Frances de la Tour in the film "The Book of Eli", directed by the Hughes brothers. In 2012, she appeared in the film "Hugo". Until 2012, she was also a patron for the performing arts group Theatretrain. From 2013 to 2016, de la Tour played the role of Violet Crosby in ITV sitcom "Vicious" with Ian McKellen and Derek Jacobi. From 2013 to 2014, she portrayed headmistress Ms Baron in the BBC One sitcom "Big School". In April 2016, she joined the second series of "Outlander" as Mother Hildegarde. Politically, de la Tour is a socialist and was a member of the Workers' Revolutionary
What's in a Name? (play) What's in a Name? (play) What's in a Name? (French: Le Prénom, literally "The Given Name") is a 2010 French comedy play by Matthieu Delaporte and Alexandre de la Patellière. The play premiered in 2010 at the Théâtre Édouard VII in Paris, France. The cast included Patrick Bruel as Vincent, Valérie Benguigui as Elisabeth, Jean-Michel Dupuis as Pierre, Guillaume de Tonquédec as Claude and Judith El Zein as Anna. The production was directed by Bernard Murat. An English adaptation by Jeremy Sams premiered in the UK at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre, presented in association with Just For Laughs Theatricals from