Sam plays Eliot Vincent in
The Crimson Field, a six part series for BBC One which premiered last Sunday (
United Agents). Presumably he will appear between episodes 3 and 6; cast listings have yet to be released.
He plays Norman Skinner in
D Day: Last Letters Home, a drama documentary written and directed by Marion Milne. Produced for ITV1, it will be broadcast later this year (
United Agents and
Marion's ShowFolio).
Screencaps of Sam and his parents Timothy West and Prunella Scales from episode 2 of
Great Canal Journeys (they are thumbnails - click them for full size). The episode is available on
4oD for 7 more days.
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The
NCA has launched a campaign called
50p for Culture. It suggests that local councils should budget at least 50p per person every week on arts, museums and heritage (
The Stage). In mid March, Carl Woodward tweeted some pictures of Sam (chair of the NCA) speaking about the campaign at
UK Theatre headquarters
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Sam gave a speech about
My Theatre Matters at Hull Truck Theatre last Wednesday. The theatre, @sarahbrigham and @derbytheatre posted some pictures of him on Twitter
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On 28 March, Sam read a poem by Mark Hurst, "50 Shades of Grayling" at
Pentonville Prison (
All That's Left). His reading was part of a protest which opposed new rules preventing prisoners from being sent items such as books. Prisoners' access to books would be limited to gaol libraries or earning money to buy books (
BBC,
Islington Gazette,
Islington Tribune,
Evening Standard).
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Sam presented the DVD award (the Royal Opera House's production of
Tosca) at the
BBC Music Magazine Awards yesterday (@
PrestoClassical). The magazine tweeted a
picture of Sam at the ceremony.
"...you're not a police officer; you're the emu who killed my sister": some dialogue from a
Scene & Heard performance in late March (Sam's Twitter, @
exitthelemming). Scene & Heard produces plays written by children in Somers Town. A registered charity, its patrons include Sam, Hugh Bonneville, Anna Chancellor, Tom Goodman-Hill, Damian Lewis, Bill Nighy and Michael Sheen.
Guests at the
Royal Court pub quiz fundraiser (18 March) included Benedict Cumberbatch and Romola Garai. Sam's team won the quiz (
Tatler).