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Post by jobrodie on Jul 31, 2016 12:43:10 GMT -5
Hmm, perhaps that's it - but try this just in case.
I'm assuming you can see the title, picture of Tom and a paragraph of two or text before his article stops suddenly? Below that what I see is a dark grey bar with white text telling me I'm "now logged out", then below that are two panels one in a lovely sort of teal-blue colour on the left and a pale grey one on the right.
The bluer one invites me to 'Register now' for my choice of two articles a week. I gave it a name and an email address and *ping* the article appeared once I'd registered / auto-logged in.
If you see something else it may be that the site offers different visitors different views depending on geo-location. In which case we've reached the extent of my usefulness on this matter I'm afraid haha.
Hope this works and you can enjoy the article, Jo
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Post by jobrodie on Jul 31, 2016 8:41:24 GMT -5
Well this is delightful A lovely long article all about his visit to Colombia (if you don't have a subscription you can register free and they'll let you view a couple of articles). He mentions in the article (and the editor includes details at the end) that he travelled with a company called Plan South America - I had a look at their Twitter feed and it's full of the most gorgeous pictures. I'm quite a feeble sort of traveller and tend to avoid places where I might get bitten by things, or lost, so enjoyed this vicariously with no plans to go there myself. " In the Colombian version of boules — a game called tejo — players take it in turns to throw metal pucks at lumps of gunpowder until they explode. It’s a good metaphor for a country that is recognisably European yet wildly adrenalised at the same time. And clearly Colombia’s reputation for violence has made people think twice about visiting it. But those days appear to be over. At no point did I feel unsafe. Not once. On the contrary, I experienced only warmth and kindness." Jo
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Post by jobrodie on Jul 25, 2016 17:35:38 GMT -5
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Post by jobrodie on Jul 2, 2016 7:48:56 GMT -5
I slightly dislike the emoticon / smiley faces on this system as it makes everything look more sarcastic than intended haha. That was meant to be a big beaming approving grin at the end of my post, and not someone doubled up in helpless laughter.
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Post by jobrodie on Jul 2, 2016 7:47:26 GMT -5
Public tickets are now on sale for performances from 22 September until 19 November. Press night (4 October) is sold out. The play is in preview performances from 22 Sep to 3 October and the first non-preview night is 5 Oct. The full cast is below. Written by Tom Stoppard, directed by Patrick Marber. Tom Stoppard wrote the screenplay for Tulip Fever (in which Tom Hollander plays Dr Sorgh, and that's coming out in the US on 15 July) and they've worked together before... " Some of that largeness of soul goes into [Stoppard's] role as president of the London Library. That’s how he and I [the interviewer] came to meet some years ago. It is clear that this Piccadilly institution, founded in 1841 by Thomas Carlyle, is a place dear to his heart. He presides with warmth over its annual Christmas party, persuading the likes of Vanessa Redgrave and Tom Hollander to read seasonal verses to the assembled guests." Source. Knowing nothing about theatre I asked someone who does to explain what all the 'preview' business is about. Once a play has been rehearsed and ready to perform there are still things that might need to be ironed out and it's helpful to have an audience there. This lets you get a better sense of timing (eg if an audience does or doesn't laugh at a particular bit you might have to adjust that) and generally see how things work, with people in the room who aren't necessarily as invested in the production as those directly involved. So things might go a bit wrong or take longer on preview nights, as things get tweaked, and hopefully after a few preview performances everything's ironed out and it's all marvellous. Press night is pretty fun (I've been to one, for Made in Dagenham, awesome) and things are generally pretty polished by then and reviewers will be there to comment on it and award it five stars etc Jo
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Post by jobrodie on Jun 17, 2016 17:41:51 GMT -5
Tom Stoppard's play 'Travesties' is having a new run at the 150-180-capacity* Menier Chocolate Factory (theatre) near London Bridge. Public tickets open on 29th June, the play will run from September to November, and Tom will be playing the lead role of Henry Carr. Woohoo! It's directed by Patrick Marber (I saw his 'Three Days in the Country' last year at the National Theatre, enjoyed that very much). After Le Carré, it's a Stoppard revival for Rev's Tom (about halfway down the page) Incidentally Tom Stoppard also wrote the screenplay for Tulip Fever which Tom H is in, that's coming out in July in the US. *I've seen conflicting reports
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Post by jobrodie on Jun 3, 2016 11:00:29 GMT -5
This is a lovely little slice of life from Tom Hollander " One night in the backwoods". Someone (don't know them) has left a sweet comment at the end - " Hugely enjoy these little puddles of humanity from Mr Hollander. The spaces in between." which is perfect. For some reason The Spectator published the piece yesterday though it's dated tomorrow (4 June). I've asked them to capitalise the author's name in the tags at the end though, all the other tags are capitalised so it seems a bit weird haha. And a quick search on Twitter in case there's any new news (and to save beginning another thread, sorry!) tells me that Tom met up with his godfather at the Hay Festival and there are some pictures of this event. Well that all seems very nice!
