- Peter Land
infobox actor
name = Peter Land
birthname = Peter Oliver White
birthdate =9 July 1953
location =Taihape ,New Zealand
spouse =Gillian Lynne Peter Land (
9 July 1953 ) is aNew Zealand actor and singer known for his classical acting with theRoyal National Theatre and theRoyal Shakespeare Company as well as appearances in many Musicals.Biography
Early life
Born Peter Oliver White in
Taihape , he is the third child of Dr. Allan Neil White, made M.N.Z.M. for services to Medicine and the Community in the New ZealandNew Year Honours 2007 and Molly Louise Copeland, whose maiden name provided Land with his last name. Educated atPalmerston North Boys' High School ,Victoria University of Wellington (graduating from the Drama Department) andToi Whakaari : New Zealand Drama School, he achieved notable stage success after moving to England in October 1977.Career
His West End musical debut was as Freddy in "
My Fair Lady " followed by seasons at theRoyal National Theatre in "Life of Galileo " withSir Michael Gambon and theRoyal Shakespeare Company in "The Winter's Tale " withPatrick Stewart , Proteus in "The Two Gentlemen of Verona " and "Alls Well That Ends Well " withDame Peggy Ashcroft . Equally at home in musicals with roles such as Cliff in "Cabaret", Andre in "The Phantom of the Opera ", Snodgrass in "Pickwick", Savory in "One Touch of Venus " [http://www.iht.com/articles/2001/08/08/lon8_ed2_.php Review of the 2001 London production] ] and in 2007 asCaptain Hook in a new adaptation ofJ. M. Barrie 's "Peter Pan" with music and lyrics byLeonard Bernstein and is the first to sing Bernstein's: 'Captain Hook's Soliloquy' in a stage production. Summer of 2008 Land appeared successfully asRene Auberjonois 's brother Beralde inMolière 's "The Imaginary Invalid ", the season's hit at theShakespeare Theatre Company in Washington D.C. directed by Keith Baxter.Personal life
Land married the well-known director and
choreographer Gillian Lynne in 1980.Trivia
During the week 10 to
17 January 1987 Land as Cliff Bradshaw 'fell in love' with four different Sally Bowles in the West End revival of "Cabaret": Kelly Hunter,Caroline O'Connor ,Toyah Willcox and Kalli Greenwood. Cast change and sickness made for this unusual occurrence possibly a West End record.Notes
External links
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*ibdb name|id=85528|name=Peter Land
* [http://www.toiwhakaari.ac.nz/success_stories/PeterLand.html Peter Land Toi Whakaari Success Story]
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