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My blog has quite a lot of posts about Samuel West (Julius Caesar, On Chesil Beach and Darkest Hour) and Charles Edwards (My Fair Lady Australian tour and Henry IX).

Monday 26 May 2008

Samuel West - Theatre - Waste

Sam will direct Waste by Harley Granville Barker at the Almeida for its autumn season.

From the London Theatre Guide:
"...Waste, by Harley Granville Barker, opens 2 Oct 2008, following previews from 25 Sep- running to 15 Nov 2008. Directed by Samuel West. Radical independent politician Henry Trebell is persuaded to join the Conservative Party in order to champion his Bill to Disestablish the Church of England and to use its funds to finance a vast education programme. But a liaison with a married woman, who dies after aborting their child, brings private scandal into the political arena..."

Hayley Atwell - Film - Cassandra's Dream

Short article from Metro:
Hayley Atwell has admitted she was overwhelmed when she was chosen by acclaimed filmmaker Woody Allen to star in his latest movie, Cassandra's Dream.

"It's so beyond the reality of where you could see yourself when you come straight out of drama school," she said.

"You just don't have a concept that you could be anywhere near to working with someone like Woody Allen."

The 26-year-old British actress - who was in ITV's Mansfield Park - made her feature film debut as Angela, acting opposite Ewan McGregor and Colin Farrell.

"I don't think I knew what to do about it other than focus on exactly what I was doing and try not to be distracted by the excitement of it, and just see Woody for what he was and listen to his instructions. I became very serious about the whole thing as a way of coping with how extraordinary it was," Hayley added.

Sunday 25 May 2008

Charles Edwards - Theatre - The 39 Steps - Broadway (Cort)

  • Playbill podcast - interview with the cast [link]

  • Cort theatre photocall 1|2|3

  • Clips from broadwayworld.com [link]

  • Maria Aitken Q&A [link]

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Sunday 18 May 2008

Samuel West - Narration - Henry V

Sam will narrate Walton's Henry V for the Hong Kong Philharmonic later this month.

Links
Article from The Standard [link]
Interview from the HKPO website [link]

Wednesday 14 May 2008

Charles Edwards - Theatre - The 39 Steps - Broadway (Cort) - Tony nominations

The 39 Steps has received 6 Tony nominations - Best Play, Best Direction of a Play, Best Scenic Design of a Play, Best Costume Design of a Play, Best Lighting Design of a Play and Best Sound Design of a Play.

Links
Tony awards page for the play [link]

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Saturday 10 May 2008

Hayley Atwell - Film - Brideshead Revisited - pictures

Sample caps - HD trailer


All caps (33 of them) can be downloaded from here.
* Comment if downloading
* Credit: spiffyjellybean

Links
The film's official site [link]
Picture gallery from the Livejournal community marchmainhouse [link]
Recent still published in the Daily Mail [link]

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Hayley Atwell - Radio - The Leopard

The Leopard will be broadcast on BBC Radio 3 this Sunday 11 May at 8pm (GMT) [link].

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Friday 9 May 2008

Samuel West - Radio - Dr No

[updated 5 December 2015]

Sam plays Pleydel-Smith in BBC Radio 4's production of Dr No by Ian Fleming, starring Toby Stephens as James Bond and David Suchet as Dr No. It will be broadcast Saturday 24 May (via BBC press office).

Saturday 3 May 2008

Charles Edwards - Theatre - The Devil's Disciple

Charles and his 39 Steps co-star Jennifer Ferrin will be in a reading of George Bernard Shaw's The Devil's Disciple at the Players Club 19 May. Charles will play Rev. Anthony Anderson, and Jennifer will play Judith Anderson.

Links
Project Shaw - The Devil's Disciple [link]
Article from Playbill [link]

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