Belarusian election embassy protest, Barney's Version, Ruth Wilson, Andrew Garfield.

Grey Photography has uploaded a set from the Belarusian election embassy protest which took place in London on 21 December. People who attended include Harriet Walter, Dan Stevens and Sam West.

Rosamund Pike interviews from the Vancouver Sun and The Star about Barney's Version.

A picture of Ruth Wilson taken by Graham Jepson.

Andrew Garfield won Total Film's Hotlist award for Hottest Actor (via monkeywonder) and was interviewed on Film Weekly.

Hayley Atwell - Film - Captain America

The Chris Evans Blog has scans from Veronica which feature some new pictures from Captain America (via MTV).

Dan Stevens - Radio - Readings from the King James Bible

Readings from the King James Bible will be broadcast on 9 January and made available as a podcast. BBC Radio 4 has provided programme information for the first seven episodes, and Dan's readings are as follows:
Episode 1 (8.45am) "Sodom and Gomorrah"
Episode 6 (9pm) "Entry into Jerusalem"

Samuel West. Radio - Open Book. Narration - Private Life of a Masterpiece. Radio - Readings from the King James Bible. Radio - The Better Half.

[updated 1 January]

Sam read extracts from some of Barry Humphries' favourite books on Open Book last week (via his Twitter, @exitthelemming).

He narrated Private Life of a Masterpiece "The Adoration of the Christ Child", which is available on iPlayer until 1 January (via his Twitter, @exitthelemming).

Readings from the King James Bible will be broadcast on 9 January and made available as a podcast. BBC Radio 4 has provided programme information for the first seven episodes, and Sam's readings are as follows:
Episode 1 (8.15am) "Creation"
Episode 5 (8pm) "The Baptism of Jesus"

The Better Half will be rebroadcast on BBC Radio 4 on 3 January.

Dan Stevens - The Story of Christmas

On 16 December, Dan participated in The Story of Christmas appeal: he donated a set visit for four people to the next series of Downton Abbey, he was a reader at the event, and he sold one lot at the auction (via his Twitter, @thatdanstevens).

Samuel West - Radio - Open Book

Sam has done some readings directed by Sally Spurring for an upcoming episode of Open Book (United Agents).

English Ballet Nutcracker gala, Barney's Version, BBC Radio

Hayley Atwell attended the English Ballet Nutcracker gala performance. Pictures from WireImage, Rex Features and Getty (arrivals, pre party).

Rosamund Pike interview from the Globe and Mail about Barney's Version.

BBC Radio

• Rebecca Hall and John Paul Connolly are the readers for Words and Music "Full of Noises" {repeat}
• Stephen Sondheim reads his book Finishing the Hat for the Book of the Week
• Hattie Morahan and David Schofield star in series 2 of the Woman's Hour Drama The Art of Deception
• Martin Jarvis performs Jeeves in Manhattan "The Artistic Career of Corky"
• Richard E Grant and Toby Jones respectively read the Ghost Stories of Walter De La Mare "All Hallows" and "Seaton's Aunt"

Golden Globe nominations, Shooting Stars, Black Book's 2011 New Regime

Golden Globe nominees include Hayley Atwell (Pillars Of The Earth/Best Performance By An Actress In A Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made For Television), Romola Garai (Emma/Best Performance By An Actress In A Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made For Television), Kelly Macdonald (Boardwalk Empire/Best Performance By An Actress In A Supporting Role In A Series, Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made For Television), Colin Firth (The King's Speech/Best Performance By An Actor In A Motion Picture – Drama), Andrew Garfield (The Social Network/Best Performance By An Actor In A Supporting Role In A Motion Picture), Jacki Weaver (Animal Kingdom/Best Performance By An Actress In A Supporting Role In A Motion Picture), and Toni Collette (United States Of Tara/Best Performance By An Actress In A Television Series – Comedy Or Musical).
USA Today has a short article about Hayley Atwell's reaction to her nomination.

Andrea Riseborough is one of next year's Shooting Stars, a networking event for selected actors at the Berlin International Film Festival.

Rosamund Pike features in Black Book's "2011 New Regime" as the New Leading Lady.

Dan Stevens - theatre - Ronna and Beverly Show

Dan will be a guest on the Ronna and Beverly Show at the Soho Theatre this Sunday at 5pm (via his Twitter, @thatdanstevens).

Samuel West. Television - Law & Order: UK. Narration -The Private Life of a Christmas Masterpiece. Belarus.