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Post by jobrodie on May 31, 2016 12:31:13 GMT -5
I seem to be monopolising the news board, sorry It's just there's so much news, woohoo! About Time [ Radio Times info] is having its UK premiere on terrestrial television on Sunday evening - 9pm, Channel 4. As I type this I'm watching a trailer for it! BBC Radio 4's Front Row did a special yesterday to celebrate the Royal Court Theatre www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07cmjp0 and a number of actors performed 'scenes from key plays' including... "Tom Hollander reprises the role of murderous psychopath Baby in Jez Butterworth's play Mojo, specially for Front Row" www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03wt5sy By the way the official Twitter account for Tulip Fever is @tulipfeverfilm and here's a little more about the film from the author of the novel. Jo
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Post by jobrodie on May 30, 2016 14:08:26 GMT -5
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Post by jobrodie on May 27, 2016 11:53:51 GMT -5
Just spotted this, from @bbcradio4 on Twitter
The back story is that a few days ago the BBCRadio4 Twitter feed posted a listicle '28 reasons why we love Tom Hollander' which was full of info snippets culled from various interviews and sources, and Tom's responded to it.
Here's their 28 reasons (they've tweeted this several times so this is just one instance of it)
Coincidentally I'd also published on Storify a collection of tweets raving about his most recent article in The Spectator (about meeting Prince) and his work in The Night Manager, which I suppose is also another list of 'reasons why everyone loves Tom Hollander'. Since its creation I've also added some tweets about 'School Drama', and I'm pleased that there's a bit of an epidemic on Twitter of affection for his work.
Here's mine -
Jo
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Post by jobrodie on May 27, 2016 11:32:17 GMT -5
You're welcome, thanks I will take a look at the other site too.
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Post by jobrodie on May 20, 2016 4:14:45 GMT -5
OK this play is actually AMAZING and I hope everyone gets to hear it before the series runs out on the listen again thingy. There are about 26 days left. *Obviously* the acting is fantastic but so is the lovely music and sound design, and the plot twists have stopped me in my tracks a couple of times. It's cleverly done - it seems like it's going to be quite light and cheery at the outset but there's darkness in there too. The writer, Andy Mulligan (*applause*), puts it in context here www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/5ZtWq3KgvbzCHfnfQd7GZZt/why-romeo-and-juliet-is-the-most-subversive-play-ever-written And the final episode of the 4-art play goes a bit meta in that they actually perform the play itself, that's Saturday's episode but you can listen to all of them now. I'm pacing myself Music is by Stornoway's keyboard player Jon Ouin. There's a 22sec behind-the-scenes clip here of the cast singing along to a song on the radio www.goldhawk.eu/#comment-96414 if you click on the wee screen icon, bottom right, you can embiggen it to full-screen.
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Post by jobrodie on May 16, 2016 3:56:37 GMT -5
There are to be two performances of Letters Live at the Hay Festival, on the Saturday and Sunday, but the Saturday one is sold out. Tickets for Sunday's afternoon performance are £12 and include readings by Tom Hollander, Olivia Colman, Toby Jones, Mark Strong, Louise Brealey and Kelvin Jones. Event 108 • Sunday 29 May 2016, 1pm • Venue: Tata Tent www.hayfestival.com/p-10707-louise-brealey-olivia-colman-tom-hollander-toby-jones-mark-strong-and-kelvin-jones-special-guests.aspxLetters Live returns to Hay for a third year after very popular shows in 2014 and 2015 at which Benedict Cumberbatch and Jude Law headlined and following a sold-out, highly acclaimed run at the Freemasons’ Hall in London in March 2016. Letters Live has rapidly established itself as a wonderfully dynamic and exciting new format for presenting memorable letters to a live audience and this special family event will feature classic letters by Roald Dahl, Beatrix Potter, Barack Obama, Kurt Vonnegut and JK Rowling amongst others. I missed the event in London earlier this year (it sells out within nanoseconds of being announced haha) and Tom read at that. Here's a pic Gillian Anderson posted to her Twitter feed Jo
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Post by jobrodie on May 15, 2016 15:35:33 GMT -5
1. 'School Drama' on BBC Radio 4 this week 2. 'Cantankerous King Colin' on CBeebies Bedtime Stories, online 1. "School Drama"From the info on the page for Episode One www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07bdd29 (four episodes in all, running from Wed 18th to Sat 21st May, at 2.15pm [2.30pm on Sat] and presumably available to 'listen again' afterwards)... "Four-part drama series with Tom Hollander. Deer Park Academy, a re-branded failing school, is working to turn itself around and inspire its students. But inspiration can be dangerous and when has-been TV star, Geoff Cathcart, is brought in to stage a production of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, he opens a Pandora's box of controversy. All other parts played by students and teachers at Portsmouth Grammar School: Abby Moss, Poppy Goad, Thomas Locke, Joe McAuley, Freddie Fenton, Douglas James, Joe Haylock, Jay Pasricha, JM Hopkinson, Caleb Barron, Joe McCue Written by Andy Mulligan Music by Jon Ouin Sound by Steve Bond Produced by Emma Hearn Directed by John Dryden A Goldhawk production for BBC Radio 4." "School Drama" - listings and linksEpisode 1 of 4, 2.15pm Wednesday 18 May (45mins) www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07bdd29Episode 2 of 4, 2.15pm Thursday 19 May (45mins) www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07bft87Episode 3 of 4, 2.15pm Friday 20 May (45mins) www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07bfxhvEpisode 4 of 4, 2.30pm Saturday 21 May (One hour) "Romeo and Juliet" www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07bpv3jThe Guardian has it as its 'best radio this week' www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/may/14/this-weeks-best-radio-school-drama 2. Cantankerous King ColinTom's reading of this bedtime story for CBeebies is available for another month or so www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b04j25jl/cbeebies-bedtime-stories-440-tom-hollander-cantankerous-king-colin (it was first broadcast a year or so ago but they repeated it earlier in the week). Jo
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