Performance Details: Macbeth
Project type: Stage play
Synopsis: Macbeth and Banquo, two Scottish generals, encounter three witches who predict their futures. The witches say that Macbeth is to become Thane of Cawdor and eventually King, while Banquo will sire a long line of kings. When Macbeth is made Thane of Cawdor, he begins to believe the witches' predictions. Encouraged by his wife, the ambitious Macbeth murders King Duncan. He frames Duncan's guards and son Malcolm for the crime, and Macbeth is made King. But doubts arise and lead to tragic consequences.
Chronology: Performed at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, most likely sometime between 1989 and 1993.
Principal Cast & Crew: Damian Lewis as Banquo; (remaining cast information unavailable); Written by William Shakespeare; Directed by _____.
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Scene-by-Scene Synopsis:
Act 1 - Scene 1: Three sinister witches foretell a meeting with Macbeth, then vanish mysteriously.
Act 1 - Scene 2: Duncan, king of Scotland, receives news that his generals Macbeth and Banquo have defeated a rebel army led by the Thane of Cawdor. Delighted, Duncan orders that the Thane's title be given to Macbeth.
Act 1 - Scene 3: On a desolate heath the witches meet Macbeth and Banquo; they greet Macbeth as Thane of Cawdor, then prophesy that he shall 'be king hereafter.' Banquo demands what the future holds for him and is told that he will be the ancestor of a line of kings. No sooner have the witches vanished than emissaries from Duncan arrive to announce that Macbeth is indeed now Thane of Cawdor. Macbeth muses on the witches' prophecy and we learn that dark thoughts are in his mind.
Act 1 - Scene 4: Duncan names his son Malcolm heir to the throne of Scotland. This troubles Macbeth, who hints once more of his "black and deep desires."
Act 1 - Scene 5: Lady Macbeth learns of her husband's promotion and the witches' prophecy that he will become king. Word arrives that Duncan intends to spend that night in Macbeth's castle and Lady Macbeth vows that the king will never leave alive.
Act 1 - Scene 6: The unsuspecting Duncan arrives at Macbeth's castle.
Act 1 - Scene 7: Macbeth's conscience is tormented at the thought of the crime to be committed, but Lady Macbeth spurs him on.
Act 2 - Scene 1: The vision of a dagger appears to Macbeth, seeming to lead him toward Duncan's bedchamber.
Act 2 - Scene 2: Macbeth returns aghast, his hands covered in blood-he has done the deed, and after striking the fatal blow has heard a voice prophesying that he will never sleep again. Lady Macbeth dismisses his fears as cowardly fantasies. She tells her husband to smear Duncan's sleeping servants with blood so that they will be taken for the murderers. Appalled at what he has done, Macbeth refuses and Lady Macbeth undertakes the task herself.
Act 2 - Scene 3: The drunken porter of the castle stirs himself to answer loud knocking at the gate, imagining that he is porter at the gates of hell. He opens the gate to admit Macduff and Lennox, Scottish lords who have been summoned by the king. Macduff discovers Duncan's body, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth feigning horror at the murder. The king's sons, Malcolm and Donalbain, fearful for their own safety, resolve to flee.
Act 2 - Scene 4: As ominous events are reported, we learn that Macbeth has been named King of Scotland.
Act 3 - Scene 1: Remembering the witches' prophecy that Banquo will be progenitor of a royal dynasty, Macbeth arranges for him to be murdered together with Fleance his son.
Act 3 - Scene 2: Achieving his ambition has not brought Macbeth peace. He hints that he will soon be rid of Banquo.
Act 3 - Scene 3: The murderers slay Banquo, but Fleance gets away.
Act 3 - Scene 4: Macbeth learns of Banquo's death and Fleance's escape. The Scottish lords arrive for a feast and to Macbeth's horror the ghost of Banquo appears among the rest. Macbeth determines to return to the witches and discover what the future holds for him.
Act 3 - Scene 5: The witches meet their goddess, Hecate. She warns them that Macbeth will come to them tomorrow.
Act 3 - Scene 6: We learn that Malcolm and Macduff are in England where they are raising an army to remove Macbeth from the throne he has usurped.
Act 4 - Scene 1: The witches warn Macbeth to beware Macduff but reassure him with the prophecy that no one born of woman can harm him and that he will be conquered only when Birnam Wood comes to his castle at Dunsinane-an impossibility. Macbeth vows to attack Macduff's castle and destroy everyone within it.
Act 4 - Scene 2: Murderers enter Macduff's castle and brutally slay his wife and little son.
Act 4 - Scene 3: Macduff learns his family has been murdered. He and Malcolm vow to vanquish Macbeth.
Act 5 - Scene 1: Hag-ridden by guilt, Lady Macbeth sleepwalks through the castle, speaking of dark deeds done and trying vainly to wash her hands clean of imagined blood.
Act 5 - Scene 2: The forces led by Malcolm are now in Scotland where rebels against Macbeth's rule flock to them daily.
Act 5 - Scene 3: Macbeth knows himself outnumbered yet takes courage from the witches' prophecies.
Act 5 - Scene 4: Malcolm's army is before Dunsinane. He orders that each soldier cut a branch from the trees in Birnam forest and hold it before his body as he marches.
Act 5 - Scene 5: Macbeth learns that Lady Macbeth is dead and reflects that life has become empty and meaningless. As Malcolm's army approaches, news is brought that Birnam Wood appears to be moving toward the castle. Despite this ominous confirmation of the witches' prophecy Macbeth determines to resist.
Act 5 - Scene 6: Malcolm and Macduff prepare for battle.
Act 5 - Scene 7: On the battlefield Macbeth slays Young Siward, one of the warriors in Malcolm's army.
Act 5 - Scene 8: Macbeth is confronted by Macduff, to whom he boasts that he can only be killed by a man not born of woman; to his horror, he learns that Macduff was "from his mother's womb/Untimely ripped." Macbeth knows that the witches have deceived him-nonetheless he determines to battle on to the end. The two warriors exit fighting, then Macduff returns carrying Macbeth's severed head and hails Malcolm as king. In the course of time the Stuarts, descended from Banquo, ascend the throne of Scotland.
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Performance Details: Man Is Wolf To Man
Project type: Cinematic film
Synopsis: Inspired by true events. French Guyana, 1934. A group of six prisoners escape from a French penal colony only to be pursued by a notorious bounty hunter; an adversary who claims the price of a fugitive’s hand as a reward. Rafael, a former Foreign Legion soldier (and the story's hero), has been just been released from a two-year term in solitary confinement. Broken physically and mentally, fate offers him the chance of freedom when he is caught up in a savage breakout. Led by a fellow escapee, Caesar, the party set off along a secret trail, Mal Paso San Pedro, which will lead them out of the rain forest and towards the mountains of Brazil. With miles of treacherous swamps, wild animals and hostile natives, the journey promises to be perilous, but the biggest threat to the group will come from within. When Sacha, a young prisoners’ "rent boy", absconds with all their rations, and is found brutally slain minus a hand, the group’s worst fears are realized. La Masque, a notorious, heavily tattooed bounty hunter employed by the authorities, is now on their trail. As they move deeper into the jungle, Rupner, a German profiteer prisoner, chances upon on a secret horde of treasure in a deserted mysterious settlement. Unable to resist, he succumbs to his greed and decides to split, but his actions prove to be his final act of avarice, when later he staggers back to the group, deathly pale and mutilated like the last. Completely unravelled by this, Julek, a former camp "trustee" and coward by nature, announces his decision to turn back; casting doubt on his desire to escape from the beginning. Rafael’s suspicions are confirmed, when he discovers that back in camp Julek was a secret informant in the pay of the guards. Has he been leaving clues to give away their position? Playing them all along to collect a reward? Sensing his life in grave danger, Julek seizes his chance to escape by boarding a speeding train that passes through a remote logging line. Now with their position compromised to the authorities, success is doubtful; they will be lost to the jungle if they deviate from the path, yet to find freedom means a further week's trek. Weakened by lack of food and exhausted by the heat, Mimi, a shrewd, young girl, sold into prostitution and out for revenge, is alarmed to hear Caesar recount the story of a previous escape party’s cannibal pact. Interpreting the subtext, Mimi sexually aligns herself to Caesar in a calculated move to ensure her own survival. Now with the group fractured, their nemesis drawing ever closer and the hope for freedom slipping away, Rafael faces a terrible choice. Lose his life, or lose his conscience.
