Penny Layden
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Biography: Born 1969, Penny Layden is a British actress and narrator. She has performed at the National Theatre, with the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Old Vic Theatre, with Shared Experience and the Royal Exchange Theatre.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: UK
Birthday: Not available
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Gender: Female
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National Theatre Live: Paradise
Overview: When a young soldier appears, his hope of escape comes with suspicion. And as an old enemy also emerges, he is faced with an even greater temptation: revenge.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-09-02
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National Theatre Live: Everyman
Overview: Everyman is successful, popular and riding high when Death comes calling. He is forced to abandon the life he has built and embark on a last, frantic search to recruit a friend, anyone, to speak in his defence. But Death is close behind, and time is running out. One of the great primal, spiritual myths, Everyman asks whether it is only in death that we can understand our lives. A cornerstone of English drama since the 15th century, it now explodes onto the stage in a startling production with words by Carol Ann Duffy, Poet Laureate, and movement by Javier De Frutos.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-07-16
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Poppy Shakespeare
Overview: N has been a day patient at north London's Dorothy Fish day hospital for 13 years - her ambition is never to leave. Then she meets glamourous new patient Poppy Shakespeare, an ad agency receptionist convinced she's not mad.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-03-31
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Broken
Overview: Three suburban English families' lives intertwine with tragic consequences.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-08-22
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My Country: A Work in Progress
Overview: A powerful play by Carol Ann Duffy, using the words of people from across a divide Britain. Originally presented at the National Theatre and now reworked for the screen, Britannia convenes a meeting to listen to her people and consider whether there can ever be a 'United Kingdom'.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-11-18
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National Theatre Live: Macbeth
Overview: The ruined aftermath of a bloody civil war. Ruthlessly fighting to survive, the Macbeths are propelled towards the crown by forces of elemental darkness. Shakespeare’s most intense and terrifying tragedy, directed by Rufus Norris, sees Rory Kinnear and Anne-Marie Duff return to the National Theatre to play Macbeth and Lady Macbeth.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-05-10
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Jolly Girl
Overview: In a small English town, the winds blow cold, and the old streets are looking down at heel. Lost in memories of long ago, Barbara watches the world from her living room window, as it keeps moving and changing.
Genres: Animation Comedy Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-11-01
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Sisters
Overview: It’s the height of lockdown, and Beth has asked her older sisters for a video call. She’s expecting a functional chat about how to split mum’s shopping bill, but the conversation takes a darker turn. A hyperrealistic family drama devised remotely through improvisation.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-04-01
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The Bad Mother's Handbook
Overview: Karen Cooper wants to domineer her family and believes she's its pillar. In fact she does everything wrong. Thus she messes up all their lives and futures, rather then help her loved-ones.
Genres: Comedy Drama Family Romance TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-02-19
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