If I was a producer, I would bring this Folger Theatre production of Nell Gwynn to Broadway. Why you may ask? First, it was a huge success in London. It was commissioned by London's Shakespeare ...

‘Nell Gwynn’ is a disappointing new play at the Folger. February 7, 2019 Alison Luff plays the British sensation Nell Gwynn in Jessica Swale’s comedy “Nell Gwynn,” at Folger Theatre ...

Nell Gwynn's foul trick on Charles II's mistress to secure the King's favour ... Later, Mr Killinger, impressed by Nell, set her up with the Hart and Lacy theatre company.

Nell Gwynn was the Cockney orange ... not least Steven Ljubovic as the former "leading lady" who resists being sidelined and Rupert Reid charismatic as Charles Hart who first recognises Nell's ...

Nell Gwynn was one of the first ladies on the 17th-century stage and went on to become the first lady in Charles II’s boudoir. Not bad for someone who started out as a Cheapside moll flogging ...

Nell Gwynn (Gemma Arteton) sells oranges in Drury Lane for sixpence, but after a chance meeting with leading actor of the time, Charles Hart (Jay Taylor), she embarks on a life in the theatre.

She's more interesting as one of the first women on the British stage than as a royal mistress in the Chicago Shakespeare Theater production.

Brilliantly bawdy and incredibly clever, Jessica Swale's Laurence Olivier Award winning comedy (2016) NELL GWYNN is presented by Deborah Jones (Director) and New Theatre in a wonderfully presented ...

NELL GWYN AND CHARLES II. Share full article. Aug. 26, 1883. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from August 26, 1883, Page 8 Buy Reprints.

Nell Gwynn — also spelled Gwyn and Gwynne — is one of history’s most famous mistresses. Born on February 2, 1650, in the depths of poverty, Nell started out working in one of London’s most ...