'If your reviews are good, you think, "Tonight I will go on repeating my brilliant performance." It's theatrical death'
What got you started?
Meeting Scottish variety star Tommy Morgan at the Palace theatre in Dundee when I was five. My uncle was a friend of the stage manager, so he took me backstage. I watched Tommy take his makeup off, fascinated by his transformation from the creature I'd seen under the lights, to an ordinary person like me.
What have you sacrificed for your art?
When Jonathan Kent and I ran the Almeida [in London] for about 13 years, we gave up everything: running a theatre is a 24-hour-a-day job.
If government funding was withdrawn, how would theatre evolve to cope?
It would cope somehow, because theatre always does: so many people just have to do it. One way could be to start using churches as theatres. They're not open 24 hours a day...
What got you started?
Meeting Scottish variety star Tommy Morgan at the Palace theatre in Dundee when I was five. My uncle was a friend of the stage manager, so he took me backstage. I watched Tommy take his makeup off, fascinated by his transformation from the creature I'd seen under the lights, to an ordinary person like me.
What have you sacrificed for your art?
When Jonathan Kent and I ran the Almeida [in London] for about 13 years, we gave up everything: running a theatre is a 24-hour-a-day job.
If government funding was withdrawn, how would theatre evolve to cope?
It would cope somehow, because theatre always does: so many people just have to do it. One way could be to start using churches as theatres. They're not open 24 hours a day...
- 8/23/2010
- by Laura Barnett
- The Guardian - Film News
This months Doctor Who Magazine interviews Beth Willis and Piers Wenger, who, along with head writer Steven Moffat, are the new executive producers of Doctor Who. “We wanted to give the look of the series a slightly more storybook, fairy-tale feel,” reveals Piers. “It wasn’t about suddenly becoming Tim Burton, but it was a pinch of that, a pinch of Twilight, a pinch of Harry Potter – but it’s still absolutely, slapbang, mainstream Doctor Who…”
Also in the magazine a brand new audio adventure to download, featuring the Fifth Doctor, Turlough and Tegan – Freakshow by Mark Morris. Mark Strickson and Toby Longworth star in this full-length story in which the Tardis crew encounter a caged menagerie of the most unusual aliens. There is the penultimate instalment of the latest comic strip The Crimson Hand, written by Dan McDaid with art by Martin Geraghty. And Dwm goes behind the scenes...
Also in the magazine a brand new audio adventure to download, featuring the Fifth Doctor, Turlough and Tegan – Freakshow by Mark Morris. Mark Strickson and Toby Longworth star in this full-length story in which the Tardis crew encounter a caged menagerie of the most unusual aliens. There is the penultimate instalment of the latest comic strip The Crimson Hand, written by Dan McDaid with art by Martin Geraghty. And Dwm goes behind the scenes...
- 3/11/2010
- by Marcus
- The Doctor Who News Page
Can Martin Scorsese pull off a horror movie? Is Glasgow the new Venice? And what's Ricky Gervais up to in Reading? Our critics pick next year's hottest tickets
Film
Cemetery Junction
Having conquered Hollywood, Ricky Gervais is coming home. With his long-time collaborator Stephen Merchant, he has set out to create a British film in the tradition of Billy Liar and the Likely Lads – and of course his own masterpiece The Office – about three blokes working for the Prudential insurance company in Gervais's hometown of Reading. Released on 7 April.
A Single Man
The smart money says Colin Firth will be bringing home a certain gold, bald-headed statuette for his performance as a bereaved gay man in Los Angeles. Based on the 1964 novel by Christopher Isherwood, the movie – fashion designer Tom Ford's directorial debut – follows one day in the life of Firth's literature academic as he confronts his own mortality. Released on 12 February.
Film
Cemetery Junction
Having conquered Hollywood, Ricky Gervais is coming home. With his long-time collaborator Stephen Merchant, he has set out to create a British film in the tradition of Billy Liar and the Likely Lads – and of course his own masterpiece The Office – about three blokes working for the Prudential insurance company in Gervais's hometown of Reading. Released on 7 April.
A Single Man
The smart money says Colin Firth will be bringing home a certain gold, bald-headed statuette for his performance as a bereaved gay man in Los Angeles. Based on the 1964 novel by Christopher Isherwood, the movie – fashion designer Tom Ford's directorial debut – follows one day in the life of Firth's literature academic as he confronts his own mortality. Released on 12 February.
- 12/31/2009
- The Guardian - Film News
Right here, right now! This news item comes to you live from the Doctor Who literature event Novelcon at the Lass O' Gowry public house in Manchester - click now for live streamed video and the @kasterborousdw Twitter feed! Featured today at Novelcon are Doctor Who writers Paul Magrs, Mark Morris, Mark Michalowski, Steve Lyons, Paul Dale-Smith, Andrew Cartmel, David McIntee, Daniel Blythe, Justin Richards, Simon Guerrier, Martin Day, Trevor Baxendale and Paul Cornell - see here for the full...
- 10/11/2009
- by Christian Cawley info@kasterborous.com
- Kasterborous.com
Sharp demand for tickets for a Doctor Who themed author discussion at Morley Literature Festival next week has resulted in a change of venue. Writers Robert Shearman, Mark Morris, Simon Guerrier and Mark Michalowsk were originally meant to be taking part in a question and answer session at Morley Library in Leeds, but due to a surge in ticket sales from Doctor Who fans they will now be appearing in Alexandra Hall at Morley Town Hall. It's a good guest list too, with Rob Shearman and Simon...
- 10/7/2009
- by Mick Karma info@kasterborous.com
- Kasterborous.com
A limited number of tickets remain for NovelCon, the upcoming Doctor Who event dedicated to the long history of Target books, Virgin New Adventures and BBC books to be held on Sunday October 11th at the Lass O'Gowrie pub in Manchester. Esteemed Doctor Who authors will be appearing, such as: Paul Magrs, Mark Morris, Mark Michalowski, Steve Lyons, Paul Dale-Smith, Andrew Cartmel, David McIntee, Daniel Blythe, Justin Richards, Simon Guerrier, Martin Day, Trevor Baxendale, Paul Cornell and Gary...
- 9/20/2009
- by Mick Karma info@kasterborous.com
- Kasterborous.com
This Saturday, September 5th is Look Who's Talking Too - Stripped Down which features guests associated with the world of Doctor Who comic strips. This latest event follows the previous years meeting when Paul Magrs, Steve Lyons and Mark Morris all dropped in to the Liverpool group's regular meeting place The Jacaranda. Leah Moore and John Reppion and Dwm favourite Adrian Salmon are all expected to be in attendance... Leah Moore and John Reppion are the husband and wife team who wrote the...
- 9/3/2009
- by Christian Cawley info@kasterborous.com
- Kasterborous.com
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