February 2012
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“Still, the revelation is John Heffernan: an outstanding acting talent. Last year...”
– Susannah Clapp on She Stoops to Conquer
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2008 interview with John Heffernan
The paywall is still down… and the Times has another article on the delectable Mr Heffernan. In this one he states a desire to play Richard II…
Rehearsal room four at the National Theatre is a windowless box about the size of a squash court with stark strip lights and bare grey walls. In the middle of it is a Formica-topped table and beside that sits Wendy Spon, the head of casting,...
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John Heffernan's "Major Barbara" rehearsal diary
OK, the Times paywall is down at the moment, so I thought I’d pinch this rather delightful diary kept by John Heffernan when he was rehearsing for Major Barbaraat the National.
Tuesday 15th January
I left drama school nearly 3 years ago but the 1st day of rehearsals still feels uncomfortably close to the 1st day of school. Not that I worry Clare Higgins or Simon Russell Beale are going...
January 2012
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Clémence Poésy on Birdsong: this is a sex story
iloveeddieredmayne:
In Faulks’s book many of the highly charged scenes of Isabelle and Stephen’s courtship involve a lot of graphically described oral sex.
For cast and crew, these scenes were something of a sticky subject. Out on set later, I gingerly broach the subject with Redmayne.
He smiles before turning and shouting across a gaggle, ‘Clémence! Do you think I’m allowed to talk...
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“You didn’t hire me for my pecs and, if you did, you fucked up! You hired me for...”
– Eddie Redmayne (via tellthecattochill)
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