Much Ado About Nothing - DVD Appeal

As many of you know, there’s an appeal going around to get Catherine Tate and David Tennant’s production of Much Ado About Nothing onto DVD for posterity but also because, quite frankly, many, many fans of both actors will never get a chance to see this amazing production.

The lovely folks at Illuminations, who were involved with Tennant’s Hamlet DVD, have informed me that the appeal for the Hamlet DVD grossed approximately 7,500 signatures which clearly made all the difference in the world and helped give us Hamlet on DVD.

I urge you to please sign the Much Ado appeal HERE, and reblog or pass on the url to other Catherine Tate and/or David Tennant fans. We are currently at 5,700ish signatures and it would be awesome if we could get at least the 7,500 or so that Hamlet got. Thanks!

UPDATE: According to @_ophelia, Hamlet received a total of 7,892. COME ON!

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Update: as at 21.30 this evening (24 May 2011), the total number of signatures had reached 7496.

Much Ado About Nothing - first preview performance

David Tennant takes to the stage with Catherine Tate this evening in a run of preview performances of “Much Ado About Nothing”

They were interviewed last week in The Telegraph; read the full interview here.

The Financial Times also shares some info about the production: FT

Betrayal - this spring's 'Must See' and cast photos

The cast photos above have been released for Harold Pinter's Betrayal, starring Douglas Henshall and Kristin Scott Thomas.
More photos and further information at What’s On Stage


City AM lists Betrayal as one of this spring’s must-see shows:

Kristin Scott Thomas and Douglas Henshall will star in Harold Pinter’s dark classic Betrayal (Comedy Theatre, from 16 June), while the Wire’s Dominic West leads in a revival of the cruel comedy Butley (Duchess Theatre, from 6 June) by Pinter’s late friend Simon Gray.

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Tickets on sale for 'Betrayal' starring Douglas Henshall

Tickets are now on sale for Ian Rickson’s new production of Harold Pinter’s Betrayal starring Kristin Scott Thomas, Douglas Henshall and Ben Miles.

Betrayal, produced by Sonia Friedman Productions, will have its first preview at the Comedy Theatre on 27 May 2011 with press night on 16 June and is booking until 20 August 2011.

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Alan Cumming set for reading of "I Want to Be Evil"

A starry cast has been assembled for a private industry reading of David Brind's new play, I Want To Be Evil, which will be held in Manhattan tomorrow (April 11).

Directed by Will Frears (Still Life, The Water's Edge), the cast will boast Tony Award winner Alan Cumming (Cabaret, CBS' "The Good Wife"), Sandra Bernhard (I'm Still Here... Damn It, Martin Scorsese's "The King of Comedy"), Golden Globe nominee Tom Cavanagh ("Yogi Bear," NBC's “Ed”), Ashlie Atkinson (Fat Pig, The Bridge Project) and Lucas Near-Verbrugghe (Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, The Ritz).

David Brind wrote the acclaimed film "Dare," which premiered in Dramatic Competition at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival and stars Emmy Rossum ("Shameless"), Zach Gilford (NBC's "Friday Night Lights") and Rooney Mara ("The Social Network"). "Dare" was released theatrically in 2009 and is available both digitally and on DVD/Blu-Ray. Brind's recent projects include the screenplay adaptation of the newly released book "Leverage" for Academy Award-winning producer Stanley Jaffe. He is a graduate of Yale (BA) and Columbia (MFA) Universities.

Shane Marshall Brown and Charly Seamon will produce the reading.

Source: Playbill

Douglas Henshall rumoured for West End production of Betrayal

Variety reports that Douglas Henshall is to star alongside Kristin Scott Thomas and Ben Miles in a new West End production of Harold Pinter's love triangle drama "Betrayal," according to sources close to the production.

Although producer Sonia Friedman would not comment on the story, it is believed the production, helmed by Ian Rickson, will open in early June at the Comedy Theater.
It would follow the finish of his already extended SRO production of "The Children's Hour," starring Keira Knightley and Elisabeth Moss.

Scott Thomas previously led Rickson's London and Gotham production of Chekhov's "The Seagull," for which she won the 2008 Olivier for best actress. Contracts have yet to be inked but Douglas Henshall and Ben Miles are believed to be playing the two men in the central character's life.

