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'''Avis Bunnage''' (22 April 1923, [[Ardwick]], [[Manchester]], [[Lancashire]] – 4 October 1990, [[Thorpe Bay]], [[Southend-on-Sea]], [[Essex]]) was an English actress of film, stage and television.<ref name=bfi>{{cite web|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b9f4ecf9a|title=Avis Bunnage|work=BFI}}</ref>
'''Avis Bunnage''' (22 April 1923, [[Ardwick]], [[Manchester]], [[Lancashire]] – 4 October 1990, [[Thorpe Bay]], [[Southend-on-Sea]], [[Essex]]) was an English actress of film, stage and television.<ref name=bfi>{{cite web|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b9f4ecf9a|title=Avis Bunnage|work=BFI}}</ref>


She attended Manley Park Municipal School and [[Chorlton-cum-Hardy|Chorlton Central School]] in [[Manchester]]. She worked as a secretary and a nursery teacher before deciding to become an actress. She gained stage experience in rep and made her first professional appearance at Chorlton Rep Theatre in Manchester in 1947. She appeared as Veronica, the wife of Rigsby, in ''[[Rising Damp]]'', for one episode, and as Amy Jenkinson, Ivy Unsworth's friend, in 11 episodes of ''[[In Loving Memory (TV series)|In Loving Memory]]''.<ref>http://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=2341</ref> Bunnage was a member of [[Joan Littlewood]]'s [[Theatre Workshop]] company at the [[Theatre Royal Stratford East]]. There she created the role of Helen, the mother in ''[[A Taste of Honey]]'', her first West End role when the play transferred to [[Wyndham's Theatre]], and also a role in ''[[Oh, What a Lovely War!]]'' at Stratford East, which also transferred to Wyndham's Theatre.<ref>https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=V7vPDQAAQBAJ&pg=RA1-PA1773&lpg=RA1-PA1773&dq=avis+bunnage+The+Encyclopedia+of+British+Film:+Fourth+edition&source=bl&ots=Grd1X5yKPg&sig=zrVDIoRxsWxm8QUczzguMjpEYVs&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjU95eQlo3YAhWMHsAKHbK-BwIQ6AEIMDAB#v=onepage&q=avis%20bunnage%20The%20Encyclopedia%20of%20British%20Film%3A%20Fourth%20edition&f=false</ref><ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01jv2wf/p01jsjgs</ref> When Avis was on holiday from this production for two weeks, her role was taken over by [[Danny La Rue]].<ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/5422374/Danny-La-Rue.html</ref> Among her other roles for Theatre Workshop were Mrs. Lovitt in [[Christopher Bond]]'s play ''Sweeney Todd'' (the basis for the [[Stephen Sondheim|Sondheim]] musical), and the title role in a play about the [[music hall]] legend [[Marie Lloyd]].<ref>https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=spQ751Sv7TUC&pg=PT4066&lpg=PT4066&dq=avis+bunnage+sweeney+todd&source=bl&ots=B15z59fWvE&sig=3F43aTgr7QE2rjG1GQTX_eiDIvE&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjfrsCcmY3YAhWhIMAKHRSiBbQQ6AEITTAK#v=onepage&q=avis%20bunnage%20sweeney%20todd&f=false</ref><ref>https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=EUt9DAAAQBAJ&pg=PA112&lpg=PA112&dq=avis+bunnage+marie+lloyd&source=bl&ots=FhUZvImlGB&sig=coQkJttJKyzi33zi0cWGdp3PhLY&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiCpZ3EmY3YAhWkJcAKHdJ2BtkQ6AEISDAJ#v=onepage&q=avis%20bunnage%20marie%20lloyd&f=false</ref> In the early years of ''[[Coronation Street]]'' she played Lucile Hewitt's auntie.<ref>http://www.corrie.net/profiles/characters/burgess_alice.html</ref> She was in the musical ''[[Billy (musical)|Billy]]'' at the [[Theatre Royal, Drury Lane]], playing the mother of '[[Billy Liar]]'.<ref>http://castalbums.org/recordings/Billy-1974-Original-London-Cast/1502</ref> She played Golda in ''[[Fiddler on the Roof]]'', opposite [[Alfie Bass]], at [[Her Majesty's Theatre]] in London.<ref>https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=6-TvZ0O5NHQC&pg=PA235&lpg=PA235&dq=avis+bunnage+fiddler+on+the+roof&source=bl&ots=9VXEcSMXdP&sig=RNcauGZCUFhijRX3DIM1A8slArg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjr3fjhl43YAhUQ5aQKHb3-AEQ4FBDoAQhWMAk#v=onepage&q=avis%20bunnage%20fiddler%20on%20the%20roof&f=false</ref>
