Catherine SUNDERLAND Died Mar. 17, 1870 AE 33 Yrs. & 4 Mos.
Edward [B.] Son of J. & L. TAYLOR Died Feb. 6, 1850 AE 2 Yrs. & 6 Mos.
Sarah Daughter of M. & E. TAYLOR Died Sep. 12, 1816 AE 15 Mo's.
Emeline PERRY Wife of W. R. TUPPER Died Sept. 20, 1894 AE 74 Y'rs.
James J. WEBB Died Aug. 23, 1868 AE 74 Y'rs.
Roswell E. Son of James J. & Phidalia WEBB Died Dec. 28, 1841 Aged 17 Yrs.
Eliza WHITE Wife of George WHITEHEAD Died May 13, 1892 Aged 58 Y'rs. & 3 Mos.
George WHITEHEAD Died May 11, 1906 AE 76 Y'rs.
William WHITEHEAD Died June 18, 1892 Aged 67 Y'rs.
Susan J. WHITEHEAD Died Aug. 23, 1899 AE 68 Y'rs.
Moses C. WYLLYS Died Jan. 27, 1854 AE 39 Yrs. & 10 Mos.


Channel 5 can confirm details of their coverage this season following the fixtures announcement, with their new show Football League Tonight.
'Football League Tonight' will be shown in a live primetime 9pm slot on Channel 5 every Saturday of the season from Saturday 8th August. The rights have been signed to the channel to broadcast a 90 minute weekly Football League highlights show for the next three years.


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Turkish minister offers resignation over weekend lockdowns
by: SUZAN FRASER and AYSE WIETING, Associated Press
A passenger boat in the normally crowded but now mostly deserted Golden Horn with New Mosque in the background hours after the two-day curfew declared by the government to slow coronavirus spread, in Istanbul, Saturday, April 11, 2020. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.(AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey introduced a new coronavirus lockdown over the weekend that took many by surprise and led to Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu offering his resignation late Sunday.
The 48-hour curfew across 31 cities marked a major development in Turkey, which had previously adopted a more relaxed approach to fighting the virus than its neighbors in Europe and the Mideast.
Soylu took responsibility for the poorly timed announcement of the weekend curfew that prompted thousands of people to rush into the streets. He is one of the most senior figures in Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government.
In a statement posted on his Twitter account, Soylu said: "Responsibility for implementing the weekend curfew decision, which was aimed at preventing the epidemic, belongs entirely to me."
However, the Communications Ministry later issued a statement saying Soylu's resignation had not been accepted and he would continue to serve.
The lockdowns were announced just two hours before taking effect on Friday night. Thousands of people ran out to stores to stock up on goods, many without wearing mandatory face masks.
Images of large, closely-bunched crowds sparked criticism of the government's planning for the lockdowns.
Soylu, who was appointed interior minister in August 2016, said his "countless experiences should not have led to such scenes."
The 50-year-old joined Erdogan's Justice and Development Party in 2012, having switched from the center-right Democrat Party. Since then, he has risen to be viewed by some as a potential successor to Erdogan and as a rival of the president's son-in-law, Finance Minister Berat Albayrak.
He would have been the second minister to leave office during the coronavirus crisis following the removal of Transport Minister Mehmet Cahit Turhan two weeks ago.
Turkey reported 4,789 more virus cases for a total of 56,956, including 1,198 deaths, as of Sunday.
The sudden announcement of a curfew in major cities, including Ankara and Istanbul, came after previous limited country-wide lockdowns imposed on those under 20 and over 65, crucially exempting most of the workforce as Turkey sought to keep its beleaguered economy on track. It's still not clear what will happen after the short-term lockdown is set to expire at midnight Monday (2100GMT Sunday).
Turkey has charted its own course to navigate the pandemic, relying on a strategy of limiting access and mobility nationwide that until Friday stopped well short of a mandatory lockdown.
Citing economic concerns, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has resisted calls for more drastic measures. But with the number of infections rising sharply — and likely still weeks away from their peak in the country — many believe he will not be able to hold off declaring a permanent lockdown much longer.