Source: Variety

Murder in Samarkand permanently available

David Tennant portrayed Human Rights activist and former ambassador Craig Murray in David Hare’s adaptation of Murder in Samarkand. The radio play is now permanently available on Murray's blog

Source: Craig Murray

Dougray Scott - United / Marilyn / A Thousand Kisses

Dougray Scott on Playing Arthur Miller and Sir Matt Busby
Dougray Scott admits he jumped at the chance to star as one of his real-life idols.
The Glenrothes-born actor was thrilled to land the role of legendary Scots football manager Sir Matt Busby in BBC Film, United, which dramatises the events surrounding the Munich air disaster on February 6, 1958.
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Marilyn explores relationship between Marilyn Monroe and Simone Signoret
Fifty years after her death, Marilyn Monroe remains an object of endless fascination. Later this year Michelle Williams will portray her in the film My Week With Marilyn co-starring Dougray Scott as playwright Arthur Miller.
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Todd Solondz, the maverick US indie director of Happiness and Welcome To The Dollhouse, is continuing to cast his spell over buyers.
Solondz’s latest feature Dark Horse (handled by Goldcrest at the EFM) has been sold to Svensk for Scandinavia and and to Village Roadshow for Australia.
Jordan Gelber and Selma Blair star in the film, which is about a thirtysomething toy collector who becomes engaged to a failed academic with disastrous consequences. Mia Farrow, Christopher Walken, Justin Bartha and Donna Murphy are also in the cast. Goldcrest is showing a promo here in the market.
Also on Goldcrest’s Berlin slate is Dana Lustig’s romantic time travel drama A Thousand Kisses, starring Emilia Fox, David Warner, Jodie Whittaker and Dougray Scott.
Whittaker plays Mia, a woman who, returning home from work, witnesses someone leap from a window. Scattered around the woman’s broken, lifeless body Mia discovers shredded pieces from a beloved photograph of herself and her former lover Ludwig (Dougray Scott). Highly unnerved, Mia begs Max (David Warner), the buildings’ all knowing custodian, to let her into the deceased woman’s flat. While inside this strangely familiar place, Mia recognizes the contents as her own.
The film is in post-production. Goldcrest is showing footage at the Euro Film Market in Berlin.
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More about A Thousand Kisses

A Thousand Kisses is considered a hot title at the Euro Film Market, according to Deadline.com

John Barrowman promotes Aladdin

John Barrowman was in Glasgow to promote upcoming pantomine, Aladdin. He will be performing from December 11 to January 9, 2010. Photos of John promoting the show are below.

New DVD cover for 'St Trinian's 2'

St Trinian's 2: The Legend Of Fritton's Gold will debut on DVD and Blu-ray on May 24 in the UK. The new DVD cover featuring David Tennant has been unveiled.


As a side note: If you miss David Tennant in PBS' April 28 airing of Hamlet, you can download it right after it airs over at the Great Performances website. Thanks to David_Tennant for sharing this information.

Renewed hope for 'Rex Is Not Your Lawyer' + new 'Hamlet' clip

NBC delayed David Tennant's Rex is Not Your Lawyer back in January, but it looks like the show might still have a chance at being in the fall lineup. NBC needs between 5 to 7 new dramas for the upcoming season:

REX IS NOT YOUR LAWYER: This off-cycle pilot staged a comeback after being pronounced dead when the network didn’t pick it up for midseason. The legal drama’s producers did more work on the pilot they had originally rushed, including adding voiceover. The reworked pilot tested well, and the project has received an order for two back-up scripts. [Deadline via ONTD!]

MovieWeb unveiled a brand new exclusive clip from Hamlet featuring David Tennant. After it airs on PBS on April 28, the DVD and Blu-ray will debut on May 4 in the US.

James McAvoy nominated for Olivier award & on the cover of Nylon Magazine

James has been nominated for a Laurence Olivier theatre award in the best actor category for Three Days of Rain at the Apollo theatre. James is nominated with James Earl Jones, Mark Rylance, Ken Stott, Jude Law, and Samuel West. Winners will be announced in London on March 21.



James is featured in the March 2010 issue of Nylon Guys.

Here's an excerpt from the interview:

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James McAvoy: A very different kind of movie star.

Though he’s shared the screen with Angelina Jolie, Keira Knightley, and Anne Hathaway, James McAvoy is in no rush to be the next big name.

