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Sunday 25 April 2010

Concerns about the BBC published in the Observer

People such as Hugh Bonneville, Peter Capaldi, Romola Garai, Stephen Mangan, Stephen Merchant, David Tennant, Harriet Walter and Sam West have signed a letter to the Observer regarding their concerns about Tory attitudes towards the BBC (via the Guardian) [link]

Saturday 24 April 2010

Theatre - Enron. Television - Downton Abbey. Hayley Atwell - Theatre - Born Yesterday. Samuel West - Radio - The Aspern Papers. Dan Stevens - Radio - The Tennis Court.

  • Enron
    • The Broadway production has been nominated for the Drama League Distinguished Production of a Play Award [link]
    • Lucy Prebble interviews 1|2|3

  • Article from the Oxford Mail about Downton Abbey filming. The miniseries' cast includes Hugh Bonneville and Dan Stevens. [link]

  • Chris Noth has confirmed he will star in the Broadway production Born Yesterday with Hayley Atwell. Production dates are currently unknown. [link]

  • BBC Radio:
    • Samuel West reads the Book at Bedtime The Aspern Papers [link]
    • Catherine Tate and Tracy-Ann Oberman star in the Afternoon Play Bette and Joan and Baby Jane [link]
    • Toby Jones reads The Pig Scrolls for Big Toe Books {repeat} [link]
    • Dan Stevens, Jot Davies and Celia Imrie star in the Saturday Play The Tennis Court {repeat} [link]

Tuesday 20 April 2010

Samuel West. Narration - Henry V. Narration - Lines of Flight. Eastside Educational Trust charity auction.

  • Details for the Henry V performance (3 June 2011, Sheffield City Hall) have been updated in this post.
  • Screening details for Lines of Flight at the Calgary Outdoor Festival (25 April) and the Reel Earth Environmental Film Festival (23 & 30 May) calgary|reel earth
  • A reminder: The Eastside Educational Trust Bonhams charity auction is 30 September 2010 at Bonhams Auction House, 101 New Bond St London W1. Sam's contribution is a morning of birdwatching at Rainham Marshes, and lunch afterwards.

Monday 19 April 2010

Lucy Prebble - Theatre - Enron. Laura Wade - Theatre - Vibrant Festival. Ruth Wilson - Television - Luther. Television - The Prisoner. Hayley Atwell - Radio - The Leopard. BBC Radio.

  • Enron
    • Lucy Prebble interview from entrepreneur.com [link]
    • Article by Lucy Prebble from broadway.com [link]

  • The short plays Extra Ordinary and People by Laura Wade will premiere at the Finborough Theatre Vibrant Festival (via broadway.com) [link]

  • Luther will be broadcast in the week 1-7 May on BBC1. A trailer is here.

  • Transcript of The Prisoner BFI Q&A from The Life of Wylie [link]

  • BBC Radio
    • Stanley Townsend, Hayley Atwell and Tom Hiddleston star in The Leopard [link]
    • Alex Jennings and Carolyn Pickles are the readers for Words and Music "Finishing the Hat" (via the AJ Diaries) [link]
    • Toby Stephens will be interviewed on Front Row [link]

Samuel West. Narration - Henry V. Radio - Ben Hur. Narration - Heavy Water.

[updated 20 April: corrected the date for Henry V]

  • Henry V by Walton will be performed by the Halle at Sheffield City Hall on 3 June 2011. Sam will be the reciter. [link]
  • Ben Hur is repeated this week [link]
  • Sam is one of the narrators for the 2006 film Heavy Water, which will be screened this Thursday at the Eype Church Centre for the Arts [link]

Thursday 15 April 2010

Hayley Atwell - Film - Captain America. Television - The Prisoner. Theatre - Enron. Theatre - The Real Thing. Film - Made in Dagenham.

  • Hayley Atwell will play Peggy Carter in Captain America: The First Avenger [link]

  • Ruth Wilson and Hayley Atwell interviews for The Prisoner 1|2|3

  • Enron
    • The original cast will leave the West End production in May [link]
    • Video from nj.com [link]
    • Lucy Prebble interviews from Crain's New York Business and Papermag crain's|papermag

  • Scans of The Real Thing program [link]

  • Dagenham Girls, starring Sally Hawkins, Andrea Riseborough and Rosamund Pike, has been retitled Made in Dagenham. The film will be distributed by Sony Pictures Classics. [link]

Wednesday 14 April 2010

Samuel West. Narration - Lines of Flight. Radio - The Aspern Papers. Hamlet conference. Marxism 2010.

Sunday 11 April 2010

Hayley Atwell - Television - The Pillars of the Earth. Television - The Prisoner. Laura Wade - Theatre - Posh. BBC Radio.