She attended Manley Park Municipal School and [[Chorlton-cum-Hardy|Chorlton Central School]] in [[Manchester]]. She worked as a secretary and a nursery teacher before deciding to become an actress. She gained stage experience in rep and made her first professional appearance at Chorlton Rep Theatre in Manchester in 1947. She appeared as Veronica, the wife of Rigsby, in ''[[Rising Damp]]'', for one episode, and as Amy Jenkinson, Ivy Unsworth's friend, in 11 episodes of ''[[In Loving Memory (TV series)|In Loving Memory]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=2341|title=Avis Bunnage|website=www.aveleyman.com}}</ref> Bunnage was a member of [[Joan Littlewood]]'s [[Theatre Workshop]] company at the [[Theatre Royal Stratford East]]. There she created the role of Helen, the mother in ''[[A Taste of Honey]]'', her first West End role when the play transferred to [[Wyndham's Theatre]], and also a role in ''[[Oh, What a Lovely War!]]'' at Stratford East, which also transferred to Wyndham's Theatre.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=V7vPDQAAQBAJ&pg=RA1-PA1773&lpg=RA1-PA1773&dq=avis+bunnage+The+Encyclopedia+of+British+Film:+Fourth+edition&source=bl&ots=Grd1X5yKPg&sig=zrVDIoRxsWxm8QUczzguMjpEYVs&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjU95eQlo3YAhWMHsAKHbK-BwIQ6AEIMDAB#v=onepage&q=avis+bunnage+The+Encyclopedia+of+British+Film:+Fourth+edition&f=false|title=The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition|first=Brian|last=McFarlane|date=16 May 2016|publisher=Oxford University Press|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01jv2wf/p01jsjgs|title=Avis Bunnage in Oh What a Lovely War (Wyndham’s Theatre, 1963) - Oh What a Lovely War - Landmarks: Oh What a Lovely War, Night Waves - BBC Radio 3|website=BBC}}</ref> When Avis was on holiday from this production for two weeks, her role was taken over by [[Danny La Rue]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/5422374/Danny-La-Rue.html|title=Danny La Rue|date=1 June 2009|publisher=|via=www.telegraph.co.uk}}</ref> Among her other roles for Theatre Workshop were Mrs. Lovitt in [[Christopher Bond]]'s play ''Sweeney Todd'' (the basis for the [[Stephen Sondheim|Sondheim]] musical), and the title role in a play about the [[music hall]] legend [[Marie Lloyd]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=spQ751Sv7TUC&pg=PT4066&lpg=PT4066&dq=avis+bunnage+sweeney+todd&source=bl&ots=B15z59fWvE&sig=3F43aTgr7QE2rjG1GQTX_eiDIvE&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjfrsCcmY3YAhWhIMAKHRSiBbQQ6AEITTAK#v=onepage&q=avis+bunnage+sweeney+todd&f=false|title=Broadway Musicals, 1943–2004|first=John|last=Stewart|date=21 November 2012|publisher=McFarland|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=EUt9DAAAQBAJ&pg=PA112&lpg=PA112&dq=avis+bunnage+marie+lloyd&source=bl&ots=FhUZvImlGB&sig=coQkJttJKyzi33zi0cWGdp3PhLY&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiCpZ3EmY3YAhWkJcAKHdJ2BtkQ6AEISDAJ#v=onepage&q=avis+bunnage+marie+lloyd&f=false|title=Heritage, Nostalgia and Modern British Theatre: Staging the Victorians|first=Benjamin|last=Poore|date=15 November 2011|publisher=Springer|via=Google Books}}</ref> In the early years of ''[[Coronation Street]]'' she played Lucile Hewitt's auntie.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.corrie.net/profiles/characters/burgess_alice.html|title=Alice Burgess|website=www.corrie.net}}</ref> She was in the musical ''[[Billy (musical)|Billy]]'' at the [[Theatre Royal, Drury Lane]], playing the mother of '[[Billy Liar]]'.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://castalbums.org/recordings/Billy-1974-Original-London-Cast/1502|title=Billy - 1974 Original London Cast|publisher=}}</ref> She played Golda in ''[[Fiddler on the Roof]]'', opposite [[Alfie Bass]], at [[Her Majesty's Theatre]] in London.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=6-TvZ0O5NHQC&pg=PA235&lpg=PA235&dq=avis+bunnage+fiddler+on+the+roof&source=bl&ots=9VXEcSMXdP&sig=RNcauGZCUFhijRX3DIM1A8slArg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjr3fjhl43YAhUQ5aQKHb3-AEQ4FBDoAQhWMAk#v=onepage&q=avis+bunnage+fiddler+on+the+roof&f=false|title=West End Broadway: The Golden Age of the American Musical in London|first=Adrian|last=Wright|date=15 December 2017|publisher=Boydell Press|via=Google Books}}</ref>