The rapid rise in the number of confirmed infections in Turkey, which announced its first case on March 11, prompted the World Health Organization to warn last week that it was "alarmed that Turkey has seen a dramatic increase in virus spread over the last week."
Erdogan has repeatedly called on Turks to observe their "own state of emergency" by staying at home voluntarily, but has also said the country would consider tighter measures if those in place fail to curb the contagion.
"Our most important sensibility is the continuation of the supply of basic needs and ensuring the uninterrupted continuation of production to support exports," Erdogan said last week. "Turkey is a country which in all conditions and circumstances must maintain production and ensure that the wheels (of production) carry on turning."
Turkey was one of the first to take measures against the coronavirus by closing its border with hard-hit Iran and halting flights from China and Italy. It has since shut down all international arrivals, restricted domestic flights and set up road checkpoints outside cities to prevent unessential travel.
Authorities have closed schools, cafes, nightclubs and barber shops, and cancelled sports events and prayers at mosques. The government has banned anyone 65 or older — the most vulnerable to the disease — from leaving home and later extended the ban to people under 20 after many youth, falsely believing they were safe from the virus, continued to socialize.
At least 156 towns or villages have been placed under quarantine, with residents unable to leave their homes. Face masks are now compulsory in public places such as supermarkets, and the government is distributing them free of charge.
However, before the weekend's full lockdown, many stores and businesses remained open in Istanbul, home to 15 million, and people were able to take public transportation and freely stroll the shores of the Bosporous.
Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu said about 64% of residents were still out and about amid the partial restrictions. With about 60% of the country's coronavirus cases, Istanbul is the epicenter of Turkey's outbreak, and Imamoglu has been pleading for a comprehensive stay-at-home order in the city, if not the whole country.
"We are insisting on a curfew to decrease this activity … to completely shut down the engine," the mayor told The Associated Press.
"The only method to cut this off (the loss of lives) is for people to totally sever contact," said Imamoglu, a key opposition figure who could challenge Erdogan in the general election in 2023.
The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.
Worldwide, at least 1.7 million people have been infected and 109,000 have died from the virus, according to Johns Hopkins University. Those reported numbers underestimate the true scope of the outbreak, due to limited testing, uneven counting of the dead and some governments desire to hide the scope of their outbreaks.
Coronavirus-related restrictions have varied by country. While most European nations have imposed strict constraints on movement, Turkey's earlier approach was comparable to that of Sweden, where authorities have advised the public to practice social distancing but schools, bars and restaurants are open and only gatherings of more than 50 people are banned. The outbreak in the Scandinavian nation has claimed 887 lives.
Can Selcuki, head of the Istanbul Economics Research think-tank, said the government strategy of gradually limiting mobility aims "to stop the economy from coming to a full stop for as long as possible."
"But if the curve doesn't flatten and the numbers keep rising, then (a total lockdown) is definitely in the books," he said.
Erhan Baba, a 25-year-old accountant in Istanbul, said he has no choice but to go to work despite the risks of infection.
"I have to be outside. I have to use public transport. I have to go to the banks," he said, pinching his mask to stop it from slipping. "I am forced to go out to do my job to earn my daily bread."
Earlier, Soylu said more than 6,000 elderly have been fined and 149 more prosecuted nationwide for violating the age-related curfew, along with some 3,000 fines and 102 prosecutions for young people. On Sunday, the ministry said 18,770 people had been penalized for breaching the weekend curfew.
Fraser reported from Ankara, Turkey. Andrew Wilks in Ankara and Mehmet Guzel in Istanbul contributed.
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by JONATHAN LEMIRE, ZEKE MILLER and ALEXANDRA JAFFE, Associated Press / Jan 21, 2021
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States, declaring that "democracy has prevailed" and summoning American resilience and unity to confront the deeply divided nation's historic confluence of crises.
Denouncing a national "uncivil war," Biden took the oath Wednesday at a U.S. Capitol that had been battered by an insurrectionist siege just two weeks earlier. Then, taking his place in the White House Oval Office, he plunged into a stack of executive actions that began to undo the heart of his polarizing predecessor 's agenda on matters from the deadly pandemic to climate change.