Chronology: Tentatively In production in 2012 in Costa Rica, Puerto Rico and the UK. Tentatively released in 2012.
Principal Cast & Crew: Vinzenz Kiefer as Rupner; Damian Lewis as Rafael; Pihla Viitala as Mimi; _____ as Julek; _____ as La Masque; _____ as Sacha; _____ as Caesar; Written by Dominic Santana; Directed by Dominic Santana.
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Performance Details: A Midsummer Night's Dream
Project type: Stage play
Synopsis: When Oberon, King of the fairies, uses his magic upon four runaway lovers in a midsummer wood outside Athens, chaos ensues. Who really loves whom? A band of well-meaning but bungling local actors have their rehearsal sabotaged by the mischievous sprite Puck who enchants their leader Bottom and Titania, the Fairy Queen. The result is a lively and anarchic comedy, which can only be resolved by an elaborate disentangling of spells.
Chronology: Performed at Ashdown House School in 1983.
Principal Cast & Crew: Damian Lewis as Bottom; (remaining cast information unavailable); Written by William Shakespeare; Directed by _____.
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Episode Guide:
Act 1 - Scene 1: In Athens, preparations are underway for the wedding of Duke Theseus to Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazons. An angry father, Egeus comes to the ducal palace and accuses Lysander of bewitching his daughter Hermia, even though she is already betrothed to Demetrius. Hermia confesses her love for Lysander, and Theseus tells her that according to the law, she must either die or enter a nunnery if she refuses to marry the man chosen by her father. He gives her until the new moon to decide. Hermia and Lysander decide to run away; they agree to meet the following night in a wood outside the city. They tell Helena, Hermia's childhood friend, of their plan; she, however, is in love with Demetrius, who has rejected her for Hermia, and she hopes to regain his favor by telling him of the lovers' intentions.
Act 1 - Scene 2: A group of Athenian workmen, "rude mechanicals" are preparing an entertainment to be performed at the Duke's wedding. They have chosen "The most lamentable comedy and most cruel death of Pyramus and Thisby".
Act 2 - Scene 1: In a wood near Athens, Oberon and Titania, King and Queen of the Fairies, argue over a changeling boy. Titania has adopted him, but Oberon wants him for an attendant. When Titania refuses to give in, Oberon summons his servant, the mischievous sprite Puck. Oberon instructs him to find an enchanted flower, the juice of which, when laid on a sleeper's eyelid will cause him or her to fall in love with the first creature seen on awaking. He thus hopes to force her into giving him the boy. While Puck is gone, Oberon observes Helena and Demetrius, who have followed Hermia and Lysander into the wood. Demetrius rejects Helena peremptorily. When Puck returns with the flower, Oberon tells him to lay Some of its juice on the eye of the "disdainful youth" whom he will know by his Athenian clothes.
Act 2 - Scene 2: Oberon squeezes the juice of the magic flower on Titania's eyelids. Lysander and Helena fall asleep nearby. Puck mistakes Lysander for Demetrius and drops the juice on his eye. Demetrius and Helena arrive and Lysander awakes, promptly falling in love with Helena. Hermia wakes to find herself Left alone.
Act 3 - Scene 1: Near where Titania lies sleeping, the "rude mechanicals'' rehearse their play. Puck, who has been watching the rehearsal with amusement, places the head of an ass on Bottom's shoulders. His fellow actors run away terrified. Titania awakes and falls instantly in love with Bottom.
Act 3 - Scene 2: Oberon is delighted at what has happened to Titania, but angered when he realizes that the sprite has mistaken Lysander for Demetrius. To right the error, he lays juice on the lids of the sleeping Demetrius. When the young man wakes, the first person he sees is Helena, and he duly falls in love with her HeIena, now beloved of both the youths, is certain they are teasing her cruelly. Hermia is distraught when Lysander rejects her and accuses Helena of stealing her beloved. Lysander and Demetrius leave to settle their quarrel over Helena by combat, but Oberon orders Puck to send them to sleep. Puck then lays an antidote to the love juice on Lysander's eyelids. Meanwhile, Helena and Hermia fall asleep beside their lovers.
Act 4 - Scene 1: Oberon sees Titania sleeping beside Bottom. He pities her and, on undoing the spell, they are reconciled. Puck removes Bottom's ass's head. Theseus and Hippolyta are hunting in the forest with Egeus. They come upon the sleeping lovers. Lysander explains that he and Hermia were fleeing to evade the Athenian law. Demetrius gives up his claim to Hermia and declares his love for Helena. Theseus then announces that the young couples will be married along with Hippolyta and himself. After they have returned to Athens, Bottom awakes.
Act 4 - Scene 2: Quince, Starveling, Flute and Snug are anxiously wondering where Bottom is when he returns with the news that their entertainment has been selected for the Duke wedding.
Act 5 - Scene 1: After the weddings, Theseus, Hippolyta and the young couples assemble for the entertainment. Bottom and his friends present the tragedy of Pyramus and Thisby, to the great amusement of the spectators. When all have retired her the night, the fairies enter and dance together through the palace, to bless the bridal beds. Only Puck remains, asking the audience to believe that they "have but slumb'red here/While these visions did appear."
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Performance Details: The Misanthrope
Comedy Theatre, London, 2009-10
Project type: Stage play
Synopsis: This updated version of the 17th century play takes place in modern-day London. Alceste is a famous British playwright disillusioned and angry with the hypocrisy, shallowness and vanity of the contemporary world. Vowing to reject society, Alceste's plans are derailed when he falls madly in love with Jennifer, an ambitious American film star and darling of the social scene. Jennifer may prove to be Alceste's biggest challenge yet.
Chronology: In rehearsal from November 2, 2009, until early December 2009. Performed at the Comedy Theatre, London, from December 17, 2009 (Press Night), through March 13, 2010. (Previewed December 5, 2009, through December 16, 2009.)
Awards & Nominations:
This production received the following nominations:
Principal Cast & Crew: Tara Fitzgerald as Marcia; Chuk Iwuji as Julian; Keira Knightley as Jennifer; Nicholas Le Prevost as Alexander; Damian Lewis as Alceste; Tim McMullan as Covington; Kelly Price as Ellen; Dominic Rowan as John; James Hogg as Messenger / Simon; Written by Moliere (a.k.a. Jean Baptiste Poquelin); Adapted/Modernized by Martin Crimp; Directed by Thea Sharrock.
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Performance Details: More Words
The Other Place, Stratford-upon-Avon, 1997
Project type: Stage play
Synopsis: More Words is part of The Edge, a compilation of words and sounds chosen and spoken by Royal Shakespeare Company performers.
Chronology: Performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company at The Other Place, Stratford-upon-Avon, from June 30, 1997 (Press Night), through July __, 1997 (total of five performances).
Principal Cast & Crew: Eileen Battye as Performer; David Hobbs as Performer; Nicholas Hutchison as Performer; Syreeta Kumar as Performer; Damian Lewis as Performer; Cherry Morris as Performer; Rex Obano as Performer; Peter Reeves as Performer; Devised by Cicely Berry and Andrew Wade; Directed by Cicely Berry and Andrew Wade.
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Performance Details: More Words
The Barbican Pit, London, 1998
Project type: Stage play
Synopsis: More Words is part of The Edge, a compilation of words and sounds chosen and spoken by Royal Shakespeare Company performers.
Chronology: Performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company at the Barbican Pit, London, on April 21, 1998 (Press Night), and April 24, 1998 (one performance each date; total of two performances).
Principal Cast & Crew: Eileen Battye as Performer; David Hobbs as Performer; Nicholas Hutchison as Performer; Syreeta Kumar as Performer; Damian Lewis as Performer; Cherry Morris as Performer; Peter Reeves as Performer; Devised by Cicely Berry and Andrew Wade; Directed by Cicely Berry.
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Performance Details: Much Ado About Nothing
Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 1996
Project type: Stage play
Synopsis: Young Claudio has fallen for the lovely heiress Hero. The path to the altar seems smooth, until the evil Don John decides to intervene. All ends happily, thanks to the lucky discoveries of the bungling constable Dogberry and his incompetent assistants. Central to the play, one of Shakespeare's best-loved comedies, are Beatrice and Benedick, masters of wit and sworn foes to marriage-until a plot is hatched to bring them together.
