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| | | Peter Brook, influential theatre visionary, dies aged 97 | | by Chris Wiegand Stage editor Jul 3, 2022 | | The director’s landmark achievements include a nine-hour Mahabharata, putting Shakespeare on trapezes and directing Olivier, Gielgud and Scofield at the RSC The groundbreaking British theatre director Peter Brook, whose huge influence reached around the world, has died at the age of 97. Brook redefined the way we think about theatre with his productions at Stratford’s Royal Shakespeare Company; at the Bouffes du Nord, the dilapidated Parisian music hall which he made his base for more than 30 years; in African villages, where his actors improvised performances; and on the stages both grand and modest visited by his globetrotting ensemble. Continue reading... | | | | | Actor David Earl: 'Sex scenes? I'd rather go back to gardening' | | by Michael Hogan Jul 3, 2022 | | The comedian on his Sundance hit film about a homemade robot, why Ricky Gervais persuaded him to give up his day job, and being a hopeless romantic The actor, comedian and former gardener David Earl, 48, got his breakthrough by creating standup character Brian Gittins. He’s best known for his collaborations with Ricky Gervais, appearing in the TV series Derek and After Life and the film Cemetery Junction. He co-hosts podcasts Chatabix and My New Football Club with Joe Wilkinson, with whom he also co-created sitcom The Cockfields. Earl co-wrote and stars in Brian and Charles, a film about a lonely inventor who builds a robot best friend, out next week. Your film Brian and Charles won the audience award at last month’s Sundance festival in London. Was that a proud moment?
We didn’t even know there was an award, so it was lovely. I never win anything and was leaving early because I had a headache, until someone told me I needed to come back. Continue reading... | | | | | |
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