Bryony lavery biography of christopher
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Christopher Simpson (actor)
Irish actor and musical artist
Christopher Simpson | |
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| Born | 1975 (age 49–50) Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Musical career | |
| Origin | London, England |
| Genres | |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2008–2009 |
Musical artist | |
| Website | www.christophersimpson.net |
Christopher Crawford Gatsinzi Simpson (born 1975) is an Irish actor. He played Karim in the film adaptation of Monica Ali's novel Brick Lane.
Early life
[edit]Simpson was born in Dublin, Ireland. His father is Irish and his mother was of Greek-Rwandan descent.[1] His father met his mother in Rwanda whilst training to be a teacher. When Simpson was a child he visited Rwanda with his mother.[2] His mother's first language was Kinyarwanda.
Simpson lived in Dublin until he was six years old. After his parents divorced, he moved to London with his mother and his sister, Fiona, where he has lived ever since.[3][4]
When Simpson was at primary school, he began attending drama classes on Thursday evenings[5] with an amateur dramatics club.[2]
Acting career
[edit]Simpson has often been cast in South Asian roles, although hi
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Theatre Profile: An Interview with Bryony Lavery
(Note: The first part of this interview is Lavery talking about her life and times. The second part is our conversation about her play Stockholm, where we are joined by choreographer Susie Burpee.)
Acclaimed English playwright Bryony Lavery came to town to see the North American premiere of her blockbuster play Stockholm. Produced by Seventh Stage Theatre in association with Nightwood Theatre, the play runs at the Tarragon Extra Space until Jun. 3.
The prolific playwright, 65, is known for her hard-hitting themes, poetic language and many theatrical challenges. Although Lavery is a lesbian and a feminist, her plays are anchored in universal themes.
She was born a Shepherd; Lavery is her married name. In person, she is a charmer. Her intelligence and droll wit shine through. She’s a fun interview, even though we touched on dark matters.
As Lavery said in a 2002 interview with the Observer: “I’m good on grief, death, sex and anger – they are my specialist subjects. I really get them – a piece of good luck, that.”
Note: Lavery and I didn’t really touch on the controversy about her 1998 award-winning play Frozen, and the accusation of plagiarism. As she said briefly: “It’s a dull story. It was an awful experience. I