Chronology: Performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, from November 27, 1996 (Press Night), through August 21, 1997. (Previewed November 21, 1996.)
Principal Cast & Crew: Ignatius Anthony as George Seacoal / Painter; Patrick Baladi as Borachio; Crispian Belfrage as Francis Leathercoat; Emily Bruni as Hero; James Burton as Boy (alt); Richard Cant as Balthazar; Elli Garnett as Margaret; Christopher Gee as Conrade; David Glover as Antonio; James Goodman as Boy (alt); Michael Healy as Sexton; Alex Jennings as Benedick; Syreeta Kumar as Lady-in-Waiting; Damian Lewis as Don John; Toby Longworth as Verges; Christopher Luscombe as Dogberry; Jane MacFarlane as Lady with Cello; Deidra Morris as Ursula; Patrice Naiambana as Friar Francis; Victoria Pritchard as Lady-in-Waiting; Siobhan Redmond as Beatrice; Shuna Snow as Hugh Oatcake; Rhashan Stone as Claudio; Jeffry Wickham as Leonato; Peter Wight as Don Pedro; Written by William Shakespeare; Directed by Michael Boyd.
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| Two videos of this production (one listed as "pre-changes" and the other listed as "post-changes";), taped at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in 1996, are available for viewing at the Shakespeare Centre Library, Henley Street, Stratford-Upon-Avon. Appointments are recommended, and the videos are available only for on-site viewing. They are not available for loan, rental, duplication or purchase. For information, visit this link: http://www.shakespeare.org.uk/content/view/234/234 An audio recording of this production, taped at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre on November 27, 1996, is available for listening at the British Library Sound Archives, Euston Road, London. Appointments are recommended (and perhaps required), and the recording is available only for on-site listening. It is not available for loan, rental, duplication or purchase. For information, visit the British Library Sound Archives site or search the catalog using the keywords "damian lewis". |
Act 1 - Scene 1: Leonato, Governor of Messina, welcomes Don Pedro, Prince of Arragon, as he returns from a successful campaign. With Don Pedro is his bastard brother, the taciturn Don John; the brothers have been at enmity but are now apparently reconciled. Also with Don Pedro are Claudio, a young Florentine, and Benedick, a Paduan lord. Benedick knows Leonato's niece Beatrice of old: they share an aversion to marriage and enjoy witty banter at each other's expense. Claudio confides in Benedick and Don Pedro that he has fallen in love with Leonato's daughter Hero, and Don Pedro promises to woo her on his behalf.
Act 1 - Scene 2: Leonato learns that Claudio and Don Pedro have been overheard discussing Hero.
Act 1 - Scene 3: Don John is embittered by his enforced subservience to his brother and is interested to learn from his man Borachio of Don Pedro's plan to woo Hero: "This may prove food to my displeasure".
Act 2 - Scene 1: At a masked ball in Leonato's house, Beatrice's dancing partner questions her about Benedick; she replies that he is a "very dull fool" (her partner, of course, is Benedick himself). Meanwhile, Don Pedro has successfully wooed Hero for Claudio. Don Pedro suggests that Leonato, Claudio and Hero join him in the challenging task of arranging a match between Beatrice and Benedick.
Act 2 - Scene 2: Borachio and Don John plot to thwart Hero and Claudio's marriage plans. Borachio suggests enlisting the help of Hero's woman Margaret. Once Don Pedro and Claudio have been hidden nearby, Margaret will appear at Hero's window dressed in her mistress' clothes and speak to Borachio in such a way as to convince them of Hero's infidelity.
Act 2 - Scene 3: Benedick hears Claudio, Leonato and Don Pedro approaching and hides in an arbor. Aware of their eavesdropper, they speak of Beatrice's passion for Benedick; then, having planned that Hero should orchestrate a similar scene for Beatrice's benefit, they leave. Chastened by what he has heard, Benedick resolves to treat Beatrice differently; when she comes to summon him to dinner she is as acerbic as ever, but Benedick persuades himself that her sharp tone conceals tender feelings.
Act 3 - Scene 1: Knowing that Beatrice is overhearing their conversation, Hero and Ursula discuss Benedick's love for her and comment on her contempt for men. Beatrice is horrified that she has appeared so proud and scornful, and determines to "requite" Benedick's love for her.
Act 3 - Scene 2: On the eve of Claudio and Hero's wedding, Don John tells Don Pedro and Claudio that Hero is unfaithful. He will, he says, give them proof if they meet him near her window that night. Claudio vows to shame her before the whole wedding congregation if the allegation proves true.
Act 3 - Scene 3: Having chosen two citizens for the watch, the bumbling constables Dogberry and Verges instruct them in their duties. The watch then overhears Borachio describing to Conrade (another of Don John's men), how he wooed Margaret by the name of Hero, and thus duped Don Pedro and Claudio. The watch promptly arrests them.
Act 3 - Scene 4: Margaret and Ursula are helping Hero to dress for her wedding when Beatrice enters in low spirits. Margaret, guessing the cause of her melancholy, teases her with covert references to Benedick.
Act 3 - Scene 5: Dogberry and Verges try to tell Leonato about the arrest, but Dogberry's loquaciousness is too much for Leonato. Impatiently, he tells the constables to question their prisoners themselves.
Act 4 - Scene 1: In the church at Messina Claudio publicly accuses Hero of infidelity. His shocking claims are backed up by Don Pedro and Don John. Hero swoons in distress and revives to hear the bitter reproaches of her father. Friar Francis, however, is convinced of the girl's innocence and suggests they pretend that she is dead; this ruse, he says, is sure to make Claudio repent his accusations and thus Hero's reputation may be saved. Once the others have left the church, Benedick tells the weeping Beatrice that he believes Hero to be blameless. He then confesses his love for Beatrice, declaring he will do anything for her, upon which she commands him: "Kill Claudio." Benedick is appalled but eventually agrees to challenge his friend.
Act 4 - Scene 2: Once the Sexton has heard the testimony of the watch, he orders that Conrade and Borachio be bound and taken to Leonato.
Act 5 - Scene 1: Apparently grief-stricken, Leonato denounces Claudio for causing Hero's death and challenges him to a duel. Benedick enters and he too challenges Claudio to combat. Dogberry, Verges and the Watch arrive with their prisoners and Borachio confesses his involvement in Don John's plot to dishonor Hero; he insists, however, that Margaret was unaware of her part in the proceedings. A penitent Claudio agrees to Leonato's request that he publicly proclaim Hero's innocence and then marry her cousin. Don John has, we learn, fled Messina.
Act 5 - Scene 2: Despite their mutual love, Beatrice and Benedick continue their banter: "Thou and I are too wise to woo peaceably."
Act 5 - Scene 3: Claudio visits Hero's tomb and promises to return every year.
Act 5 - Scene 4: Leonato agrees to Benedick's request for Beatrice's hand in marriage. Claudio comes, as promised, to marry Leonato's niece, who appears veiled. When she removes the mask, Claudio is astonished to find that his bride is Hero. As celebratory music strikes up, a messenger arrives with the news that Don John has been captured and brought back to Messina.
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Performance Details: Much Ado About Nothing
Theatre Royal, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, 1997
Project type: Stage play
Synopsis: Young Claudio has fallen for the lovely heiress Hero. The path to the altar seems smooth, until the evil Don John decides to intervene. All ends happily, thanks to the lucky discoveries of the bungling constable Dogberry and his incompetent assistants. Central to the play, one of Shakespeare's best-loved comedies, are Beatrice and Benedick, masters of wit and sworn foes to marriage-until a plot is hatched to bring them together.
Chronology: Performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company at the Theatre Royal, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, from October 7, 1997 (Press Night), through October 11, 1997.
Principal Cast & Crew: Ignatius Anthony as Friar Francis; Rod Arthur as Sexton; Patrick Baladi as Borachio; Jamie Brandon as Boy (alt); Emily Bruni as Hero; Richard Cant as Balthazar; Derek Ezenagu as Francis Leathercoat; Elli Garnett as Margaret; Christopher Gee as Conrade; David Glover as Antonio; Alex Jennings as Benedick; Syreeta Kumar as Lady-in-Waiting;Vincent Leigh as George Seacoal / Painter; Damian Lewis as Don John; Toby Longworth as Verges; Christopher Luscombe as Dogberry; Jane MacFarlane as Lady with Cello; Deidra Morris as Ursula; Victoria Pritchard as Lady-in-Waiting; Siobhan Redmond as Beatrice; Shuna Snow as Hugh Oatcake; Rhashan Stone as Claudio; Roberto Vanrell-Llompart as Boy (alt); Jeffry Wickham as Leonato; Peter Wight as Don Pedro; Written by William Shakespeare; Directed by Michael Boyd.
