Peter Land (born 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.Born Peter
Oliver White in Taihape, he is the third child of Dr Allan Neil White,
appointed Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to
medicine and the community in the New Zealand 2007 New Year Honours,
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.His West End musical
debut was as Freddy in My Fair Lady in 1979-1980 at the Adelphi
Theatre. This was 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 (1982) and All's Well That Ends Well with Dame
Peggy Ashcroft (1982).
for his classical acting with the Royal National Theatre and the Royal
Shakespeare Company as well as appearances in many musicals.Born Peter
Oliver White in Taihape, he is the third child of Dr Allan Neil White,
appointed Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to
medicine and the community in the New Zealand 2007 New Year Honours,
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.His West End musical
debut was as Freddy in My Fair Lady in 1979-1980 at the Adelphi
Theatre. This was 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 (1982) and All's Well That Ends Well with Dame
Peggy Ashcroft (1982).
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