|
Links
Articles
News
Reviews
Amateur
Theatre
Contact
Other
Resources
Bookstore
Forum
Search
the Site
|
Dateline:
18th June, 2008
Queen's Birthday Honours 2008
Performing arts people honoured in the Queen's Birthday Honours list
2008 are:
Knighthoods
- Mark Philip ELDER, CBE
Conductor and Music Director, Halle Orchestra. For services to Music.
Dames Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- Ms Joan Dawson BAKEWELL, CBE
Broadcaster and Writer. For services to Journalism and to the Arts.
- Ms Monica Margaret MASON, OBE
Director of the Royal Ballet. For services to Dance.
Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
- Thomas Sebastian BROOMAN
Co-founder and Lately Artistic Director, World of Music, Arts and
Dance Festival. For services to Music and to Charity.
- Edmond Charles Paul FIVET
Lately Principal, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. For services
to the Arts and to Higher Education in Wales.
- Peter John HEWITT
Lately Chief Executive, Arts Council England. For services to the
Arts.
- Lynda, Mrs LA PLANTE
Writer and Producer. For services to Literature, Drama and to Charity.
- Michael Francis LYNCH, AM
Chief Executive, Southbank Centre. For services to the Arts.
- Michael Laurence NYMAN
Composer, Musician and Music Critic. For services to Music.
- Desmond Bernard O'CONNOR
For services to Entertainment and to Broadcasting.
- Maria Donata, Mrs THORPE
Co-Founder, Leeds International Pianoforte Competition. For services
to Music.
- Miss Victoria WOOD, OBE
Comedian and Writer. For services to Entertainment.
Officers of the Order of the British Empire
- Ms Malorie BLACKMAN
Writer. For services to Children's Literature.
- Stephen Russell DAVIES
Television Screenwriter. For services to Drama.
- Chiwetel EJIOFOR
Actor. For services to Drama.
- Professor Pamela HOWARD, FRSA
Theatre Designer. For services to Drama.
- Anthony William LILLEY
Chief Creative Officer, Magic Lantern Productions. For services
to Media and Creative Industries.
- Ms Janet MCTEER
Actor. For services to Drama.
- Edward SIRR
Lately Principal, Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. For services to
Drama and to the community in the South West.
- Roy Samuel WILLIAMS
Playwright. For services to Drama.
Members of the Order of the British Empire
- Marigold Deirdre, Mrs BLACKWELL
For voluntary service to Malvern Theatres in Worcestershire.
- Miss June Muriel BROWN
Actor. For services to Drama and to Charity.
- Ms Jillian EVANS
Producer, National Video Archive of Performance, Victoria and Albert
Museum Theatre Collections. For services to Arts Heritage.
- Alexandra, Mrs FRITH
For services to the Performing Arts, Young People and to Charity
in Swansea.
- Ms Tanika GUPTA
Playwright. For services to Drama.
- Geoffrey Roger HINDE
Teacher, Wirral Grammar School for Boys. For services to Education
and to the Performing Arts in Merseyside.
- Miss Mabel IRVING
For services to the Arts in Scotland.
- Robin Timothy KIEL
Higher Executive Officer, Music and Dance Scheme Team, Department
for Children, Schools and Families.
- Neil MANTLE
Conductor. For services to Music in Scotland.
- Richard MATCHETT
For services to Dance and to the Heritage of Black Dance.
- Paul James O'GRADY
Comedian and Television Presenter. For services to Entertainment.
- Dr Colin Howard PARSONS
Chief Executive Officer, North and Midlands School of Music. For
services to Music Education and to Charity.
- Laura Clare, Lady PHILLIPS
For voluntary service to Contemporary Dance.
- Roger Hannant ROWE
For voluntary service to Music in Norfolk.
- Don WARRINGTON
Actor. For services to Drama.
- Robert Henry WILSON
Conductor and Musical Director, Donaghadee Male Voice Choir. For
voluntary service to Music in Northern Ireland.
|A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M|N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z|
News
Archive A-L
News Archive M-Z
Production News Archive
Please note that all three Archive
indices are very long and will therefore take some time to download.
|
