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British-Asian theatre company Tara Arts, but no-one had been able to source the sum required. Rix however boldly proposed that the biggest national companies were stood still, so releasing money not only to fund Tara, but also allow fresh small-scale developments, and then saw that this was delivered through Panel and
Council. Such willingness to take on the establishment marked his term of office. A constant champion of the interests of drama companies and theatre-workers, Rix's seven-year term of office meant that, even in a period of Thatcherite public-funding stringency, no theatre building for which he had responsibility was closed while the
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895:) playing the libidinous government minister. Reviews were not as good as the previous play, but audiences kept coming and it ran for two years at the Garrick and then enjoyed another successful tour. Rix, who had never enjoyed touring, now hated the endless nights away from home, and was delighted when the play was turned first into a television series for
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became an actress during his school days, and Rix himself developed the same ambition to go on the stage. All four Rix children had become interested in the theatre because of their mother, Fanny, who ran an amateur dramatic society and was the lead soprano in the local operatic society. All her
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as "The greatest master of farce in my theatre-going lifetime" and numerous other plaudits from critics and audiences alike, no theatrical awards were ever forthcoming. Rix was always philosophical about his lack of recognition, accepting it as the fate of so many
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2847:. BBC News. 20 August 2016
2620:Brian Rix says That's Life
2320:May We Have Our Ball Back?
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56:verification
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3237:"No. 50759"
3217:"No. 47234"
2672:(1974) and
2431:Not Cricket
2384:It's a Bug!
2352:Dash My Wig
2234:Clutterbuck
2007:What a Drag
1433:fellowships
1419:(DU 2000),
1399:(MA 1984),
1395:(MA 1983),
1352:, becoming
1307:Roy Plomley
1254:), actress
1237:Elspet Gray
1217:King's Fund
1058:BBC Radio 2
1017:, starring
999:P. J. Proby
997:, starring
985:Ambassadors
977:Shaftesbury
941:Jimmy Logan
925:New Theatre
705:John Cleese
693:Clive Exton
644:John Slater
605:Fabia Drake
535:Elspet Gray
517:Bridlington
408:Early years
374:and sister
372:Elspet Gray
269:Elspet Gray
173:Rix in 2008
119:August 2016
78:"Brian Rix"
32:Bernard Rix
3841:Rix family
3756:Bevin Boys
3730:Categories
3712:1997–2012
3583:13 October
3453:Brad.ac.uk
3408:13 October
3376:13 October
3350:13 October
3308:Hull.ac.uk
3065:1 November
2931:12 October
2925:"Lord Rix"
2902:13 October
2874:Ian Brown
2782:B0011MNR0Q
2761:References
2643:– Radio 2
2372:A Fair Cop
2220:Odd Man In
1963:A Fair Cop
1794:Six of Rix
1759:Television
1498:Supporters
1492:Escutcheon
1401:Nottingham
1374:chancellor
1328:, London.
1256:Louisa Rix
1201:Rix Centre
1188:Tom Clarke
1149:New Labour
1099:Campaigner
969:Ray Cooney
957:Jane Downs
919:season in
833:Derek Farr
773:team. The
709:Barry Took
672:Ray Cooney
617:Thora Hird
585:Dora Bryan
422:Robert Rix
414:Cottingham
317:Occupation
235:Cottingham
228:1924-01-27
89:newspapers
3651:Brian Rix
3642:Brian Rix
3201:20 August
2851:22 August
2344:Near Miss
2340:Horseface
2162:(Act 1);
2154:(Act 1);
2079:(Act 1);
2041:Skin Deep
1991:(Act 1);
1975:Flat Spin
1807:(Act 1);
1739:1994–2012
1366:Yorkshire
1354:Baron Rix
1350:life peer
1326:Northwood
1275:radio ham
1248:Jamie Rix
1093:Woodstock
1042:BBC Radio
1019:Tom Conti
947:) at the
917:pantomime
852:Playhouse
589:Joan Sims
573:Christmas
502:Doncaster
498:Bevin Boy
494:Harrogate
430:Yorkshire
403:Biography
325:Known for
306:Relatives
256:Northwood
241:, England
196:In office
3702:New post
3663:Archived
3153:9 August
3127:9 August
2609:Souvenir
2450:Let's Go
1917:Nap Hand
1904:(Act 1)
1821:(Act 1)
1786:Dial Rix
1421:Kingston
1417:Bradford
1346:knighted
1264:Hounslow
1241:producer
1161:Ed Balls
1056:jazz on
1054:big band
1027:Let's Go
870:Nap Hand
763:West End
562:West End
312:(sister)
291:Children
3601:. 2000.
3105:9 March
3095:Radio 4
2654:(pt1);
2637:1978–79
2507:Dry Rot
2446:1978–83
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2081:Dry Rot
1864:Plunder
1819:Dry Rot
1724:Dry Rot
1720:1988–89
1701:1976–77
1680:1974–76
1658:1971–73
1636:1967–69
1607:1966–67
1601:On tour
1587:1964–66
1576:1961–64
1563:1958–61
1556:Dry Rot
1552:1954–58
1541:1950–54
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1407:1987),
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