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Victoria Wood Biography
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Victoria Wood was still a drama student at Birmingham University when she got her first break, winning the ITV talent show New Faces in 1973, at just 20 years old. Victoria is a fabulous awards host for any corporate event.
Victoria Life in the Beginning
Victoria Wood graduated from Birmingham University in 1974 with a degree so bad it had to be handed over with tongs. Victoria appeared on various upsetting television programmes. She sat around a lot. In 1978 Wood was involved in a slightly pretentious revue at the Bush Theatre in London called In At The Death and wrote a sketch for herself and Julie Walters which went down a bomb. She then wrote a stage play with songs Talent for the Crucible Theatre Studio, Sheffield (Evening Standard’s Most Promising Playwright, Plays and Players Award). Talent was then adapted for Television (Pye Television Award), and was followed by two more plays and a comedy series Wood and Walters. In 1984 she started touring as a stand up comic, but unfortunately she didn’t really start to shift tickets until 1985.
Stand Up & TV Work
For the last 20 years she has alternated stand up with work on television. Victoria Wood- As Seen on TV (BAFTA Awards for Best Light Entertainment Programme and Performance, BBC Personality of the year 1987), An Audience With Victoria Wood (BFTA Awards for Best Light Entertainment Programme and Performance), Victoria Wood’s All Day Breakfast (Writers Guild Award, Best Light Entertainment Programme), Pat and Margaret (Broadcasting Press Guild Award, Best Single Drama, Reims Television Festival Award Best Actress, Best Screenplay), Dinnerladies (British Comedy Awards Best New Comedy, Best Comedy for the Second Series, Writer of the Year, Press Prize at Montreux).
Awards for Live Stand Up
Victoria Wood has won many awards for her live work including Best Stand Up three times at the British Comedy Awards. Her shows have broken box office records all over the country, and she holds the record for number of consecutive sold out shows at the Royal Albert Hall. The day of her final performance there in 2002 she climbed the roof and made an entire circuit of the basement on an office chair, laughing. She has not been asked back.
TV Documentary Work
Wood's two documentaries on the obesity crisis in the UK and the USA, Victoria Wood’s Big Fat Documentary were shown in 2004, followed by Moonwalking, an account of the midnight breast cancer charity walk. In 2005 she received a special award from BAFTA, and the following year, she and Julie Walters received an award from the British Comedy Awards for their outstanding contribution to comedy over the last twenty five years.
Victoria has just filmed a three part documentary series for the BBC on the remnants of the British Empire, and played the title role in Housewife, 49, an ITV film which she also wrote and executive produced.
Wood is the subject of a South Bank Show, one of the few artists to be featured twice, following the first programme in 1997.
The West End
Acorn Antiques the Musical! opened at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket in the West End in February 2005. It was directed by Trevor Nunn and featured some of the original cast. It received three Olivier nominations and Celia Imrie won the award for Best Supporting Role in a musical for her portrayal of Miss Babs
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Victoria Wood Books
Victoria Wood DVDs
Victoria Wood - As Seen On TV [DVD] [1985]Price: £19.99
An Audience With Victoria Wood Special Edition [DVD]Price: £12.99
Victoria Wood - Live [DVD]Price: £12.99
Victoria Wood Music
Victoria at the Albert - LivePrice: £9.99
Real Life - the SongsPrice: £14.99
EncorePrice: £12.99
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Victoria Wood News
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John Prescott heads all star line up at the Borders Book Festival
16th June 2010The Borders Book Festival kicks off tomorrow in the stunning setting of Harmony Gardens in Melrose. The festival has grown in to a national UK event over 4 days in June. This year the organisers have once again bagged themselves an impressive speaker line up including, John Prescott, Kate Adie, Gervase Phinn, John Simpson, Victoria Wood and Rory Bremner.
16th June 2010The Borders Book Festival kicks off tomorrow in the stunning setting of Harmony Gardens in Melrose. The festival has grown in to a national UK event over 4 days in June. This year the organisers have once again bagged themselves an impressive speaker line up including, John Prescott, Kate Adie, Gervase Phinn, John Simpson, Victoria Wood and Rory Bremner.
O'Grady, June Brown lead celeb honours
16th June 2008Paul O'Grady, Russell T. Davies and EastEnders actress June Brown have been recognised in the Queen's Birthday Honours list.