Among her various film roles were several [[British New Wave]] productions, ''[[Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (film)|Saturday Night and Sunday Morning]]'' and ''[[The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (film)|The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner]]''.<ref name=bfi/>
Among her various film roles were several [[British New Wave]] productions, ''[[Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (film)|Saturday Night and Sunday Morning]]'' and ''[[The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (film)|The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner]]''.<ref name=bfi/>

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Avis Bunnage
Black and white picture of Bunnage from the film The L-Shaped Room
Bunnage as Doris in The L-Shaped Room (1962)
Born(1923-04-22)22 April 1923
Ardwick, Manchester, Lancashire, England
Died4 October 1990(1990-10-04) (aged 67)
Thorpe Bay, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England
Occupationactor

Avis Bunnage (22 April 1923, Ardwick, Manchester, Lancashire – 4 October 1990, Thorpe Bay, Southend-on-Sea, Essex) was an English actress of film, stage and television.[1]

She attended Manley Park Municipal School and Chorlton Central School in Manchester. She worked as a secretary and a nursery teacher before deciding to become an actress. She gained stage experience in rep and made her first professional appearance at Chorlton Rep Theatre in Manchester in 1947. She appeared as Veronica, the wife of Rigsby, in Rising Damp, for one episode, and as Amy Jenkinson, Ivy Unsworth's friend, in 11 episodes of In Loving Memory.[2] Bunnage was a member of Joan Littlewood's Theatre Workshop company at the Theatre Royal Stratford East. There she created the role of Helen, the mother in A Taste of Honey, her first West End role when the play transferred to Wyndham's Theatre, and also a role in Oh, What a Lovely War! at Stratford East, which also transferred to Wyndham's Theatre.[3][4] When Avis was on holiday from this production for two weeks, her role was taken over by Danny La Rue.[5] Among her other roles for Theatre Workshop were Mrs. Lovitt in Christopher Bond's play Sweeney Todd (the basis for the Sondheim musical), and the title role in a play about the music hall legend Marie Lloyd.[6][7] In the early years of Coronation Street she played Lucile Hewitt's auntie.[8] She was in the musical Billy at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, playing the mother of 'Billy Liar'.[9] She played Golda in Fiddler on the Roof, opposite Alfie Bass, at Her Majesty's Theatre in London.[10]

Among her various film roles were several British New Wave productions, Saturday Night and Sunday Morning and The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner.[1]

Married to Derek Orchard, she died on 4 October 1990 in Thorpe Bay, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, aged 67.

Partial filmography

References

  1. ^ a b "Avis Bunnage". BFI.
  2. ^ "Avis Bunnage". www.aveleyman.com.
  3. ^ McFarlane, Brian (16 May 2016). "The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition". Oxford University Press – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "Avis Bunnage in Oh What a Lovely War (Wyndham's Theatre, 1963) - Oh What a Lovely War - Landmarks: Oh What a Lovely War, Night Waves - BBC Radio 3". BBC.
  5. ^ "Danny La Rue". 1 June 2009 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
  6. ^ Stewart, John (21 November 2012). "Broadway Musicals, 1943–2004". McFarland – via Google Books.
  7. ^ Poore, Benjamin (15 November 2011). "Heritage, Nostalgia and Modern British Theatre: Staging the Victorians". Springer – via Google Books.
  8. ^ "Alice Burgess". www.corrie.net.
  9. ^ "Billy - 1974 Original London Cast".
  10. ^ Wright, Adrian (15 December 2017). "West End Broadway: The Golden Age of the American Musical in London". Boydell Press – via Google Books.


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