Samuel West - anti cuts march

Sam has posted the text of the speech he made in Hyde Park on 26 March (via his Twitter, @exitthelemming). He has also shared a picture from the march - his view from the Hungerford Bridge. Yesterday, I published a post about the march - it contains links to press coverage, tweets, a picture and a video.

Radio - Words and Music. Theatre - A View From the Bridge. Theatre - A Streetcar Named Desire. Theatre - Arcadia.

• Ruth Wilson and Toby Jones are the readers for Words and Music this week [link]
  
  
• Olivier Award nominations include:
  Three Days of Rain. Best Actor (James McAvoy), Best Revival (Jamie Lloyd), Best Lighting Design (Jon Clark).
  A View From the Bridge. Best Actor (Ken Stott), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Hayley Atwell), Best Director (Lindsay Posner), Best Revival (Lindsay Posner).
  A Streetcar Named Desire. Best Actress (Rachel Weisz), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Ruth Wilson), Best Revival (Rob Ashford).
  The Misanthrope. Best Actress (Keira Knightley), Best Revival (Thea Sharrock), Best Costume Design (Amy Roberts).
  Burnt by the Sun. Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Michelle Dockery), Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Rory Kinnear), Best Lighting Design (Mark Henderson).
  Arcadia. Best Revival (David Leveaux).

Television - Small Island. Women in Film and Television Awards. Hayley Atwell - Theatre - A View From the Bridge. Theatre - Arcadia.

• Articles about Small Island telegraph|independent
• Guests at the Women in Film and Television Awards included Romola Garai, Hayley Atwell and Toby Stephens [link]
• Nominees for the whatsonstage.com Awards include Hayley Atwell for Best Supporting Actress in a Play (A View From the Bridge) and the cast of Arcadia for The Les Miserables 25th Anniversary Award for Best Ensemble Performance [link]

Hayley Atwell - Theatre - A View From the Bridge. Rosamund Pike - Theatre - Madame de Sade. Samuel West - Radio - Coughs and Sneezes

• Hayley Atwell and Elizabeth Mastrantonio interview about A View From the Bridge [link]
  
• Rosamund interview from bmi voyager [link]
• Sam will be in "Coughs and Sneezes," an episode of From Fact to Fiction on BBC Radio 4 tomorrow. It will be available on iPlayer up to a week after broadcast. [link]
  

Hayley Atwell - Television - The Pillars Of The Earth

From Baz Bamigboye's Daily Mail column:

"Hayley Atwell will play the heroine of Ken Follett's complex adventure story The Pillars Of The Earth when it begins filming this summer.

The actress will go directly from appearing with Ken Stott and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio in Lindsay Posner's sublime production of Arthur Miller's View From The Bridge and into medieval mode as the noblewoman Aliena in Follett's sprawling tale about the building of a magnificent cathedral in the fictional Kingsbridge.

Follett said he had in mind Wells and Salisbury Cathedrals when he wrote his novel.

Shooting on the fourpart mini series, adapted for the screen by John Pielmeir and directed by Sergio Mimica Gezzan, will begin in June on locations in Hungary and Austria.

Follett sets his story of love and revenge against a backdrop of a 12th-century England ripped apart by famine, religious strife and civil war.

Follett won a huge following with The Pillars Of The Earth; it was chosen as one of the all-time 100 best books in a BBC Big Read list, and it has remained a consistent seller since it was first published 18 years ago.

Karmen Svagan of Munich-based Tandem Communications, the TV company filming the novel with Ridley and Tony Scott's production company, said other major roles were still being cast.

It's not known yet whether The Pillars Of The Earth will be sold to BBC or ITV. Hayley will be seen soon on the new TV re-working of the classic series The Prisoner."

Dan Stevens - Theatre - Arcadia. Hayley Atwell - Theatre - A View From the Bridge. Rosamund Pike - Theatre - Madame de Sade

[updated 22 March]

• Arcadia
• Casting information from Broadway World:
  

  "The cast includes Samantha Bond (Hannah), Nancy Carroll (Lady Croom), Jessie Cave (Thomasina), Neil Pearson (Bernard), Dan Stevens (Septimus) and Ed Stoppard (Valentine). Further casting will be announced shortly."

• Teasing speculation from Variety:
  

  "...A transatlantic team of Brit and Stateside producers -- Sonia Friedman Prods., Robert G. Bartner and Roger Berlind -- produce Arcadia, suggesting Broadway potential for the revival..."