Stephanie Trong found out firsthand while spending a chilly evening in New York City with the Scottish actor. Here, a few of his secrets.

Why you never hear about him in the tabloids:
“I’ve only had somebody try and take pictures of me outside my house once in my entire life. And they stopped after about half an hour.”

How his resume is impeccable:
“Every now and again, [my agents] thought that I should do something, and I’ve been, ‘What the fuck are you thinking?’ But that’s only happened once or twice in my entire career.”

The co-star that left the biggest impression on him:
“I was intimidated by the humongity—this is a good made-up word—the humongity of Keira’s sort of world presence.”

Why it’s only a matter of time until he wins an Oscar:
“I was very sensitive. Cried easy. Enjoyed crying from an early age. Ehm, not in public. On my own. I think I recognized its therapeutic qualities early on. And then as I came into my teenage years it became very handy ‘cause I could wallow about my lack of girlfriend or general cool or mystique.” [Nylon Magazine]

You can get a look at the rest of the photos and the entire interview over at ONTD!

Outtakes from the Nylon photo shoot are posted below:









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David Tennant's 'Hamlet' to air in April in the US + update on 'Rex Is Not Your Lawyer'

The Royal Shakespeare Company's 2008 stage production of Hamlet will air on PBS' Great Performances series on Wednesday, April 28 2010 at 8pm EST. Hamlet originally aired in the UK on Boxing Day in 2009 with more than 900,000 viewers.

NBC so far has refused to confirm any pilot pickups but the network is expected to make announcements very soon. It seems likely that they will pick up hour-long pilot Rex Is Not Your Lawyer. They reportedly plan to order 10 drama pilots for next season to replace Jay Leno's 10pm talk show. Stay tuned.

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Preview of David Tennant in 'Hamlet'

You can check out a preview of David Tennant in Hamlet. The Hamlet DVD will be released on December 28, 2009 after it airs on BBC 2 in the UK. It will air in the US sometime in 2010 on the PBS program Great Performances.



The official St Trinian's 2 website is up so check it out here. The film opens on December 8 in the UK.

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John Barrowman to play Robin Hood + a podcast interview

John Barrowman is set to play Robin Hood in a Christmas pantomime at the New Theatre in Cardiff in an attempt to save the New Theatre from closure. The pantomime will be performed twice a day (72 times) during the holiday season.

Cardiff council finance executive Mark Stephens said: "John Barrowman in Robin Hood could help turn around the New Theatre.

"Our basic problem is lack of income. People are not going there."

Barrowman's casting has already sparked a sales frenzy, with a reported 35,000 tickets already sold.

You can listen to John's interview with The Stage's Alistair Smith, and he talks about his role in La Cage aux Folles and more.

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David Tennant's Hamlet DVD cover unveiled

The DVD is set for a December 28, 2009 release after it airs on BBC 2 in the UK.

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Update on Angus Macfadyen's Medea

Annette Bening will star alongside Scottish actor Angus Macfadyen in the world premiere production of Medea. Angus Macfadyen will play Jason while Bening will play his ex-lover, Medea. The show will run at UCLA Live's Freud Playhouse from September 18 to October 18. Opening night is September 23 and tickets are on sale at www.uclalive.org and at the UCLA Central Ticket Office (310-825-2101), and at all Ticketmaster outlets. You can check out the UCLA Live website for more information.

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David Tennant on the PBS panel at TCA

David Tennant was on the PBS Masterpiece Contemporary panel at TCA on August 2. He's set to begin hosting Masterpiece Contemporary with the series' October 25th premiere in the US. During the PBS panel, it was revealed that David Tennant's performance in Hamlet will be aired in the US in 2010, on the PBS program Great Performances. Below are photos of David from the PBS panel:




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John Barrowman in a red wig and high heels

There are some photos of John Barrowman dressed as Albin for his upcoming role in the revival of La Cage Aux Folles from September 14 to November 28. The photos were taken outside the Menier Chocolate Factory where La Cage Aux Folles first played. I believe tickets for the show are still available here. It's sad that John Barrowman has better legs than I do:




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Ewan McGregor turns out for Jude Law

Jude Law is currently starring in Hamlet in the West End, and his friend Ewan McGregor showed up to support him.

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