[updated 13 December]



Sources: wikimedia, BBC, Belarus Free Theatre (video source - screencap by me)

Sam is currently filming Law & Order: UK. He plays Warren Lloyd (United Agents). ITV has commissioned 13 new episodes which will likely be broadcast as 'series 5' and 'series 6' in 2011 (ATV).

The Private Life of a Christmas Masterpiece "The Mystic Nativity" will be broadcast in Australia on ABC1 this Sunday at 10.10pm.

The Belarus Free Theatre has uploaded a video of Sam making an appeal at its Youtube channel.

Carey Mulligan, Andrea Riseborough. Ruth Wilson - Television - Luther. BBC Radio.

A picture of Carey Mulligan taken by Shot by Shooter.

Ruth Wilson has received a Satellite nomination for Best Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television for Luther (via Momentary Bursts of Enthusiasm).

A short interview with Andrea Riseborough from the Guardian.

BBC Radio

• Readers for Readings from the King James Bible, which will be broadcast 9 January on Radio 4 include Samuel West, Rory Kinnear, Hugh Bonneville, Toby Stephens, and Dan Stevens
• Toby Jones and Niamh Cusack star in episode 2 of The Phone, "All Night Cafe"
• Tim McInnerny and Fenella Woolgar star in the Afternoon Play Wodehouse in Hollywood {repeat}
• Tim McInnerny and Alex Jennings star in the Afternoon Play How To Be An Internee With No Previous Experience

Samuel West. Theatre - Zone of Silence. Radio - Life and Fate.

[updated 10 December]

Pictures from Belarus: Zone of Silence by Dan Wooller and Simon Annand.

Sam plays Liss in the BBC Radio 4 drama Life and Fate, an adaptation of Vassily Grossman's novel. It will be broadcast in early 2011 (United Agents, BBC). An update from Sam's Twitter:

"Doing 'Life and Fate' for R4. Grossman's novel adapted over one week's radio drama slots in September '12; 8 hours. Amazing project. #POTBBC"

British Independent Film Awards

Carey Mulligan, Ralph Fiennes, Colin Firth, Andrea Riseborough, Rosamund Pike, Ruth Wilson, Benedict Cumberbatch, Matthew Goode, Romola Garai, and Jason Isaacs attended the British Independent Film Awards. Carey won the award for Best Performance by an Actress in a British Independent Film (Never Let Me Go) and Colin won the award for Best Performance by an Actor in a British Independent Film (The King's Speech).
Pictures: Rex Features, WireImage (inside, arrivals), and Getty (champagne reception, arrivals, after party).

Samuel West - Theatre - A Number

[updated 6 December]



A Number has been nominated for a whatsonstage.com award - the Leicester Square Theatre Best Off-West End Production. Voting closes at the end of January and winners will be announced 20 February at the Prince of Wales Theatre.

British Independent Film Awards, Merlin UK, La Soiree, BBC Radio.

MAC Cosmetics has issued a press release regarding sponsorship of the British Independent Film Awards, which will take place on 5 December. Andrea Riseborough (nominee for Best Actress) and Ruth Wilson will have their make up for the event applied by MAC artists.

Hugh Bonneville, a patron of the medical aid agency Merlin, recently went to Liberia as part of the Times Christmas Appeal. He has written an article in the Times about his trip. 

Guests at the Christmas soiree at La Soiree included Hayley Atwell, Benedict Cumberbatch and Steven Berkoff.

Rosamund Pike interview from the LA Times in which she discusses Barney's Version and Made in Dagenham.

Andrea Riseborough and Hayley Atwell have been profiled in an article from Indie Wire, "On the Rise: 15 Actresses We Expect Great Things From".

BBC Radio

• Alex Jennings and Julian Rhind-Tutt star in the Afternoon Play The People's Princess {repeat}
• Roger Allam, Elliot Cowan and Elizabeth McGovern star in the Drama on 3 Gilead
• Simon Russell Beale reads De Profundis by Oscar Wilde {repeat}

Samuel West. Arts funding. False Economy. Messiah.

[updated 2 December]




Video sources for screencaps: thisislondon.co.uk, FalseEconomy1

Sam talks about cuts to arts funding towards the end of this video from the Evening Standard Theatre Awards.

Earlier this week, the False Economy website launched (via tuc.org.uk). Sam presents the video "Why cuts are the wrong cure" which can be viewed on the False Economy website or its Youtube channel.

Sam will sing in Vignette Arts' production of Handel's Messiah in St John's, Downshire Hill tonight at 7.30pm (via his Twitter, @exitthelemming).

Television - The Turn of the Screw

Screencaps of Dan Stevens and Michelle Dockery from The Turn of the Screw: