Winston Churchill News

NEW YORK, NY(Marketwired - May 1, 2014) - Before 50 Shades of Gray was a thing, author Nancy Friday opened the floodgates to female fantasy with the publication of her bestselling book My Secret Garden. In 1973, while the hippies were spreading free love and academics were exploring the hidden power of human sexuality, Friday published direct interviews that reveal the depth of women's inner longings. The pivotal manuscript is now available as part of the Female Sexuality Collection, which features five of Friday's seminal works, now in eBook published by RosettaBooks.

In celebration of a major gift to its collection of more than 100 portraits created by master photographer Yousuf Karsh (1908–2002), the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery is installing a special exhibition on the first floor of the museum, “Yousuf Karsh: American Portraits.” This is the second of two installations and will run from May 2 through Nov. 2. A press preview for this installation will be held May 1 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Estrellita Karsh, Karsh's wife, will be in attendance.

NEW YORK, NY - William Wister Haines memorialized his experience as a U.S. Air Force officer in his telling of Command Decision, now in eBook, published by RosettaBooks. Originally written for the stage, producers feared the play came too soon after the close of the war and would not be welcomed by a war-weary public. However, after serializing the story in 1947 with much success, the play had a long run on Broadway with 409 performances.

Max Stafford-Clark's acclaimed touring production of Stella Feehily's new NHS play THIS MAY HURT A BIT will transfer to London's St. James Theatre from Wednesday 14 May. Exploring the UK's best-loved and most fiercely debated institutions THIS MAY HURT A BIT was written and researched by Stella Feehily after her husband, director Max Stafford-Clark, suffered a major stroke in 2006.

As one of the great figures of 20th century English poetry and literature, Robert Graves was acknowledged as a master of myth-inspired novels, stories based on literary events and translations of ancient Greek and Roman texts. In a deal brokered by Linda Shaughnessy on behalf of AP Watt at United Agents, and with the assistance of Jonathan Ward, head of the London office for RosettaBooks, and Roger Cooper, Associate Publisher, RosettaBooks published eBook editions of 18 Robert Graves titles, led by I, Claudius and Claudius the God.

Tony winning composer performs and conducts SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD with the Young Artists of America.

Few artist-entertainers can claim the success Marvin Hamlisch achieved before he passed away in 2012 at the age of 68. The child prodigy, who was admitted into the Juilliard School at the age of seven, is one of only two people to receive an Emmy, Grammy, Tony, Academy Award and a Pulitzer.

The Old Globe today announced the complete cast and creative team for the Globe's revival of J.B. Priestley's period classic Time and the Conways. Directed by Rebecca Taichman, Time and the Conways will run March 29 - May 4, 2014 on the Donald and Darlene Shiley Stage in the Old Globe Theatre, part of the Globe's Conrad Prebys Theatre Center. Preview performances run March 29 - April 2. Opening night is Thursday, April 3 at 8:00 p.m. Tickets can be purchased online at www.TheOldGlobe.org, by phone at (619) 23-GLOBE, or by visiting the Box Office at 1363 Old Globe Way in Balboa Park.

Max Stafford-Clark's production of Stella Feehily's new NHS play THIS MAY HURT A BIT explores the UK's best-loved and most fiercely debated institution. The production will star acclaimed actress Stephanie Cole (OPEN ALL HOURS BBC, CORONATION STREET ITV, WAITING FOR GOD BBC and PYGMALION at the Chichester Festival Theatre) as Iris - a witty, feisty and independent elderly woman whose socialist values were forged in a kinder age. An unswerving champion of the NHS, she finds herself unexpectedly in its care.

Casting is announced for the Script in Hand playreading of 'Pack of Lies,' a provocative spy thriller, at Westport Country Playhouse, on Monday, March 10, 7 p.m. Actors, all alumni of previous Playhouse productions, include 'House of Cards' stars Jayne Atkinson and Michel Gill, and four-time Tony Award winner Boyd Gaines, as well as Kathleen McNenny, Alexis Molnar, Mark Shanahan, and Zoe Winters. Tickets are $15. Based on a true story, the play is written by Hugh Whitemore and directed by Anne Keefe.

The National Portrait Gallery stages the first national exhibition of the First World War centenary commemorations, opening tomorrow Thursday 27 February 2014. The Great War in Portraits (27 February-15 June 2014) marks the start of a four-year public programme at the Gallery of displays and events, and workshops for young people.

'From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic an Iron Curtain has descended across the Continent.' This famous line was from former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill in a speech at Fulton, Missouri, US, on March 5, 1946. This political, military and ideological barrier was created by the Soviet Union to seal off itself and its satellites from contact with the West. In 1980, author Maurice Nachtigal, a physician, managed to break away from the Iron Curtain and resume his life on the other side of it, in the United States. He reveals his remarkable story in 'An Iron Curtain Breakaway.'

John Browne releases his novel, 'Hidden Account of the Romanovs' (published by iUniverse)-set in World War I (WWI) and the Russian Civil War. Preparing for President Putin's state visit in 2003, the Bank of England is instructed to close Russian Imperial accounts. The Bank's investigation follows a Grenadier officer's career through a story that encompasses two of history's greatest mysteries, the murder of the Russian Imperial Family and the Ml6-led plot to kill Rasputin.

A Woman of Substance, Barbara Taylor Bradford's debut novel, quickly became not just a New York Times bestseller, but one of the top ten bestselling novels ever written with over 30 million copies sold. In a deal brokered by her agent Jonathan Lloyd of Curtis Brown UK, and with the assistance of Associate Publisher Roger Cooper, RosettaBooks published eBook editions of eight Barbara Taylor Bradford novels, led by A Woman of Substance.

FULTON, Mo., Feb. 4, 2014 /PRNewswire/ The special relationship between world leaders President Ronald Reagan and Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher is explored in a new exhibit at the National Churchill Museum on the campus of Westminster College. The exhibit, which opened in January, will be open on President's Day, Feb. 17, 2014 and runs through March 9.

Fairfield, Iowa based writer and performer Andrew Edlin will perform his play Churchill at the Coralville Center for the Performing Arts tonight, February 1 at 7:30pm and Sunday, February 2 at 2pm.

Janet L. Jackson believes the best families are a little left of center.

The No. 1 New York Times Bestselling cyber-terrorism series Net Force, created by Tom Clancy and Steve Pieczenik, is starting a new chapter with the publication of the Jerome Preisler-written original eBook Net Force: Code War.

Fairfield, Iowa based writer and performer Andrew Edlin will perform his play Churchill at the Coralville Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday, February 1 at 7:30pm and Sunday, February 2 at 2pm.

For those of us who spend much our days raising funds to produce live theatre, we are intimate with the competition for those funds from individuals, governments, foundations, and corporations.