Peter Land
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| Peter Land | |
|---|---|
| Born | Peter Oliver White 9 July 1953 Taihape,New Zealand |
| Spouse(s) | Gillian Lynne |
Peter Land (9 July 1953) is a New Zealand actor and singer known for his classical acting with the Royal National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company as well as appearances in many Musicals.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
Born Peter Oliver White in Taihape, he is the third child of Dr. Allan Neil White, made M.N.Z.M. for services to Medicine and the Community in the New Zealand New Year Honours 2007 and Molly Louise Copeland, whose maiden name provided Land with his last name. Educated at Palmerston North Boys' High School,Victoria University of Wellington (graduating from the Drama Department) and Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School, he achieved notable stage success after moving to England in October 1977.
[edit] Career
His West End musical debut was as Freddy in My Fair Lady followed by seasons at the Royal National Theatre in Life of Galileo with Sir Michael Gambon and the Royal Shakespeare Company in The Winter's Tale with Patrick Stewart, Proteus in The Two Gentlemen of Verona and Alls Well That Ends Well with Dame Peggy Ashcroft. Equally at home in musicals with roles such as Cliff in Cabaret, Andre in The Phantom of the Opera, Snodgrass in Pickwick, Savory in One Touch of Venus [1] and in 2007 as Captain Hook in a new adaptation of J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan with music and lyrics by Leonard Bernstein and is the first to sing Bernstein's: 'Captain Hook's Soliloquy' in a stage production. During the Summer of 2008 Land is due to appear as Rene Auberjonois's brother in Molière's The Imaginary Invalid for the Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington D.C. directed by Keith Baxter.
[edit] Personal life
Land married the well-known director and choreographer Gillian Lynne in 1980.
[edit] Trivia
During the week 10 to 17 January 1987 Land as Cliff Bradshaw 'fell in love' with four different Sally Bowles in the West End revival of Cabaret: Kelly Hunter, Caroline O'Connor, Toyah Willcox and Kalli Greenwood. Cast change and sickness made for this unusual occurrence possibly a West End record.
