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LondonTheatreGoer (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
I realise that I am horribly cynical but I got the impression Alan Bennett had really wanted to give us the play within this play. The idea is that we are watching a fairly advanced rehearsal of a play which is by turns brilliant and and comically terrible (talking furniture, talking wrinkles etc.). We get pretty much all the rehearsed play but the players are allowed to comment of on the plot and...
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the Literary Saloon (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
Alan Bennett's Benjamin Britten-W.H.Auden play, The Habit of Art , is now playing at the National Theatre (see their publicity page ) -- with Richard Griffiths taking over the Auden-role because of Michael Gambon's indisposition -- and in The Observer Tim Adams profiles him, in Enter, finally, the real Alan Bennett . See also Alan Bennett writes about his new play in the London Review of Books , and...
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IM VIDEO JOURNALISM (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
In this photo: Richard Vagg, Rachel Royce, Julia Caeser, Sacha van Straten, Marcel Theroux, Sacha Van Straten, David Dunkley Gyimah (photos | remove tag), Sally Greenwood, Seltzer Cole, Stephen Lee, Trish Adudu, Dan Stanton, Oni Battacharya, Paul Lewis, Amera Ziganii Rao, Rachel Ellison, Dan Roland, Tim 'The Beast' Woolgar, Steve Punter (photos), Kate Ashley, Richard Griffiths, Jonathan Frisbee
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TVover.net (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
The Future TV Advertising Forum will showcase leading global brands, advertising agencies, pay-TV operators and broadcasters to debate the future of television advertising. The conference, taking place on the 11th December at 76 Portland Place, London, will feature brands such as Unilever, Coca-Cola, Ford and The Co-Operative Group, discussing topics such as “Advertising in the Age of Convergence”,...
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TVover.net (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
TVover.net and Keynote are giving away 1 free pass to the Future TV Advertising conference, December 11 in London, UK. Enter to win by emailing us at media@tvover.net with name, email, company, address and phone number by November 3, 2009. The winner will be randomly drawn. The Future TV Advertising conference will bring together broadcast and advertising to analyse and debate the evolution of TV...
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Notes from Underdog. (Free subscription) | 10/25/2009
There's a fine little documentary on Criterion's WITHNAIL & I DVD which features marvelous, priceless home movie footage that Bruce Robinson, the film's writer/director who based the story on his own experiences, shot while living in his squalid flat with...
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whoar.co.nz (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
“..A woman was last night thrown out of a meeting held to discuss the North Shore’s beach poisonings .. .. when she abused a Department of Conservation speaker and hurled objects at him. Donna Bird was ejected as she shouted obscenities at Richard Griffiths, who was speaking about rodent eradication on Rangitoto and Motutapu Islands using bait [...]
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Largehearted Boy (Free subscription) | 10/12/2009
At Print, Geeta Dayal (author of the forthcoming 33 1/3 book on Brian Eno's Another Green World) examines the art behind Eno's album covers. The Monthly Review interviews author Eduardo Galeano. JR: Artists and writers tell me that “magical realism”...
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MuggleNet.com (Free subscription) | 10/09/2009
Variety is reporting that Dan Radcliffe will be starring in an upcoming musical titled "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" on Broadway. Producers, directors, and choreographers are already in place but Dan is the only cast member set for the production. A reading set to be held in December will determine who the other cast members are. From Variety: Written by Abe Burrows,...
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SnitchSeeker.com (Free subscription) | 10/06/2009
In an interview with the Telegraph Harry Melling, who plays Dudley Dursley in the Harry Potter films, confirms he has begun work on Deathly Hallows and adds that he has even had to wear padding since losing weight. A new photo of the actor, which accompanies the article, may be seen here ; Quote: Dudley doesn't feature in the sixth Potter film, so there was a long gap between playing the butterball...
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ArtsJournal (Free subscription) | 10/04/2009
"Gambon, 68, was set to take the lead in The Habit of Art, but has been forced to pull out due to ill health." Stepping in at the National Theatre in London will be Richard Griffiths, star of Bennett's last play, The History Boys....
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Variety.com (Free subscription) | 10/03/2009
Legit News: Alan Bennett play to open in London Nov. 17 -- A Tony winner for his role in Alan Bennett's "The History Boys," Richard Griffiths has stepped into the writer's new play "The Habit of Art" at London's National Theater, following Michael Gambon's departure from the production due to health issues.
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SnitchSeeker.com (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009
Actor Michael Gambon (Dumbledore) was set to star in the London production of The Habit Of Art starting November 17, but has now had to step down as a result of "minor ill health." It is being reported that his replacement for the play will be his Harry Potter co-star Richard Griffiths (Vernon Dursley), who has agreed to take on the role. Of the replacement, Nicholas Hytner, the play's director,...
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eblatt | 08/05/2009
Plot: It's Harry's 3rd Year at Hogwarts, not barely does he occupy a latest 'Defense averse to the Dark-Arts' gur, however there is beside hassle brewing. Convicted murderer Sirius Black has escaped the Wizards Prison, is forthcoming after Harry. Actors: Daniel Radcliffe - "Harry Potter" ; Richard Griffiths - "Uncle Vernon" ; Pam Ferris - "Aunt Marge" ; Fiona Shaw - "Aunt Petunia" ; Harry Melling -...
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rebroff | 07/31/2009
Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Robbie Coltrane, Ralph Fiennes, Michael Gambon, Richard Griffiths, Brendan Gleeson, Gary Oldman, Alan Rickman, Imelda Staunton, Helena Bonham-Carter, Robert Pattinson Director: David Yates Screenwriter: Michael Goldenberg Producer: David Barron, David Heyman Composer: Nicholas Hooper Studio: Warner Bros. Download Harry Potter and the Order of the...
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