tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-189825812024-03-08T11:43:29.274+11:00spiffy jellybeanJenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04194403705268198529noreply@blogger.comBlogger1116125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18982581.post-41191745217888224812017-10-17T00:05:00.000+11:002017-10-17T00:05:14.516+11:00Samuel West - Hamlet, Present Laughter, The Acting Class documentary, On Chesil BeachA mix of upcoming broadcasts and events, covering Shakespeare, Noel Coward, socioeconomic issues and Ian McEwan.
Sam will contribute a Facebook Live about Hamlet from Glyndebourne this Thursday at 12.30pm GMT (via their Twitter).
In March, he and tenor Allan Clayton discussed the play in a podcast. Clayton played the eponymous character in the premiere production of a new opera version by Brett Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04194403705268198529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18982581.post-84714017005722426712017-07-24T22:22:00.001+10:002017-07-24T22:22:57.853+10:00Blog housekeeping - photo hostingMy blog has been affected by Photobucket's change to its terms and conditions, so approximately nine years worth of photos are now showing up with an error thumbnail :(
I have decided not to take up a Photobucket subscription to restore my photos, so I will be using another method for future posts.
If there are particular posts that you would like to view the images for, please contact me:
leaveJenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04194403705268198529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18982581.post-54027411900370821292017-06-26T23:35:00.005+10:002017-06-26T23:35:46.699+10:00Samuel West - Inspector Morse audiobooks and recent voice work
Sam will narrate unabridged audiobooks of works by Colin Dexter: the entire Inspector Morse series and the short story collection Morse's Greatest Mystery and Other Stories. They will be released as audio downloads in October and December this year (The Bookseller).
In May, he tweeted that he did the voiceover for a Jacob's Crackers Crisps ad:
In April, Sam and his father Timothy Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04194403705268198529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18982581.post-40764702063608932382017-04-17T17:07:00.000+10:002017-04-17T20:52:22.699+10:00Samuel West - Julius Caesar, The Ice and upcoming projects; Hamlet discussion and the They're Your Rights campaign
Sam will play Brutus in Julius Caesar at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield between 18 May and 10 June. The production will be directed by new artistic director Rob Hastie (via Baz Bamigboye's Twitter, @BazBam).
This is a return to Sheffield for Sam. He previously worked there 2005-2007, when he was artistic director of Sheffield Theatres. During his tenture, he directed The Romans in Britain,Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04194403705268198529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18982581.post-71615027490406054662017-04-16T23:12:00.000+10:002017-04-16T23:12:31.158+10:00Charles Edwards - current and upcoming TV projects
Henry IX
Charles plays a fictional, contemporary king in this three part series from UKTV Gold. The final episode will be broadcast next Wednesday.
In an interview with the Radio Times, he praised writers Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais:
"They’re very clever guys and lovely people to work with. And there’s no bulls**t. They know exactly what they want and when you get the sense you’re givingJenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04194403705268198529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18982581.post-54758440656045035292017-03-12T23:22:00.000+11:002017-03-12T23:22:54.064+11:00Samuel West - Words and Music, British Library recital, Elgar, showreelSam and Kim Gerard are the readers for Words and Music "The Speed of Life". It will be broadcast 19 March from a pop up studio at the BBC Radio 3 Free Thinking Festival at Sage Gateshead (BBC Media Centre).
He will read from works by Keats, Goethe and Balzac at "Music and poetry from the Zweig Collection". This recital will be held at the British Library on 20 March; click here for tickets.
He Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04194403705268198529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18982581.post-24750622668548932402017-01-29T23:47:00.000+11:002017-01-29T23:47:31.264+11:00Samuel West - In Seven Days, Forces of Nature, If This Is A Man, Darkest Hour, Article 50On 1st February, Sam and Zoë Martlew will discuss In Seven Days by Thomas Adès in a perfomance at the Royal Festival Hall. In the first half, Sam and Zoë will guide the audience through the work and the work will be performed in full by the London Sinfonietta, Rolf Hind and the Royal Academy of Music Manson Ensemble in the second half (via Zoë's Twitter @zkm555). Click here for tickets.
He has Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04194403705268198529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18982581.post-17322961225964152782016-12-30T23:34:00.000+11:002016-12-30T23:34:18.110+11:00Samuel West - current radio, On Chesil Beach, projects and media October-December
Words and Music "Greeneland", with readings by Sam and Romola Garai, was repeated on Wednesday. It is available on iPlayer for 28 more days.
Sam plays Albert Tiermann in Doctor Who Demon Quest: A Shard of Ice, which is available on iPlayer for approximately three more weeks (part 1|part 2).
Sam plays Geoffrey Ponting in the film adaptation of On Chesil Beach. He started filming in early Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04194403705268198529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18982581.post-32232433207119653752016-10-03T23:05:00.000+11:002016-10-03T23:05:52.614+11:00Charles Edwards - My Fair Lady Australian tour and upcoming TV projectsCharles will play Henry Higgins in the 60th anniversary production of My Fair Lady, which tours to Melbourne from 12 May 2017. Tickets go on sale 10 October (thanks to @j0lande). Limited dates are on presale (thanks to @teamdenbigh).
Prior to Melbourne, he will play the role in Brisbane from 12 March 2017. In an interview with Limelight, he said that he has had an interest in playing Higgins:
"“Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04194403705268198529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18982581.post-52356321948676391932016-09-04T23:24:00.000+10:002016-09-04T23:24:30.873+10:00Samuel West - White Rabbit Red Rabbit, Aurora Orchestra performances, All the World's a StageOn Friday, Sam performed White Rabbit Red Rabbit by Nassim Soleimanpour at the Freedom Festival in Hull. The work is a 1 person performance with no director. He saw the script for the first time when on stage (@HullTruck).
A thousand thanks to audience and staff of @HullTruck for a great evening. I am living proof that #WhiteRabbitRedRabbit can be survived.
— Samuel West (@exitthelemming) Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04194403705268198529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18982581.post-53570088649139249792016-05-09T23:46:00.000+10:002016-05-09T23:46:00.824+10:00Samuel West - various programs on iPlayer, Peter and the Wolf, Shakespeare 400
Sam is in various programs currently available on iPlayer
The Hollow Crown: Henry VI (broadcast 7 May; available in the UK only on iPlayer)
"Family", episode 3 in the latest series of Blood, Sex and Money (broadcast 9 May)
A repeat of The Essay "Shaping the Air - Writers and Radio" (broadcast 9 May)
The Afternoon Drama North, in which he plays Antoine de Saint Exupery (broadcast 28 April)
Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04194403705268198529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18982581.post-34276747715409991902016-05-01T23:17:00.000+10:002016-05-01T23:17:08.421+10:00Samuel West - screencaps from The Frankenstein ChroniclesThese are thumbnails - click them for full size.
Episode 1
Episode 2
Episode 3
Episode 5
Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04194403705268198529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18982581.post-16582801617706709302016-04-12T00:27:00.001+10:002016-04-12T00:27:53.489+10:00Samuel West - recent and upcoming radioSam and Romola Garai were the readers for "Greeneland", last week's episode of Words and Music. It is available on iPlayer for 22 more days.
Also on BBC Radio 3 - he is in three programs from the Sounds of Shakespeare season.
22 April. Garrick's Ode (live broadcast in which he plays Garrick). This performance is sold out.
23 April. Record Review, a discussion of archive recordings. This will be Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04194403705268198529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18982581.post-5065791607156710422016-04-10T22:46:00.002+10:002016-04-10T22:46:45.842+10:00Charles Edwards - Blithe Spirit, Florence Foster Jenkins and radio repeatsNext Monday (18 April), Charles and director Michael Blakemore will introduce a screening of Blithe Spirit at the V&A. Charles starred as Charles Condimine in the production, which played at the Gielgud Theatre in 2014.
Florence Foster Jenkins will close the Belfast Film Festival on 23 April (via cineuropa). It will be released in the UK on 6 May and Australia on 5 May. Click here for the Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04194403705268198529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18982581.post-74562628665372165162016-03-19T23:02:00.002+11:002016-03-19T23:02:37.047+11:00Samuel West - The Complete Walk, Bush Theatre, CBeebies Bedtime Stories, Shakespeare SolosSam and Katherine Parkinson play Benedick and Beatrice from Much Ado About Nothing for The Globe's The Complete Walk (23-24 April). The film, directed by Jessica Swale, was shot in Sicily (Sam's Twitter, @exitthelemming 1|2 and Swale's Twitter, @jswale).
The screencap above is from his recent reading of Angry Arthur on CBeebies Bedtime Stories.
My Storify for the West is Best quiz (Bush Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04194403705268198529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18982581.post-86850225012598538822016-03-16T23:53:00.001+11:002016-03-16T23:53:52.488+11:00Samuel West - screencaps from Great Canal Journeys series 3In episode 2, Sam joined his parents in Birmingham.
Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04194403705268198529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18982581.post-31610010676099120602016-03-16T23:53:00.000+11:002016-03-16T23:53:04.560+11:00Samuel West - Aldeburgh Music, Shakespeare on Film, The Lightless Sky, Theatre 2016 conference
Sam is the narrator for The World Encompassed (26 March), an Aldeburgh Music concert featuring viols (via their Twitter, @aldeburghmusic).
