Perfect Nonsense

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Matthew Macfadyen and Stephen Mangan will both be on BBC Radio 2's Steve Wright in the Afternoon also on Thursday 7 November, 2013.  The show begins at 14:00

(thanks to Lorna for both bits of information)

Metro has an article about Stephen Mangan and Matthew Macfadyen's friendship and their roles as Jeeves and Wooster in the recently opened play in the West End.

About the fast and funny pace of the play within a play

Fortunately, Matthew Macfadyen, playing Bertie’s unflappable valet, is on hand to bring a touch of Jeevesian calm to the situation. ‘It’s exactly like a dance,’ he says. ‘It’s more about having it in your body, a physical memory.’

About following in the footsteps of famous actors such as Laurie and Fry

Macfadyen has been in this position before: he played Mr Darcy in the 2005 film version of Pride And Prejudice, which followed in the wake of the popular BBC TV adaptation. ‘Every interview I did I was asked about Colin Firth. I would patiently explain that most actors don’t think: “How am I going to make it different?”’ he says, patiently. ‘You simply can’t work like that. What you think is: “Isn’t it lovely that I’m treading in the same shoes as this lovely actor.”’

Read the full article HERE.