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Monday, August 31, 2015

Lenny Henry talks about his career, family and his new role as Othello by Simon Hattenstone

Lenny Henry says he knows just how Othello must have felt. At school, there were only three black kids in the whole place. "There'd be a fight everyday over words. Coon, wog, nigger, OK…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:59PM
Monday, June 15, 2015

Marianne Jean-Baptiste: 'It's not a sob story - I could have stayed in the UK and fought it out' by Simon Hattenstone

She was brilliant, she was versatile, she was Oscar-nominated for Secrets and Lies. So why couldn’t Marianne Jean-Baptiste make it in British movies? It’s something she really, really do…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:51PM
Monday, May 25, 2015

John Simm: 'Sometimes I do feel underappreciated' by Simon Hattenstone

His Hollywood dream turned to dust, he's not won a Bafta, and Russell Crowe nabbed his role. So is John Simm bitter? Well, maybe a bit...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:58PM
Sunday, February 8, 2015

Gillian Anderson on therapy, rebellion and 'being weird' by Simon Hattenstone

She found fame in The X-Files but is most proud of her roles in The Fall and A Streetcar Named Desire. She talks about turning from an obnoxious teenage punk into a control freak – and why…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:00PM
Saturday, January 24, 2015

Julie Walters: ‘People like me wouldn't get a chance today' by Simon Hattenstone

She was a working-class kid who got her break in the revolutionary 1970s theatre scene. The grande dame of British acting sounds off about privilege, politics and her drinking daysJulie Walt…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:00AM
Friday, January 23, 2015

Julie Walters: lack of working-class actors is sad by Simon Hattenstone and Peter Walker

Actor adds voice to row over number of privileged artists in the arts, saying drama career wouldn’t be an option for her now Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:45AM
Monday, March 10, 2014

Lee Hall: Spielberg, Scargill and me by Simon Hattenstone

On the 30th anniversary of the miners' strike, Billy Elliot writer Lee Hall talks about Thatcher's death, being fired from War Horse – and finding the lead for his Elton John musicalI'm wa…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:49PM
Saturday, January 18, 2014

The dark side of Carey Mulligan by Simon Hattenstone

She likes dark, difficult characters. She doesn't like questions about her faith, her pop star husband, pet pigs, politics…• The Coen brothers talk about the film• Free audio downloa…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:00AM
Saturday, December 14, 2013

Comedians and their parents: Jack Whitehall and father Michael by Simon Hattenstone

Is there a Whitehall power struggle? And how did Jack's father take it when his son adopted a mockney accent?Jack Whitehall greets me with a warm smile, while his father offers a terse snort…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:00AM

Comedians and their parents: Nina Conti and father Tom by Simon Hattenstone

'It sounds like it was a risible, weird topic to you': Nina and Tom Conti get to grips with her choice of careerTom Conti says he and Nina's mother Kara had a favourite expression in th…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:00AM
Saturday, November 23, 2013

Daniel Radcliffe: 'There's no master plan to distance myself from Harry Potter' by Simon Hattenstone

He was the boy who brought Harry Potter to life – and feared he'd killed his own career in the process. Daniel Radcliffe talks about hairy legs, growing up in the spotlight, and why he nev…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:00AM
Monday, October 28, 2013

Frank Langella: legend of the fall by Simon Hattenstone

As a young man Frank Langella worked with Laurence Olivier, partied with Noël Coward and seduced Rita Hayworth. Then his career fell apart. He tells Simon Hattenstone about losing ever…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:00PM
Sunday, June 2, 2013

An Evening With Al Pacino – review by Simon Hattenstone

The star of The Godfather and Scarface is a lovable, scary bad guy – but the audience didn't get a chance to see the real AlAl Pacino was safely ensconced on the stage of the London Pallad…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:08PM

An evening with Al Pacino review by Simon Hattenstone

The star of The Godfather and Scarface is a lovable, scary bad guy but the audience didn't get a chance to see the real Al Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:08PM
Monday, May 7, 2012

Coronation Street, the Musical: look back in leopard skin by Simon Hattenstone

As Coronation Street: the musical prepares to open, Simon Hattenstone goes behind the scenes and asks the cast – from Julie Goodyear to Bill Roache – how they plan to bring its bolshy ma…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:15PM
Friday, March 9, 2012

Simon Amstell: 'Dysfunction is my career' by Simon Hattenstone

Put downs. Piss takes. Come backs. Simon Amstell can hand it out, but can he take it? Simon Hattenstone talks to the presenter-turned-standup about celebrity, upsetting his family and wheth…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:00PM
Sunday, September 11, 2011

Sharon Horgan: 'I love making men cry' by Simon Hattenstone

She made her name playing reckless, feckless, funny women. As Sharon Horgan takes to the stage, she tells Simon Hattenstone why ageing is awful and selfishness is greatSharon Horgan walks in…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:31PM
Friday, January 21, 2011

Last orders for Booze Britain's poster girl | Laura Hall by Simon Hattenstone

Laura Hall is the only person to have been given an alcohol asbo. Now it's time to quit, she tells Simon HattenstoneLaura Hall looks nervously into the tape recorder. "I feel like I'm at the…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:04PM
Thursday, January 6, 2011

'The day I shared a pint or five with Pete Postlethwaite' by Simon Hattenstone

In 1997, Simon Hattenstone went to the pub with Pete Postlethwaite while the actor, who died earlier this week, was starring in Macbeth. Read the interview againAct One: lunchtime, a pub in …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:48AM
Friday, December 17, 2010

Pamela Anderson: 'I'm not talking about my boobs – that's very 1999' by Simon Hattenstone

Baywatch babe, animal rights activist, hepatitis C sufferer, trailer park mum and now panto dame. Is there no end to the reinvention of Pamela Anderson?Something's not right. I'm sitting in …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:02PM

Pamela Anderson: 'I'm not talking about my boobs that's very 1999' by Simon Hattenstone

Baywatch babe, animal rights activist, hepatitis C sufferer, trailer park mum and now panto dame. Is there no end to the reinvention of Pamela Anderson? Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:02PM
Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Alan Bennett: 'I've often wanted to be bolder' by Simon Hattenstone

The author of The History Boys and The Habit of Art has written a sexy new short story. Alan Bennett tells Simon Hattenstone how he lost his literary inhibitionsAlan Bennett is finally losin…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AM
Friday, November 14, 2003

It's got to be perfect by Simon Hattenstone

Martine McCutcheon was belting out Streisand songs as a toddler, became the nation's darling in EastEnders, and an exasperating on-off hit in My Fair Lady. Through it all, her goal has been …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:10PM

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