• A View From the Bridge
• Following a run in Brighton, the production will tour to Richmond Theatre, and The King's Theatre & Theatre Royal Glasgow [link]
• Madame de Sade
• Rosamund will be interviewed on Radio 4's Loose Ends.
  ETA: Now available on iPlayer until 28 March [link]
  

Rebecca Hall - Theatre - The Bridge Project. Hayley Atwell - Theatre - A View From the Bridge. Dan Stevens - Film - Hilde. Samuel West, Nancy Carroll

• The Bridge Project - The Cherry Orchard, The Winter's Tale
• Interview with Rebecca Hall from Time Out Singapore [link]
• A View from the Bridge
• Will tour to Brighton as part of the Brighton Festival in May [link]
• Hilde
• Video from moviemag
  DSDS Videos: alle Castings, Recalls und Mottoshows bei Clipfish.de
• Michael Croft Theatre
• Blog post about the opening of Michael Croft Theatre at Alleyn's School, Sam West and Nancy Carroll's alma mater [link]
• Nancy Carroll interview [link]
  

Hayley Atwell - Theatre - A View From the Bridge

A nice mention from the Evening Standard:

"...Hayley, queen of Brooklyn

A brilliant new production of Arthur Miller's A View From the Bridge at the Duke of York's Theatre has it all. Ken Stott — surely an underrated national treasure? — plays the uncle who can't quite let go of his 17-year-old niece: he is heart-breaking, masterful and more than a little creepy. Even the Brooklyn accents — always a huge risk — were spot on, no doubt greatly assisted by having Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio in the cast (the daughter of an Italian immigrant, she played Gina in Scarface).

The real draw, however, is Hayley Atwell, who acts everyone off the stage. Last year she was a revelation as Julia in the new film of Brideshead Revisited. Here she is voluptuously perfect. A male Judi Dench, a touch of The Godfather and a Keira Knightley with breasts — does theatre get any better?"

Hayley Atwell

From the Evening Standard:

"Who's in and who's out?
UP AND COMING
THEATRE
HAYLEY ATWELL, 26
actor
Winning plaudits for her turn in A View From the Bridge at The Duke of York's, Atwell is blossoming on both stage and screen. She is also in the TV remake of The Prisoner, following well-received cinema roles in Brideshead Revisited and The Duchess in the autumn."

Hayley Atwell - Theatre - A View From the Bridge

[updated 18 March 2011]



Reviews

The Guardian
"...Hayley Atwell captures well the niece's growth into a woman of spirit..."

This is London
"...The impassioned distress of Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio’s wife and Atwell’s agonised embarrassment runs counter to Stott’s fury and gives the evening its shocking, emotional dynamic.."

Daily Mail
(review by Quentin Letts) "...Lindsay Posner draws a strong ensemble performance from his cast..."

(from Baz Bamigboye's column) "...[Catherine is] beautifully captured by Ms Atwell..."

British Theatre Guide
"...Catherine is played by Brideshead Revisited star, Hayley Atwell, who made such an impression opposite Simon Russell Beale as Major Barbara and proves that it was not just a one-off... [Ken Stott] gets great support from both of the leading ladies, Hayley Atwell's bemusement and then anger almost mirroring the reactions of Miss Mastrantonio as the older, wiser Aunt..."

Morning Star Online
"...when the tragedy is as good as A View From The Bridge and the acting is as good as it is here, the impact is quite extraordinary...Ken Stott is terrific and he gets excellent support from Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio as his wife, Hayley Atwell as the niece, Harry Lloyd as the lover and Allan Corduner as the lawyer who acts as chorus..."

Pictures

After party (Rosamund Pike also attended) 1|2|3

Production:
hayley-atwell.org
Rex, Corbis
Catherine Ashmore/The First Post, officiallondontheatre.co.uk
unknown/Telegraph, The Jewish Chronicle
Alastair Muir/Evening Standard

Clip
Hayley at press night, clip by elizabethtoni

Hayley Atwell

[updated 23 June 2011]



(source: my screencap from the Captain America Super Bowl spot)
IMDB|Wikipedia|Hamilton Hodell|Admiring Hayley Atwell

Current and upcoming projects
July 2011. Captain America: The First Avenger, Peggy Carter.
August-October 2011 (Royal Court). The Faith Machine, Sophie.
* Release date unknown. I, Anna, Emmy.