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Performance Details: Much Ado About Nothing
Theatre Royal, Plymouth, 1997
Project type: Stage play
Synopsis: Young Claudio has fallen for the lovely heiress Hero. The path to the altar seems smooth, until the evil Don John decides to intervene. All ends happily, thanks to the lucky discoveries of the bungling constable Dogberry and his incompetent assistants. Central to the play, one of Shakespeare's best-loved comedies, are Beatrice and Benedick, masters of wit and sworn foes to marriage-until a plot is hatched to bring them together.
Chronology: Performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company at the Theatre Royal, Plymouth, from November 18, 1997 (Press Night), through November 22, 1997.
Principal Cast & Crew: Ignatius Anthony as Friar Francis; Rod Arthur as Sexton; Patrick Baladi as Borachio; Jamie Brandon as Boy (alt); Emily Bruni as Hero; Richard Cant as Balthazar; Derek Ezenagu as Francis Leathercoat; Elli Garnett as Margaret; Christopher Gee as Conrade; David Glover as Antonio; Alex Jennings as Benedick; Syreeta Kumar as Lady-in-Waiting;Vincent Leigh as George Seacoal / Painter; Damian Lewis as Don John; Toby Longworth as Verges; Christopher Luscombe as Dogberry; Jane MacFarlane as Lady with Cello; Deidra Morris as Ursula; Victoria Pritchard as Lady-in-Waiting; Siobhan Redmond as Beatrice; Shuna Snow as Hugh Oatcake; Rhashan Stone as Claudio; Roberto Vanrell-Llompart as Boy (alt); Jeffry Wickham as Leonato; Peter Wight as Don Pedro; Written by William Shakespeare; Directed by Michael Boyd.
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Performance Details: Much Ado About Nothing
Barbican Theatre, London, 1998
Project type: Stage play
Synopsis: Young Claudio has fallen for the lovely heiress Hero. The path to the altar seems smooth, until the evil Don John decides to intervene. All ends happily, thanks to the lucky discoveries of the bungling constable Dogberry and his incompetent assistants. Central to the play, one of Shakespeare's best-loved comedies, are Beatrice and Benedick, masters of wit and sworn foes to marriage-until a plot is hatched to bring them together.
Chronology: Performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company at the Barbican Theatre, London, from February 17, 1998 (Press Night), through May 9, 1998. (Previewed February 12, 1998.) Also, on May 1, 1998, there was a pre-show event at the Barbican Theatre in which actors and members of the technical team revealed the creative process behind the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of Much Ado About Nothing.
Principal Cast & Crew: Ignatius Anthony as Friar Francis; Rod Arthur as Sexton; Patrick Baladi as Borachio; Jamie Brandon as Boy (alt); Emily Bruni as Hero; Richard Cant as Balthazar; Derek Ezenagu as Francis Leathercoat; Elli Garnett as Margaret; Christopher Gee as Conrade; David Glover as Antonio; Alex Jennings as Benedick; Syreeta Kumar as Lady-in-Waiting; Vincent Leigh as George Seacoal / Painter; Damian Lewis as Don John; Toby Longworth as Verges; Christopher Luscombe as Dogberry; Jane MacFarlane as Lady with Cello; Deidra Morris as Ursula; Victoria Pritchard as Lady-in-Waiting; Siobhan Redmond as Beatrice; Shuna Snow as Hugh Oatcake; Rhashan Stone as Claudio; Roberto Vanrell-Llompart as Boy (alt); Jeffry Wickham as Leonato; Peter Wight as Don Pedro; Written by William Shakespeare; Directed by Michael Boyd.
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| An audio recording of this production, taped at the Barbican Theatre on February 24, 1998, is available for listening at the British Library Sound Archives, Euston Road, London. Appointments are recommended (and perhaps required), and the recording is available only for on-site listening. It is not available for loan, rental, duplication or purchase. For information, visit the British Library Sound Archives site or search the catalog using the keywords "damian lewis". |
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Performance Details: Much Ado About Nothing
BBC, 2005
Project type: Television film
Synopsis: When the bickering between news co-presenters Beatrice and Benedick gets too much to take, their colleagues at the Wessex television station come up with a cunning plan to shut the pair up. Meanwhile, lovely weathergirl Hero and dashing reporter Claude are a match made in heaven -- but does everyone want to see them so happy?
Chronology: Filmed in the spring of 2005 as part of the BBC's four-part ShakespeaRetold anthology. (Damian does not appear in the other three other films in the anthology, Macbeth, The Taming Of The Shrew and A Midsummer Night's Dream.) UK television premiere on BBC1 on November 7, 2005 (followed by the three other films in the anthology on the three subsequent Mondays). US telelvision premiere on BBC America on August 6, 2006 (followed by the three other films in the anthology on the three subsequent Sundays). Released on region 2 DVD in the UK on December 27, 2005. Released on region 4 DVD in Australia on January 4, 2007. Released on region 1 DVD in the US on July 24, 2007. Presented on television (networks unknown) in Hungary on March 25, 2006; Finland on January 23, 2007; Japan on October 4, 2007.
Awards & Nominations:
This production received the following award:
This production received the following nominations:
Principal Cast & Crew: Olivia Colman as Ursula; Tom Ellis as Claude; Martin Jarvis as Leonard; Damian Lewis as Benedick Taylor; Anthony O'Donnell as Mr. Berry; Sarah Parish as Beatrice Evans; Billie Piper as Hero; Derek Riddell as Don; Michael Smiley as Peter; Nina Sosanya as Margaretl; Written by William Shakespeare; Adaptation by David Nicholls; Directed by Brian Perciva.
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Performance Details: My Cousin Rachel
Project type: Radio recording
Synopsis: When Philip Ashley's much-loved cousin, Ambrose, dies, he is convinced that Ambrose was murdered by his new wife, Rachel. But then he meets Rachel and falls in love with her. As the story unfolds, listeners discover whether Rachel is only using Philip to get at the estate Ambrose left to him, instead of her, and if she will murder to get what she wants.
Chronology: Recorded in the spring of 2007. Presented on BBC Radio 4 in the UK on the Classic Serial programme in two weekly episodes on May 6, 2007, and May 13, 2007. The radio drama is part of a series of programmes commemorating the centenary of writer Daphne du Maurier's birth. Presented again on BBC Radio 4 Extra in the UK in two daily episodes on April 14-15, 2011.
Principal Cast & Crew: Robin Brooks as Groom/ Mr. Coach; Paul Jesson as Geoffrey; Damian Lewis as Ambrose; Carol Macready as Mrs. Pascoe; John McAndrew as Ludovico/Tamlyn; Nicholas Murchie as Rainaldi; Carl Prekopp as Phillip; John Rogan as Vicar/Sawyer; Hugh Ross as Seecombe; Emily Wachter as Louise; Lia Williams as Rachel; Based on the novel by Daphne du Maurier; Adapted by Robin Brooks; Produced by Clive Brill.
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Episode 1 (05/06/07): Philip's guardian Ambrose, a lifelong bachelor, leaves for a tour of Italy and unexpectedly falls in love. But within months he succumbs to an illness and dies. Now his wife Rachel has turned up in England and wants to see Philip, but are her intentions honest?
Episode 2 (05/13/07): At Philip's invitation, Rachel has taken up residence in his home. He finds himself falling in love with her, but he is also finding reasons to suspect her. Is her behaviour concealing an ulterior motive?
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Performance Details: Newsnight Review 05/29/09
Project type: Television series episode
Synopsis: A weekly roundtable discussion programme centered on the arts. In this episode, host Martha Kearney and guest panelists look at the state of modern poetry. Can today's poets affect social change, test the boundaries of form and take poetry forward with the times? Guest Damian Lewis read the panel's choice of exciting new voices on the poetry scene. Damian reads High Wood by Philip Johnstone, Himself by Anthony Anaxagorou, Things To Do Before You Leave by Ross Sutherland, and To Understand Nothing Finally by Retta Bowen.