  • The Pillars of the Earth premieres on Starz 23 July. Its trailer is here (via bbccostumedrama). Screencaps of Hayley Atwell:


  • The Prisoner
    • Hayley Atwell will be on the panel for BFI preview screening Q&A on Wednesday 14 April (via Britmovie) [link]
    • Ruth Wilson interview from the Daily Mail [link]
    • Article from the Times [link]

  • Laura Wade interviews for Posh 1|2|3|4

  • BBC Radio
    • Anne-Marie Duff and Geraldine James star in the Drama on 3 The Carhullan Army [link]
    • Anna Maxwell Martin and Rory Kinnear are the readers for Words and Music "Malady" [link]
    • Rory Kinnear narrates the Book at Bedtime The Lessons [link]

Friday 9 April 2010

Theatre - Enron. Television - Any Human Heart. Television - Murder on the Orient Express. Television - Doctor Who.

  • Enron (Broadway)
    • Lucy Prebble is briefly featured in a video from THV about the production [link]
    • Articles from Time Out and the New York Post time out|ny post
    • Lucy Prebble interview from Elle [link]

  • Tom Hollander, Samuel West, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Kim Cattrall, Gillian Anderson, Sam Claflin, Emerald Fennell and Natasha Little have joined the cast of the Channel 4 miniseries adaptation of Any Human Heart by William Boyd. Previously announced cast members include Hayley Atwell, Matthew Macfadyen, Jim Broadbent and Ed Stoppard. 1|2

  • A trailer for Murder on the Orient Express is here, and it will be broadcast on PBS 11 July (via bbccostumedrama). The cast includes Hugh Bonneville, Toby Jones, David Morrissey and Samuel West.

  • Screencaps of Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, Bill Nighy, Helen McCrory and Toby Jones from the Doctor Who "The Eleventh Hour" coming soon trailer (click thumbnails for full size):
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Thursday 8 April 2010

Samuel West - Narration - The Private Life of an Easter Masterpiece. Dan Stevens - Audio - Blueeyed Boy. Theatre - Enron. Theatre - Sonnet 155.

  • Sam narrates The Private Life of an Easter Masterpiece "The Descent from the Cross". It is available on iPlayer until 10 April (via his Twitter, @exitthelemming). [link]
  • Dan narrates the audiobook Blueeyed Boy by Joanne Harris. An excerpt can be heard at Audible.
  • Tom Goodman-Hill and Tom Goodwin will leave the West End production of Enron on 8 May [link]
  • A video about Sonnet 155, narrated by Lisa Dillon and featuring Benedict Cumberbatch [link]

Friday 2 April 2010

Lucy Prebble - Theatre - Enron - Broadway. Samuel West - Theatre - Enron. Television - Women in Love. Andrea Riseborough - The Pride. Radio - EM Forster short stories. Radio - Goldfinger. BBC Radio.

  • Lucy is in the April 2010 issue of Vogue (US) [link]

  • A picture from Sam's appearance on the Andrew Marr Show - he was promoting Enron [link]

  • Rory Kinnear, Rachael Stirling and Joseph Mawle have joined Rosamund Pike in the BBC4 adaptation of Women in Love [link]

  • Andrea Riseborough has received a Lucille Lortel nomination (featured actress) for The Pride [link]

  • BBC Radio
    • Kenneth Branagh, Jodhi May and Tom Hiddleston star in the Drama on 3 Cyrano de Bergerac [link]
    • Dan Stevens, Ruth Wilson and Andrew Sachs are the readers for the Afternoon Reading EM Forster Short Stories [link]
    • The Complete Smiley continues with the Classic Serial Smiley's People, starring Simon Russell Beale (as George Smiley) and Alex Jennings [link]
    • Toby Stephens, Rosamund Pike, Ian McKellen, Tom Hollander, Lisa Dillon and Tim Pigott-Smith star in the Saturday Play Goldfinger [link]

Thursday 1 April 2010

Samuel West - Narration - Lines of Flight. Hayley Atwell - Inspire & Mentor Launch. Toby Stephens. Theatre - The Real Thing. Radio - Goldfinger. Theatre - Sonnet 155.

  • Lines of Flight will be screened at the Reel Earth Film Festival in Wellington in May. Thanks to Sal Brown for the update. [link]

  • Hayley attended the Marie Claire Inspire & Mentor Launch on Wednesday. Pictures:
    Instyle [link]
    Rex Features [link]
    Marie Claire [link]

  • Toby interview from the Times. He stars as James Bond in Goldfinger on BBC Radio 4 this Saturday, and The Real Thing is at the Old Vic 10 April - 5 June.

  • Hattie Morahan and Benedict Cumberbatch will be in the 2 May performance of Sonnet 155 at the Almeida (via Broadway World) [link]