Theatre
The Faith Machine (August-October 2011), Royal Court, Sophie
Tod's Art Plus Drama Party (March 2011)
A View From the Bridge (February-May; May-June 2009), Duke of York's Theatre and tour (Theatre Royal Brighton, Richmond Theatre, The King's Theatre, Theatre Royal Glasgow), Catherine
- Nominated whatsonstage.com Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Play
- Nominated Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Major Barbara (February-April 2008), National Theatre (Olivier), Barbara
- Nominated Ian Charleson Award (2008)
The Man of Mode (February-April 2007), National Theatre (Olivier), Belinda
Women Beware Women (February-April 2006), The Swan, Bianca
Prometheus Bound (August-September 2005), Sound Theatre, Io

Film and TV
I, Anna (release date unknown), Emmy
Captain America: The First Avenger (2011), Peggy Carter
Any Human Heart (2010)(TV), Freya
The Pillars of the Earth (2010)(TV), Aliena
- Nominated Golden Globe for Best Performance By An Actress In A Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made For Television
The Prisoner (2009)(TV), 41-5
Love Hate (2009), Hate
The Duchess (2008), Bess Foster
- Nominated British Independent Film Award for Best Supporting Actress (2008)
- Nominated London Critics Circle Film Award for British Supporting Actress of the Year (2009)
Brideshead Revisited (2008), Julia Flyte
The Shadow in the North (2007) (TV), Rosa Garland
Cassandra's Dream (2007), Angela
How About You (2007), Ellie
Mansfield Park (2007) (TV), Mary Crawford
The Ruby in the Smoke (2006) (TV), Rosa Garland
Fear of Fanny (2006) (TV), Jane
The Line of Beauty (2006) (TV), Cat Fedden
Whatever Love Means (2005) (TV), Sabrina Guinness

Radio
Waves Breaking on a Shore (May 2010), BBC Radio 4, Nettie Truman
The Leopard (May 2008), BBC Radio 3, Angelica
Felix Holt (June-July 2007), BBC Radio 4, Esther Lyon

Audio
The Whispering Forest (2010), Big Finish, Seska
The Doomwood Curse (2008), Big Finish, Eleanor
Blood of the Daleks (2006), Big Finish, Asha Gryvern

Other
Christian Aid
Film project with Ruth Wilson and Emma Thompson 1|2|3|4|5

Hayley Atwell - Theatre - A View from the Bridge

A View From The Bridge opens tomorrow - click the image above for ticket information, and links to production photos are listed below.

Pictures
Corbis [link]
Rex [link]

Hayley Atwell

A mention in an article about breakthrough stars:

"...it's her recent role in The Duchess as Bess Foster, the live in mistress to the Duke of Devonshire, that has really propelled her to fame. The Duchess was a critical and commercial hit in the UK as well as wining over audiences at the Toronto Film Festival.
She returned to the period drama just a month later with her role in the big screen adaptation of Brideshead Revisited with her role as Julia Flyte.
2009 looks set to be a busy year for the actress as she moves into television with the remake of The Prisoner with ITV as well as making her West End debut in A View From The Bridge..."

Hayley Atwell - Theatre - A View From the Bridge

From Baz Bamigboye's Daily Mail column:

"Hayley Atwell is currently playing a number in the re-interpretation of Sixties cult TV drama, The Prisoner, but very soon she will have a name to play.

The actress will star opposite Ken Stott and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio in Arthur Miller's play View From The Bridge.

She will play Catherine, with Stott and Ms Mastrantonio as her aunt and uncle.

Stott's Eddie Carbone is a Brooklyn docker whose incestuous desires for his niece bring about his downfall.

It's a fabulous play and Lindsay Posner's production begins rehearsals next month, with performances at the Duke of York's Theatre from January 22.

Producers Kim Poster and Sonia Friedman are hoping to cast Harry Lloyd as Rodolpho, who incurs Carbone's wrath when he shows a healthy interest in Catherine.

Hayley, who was in the films The Duchess and Brideshead Revisited, returns to London - just in time for rehearsals - from South Africa, where she has been starring with Ian McKellen, Jim Caviezel and Ruth Wilson in The Prisoner.

Hayley plays 4-15, a character who turns out to be a facet of another character. She lives in the weird village controlled by McKellen's No 2.

The six-part series will be broadcast on ITV next year. McKellen will be toasting Hayley's stage role during one of the regular soirees he throws for The Prisoner inmates."

Tags: Hayley Atwell, theatre, Ken Stott, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Arthur Miller, View from the bridge, Catherine, Eddie Carbone, Brooklyn, Lindsay Posner, Kim Poster, Sonia Friedman, Harry Lloyd, Rodolpho