Chronology: Recorded in London in May 2009. Presented on BBC 2 in the UK on May 29, 2009.
Principal Cast & Crew: Akala as Himself (Panelist); Simon Armitage as Himself (Panelist); Carol Ann Duffy as Herself (Interviewee); Paul Dunthorne as Reader; Chris Hamilton-Emery as Himself (Interviewee); Josephine Hart as Herself (Panelist); Martha Kearney as Herself (Presenter); Damian Lewis as Reader; Chris McCabe as Himself (Interviewee); Adrian Mitchell as Reader; Ruth Padel as Herself (Archival Footage); Scroobius Pip as Himself (Segment Presenter); Polarbear as Himself (Archival Footage); Clare Pollard as Herself (Segment Presenter); Luke Wright as Himself (Panelist); Produced by Liz Gibbons.
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Performance Details: Nicholas Nickleby
Project type: Stage play
Synopsis: One of Dickens's earliest works, this is the story of the Nicklebys (Nicholas, his mother and sister Kate) who have been left penniless by the death of Mr. Nickleby. In their poverty and desperation they seek help from Nicholas's uncle -- the difficult and oppressive Ralph Nickleby who is a usurer. Nicholas immediately bothers his uncle due to his independent attitudes and is sent to Dotheboys Hall to teach. He witnesses the mistreatment of orphans there by Wackford Squeers. Disgusted by this and particularly the treatment of Smike, Nicholas thrashes the evil Squeers and escapes with the lad Smike who becomes his close comrade. Nicholas continues on his mission to end ill-treatment. He saves Kate from Sir Mulberry Hawk's insults and makes a home for the family. Ralph gets his comeuppance eventually despite his continued evil and although Smike dies of consumption, there is a general sense of justice at the story's close.
Chronology: Performed at Eton College, Windsor, in 1987.
Principal Cast & Crew: Damian Lewis as Wackford Squeers; (remaining cast information unavailable, but among them was James Archer, son of Jeffrey Archer); Written by Charles Dickens; Directed by _____.
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Performance Details: Number 10
Project type: Radio recording
Synopsis: This drama series seeks to throw light on some aspect of British politics and shows how nothing is as simple as it seems. Far more than in the Commons chamber, it’s inside the pillared rooms of Downing Street that the real governance of Britain unfolds. The fictional prime minister and his staff grapple with the dilemmas of decision-making, the pain of surrendering principle to pragmatism, and the joy of achievement in the face of pessimists. They may spend most of their time fighting fires, flak-catching and watching their backs, but they’re still in the game to make Britain and the world better.
Chronology: Series one (in which Damian did not participate) was presented on BBC Radio 4 in the UK on the Friday Play programme in five weekly episodes from September 7, 2007, through October 5, 2007. Series two (in which Damian did not participate) was presented on BBC Radio 4 in the UK on the Afternoon Play programme in five weekly episodes from September 30, 2008, through October 28, 2008. Third series (the first featuring Damian) recorded in the autumn of 2009 and presented on BBC Radio 4 in the UK on the Afternoon Play programme in five weekly 45-minute episodes from November 13, 2009, through December 11, 2009. Fourth series (the second featuring Damian) recorded in the autumn of 2010 and presented on BBC Radio 4 in the UK on the Afternoon Play programme in five weekly 45-minute episodes from October 25, 2010, through November 22, 2010. Fifth series (the third featuring Damian) recorded in December 2011 and presented on BBC Radio 4 in the UK on the Afternoon Play programme in four daily 45-minute episodes from February 20, 2012, through February 23, 2012.
Principal Cast & Crew: Arsher Ali as Amjad Hamati (series 4); Adjoa Andoh as Genoveva, Angolan Ambassador (series 3); Alice Arnold as Journalist (series 1) / News Reader (series 1); Perdita Avery as Jennifer Sands (series 4) / Waitress (series 4); Sean Baker as Major (series 1) / Admiral (series 2); Sasha Behar as Monica Smith (series 1-4); Denise Black as Gwen Donoghue, Home Secretary (series 3); Jasper Britton as _____ (series 5); Susan Brown as Flannery (series 1); Simon Chandler as Brampton of SIS (series 2); Scott Cherry as Reporter (series 3) / Chair of Boswell North CLP (series 3) / Command HQ (series 3) / Inspector Lagan (series 4); Shelley Conn as Air Hostess Fotini (series 4); Beth Cooke as Princess Eleanor (series 4); Nigel Cooke as Ernest (series 2) / Lord Marris (series 4) / Federal Agent Stephan Russo (series 4); Niamh Cusack as Louise Ryan (series 4); Mark Damazer as Journalist (series 4); Penny Downie as Polly Cairns (series 3); Michael Eaves as Doyle, Minister (series 2) / Copple, Housing Manager (series 3); Christopher Ettridge as Nigel Ogden (series 1) / Elliot (series 2); Ray Fearon as Virgilio, Angolan Military Attache (series 3) / Angolan Lawyer (series 3); Emma Fielding as Angela Brenner (series 1); Deborah Findlay as Polly Cairns (series 2); Theo Fraser Steele as Reporter (series 3-4) / Merlin Helicopter Pilot (series 3) / Graham Whitecross (series 4); Nicola Gardner as Biyot Abdulle, Constituent (series 3); Kate Gilbert as Journalist (series 4); Grant Gillespie as Coffee Executive (series 4); Julian Glover as Justin (series 1) / Sir Hugo Bathgate (series 4-5); Stella Gonet as _____ (series 5); Nicholas Grace as George (series 1); Haydn Gwynne as Polly Cairns (series 1) / Connie Merchant (series 4); Ellie Haddington as Jackie (series 2); Ayman Hamdouchi as Zamyad Hamati (series 4); John Hollingworth as Alan (series 4); Kelly Hunter as Hannah Armstrong (series 1-3); Philip Jackson as Josephson (series 2); Paul Jesson as Lord Rudolph (series 2) / Terry (series 3) / Chief Superintendant (series 3); Joseph Kloska as Ollie Armstrong (series 1) / Palace Equerry (series 3) / TV Producer (series 3) / Mike Glancey (series 4); Kate Lamb as Journalist (series 4); James Laurenson as Lord Cairns (series 1); Damian Lewis as Simon Laity (series 3-5); Nigel Lindsay as Robert Wintour (series 2) / Lewis Smiley, MP (series 3); Charlotte Lucas as Esme (series 2) / Lucy, Channel 4 News Reporter (series 3) / Paramedic 2 (series 4); Stephen Mangan as Steve McKie (series 1 and 3); Joseph Marcell as President Sawadogo (series 1); Mathew Marsh as David, Home Secretary (series 4); Colin McFarlane as Colin Brenner (series 1-2); Elizabeth McGovern as Jasmine (series 1); Connor McIntyre as Barry Hornsea (series 2); Gina McKee as Georgie Cullinan (series 4-5); Carol McReady as Anita (series 1); Flora Montgomery as Rebecca (series 1) / Susan O'Reilly (series 3); Nicholas Murchie as George (series 2) / Terry Gruber, Union Leader (series 3) / Wursley (series 3) / US Secret Serviceman (series 4) / Paramedic 1 (series 4); Christopher Obi as Reporter (series 2); Anthony O'Donnell as Frank (series 1) / Billington (series 1); Bill Paterson as Bill Flagg (series 3); Chris Pavlo as Dimitri (series 2); Claire Perkins as Ms. Austen (series 1) / Sheila Larwood (series 2); Shaun Prendergast as Norman Johnson (series 1); Julian Rhind-Tutt as Steve McKie (series 2); Helena Rice as Student (series 4); Marcella Riordan as Chrissie (series 1); Lucy Robinson as Helen Ridout, Chancellor (series 2-3); Christian Rodska as Mike Whitman (series 4); Dominic Rowan as Lewis Smiley, MP (series 1); Nicholas Rowe as Scottish MP (series 1) / Conrad (series 1); Clive Russell as Kevin Munro (series 1) / Peter Chadwick (series 2-3) / Tim Keegan (series 4); Rebecca Saire as Staff Nurse Melford (series 4); Mike Sengelow as Nathan Toltz (series 3-5); Kerry Shale as General Wilson Buckley (series 4); David Shaw Parker as Doctor Crawston (series 3); Antony Sher as Adam Armstrong (series 1-3); Jane Slavin as Sally Tyler (series 4) / Housewife (series 4); Harry Smith as Thief (series 4); Steven Spiers as Emyr Rhys (series 4-5) / Lender (series 4); Colin Stinton as Paul, US Deputy Secretary of State (series 3); Karl Theobald as Dennis Trevithick (series 3) / Housing Officer (series 3); Ruper Vansittart as Lord Copple (series 4); Hannah Waddingham as Moira Krasinski, Sheriff of Essex (series 4); John Warnaby as Greg Spender (series 2); Charlotte West Oram as Miss (Jaaey) Twining (series 2-3); Nicholas Woodeson as Sir Giles (series 1, 4) / General (series 1) / Sir Cosmo (series 3) / Mahmoud (series 4); Written by Jonathan Myerson (series 1-5) and Nicholas McInerny (series 1); Produced and Directed by Clive Brill (series 1-5).
