Rehearsal for the National Theatre’s production of Henry IV

Thanks to Matthieu for finding this!

Sun 20 Apr 2008 9:00PM - 9:50PM

Sky Television, The South Bank Show presents a unique fly-on-the-wall film following a day’s rehearsal for the National Theatre’s production of Henry IV, starring Michael Gambon as Falstaff under the direction of Nicholas Hytner.

It was the first time Gambon, described by Arthur Miller as “Britain’s greatest living actor”, had agreed to be filmed as he prepares for a new role. This film observes him getting to grips with one of Shakespeare’s most popular characters, the multi-faceted Falstaff, and his changing relationship with Prince Hal, played by Spooks star, Matthew Macfadyen, who also played the role of Mr Darcy in the big budget movie version of Pride and Prejudice.

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Early Theatre Work by Matthew Macfadyen

6point7 found an archive which revealed that Matthew Macfadyen played in The Libertine. He also played a part in My Funny Valentine. Both were for the RADA Graduation Show for the 1995 year. You can read the attachment for more details.

Thanks for your hard work, 6point7!

Universal Announces Release Date of Frost/Nixon in the US

According to Variety, Universal has announced the release date of Frost/Nixon to be Dec 5, 2008.  It will open up for an exclusive run and then expand to a general release.  The timing is thought to coincide with the 2008 awards season.

Universal has also updated it's website to reflect the release date.

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Pictures of Matthew Macfadyen as Inspector Neele

Several images of Matthew Macfadyen filming "Marple: A Pocket full of Rye" were discovered online by Crystal.

They can be seen in the gallery, along with an image of Matthew attending the RTS awards back in 2002, which was found by Luce.

Thank you both!

Pictures of Matthew Macfadyen as Inspector Neele
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Incendiary at Cannes Film Market 2008

Matthieu was swift to notice that Incendiary will be shown at the Cannes Film Market, which is shown at the same time as the Cannes Film Festival.

It should be held 14-25 May, 2008 

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