16th June 2008Paul O'Grady, Russell T. Davies and EastEnders actress June Brown have been recognised in the Queen's Birthday Honours list.
Britains dominate International Emmy awards
20th November 2007British television productions dominated the International Emmy awards last night, winning seven awards
20th November 2007British television productions dominated the International Emmy awards last night, winning seven awards
Baftas
21st May 2007Victoria Wood and Ricky Gervais were among the winners at this year's Bafta TV awards hosted by Graham Norton
21st May 2007Victoria Wood and Ricky Gervais were among the winners at this year's Bafta TV awards hosted by Graham Norton
Jonathan Ross hosted the British Comedy Awards 2009, presenting the Lifetime Achievement Award to Terry Wogan
15th December 2009Jonathan Ross once again hosted the British Comedy Awards 2009 on Saturday night. Terry Wogan received a standing ovation when he was presented with The Lifetime Achievement award and Outnumbered staring Hugh Dennis & Claire Skinner won 3 awards including best comedy sitcom. Other winners included Harry Hill and Michael McIntyre, and Peter Kay received an Outstanding Contribution to Comedy award
15th December 2009Jonathan Ross once again hosted the British Comedy Awards 2009 on Saturday night. Terry Wogan received a standing ovation when he was presented with The Lifetime Achievement award and Outnumbered staring Hugh Dennis & Claire Skinner won 3 awards including best comedy sitcom. Other winners included Harry Hill and Michael McIntyre, and Peter Kay received an Outstanding Contribution to Comedy award
Outnumbered picks up 5 nominations for the British Comedy Awards
18th November 2009Jonathan Ross is returning to host this year's British Comedy Awards, with BBC Comedy Outnumbered picking up 5 nominations. All three of the show's child stars are up for an award, as well as Claire Skinner who plays the mother in the family comedy. Alan Carr and Michael McIntyre also have high hopes for awards with three nominations apiece.
18th November 2009Jonathan Ross is returning to host this year's British Comedy Awards, with BBC Comedy Outnumbered picking up 5 nominations. All three of the show's child stars are up for an award, as well as Claire Skinner who plays the mother in the family comedy. Alan Carr and Michael McIntyre also have high hopes for awards with three nominations apiece.
Alan Carr wins British Comedy Award
10th December 2008Alan Carr won the award for Best Comedy Entertainment Personality of 2008 at the British Comedy Awards. The British Comedy Awards regularly attract of audiences of around ten million, and was hosted this year by Angus Deayton.
10th December 2008Alan Carr won the award for Best Comedy Entertainment Personality of 2008 at the British Comedy Awards. The British Comedy Awards regularly attract of audiences of around ten million, and was hosted this year by Angus Deayton.
Graham Norton to take over the Friday Night with Jonathan Ross slot
1st September 2010The BBC One controller, Jay Hunt has confirmed that Graham Norton's chat show will switch to friday nights in October to replace Friday Night with Jonathan Ross.
1st September 2010The BBC One controller, Jay Hunt has confirmed that Graham Norton's chat show will switch to friday nights in October to replace Friday Night with Jonathan Ross.
The Reading Comedy Festival gets underway weekend, with performances from Jimmy Carr & Rhod Gilbert
2nd October 2009The 6th annual Reading Comedy Festival has once again attracted a host of big name comedians as well as some up and coming acts to produce an impressive two week line up. Jimmy Carr and Rhod Gilbert's dates have sold out. Other big names at the festival include Tim Minchin, Simon Amstell, Andy Parson, and Alastair McGowan. The event closes not with a headliner but with Reading’s hugely popular open mic contest, where the stars of tomorrow will get their moment in the spotlight – but only one of them will be crowned Reading’s best new comic.
2nd October 2009The 6th annual Reading Comedy Festival has once again attracted a host of big name comedians as well as some up and coming acts to produce an impressive two week line up. Jimmy Carr and Rhod Gilbert's dates have sold out. Other big names at the festival include Tim Minchin, Simon Amstell, Andy Parson, and Alastair McGowan. The event closes not with a headliner but with Reading’s hugely popular open mic contest, where the stars of tomorrow will get their moment in the spotlight – but only one of them will be crowned Reading’s best new comic.
Triumphant night for 'Gavin and Stacey' at comedy awards
6th December 2007The simple premise of boy meets girl resulted in three prestigious British Comedy Awards last night.
6th December 2007The simple premise of boy meets girl resulted in three prestigious British Comedy Awards last night.
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