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Series 1, Episode 1 (09/07/07) - Good News Day: As the Prime Minister prepares to announce an amnesty for all immigrants working illegally in the UK, a serious tube crash threatens to jeopardise his plans.
Principal Cast & Crew - Series 1, Episode 1 (09/07/07) - Good News Day: Alice Arnold as Journalist / News Reader; Sasha Behar as Monica Smith; Christopher Ettridge as Nigel Ogden; Haydn Gwynne as Polly Cairns; James Laurenson as Lord Cairns; Stephen Mangan as Steve McKie; Colin McFarlane as Colin Brenner; Flora Montgomery as Rebecca; Anthony O'Donnell as Frank; Claire Perkins as Ms. Austen; Nicholas Rowe as Conrad; Antony Sher as Adam Armstrong; Written by Jonathan Myerson; Produced and Directed by Clive Brill.
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Series 1, Episode 2 (09/14/07) - And Raise Them to Eternal Life: The party promised to eliminate Britain's carbon footprint, but poll ratings are plummeting and the unions are cutting up rough. Even the Prime Minister's stepson is protesting.
Principal Cast & Crew - Series 1, Episode 2 (09/14/07) - And Raise Them to Eternal Life: Alice Arnold as Journalist / News Reader; Sasha Behar as Monica Smith; Emma Fielding as Angela Brenner; Haydn Gwynne as Polly Cairns; Kelly Hunter as Hannah Armstrong; Joseph Kloska as Ollie Armstrong; Stephen Mangan as Steve McKie; Joseph Marcell as President Sawadogo; Colin McFarlane as Colin Brenner; Dominic Rowan as Lewis Smiley, MP; Nicholas Rowe as Scottish MP; Clive Russell as Kevin Munro; Antony Sher as Adam Armstrong; Written by Jonathan Myerson; Produced and Directed by Clive Brill.
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Series 1, Episode 3 (09/21/07) - Who Won the Election?: As the government prepares for a major cancer screening initiative with a private American company, a leaked letter between the Prince and the Prime Minister appears to advocate legalising cannabis.
Principal Cast & Crew - Series 1, Episode 3 (09/21/07) - Who Won the Election?: Sasha Behar as Monica Smith; Nicholas Grace as George; Haydn Gwynne as Polly Cairns; Kelly Hunter as Hannah Armstrong; James Laurenson as Lord Cairns; Stephen Mangan as Steve McKie; Colin McFarlane as Colin Brenner; Elizabeth McGovern as Jasmine; Carol McReady as Anita; Shaun Prendergast as Norman Johnson; Marcella Riordan as Chrissie; Nicholas Rowe as Scottish MP; Antony Sher as Adam Armstrong; Nicholas Woodeson as Giles; Written by Nicholas McInerny; Produced and Directed by Clive Brill.
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Series 1, Episode 4 (09/28/07) - Rule of Law: The Prime Minister is launching a new organisation intended to integrate Muslims into British society and prevent radicalisation. But first he has to decide whether to back Turkey's application for EU membership.
Principal Cast & Crew - Series 1, Episode 4 (09/28/07) - Rule of Law: Sasha Behar as Monica Smith; Haydn Gwynne as Polly Cairns; Stephen Mangan as Steve McKie; Colin McFarlane as Colin Brenner; Antony Sher as Adam Armstrong; Written by Jonathan Myerson; Produced and Directed by Clive Brill.
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Series 1, Episode 5 (10/05/07) - Home and Away: Crises loom on two fronts as the Prime Minister faces a backbench rebellion while British troops are being held hostage overseas.
Principal Cast & Crew - Series 1, Episode 5 (10/05/07) - Home and Away: Alice Arnold as Journalist; Sean Baker as Major; Sasha Behar as Monica Smith; Susan Brown as Flannery; Julian Glover as Justin; Haydn Gwynne as Polly Cairns; Kelly Hunter as Hannah Armstrong; Stephen Mangan as Steve McKie; Colin McFarlane as Colin Brenner; Anthony O'Donnell as Billington; Marcella Riordan as Chrissie; Nicholas Rowe as Conrad; Antony Sher as Adam Armstrong; Nicholas Woodeson as General; Written by Jonathan Myerson; Produced and Directed by Clive Brill.
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Series 2, Episode 1 (09/30/08): After a man dies from a virus picked up abroad; newspapers run a panic campaign that questions the government's security measures.
Principal Cast & Crew - Series 2, Episode 1 (09/30/08): Sasha Behar as Monica Smith; Christopher Ettridge as Elliot; Deborah Findlay as Polly Cairns; Philip Jackson as Josephson; Paul Jesson as Lord Rudolph; Colin McFarlane as Colin Brenner; Chris Pavlo as Dimitri; Julian Rhind-Tutt as Steve McKie; Antony Sher as Adam Armstrong; Written by Jonathan Myerson; Produced and Directed by Clive Brill.
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Series 2, Episode 2 (10/07/08): The Prime Minister falls out with the Chancellor when he discovers that she has dropped some key tax reforms. It seems he may have no choice but to sack her; two days before she is due to deliver the Budget.
Principal Cast & Crew - Series 2, Episode 2 (10/07/08): Sasha Behar as Monica Smith; Simon Chandler as Brampton of SIS; Michael Eaves as Doyle, Minister; Deborah Findlay as Polly Cairns; Colin McFarlane as Colin Brenner; Julian Rhind-Tutt as Steve McKie; Lucy Robinson as Helen Ridout, Chancellor; Clive Russell as Peter Chadwick; Antony Sher as Adam Armstrong; Charlotte West Oram as Miss (Jaaey) Twining; Written by Jonathan Myerson; Produced and Directed by Clive Brill.
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Series 2, Episode 3 (10/14/08): The Prime Minister finds himself embroiled in unexpected complications on a trip to Gibraltar; and his wife draws media attention by meeting a former party worker who has just been released from prison.
Principal Cast & Crew - Series 2, Episode 3 (10/14/08): Sean Baker as Admiral; Sasha Behar as Monica Smith; Nigel Cooke as Ernest; Colin McFarlane as Colin Brenner; Ellie Haddington as Jackie; Kelly Hunter as Hannah Armstrong; Charlotte Lucas as Esme; Nicholas Murchie as George; Julian Rhind-Tutt as Steve McKie; Antony Sher as Adam Armstrong; Written by Jonathan Myerson; Produced and Directed by Clive Brill.
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Series 2, Episode 4 (10/21/08): The prime minister's chief of staff has been attacked and seriously injured during a routine walkabout. When it emerges that the attacker was recently released early from jail under a government initiative; the prime minister is forced to consider whether he should resign.
Principal Cast & Crew - Series 2, Episode 4 (10/21/08): Sasha Behar as Monica Smith; Deborah Findlay as Polly Cairns; Kelly Hunter as Hannah Armstrong; Julian Rhind Tutt as Steve McKie; Antony Sher as Adam Armstrong; Written by Jonathan Myerson; Produced and Directed by Clive Brill.
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Series 2, Episode 5 (10/28/08): Following the tragic death of his Personal Private Secretary; the Prime Minister has called an election. With four weeks until the country votes; the polls do not look promising.