Emma Fielding, Damian Lynch and Sam will perform in Shakespeare on Film, a concert with the BBC Concert Orchestra on 4 April.
On 25 April, Sam will speak to Gulwali Passarlay about his book The Lightless Sky. Click here for tickets - the event will beJenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04194403705268198529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18982581.post-53913038815117823842016-03-12T22:58:00.000+11:002016-03-12T23:05:42.258+11:00National Theatre of Parramatta, The Family Law, more diverse stories, gender swap Shakespeare
Coincidentally, the source for all of the Australian news in this post is from Fairfax #notsponsored.
The National Theatre of Parramatta's 2016 season begins in April with Swallow by Stef Smith. The NToP is a new company based at Riverside Theatres in western Sydney. It seeks to produce work that reflects diversity in Australian society. At the company's launch in November 2015, co-artistic Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04194403705268198529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18982581.post-9039799535945024822016-03-12T21:34:00.001+11:002016-03-12T21:34:32.419+11:00Charles Edwards - Richard II and WasteRichard II is in this year's Globe on Screen season (Shakespeare's Globe press release, p. 3). It will be shown in the UK from 24 June (Arts Alliance) and Australia in July (Village Cinemas).
Olive Williams (Amy O’Connell in Waste) mentioned Charles in a Q&A on the National Theatre's tumblr (via the @nationaltheatre).
"Do you have any pre-performance rituals?I like to run my
scenes with Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04194403705268198529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18982581.post-53263271898203486072016-02-23T00:07:00.000+11:002016-03-26T00:26:01.073+11:00Samuel West - Essential Classics, The Book of Disquiet, The Somme RememberedSam is the guest on Essential Classics on BBC Radio 3 this week, 10am Monday to Friday.
The London Sinfonietta posted a Q&A with Sam on their blog last week (their Twitter, @ldn_sinfonietta). He will perform The Book of Disquiet with them at the Coronet Theatre this Wednesday and Thursday.
Sam wrote the questions for the Bush Theatre Quiz, "West is Best". The event will be hosted by Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04194403705268198529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18982581.post-73438847725204017582016-02-17T00:11:00.001+11:002016-02-17T00:11:44.902+11:00Convergence of blog people, February editionFrom my Youtube home page. These videos are worth a rewatch, by the way.
[my previous convergence of blog people post is here]
Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04194403705268198529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18982581.post-51871212512664956652016-02-03T23:28:00.001+11:002016-02-03T23:33:42.917+11:00Samuel West - Good Morning Britain and Baz ProductionsSam will be a guest on Good Morning Britain tomorrow (Thursday), presumably to discuss the latest series of Mr Selfridge (@GMBDaily).
He is listed as a supporter of Baz Productions. The organisation produces plays and runs various education and training programs. Harriet Walter is a patron; other supporters include the Harold Pinter Estate and Tom Stoppard.Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04194403705268198529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18982581.post-37842588933859531992016-01-31T17:21:00.000+11:002016-02-23T00:10:13.604+11:00Samuel West - The Somme Remembered, Shakespeare Solos, The Book of Disquiet, Present LaughterSam is the reader for "The Somme Remembered" at Milton Court on 11 February (via @BBCSingers).
(screencap from the Shakespeare Solos trailer)
He plays Henry V in Shakespeare Solos, a video series from the Guardian which begins 1 February (via @hollowcrownfans).
My Storify for The Book of Disquiet is below. Sam performed in the English language premiere of the work at Montclair State Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04194403705268198529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18982581.post-4302988139845101332016-01-26T23:50:00.000+11:002016-03-12T23:05:42.253+11:00Diversity: Idris Elba, BAME Shakespeare, Act for Change, #oscarssowhite
"I read a script, it says, 'Black man, tall. And then it says, leading man.' I'm like, what? What colour's he? Blue?"
A quote from a New York Times video interview with Idris Elba. This is the accompanying screencap:
Idris spoke to Parliament about diversity in the media, ahead of the Channel 4 diversity conference. The transcript is here and the video is here. His recommendations for Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04194403705268198529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18982581.post-69209445408918667562016-01-11T19:36:00.001+11:002016-01-11T21:32:52.163+11:00Samuel West - CBeebies Bedtime Stories, The Book of Disquiet, Sunday Brunch, Henry VSam will read "The Jumblies" by Edward Lear on CBeebies Bedtime Stories, Sunday 24 January (BBC press office).
In an article in the Montclair Dispatch, Michel van der Aa said, "Sam West has been really wonderful in rehearsals [for The Book of Disquiet]. He made the part his own and I can’t wait to see it on stage”. It will be performed 21-24 January at Montclair State UniversityJenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04194403705268198529noreply@blogger.com0