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Friday, 18 December 2009

Theatre - Enron, The Misanthrope and Rope. Dan Stevens - Wolf Hall.

[updated 2 August 2015]

Enron

Wolf Hall review from the Daily Express:

"Thomas Cromwell, Henry VIII’s chief adviser, was a man so skilled at manipulation and survival he’d make Peter Mandelson blush. His story is told in the Man Booker-winning novel Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel and superbly read by Dan Stevens..."


The Misanthrope
  • Damian-Lewis.com has scans from a Sunday Times theatre feature featuring some of The Misanthrope cast (Tara Fitzgerald, Damian Lewis, Keira Knightley), Jessica Hynes, John Simm, Rupert Penry-Jones, Marc Warren and Dominic West (registration is required) [link]
  • Stephen Mangan attended The Misanthrope press night [link]

Rope

Tuesday, 13 October 2009

Entertainment news

  • Mao's Last Dancer took AUS$4.3 million in its opening week to become the highest-grossing Australian film so far this year [link]
  • Christina Hendricks and Michael Sheen interviews christina|michael
  • Colin Firth will receive the BAFTA/LA humanitarian award [link]
  • Damian Lewis, Tara Fitzgerald, Keira Knightley and Dominic Rowan will star in a modern day version of The Misanthrope at the Comedy Theatre 7 December - 13 March 1|2
  • Pictures from the Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus UK premiere 1|2|3
  • The Thick of It
    • A picture (via AIannucci) [link]
    • Screencaps of Peter Capaldi and Rory Kinnear from the teaser (click thumbnails for full size):
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Tuesday, 9 February 2010

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).

Friday, 4 December 2009

Entertainment news

  • Noel Clarke and Jason Isaacs will be on the Orange Rising Star jury [link]
  • St Trinians 2 trailer [link]
  • Clive Owen, Dennis Hopper, Matt Damon, Rupert Penry-Jones, Lucy Cohu & Anna Maxwell-Martin interviews clive|dennis|matt|rupert|lucy & anna
  • Article about A Single Man [link]
  • Ben Whishaw won an International Emmy for Criminal Justice [link]
  • Rehearsal pictures from The Misanthrope [link]
  • Werner Herzog will be president of the International jury for the 2010 Berlin International Film Festival [link]
  • Lone Scherfig interview about An Education [link]
  • There will be a fourth series of Torchwood (via The Medium is Not Enough) [link]
  • Glorious 39
    • Stephen Poliakoff interview [link]
    • Romola Garai interviews 1|2