Principal Cast & Crew - Series 2, Episode 5 (10/28/08): Sasha Behar as Monica Smith; Deborah Findlay as Polly Cairns; Paul Jesson as Lord Rudolph; Nigel Lindsay as Robert Wintour; Connor McIntyre as Barry Hornsea; Christopher Obi as Reporter; Clare Perkins as Sheila Larwood; Julian Rhind Tutt as Steve McKie; Antony Sher as Adam Armstrong; John Warnaby as Greg Spender; Written by Jonathan Myerson; Produced and Directed by Clive Brill.
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Series 3, Episode 1 (11/13/09) - Be A Good Chap ...: After a general election, the Tories have won more seats but Labour got the biggest vote. Both need help from the Lib Dems, which will come at a cost. So who will get to form the next government?
Principal Cast & Crew - Series 3, Episode 1 (11/13/09) - Be A Good Chap ...: Sasha Behar as Monica Smith; Scott Cherry as Reporter; Penny Downie as Polly Cairns; Theo Fraser Steele as Reporter; Joseph Kloska as Palace Equerry / TV Producer; Damian Lewis as Simon Laity; Nigel Lindsay as Lewis Smiley, MP; Stephen Mangan as Steve McKie; Bill Paterson as Bill Flagg; Clive Russell as Peter Chadwick; Antony Sher as Adam Armstrong; Nicholas Woodeson as Sir Cosmo; Written by Jonathan Myerson; Produced and Directed by Clive Brill.
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Series 3, Episode 2 (11/20/09) - And Drugs Won ...: In a pact with the Liberal Democrats, Labour have formed a government. But the new Lib Dem home secretary seems determined to stray off message, and the legalisation of drugs is top of her agenda.
Principal Cast & Crew - Series 3, Episode 2 (11/20/09) - And Drugs Won ...: Sasha Behar as Monica Smith; Denise Black as Gwen Donoghue, Home Secretary; Scott Cherry as Chair of Boswell North CLP; Penny Downie as Polly Cairns; Theo Fraser Steele as Reporter; Paul Jesson as Terry / Chief Superintendant; Charlotte Lucas as Lucy, Channel 4 News Reporter; Stephen Mangan as Steve McKie; Bill Paterson as Bill Flagg; Lucy Robinson as Helen Ridout, Chancellor; Antony Sher as Adam Armstrong; Written by Jonathan Myerson; Produced and Directed by Clive Brill.
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Series 3, Episode 3 (11/27/09) - The Visigoths Are Coming ...: The Angolan Navy have occupied the British territory of St Helena. After six days, the Prime Minister and the Angolan Ambassador are locked in talks to try to prevent a declaration of war. But who has prompted this seemingly mad act of aggression?
Principal Cast & Crew - Series 3, Episode 3 (11/27/09) - The Visigoths Are Coming ...: Adjoa Andoh as Genoveva, Angolan Ambassador; Scott Cherry as Command HQ; Ray Fearon as Virgilio, Angolan Military Attache / Angolan Lawyer; Theo Fraser Steele as Merlin Helicopter Pilot; Damian Lewis as Simon Laity; Stephen Mangan as Steve McKie; Antony Sher as Adam Armstrong; Colin Stinton as Paul, US Deputy Secretary of State; Written by Jonathan Myerson; Produced and Directed by Clive Brill.
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Series 3, Episode 4 (12/04/09) - A Failed State: The coalition is unravelling and, as his team scramble for votes to keep the government in place, the Prime Minister goes to his constituency and becomes embroiled in a housing issue involving a Somalian single mother. Is it deliberate politics or the last act of a collapsing Prime Minister?
Principal Cast & Crew - Series 3, Episode 4 (12/04/09) - A Failed State: Sasha Behar as Monica Smith; Denise Black as Gwen Donoghue, Home Secretary; Scott Cherry as _____; Penny Downie as Polly Cairns; Michael Eaves as Copple, Housing Manager; Theo Fraser Steele as _____; Nicola Gardner as Biyot Abdulle, Constituent; Kelly Hunter as Hannah Armstrong; Damian Lewis as Simon Laity; Stephen Mangan as Steve McKie; Nicholas Murchie as Terry Gruber, Union Leader / Wursley; Bill Paterson as Bill Flagg; Antony Sher as Adam Armstrong; Karl Theobald as Dennis Trevithick / Housing Officer; Written by Jonathan Myerson; Produced and Directed by Clive Brill.
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Series 3, Episode 5 (12/11/09) - Immortality at Last: The removal men are in -- Adam Armstrong is finally standing down as Prime Minister and the new Conservative leader, Simon Laity, is moving in to Number 10. It seems the whole team will be out of a job -- but there is a surprising last-minute offer from an unexpected quarter.
Principal Cast & Crew - Series 3, Episode 5 (12/11/09) - Immortality at Last: Sasha Behar as Monica Smith; Scott Cherry as Reporter; Penny Downie as Polly Cairns; Theo Fraser Steele as Reporter; Damian Lewis as Simon Laity; Stephen Mangan as Steve McKie; Flora Montgomery as Susan O'Reilly; Mike Sengelow as Nathan Toltz; David Shaw Parker as Doctor Crawston; Antony Sher as Adam Armstrong; Charlotte West Oram as Miss (Jaaey) Twining; Written by Jonathan Myerson; Produced and Directed by Clive Brill.
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Series 4, Episode 1 (10/25/10) - Too Many Generals, Too Many Bishops: Simon Laity -- the new Tory PM -- is trying to enforce across-the-board spending cuts but his ministers have all gone native. Then it's leaked that he has commissioned a report which calculates the gain to be made by slashing the armed services budget in half. The Chief of General Staff goes ape. Meanwhile they are interviewing companies to run the Number 10 coffee bar, and Amjad from Crown Appointments wants Simon to choose a new bishop for Yeovil. And then there's a British woman now married to a suspected senior Al-Qaeda terrorist who has just entered the country. She turns out to be here for an NHS kidney transplant. The hospital goes on strike.
Principal Cast & Crew - Series 4, Episode 1 (10/25/10) - Too Many Generals, Too Many Bishops: Arsher Ali as Amjad Hamati; Theo Fraser Steele (SP) as Journalist; Kate Gilbert as Journalist; Grant Gillespie as Coffee Exec; Julian Glover as Sir Hugo Bathgate; Haydn Gwynne as Connie Merchant; Ayman Hamdouchi as Zamyad Hamati; Damian Lewis as Simon Laity; Gina McKee as Georgie Cullinan; Rebecca Saire as Staff Nurse Melford; Mike Sengelow as Nathan Toltz; Ruper Vansittart as Lord Copple; Written by Jonathan Myerson; Produced and Directed by Clive Brill.
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Series 4, Episode 2 (11/01/10) - But I Did Not Shoot The Deputy: A leaked consultation document has the Prime Minister suggesting the armed forces budget should be cut in half. The Chief of General Staff declares war on the Prime Minister. It's a minority Tory government and they need Lib Dem support to get their health bill through, but disagreements arise over industry regulation: Whitman (Lib Dem Whip) wants imposed industry regulation, whilst the Tories want it to be voluntary. The good news is that they have just signed a huge armaments deal with Saudi Arabia -- securing factories and jobs -- which Hugo, the Deputy Prime Minister, did all the hard work on. But suddenly a journalist says that Hugo took a bribe while there -- in the form of a prostitute. But obscuring all this is the news that the new Sheriff of Essex -- controlling police and prisons -- is cutting costs by getting convicted criminals to stand outside the Lakeside Thurrock wearing placards proclaiming their crime such as "Thief". The sheriff is determined to stick to it, putting her in direct confrontation with the Prime Minister.
Principal Cast & Crew - Series 4, Episode 2 (11/01/10) - But I Did Not Shoot The Deputy: Arsher Ali as Amjad Hamati; Theo Fraser Steele as Graham Whitecross / Journalist; Kate Gilbert as Journalist; Julian Glover as Sir Hugo Bathgate; John Hollingworth as Alan; Kate Lamb as Journalist; Damian Lewis as Simon Laity; Gina McKee as Georgie Cullinan; Christian Rodska as Mike Whitman; Mike Sengelow as Nathan Toltz; Jane Slavin as Sally Tyler; Harry Smith as Thief; Hannah Waddingham as Moira Krasinski, Sheriff of Essex; Written by Jonathan Myerson; Produced and Directed by Clive Brill.
