Ashley Dukes
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Ashley Dukes was an English playwright, critic, and theatre manager.
In 1933, he founded the Mercury Theatre
of London and wrote plays that appeared in the London West End and on Broadway
. The Ashley Dukes Company was an important interwar promoter of serious drama, and a training ground for actors.
He was the husband of Marie Rambert
as well as the older brother of British MI6 spy Paul Dukes
and respected pathologist Cuthbert Dukes
.
In 1933, he founded the Mercury Theatre
Mercury Theatre, Notting Hill Gate
The Mercury Theatre was a small theatre in Kensington Park Road, Notting Hill Gate, London, notable for the productions of poetic dramas between 1933 and 1956, and as the home of the Ballet Rambert until 1987.- History :...
of London and wrote plays that appeared in the London West End and on Broadway
Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
. The Ashley Dukes Company was an important interwar promoter of serious drama, and a training ground for actors.
He was the husband of Marie Rambert
Marie Rambert
Dame Marie Rambert DBE was a Polish-Jewish dancer and dance pedagogue who exerted a great influence on British ballet, both as a dancer and teacher.- Early years and background :...
as well as the older brother of British MI6 spy Paul Dukes
Paul Dukes
Sir Paul Dukes KBE was a British author and MI6 officer.Born in Bridgwater, Somerset, the son of an Anglican clergyman, he was educated at Caterham School in England, and Petrograd Conservatoire in Russia....
and respected pathologist Cuthbert Dukes
Cuthbert Dukes
Cuthbert Esquire Dukes, M.D. OBE was an English physician and pathologist and author for whom the Dukes classification for colorectal cancer is named....
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