{{Short description|Scottish actress and dancer}} '''Aimi MacDonald''' (born 27 February 1942) is a Scottish actress and dancer. She is best known for her role as ''"The Lovely" Aimi M

...became a cinema pianist providing the [[w:Silent film#Live music and sound|musical accompaniment for silent films]].<ref name="express">{{cite web|url=http:// ==Radio and theatre career==

...Law''' {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|OBE}} (born 8th May 1932) is a Scottish [[Actor|actress]], known for her numerous roles in film and television. ...ida Law talks about her new book about her adventures in her early days in theatre|website=The Northern Echo}}</ref>

| nationality = Scottish ...name=baker/> 24 July 1902 &ndash; 9 February 1980) was a [[Scottish people|Scottish]] comedy actress and [[revue]] artist who appeared in television and film r

...16, and was quickly promoted from minor to major roles in his [[Edwardian musical comedies]]. ...duction. No other producers offered the young Courtneidge leading roles in musical comedies, and she turned instead to the [[music hall|music hall]], learning

* [[Bristol Old Vic Theatre School]] ...er Award for Best Actress in a Musical|Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical]] for ''[[Candide (operetta)|Candide]]''.

In 1931, she starred in the West End musical ''Stand Up and Sing'' with actor [[Jack Buchanan]], who encouraged her to t ...al alliance with Wilcox, Neagle played her first starring film role in the musical ''[[Goodnight, Vienna]]'' (1932), again with Jack Buchanan. With this film

...actress when she was invited to perform a comic monologue in a [[West End theatre|West End]] revue in 1939. Its success led to a career as an entertainer, gi ...ff the acting honours of this gay and intelligent entertainment."<ref>"The Theatre", ''The Bystander'', 10 May 1939, p. 213</ref>

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...over seven decades and was one of Britain's most recognisable and prolific actresses.<ref name="britannica.com">{{Cite web |date=7 September 2023 |title=Maggie ...tish theatre performers, working for the [[Royal National Theatre|National Theatre]] and the [[Royal Shakespeare Company]]. On Broadway, she received Tony Awa

...cal)|Mame]]'' (1966), winning her first [[Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical|Tony Award]] and becoming a [[gay icon]]. ...hout that decade, including leading roles in the stage musicals ''[[Gypsy (musical)|Gypsy]]'', ''[[Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street|Sweeney Todd

...y Russell School|Dagenham County High School]] where he received dedicated musical tuition from Peter Cork (1926–2012), who helped him towards his Oxford mu ...3; Tynan's review is extensively quoted.</ref> There were also a number of musical items in the show, using Dudley Moore's music, most famously an arrangement

The other main characters in the show are out-of-work actors, actresses and entertainers at the tail end of their careers. These include Fred Quill *'''Mary''' (Series 1) ([[Penny Irving]]) – A petite red-haired Scottish Yellowcoat who worked at the camp for only a couple of months at the start

* [[theatre|theatre]] ...cast members and writers), Gilliam (animation) <br />+ [[Bonzo Dog Band]] (musical interludes)