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Series 4, Episode 3 (11/08/10) - My Little Princess: The PM has recalled Hugo -- his secret task is to open negotiations with the Lib Dems to form a permanent alliance. Hugo isn't keen but.... Meanwhile the Scottish Parliament is introducing a ban on burqas, and Number 10 wants the Prince of Wales to soften the blow by bringing Islam into his all-Faith Conference. But a Muslim millionaire announces he will pay all anti-burqa fines. And Nathan is proposing a universal DNA database. But everything goes up into the air when Princess Eleanor, seventeenth in line to the throne, goes missing, maybe kidnapped. Is the Home Secretary to blame for cutting his bodyguarding bill? How furious is the Prince of Wales -- just as they are asking him for a favour?
Principal Cast & Crew - Series 4, Episode 3 (11/08/10) - My Little Princess: Arsher Ali as Amjad Hamati; Beth Cooke as Princess Eleanor; Nigel Cooke as Lord Marris; Mark Damazer as Journalist; Theo Fraser Steele as Journalist; Kate Gilbert as Journalist; Julian Glover as Sir Hugo Bathgate; Haydn Gwynne as Connie Merchant; Kate Lamb as Journalist; Damian Lewis as Simon Laity; Mathew Marsh as David, Home Secretary; Gina McKee as Georgie Cullinan; Helena Rice as Student; Mike Sengelow as Nathan Toltz; Jane Slavin as Sally Tyler; Nick Woodeson as Sir Giles / Mahmoud; Written by Jonathan Myerson; Produced and Directed by Clive Brill.
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Series 4, Episode 4 (11/15/10) - Cabin Doors To Manual: The Prime Minister was due to meet the US National Security Advisor in a room at Heathrow as they both crossed planes. The Prime Minister is on his way to a European budget crisis conference. But now the Prime Minister has to travel out to the plane because Buckley, the NSA, is jumpy because an arrest warrant has been issued against him -- alleging war crimes. Then suddenly a policeman, Inspector Lagan, manages to enter the cabin, accompanied by Monica, now a Labour MP and a US secret serviceman accidentally shoots him in the arm. The plane is immediately sealed and Monica is appalled -- this inspector needs an ambulance! Tempers flare, torture allegations are thrown and an international incident looms. Meanwhile, the economy is crashing -- the Prime Minister was on his way to negotiate with Germany for a bail out for Spain. The Prime Minister needs to get there -- fast.
Principal Cast & Crew - Series 4, Episode 4 (11/15/10) - Cabin Doors To Manual: Sasha Behar as Monica Smith; Scott Cherry as Inspector Lagan; Shelley Conn as Air Hostess Fotini; Nigel Cooke as Federal Agent Stephan Russo; Damian Lewis as Simon Laity; Charlotte Lucas as Paramedic 2; Gina McKee as Georgie Cullinan; Nicholas Murchie as US Secret Serviceman / Paramedic 1; Kerry Shale as General Wilson Buckley; Written by Jonathan Myerson; Produced and Directed by Clive Brill.
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Series 4, Episode 5 (11/22/10) - I Always Cry At Weddings: On an estate walkabout, Amjad gets into an argument with a doorstep lender and punches him. The papers have a field day. But Amjad insists he was in the right. Will he apologise? Meanwhile the Lib Dem alliance partners want state funding for political parties but can't get Labour to agree. And the Deputy Leader of the Lib Dems has made a speech in the House blaming the Prinme Minister for the suicide of an asylum seeker. Meanwhile there is a local press flurry about cars driving past a woman knocked down in the road -- and one of the negligent drivers turns out to be Alan, the Prime Minister's partner. This, in the week when the Prime Minister and Alan are putting the finishing touches to their civil partnership plans. With the Alliance threatening to fall apart, Nathan will stop at nothing to get Plaid Cymru and the Greens on their side.
Principal Cast & Crew - Series 4, Episode 5 (11/22/10) - I Always Cry At Weddings: Arsher Ali as Amjad Hamati; Perdita Avery as Jennifer Sands / Waitress; Niamh Cusack as Louise Ryan; Theo Fraser Steele as Journalist; Kate Gilbert as Journalist; Julian Glover as Sir Hugo Bathgate; John Hollingworth as Alan; Joseph Kloska as Mike Glancey; Kate Lamb as Journalist; Damian Lewis as Simon Laity; Gina McKee as Georgie Cullinan; Nicholas Rowe as Tim Keegan; Mike Sengelow as Nathan Toltz; Jane Slavin as Housewife; Steven Spiers as Emyr Rhys / Lender; Written by Jonathan Myerson; Produced and Directed by Clive Brill.
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Series 5, Episode 1 (02/20/12) - [title TBD]: Scotland legalizes assisted dying, and a couple is arrested in Northumberland on their way to the new Dignitas Clinic in Glasgow. The politicians know this is potentially a way to promote Scottish independence, but it still leaves Prime Minister Simon Laity with the bad press from a terminally-ill man in custody. The team wants him to consider assisted dying legislation in England, but he flatly refuses -- for him it is a moral issue and an uncrossable line. Elsewhere, the Crown Prince of West Tuvalonga, in the UK to sign a massive oil exploration deal, is angry as well -- apparently snubbed the night before by Simon's partner Alan, who seemed worse for wear at the state dinner. Meanwhile, to win wavering votes, the Prime Minister's strategist is promoting a reform to the international calendar -- he wants a six-day week, abolishing Tuesdays. Simon is unwilling to confront Alan about his drinking, but when he finally does, he gets a horrible surprise -- Alan has been diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease. But he insists it remain their secret for as long as possible.
Principal Cast & Crew - Series 5, Episode 1 (02/20/12) - [title TBD]: Damian Lewis as Simon Laity; [remaining cast TBD]; Written by Jonathan Myerson; Produced and Directed by Clive Brill.
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Series 5, Episode 2 (02/21/12) - [title TBD]: A routine eviction blows up into a full scale riot, playing into the hands of an e-petition in favour of capital punishment. But when the opposition promotes it for a debate in the House, Simon feels he has to come down hard on police violence.
Principal Cast & Crew - Series 5, Episode 2 (02/21/12) - [title TBD]: Damian Lewis as Simon Laity; [remaining cast TBD]; Written by Jonathan Myerson; Produced and Directed by Clive Brill.
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Series 5, Episode 3 (02/22/12) - [title TBD]: The Prime Minister prepares to deliver his speech to the Party Conference in Brighton. But with just 11 hours to go, the speech isn’t even written yet.
Principal Cast & Crew - Series 5, Episode 3 (02/22/12) - [title TBD]: Damian Lewis as Simon Laity; [remaining cast TBD]; Written by Jonathan Myerson; Produced and Directed by Clive Brill.
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Series 5, Episode 4 (02/23/12) - [title TBD]: Alan’s health is rapidly deteriorating, and Simon is still struggling to find time to spend with him. Now wheelchair-bound, Alan starts talking about the Dignitas Clinic in Glasgow -- and when he disappears Simon assumes the worst and makes a decision that shocks the cabinet.
Principal Cast & Crew - Series 5, Episode 4 (02/23/12) - [title TBD]: Damian Lewis as Simon Laity; [remaining cast TBD]; Written by Jonathan Myerson; Produced and Directed by Clive Brill.
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Performance Details: Orson's Shadow
Project type: Stage play reading
Synopsis: In 1960, film director Orson Welles senses his foothold in the screen industry slipping. Coaxed into a new endeavor by theater critic and friend Kenneth Tynan, the directorial giant finds himself at the helm of a West End production of Ionesco's Rhinoceros starring Laurence Olivier and his paramour Joan Plowright. Olivier's eccentric wife Vivien Leigh adds to the volatile mix as legendary egos collide on stage and off. A fictional rendering of actual events, Orson's Shadow imagines the circumstances behind the staging of this absurdist masterpiece and reveals the human frailty of these titan personalities.
Chronology: This one-night-only play reading was performed at the Old Vic, London, on February 15, 2006.
Principal Cast & Crew: Claudie Blakely as Joan (Joan Plowright); Sean Chapman as Larry (Laurence Olivier); Damian Lewis as Ken (Kenneth Tynan); Helen McCrory as Vivien (Vivien Leigh); Eugene O'Hare as Sean (the Stagehand); David Westhead as Orson (Orson Welles); Written by Austin Pendleton; Directed by _____.
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