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Neil McPherson is a Actor born on 7 october 1969 at London (United-kingdom)
Neil McPherson (born London, 7 October 1969) is a theatre producer and artistic director.
He was Artistic Director of the New End Theatre, Hampstead, from 1996–1997, and has been the Artistic Director of the Finborough Theatre, London, since January 1999. He was named one of The Hospital Club 100 by Time Out and The Hospital Club in 2012.
He has produced over two hundred productions and co-productions with his production company Concordance.
He trained as an actor at the Central School of Speech and Drama and was a member of the National Youth Theatre for seven years. His acting roles included John Osborne in A Better Class of Person for Thames TV.
As a playwright, his plays include a verbatim theatre play on the Armenian Genocide, I Wish To Die Singing – Voices From The Armenian Genocide which played at the Finborough Theatre from 21 April to 16 May 2015, and is published by Oberon Books, and Mumpers Dingle, an adaptation of George Borrow's novels Lavengro and The Romany Rye, presented at Brompton Cemetery Chapel in 2003.
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He was Artistic Director of the New End Theatre, Hampstead, from 1996–1997, and has been the Artistic Director of the Finborough Theatre, London, since January 1999. He was named one of The Hospital Club 100 by Time Out and The Hospital Club in 2012.
He has produced over two hundred productions and co-productions with his production company Concordance.
He trained as an actor at the Central School of Speech and Drama and was a member of the National Youth Theatre for seven years. His acting roles included John Osborne in A Better Class of Person for Thames TV.
As a playwright, his plays include a verbatim theatre play on the Armenian Genocide, I Wish To Die Singing – Voices From The Armenian Genocide which played at the Finborough Theatre from 21 April to 16 May 2015, and is published by Oberon Books, and Mumpers Dingle, an adaptation of George Borrow's novels Lavengro and The Romany Rye, presented at Brompton Cemetery Chapel in 2003.
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Cry Freedom (1987)
, 2h37Directed by Richard Attenborough
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about writers, Films about journalists, Films about racism, Political films
Actors Denzel Washington, Kevin Kline, Penelope Wilton, Kevin McNally, Kate Hardie, John Thaw
Rating73%
Following a news story depicting the demolition of a slum in East London, South Africa, journalist Donald Woods (Kevin Kline) seeks more information about the incident and ventures off to meet black activist Steve Biko (Denzel Washington). Biko has been officially banned by the South African government and is not permitted to leave his defined banning area at King William's Town. Woods is formally against Biko's banning, but remains critical of his political views. Biko invites Woods to visit a black township to see the impoverished conditions and to witness the effect of the government-imposed restrictions, which make up the apartheid system. Woods begins to agree with Biko's desire for a South Africa where blacks have the same opportunities and freedoms as those enjoyed by the white population. As Woods comes to understand Biko's point of view, a friendship slowly develops between them.