Jonathan Rigby
Jonathan Rigby is an English actor and film historian who has written several books. Video Watchdog magazine described him as occupying "a proud place in the advance guard of film researchers, writers and critics,"[1] and in 2020 he was inducted into the Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards Hall of Fame.[2]
Biography
As an actor, Rigby trained at the
The Venue in Leicester Square and ran from 2003 to 2005.[4][6] The production was adapted for BBC Four[7] and also featured in the 2004 Royal Variety Performance.[8] In 2008-09 he was in a regional tour of Round the Horne - Unseen and Uncut[9] and the BBC Radio 4 special Twice Ken is Plenty,[10] then in 2017 he appeared in a new stage show called Horne A'Plenty.[3]
As a stage director, Rigby's revival of Sylvia Rayman's 1951 play Horror Europa.[16] Also on screen, he played psychic researcher Harry Price in the part-animated 2017 feature film Borley Rectory: The Most Haunted House in England.[17]
Bibliography
- English Gothic: A Century of Horror Cinema. Reynolds & Hearn. 2000. ISBN 978-1903111017.
- English Gothic: Classic Horror Cinema 1897-2015. Signum Books. 2015. ISBN 978-0957648166. Expanded version of the original.
- English Gothic: Classic Horror Cinema 1897-2015. Signum Books. 2015.
- Christopher Lee: The Authorised Screen History. Reynolds & Hearn. 2001. ISBN 978-1903111116.
- Roxy Music: Both Ends Burning. Reynolds & Hearn. 2005. ISBN 978-1903111802.
- American Gothic: Sixty Years of Horror Cinema. Reynolds & Hearn. 2007. ISBN 978-1905287253.
- American Gothic: Six Decades of Classic Horror Cinema. Signum Books. 2017. ISBN 978-0995519138. Expanded version of the original.
- American Gothic: Six Decades of Classic Horror Cinema. Signum Books. 2017.
- Studies in Terror: Landmarks of Horror Cinema. Signum Books. 2011. ISBN 978-0956653444.
- Euro Gothic: Classics of Continental Horror Cinema. Signum Books. 2016. ISBN 978-0957648159.
References
- ^ Lucas, Tim (April 2002). "Christopher Lee: The Authorised Screen History [review]". Video Watchdog. No. 82. p. 85.
Meanwhile, we more seasoned fans have the pleasure of our own new discovery in Jonathan Rigby, who, in only two books, has earned a proud place in the advance guard of film researchers, writers and critics.
- ^ Colton, David (6 April 2020). "Here Are the Winners of the (Gasp!) 18th Annual Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards". RondoAward.com.
- ^ a b "Exclusive: Round the Horne… Revisited team reunite for brand-new stage comedy". My Theatre Mates. 15 August 2017.
- ^ a b Jonathan Rigby at Theatricalia.
- ^ Bram Stoker's Dracula at Theatricalia.
- ^ Billington, Michael (23 January 2004). "Round the Horne Revisited". The Guardian.
- ^ "Round the Horne... Revisited". BBC. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ "2004, London Coliseum: Performers". The Royal Variety Charity.
- ^ "It's Round the Horne, Unseen and Uncut". Surrey Live. 8 September 2009.
- ^ "Twice Ken is Plenty: The Lost Script of Kenneth Williams". BBC.
- ^ "Women of Twilight". Jonathan Rigby. Archived from the original on 13 August 2020.
- ^ "Cinema and Television History Research Institute members". Cinema and Television History Research Institute, De Montfort University, Leicester.
- ^ Ellinger, Kat (30 June 2015). "Interview with Jonathan Rigby Author of English Gothic". Diabolique. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
- ^ "Interview – Jonathan Rigby on Studies in Terror". Signum Books. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
- ^ "Frankenstein Goes to Hollywood (2010)". BFI. Archived from the original on 27 May 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ^ Lyons, Kevin, Ed. "Horror Europa with Mark Gatiss (2012)". The Encyclopedia of Fantastic Film and Television.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Lyons, Kevin, Ed. "Borley Rectory: The Most Haunted House in England (2017)". The Encyclopedia of Fantastic Film and Television.
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External links
- Jonathan Rigby at IMDb
- Jonathan Rigby at British Film Institute
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