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The Irish Sun
23-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Two popular Irish stars join star-studded cast for reboot of iconic period drama movie as filming kicks off in UK
TWO Irish homegrown talents have been added to the star-studded cast of a major film reboot. Jane Austen's classic Sense & Sensibility is set to get another outing on the big screen thirty years on from its first film adaptation. Advertisement 3 Jane Austen's Sense & Sensibility will make a return to the big screen 3 Fiona Shaw has been cast as Mrs Jennings in the film reboot 3 Catriona Balfe was announced to play Mrs Dashwood The second adaptation of the legendary tale has already seen some major names cast. While Hanna star Esme Creed-Miles will star as Marianne Dashwood, the emotional and reckless sister. Yesterday it was announced that Advertisement READ MORE IN SHOWBIZ Shaw will be accompanied by another Irish lady - Balfe is expected to play Elinor and Marianne's mum, Mrs Dashwood. George MacKay is also on board the flick as Edward Ferrars, Elinor's adorably dorky love interest. You might recognise him from his role in the critically acclaimed flick 1917. Advertisement MOST READ IN THE IRISH SUN Exclusive Frank Dillane will play the roguish John Willoughby, the suitor who ultimately breaks Marianne's heart. He's probably most familiar to American audiences for his role on AMC's series 80s movie star with very famous family is unrecognisable as he rides a motorcycle in LA - can you guess who he is? Filming for the highly anticipated revival of the 90s classic began earlier this month in the However, a release date has yet to be announced for the movie. Advertisement Sense and Sensibility follows the fortunes of the three Dashwood sisters in the 18th century. FAMOUS PLOT Following the death of their father, the sisters and their mother are forced to move out of their family estate and into a cottage with a relative. Their half-brother, who had promised their father that he would support them, is instead persuaded by his wife to withhold financial support. His wife also sets about blocking a potential match with Elinor and her brother. Advertisement Meanwhile, Marianne is attempting to stave off a marriage to the much older, but wealthy, Colonel Brandon, and instead falls in love with the dashing, but weak-willed, John Willoughby. As the plot unfolds, the sisters find themselves experiencing contrasting relationship stories.
South Wales Argus
11-07-2025
- Entertainment
- South Wales Argus
Cedar climbed by Beatles and oak in Woolf poem among Tree of the Year nominees
Voting opens on Friday for the Woodland Trust's annual competition, which aims to celebrate and raise awareness for rare, ancient or at-risk trees across the country. The winner will be announced in September and will progress to represent the UK in the European Tree of the Year finals. Ten nominees from across the country have been chosen to meet this year's theme of 'Rooted in Culture', which seeks to highlight how trees inspire creative minds and become ingrained in our cultural landscape. The cedar climbed by The Beatles in Chiswick (Woodland Trust) As voting kicks off, Dame Judi Dench, who is patron of the Woodland Trust, said: 'Our oldest trees hold more stories than Shakespeare; some were putting down roots long before he began writing, more than 400 years ago. 'They are as much part of our heritage as any literature. 'I hope you will join me in voting.' The Tree of Peace and Unity in Northern Ireland (Dunadry Hotel and Gardens) A panel of experts selected nine trees of differing ages and species for the shortlist, while the public chose a 10th as a wildcard entry. This year, David Treanor, from Glasgow, put forward the 'Argyle Street Ash', pointing to its reference in James Cowan's 1935 book, From Glasgow's Treasure Chest, as 'quite the most graceful ash I have seen'. The shortlist also includes the Borrowdale Yews in Cumbria – a huddle of ancient trees described by William Wordsworth in his 1803 poem 'Yew Trees'. One of the ancient yews that inspired William Wordsworth (James Reader) The Beatles' cedar tree in Chiswick, which is around 300 years old, was nominated given that the band perched on one of its low-swooping boughs in a video for their song Rain in 1966. The King of Limbs in Wiltshire made the list after Radiohead named their 2011 album after the ancient oak, which they spotted when recording at nearby Tottenham House. Also nominated is the Tree of Peace and Unity in County Antrim, Northern Ireland – a lime formed of two trees that grew together into a single trunk and became a symbol of reconciliation when leaders met there in 1998 at the signing of the Good Friday Agreement. The Knole House oak that may have inspired Virginia Woolf (Lee Cooper) The nominated Lollipop Tree on Salisbury Plain played a starring role in the final scenes of Sam Mendes's First World War film 1917 and the Lonely Tree in Llanberis, Wales, may feature in Netflix's upcoming series of The Witcher. And the Knole Park Oak in Kent, thought to be Britain's tallest at 135 feet, made the list as the tree believed to have inspired an epic poem in Virginia Woolf's novel Orlando. Voting is open until September 19 via the Woodland Trust website, with a winner to be announced on September 26. The Lollipop Tree that features in Sam Mendes's film 1917 (Lee Cooper) Laura Chow, head of charities at People's Postcode Lottery, which is supporting the competition, said: 'These trees have witnessed key moments in history, provided solace to war poets, been a supporting artist in a blockbuster film, and inspire reflection and creative photography as the seasons change.' 'We're looking forward to seeing which one the public votes as the winning tree'.
Glasgow Times
11-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Glasgow Times
Cedar climbed by Beatles and oak in Woolf poem among Tree of the Year nominees
Voting opens on Friday for the Woodland Trust's annual competition, which aims to celebrate and raise awareness for rare, ancient or at-risk trees across the country. The winner will be announced in September and will progress to represent the UK in the European Tree of the Year finals. Ten nominees from across the country have been chosen to meet this year's theme of 'Rooted in Culture', which seeks to highlight how trees inspire creative minds and become ingrained in our cultural landscape. The cedar climbed by The Beatles in Chiswick (Woodland Trust) As voting kicks off, Dame Judi Dench, who is patron of the Woodland Trust, said: 'Our oldest trees hold more stories than Shakespeare; some were putting down roots long before he began writing, more than 400 years ago. 'They are as much part of our heritage as any literature. 'I hope you will join me in voting.' The Tree of Peace and Unity in Northern Ireland (Dunadry Hotel and Gardens) A panel of experts selected nine trees of differing ages and species for the shortlist, while the public chose a 10th as a wildcard entry. This year, David Treanor, from Glasgow, put forward the 'Argyle Street Ash', pointing to its reference in James Cowan's 1935 book, From Glasgow's Treasure Chest, as 'quite the most graceful ash I have seen'. The shortlist also includes the Borrowdale Yews in Cumbria – a huddle of ancient trees described by William Wordsworth in his 1803 poem 'Yew Trees'. One of the ancient yews that inspired William Wordsworth (James Reader) The Beatles' cedar tree in Chiswick, which is around 300 years old, was nominated given that the band perched on one of its low-swooping boughs in a video for their song Rain in 1966. The King of Limbs in Wiltshire made the list after Radiohead named their 2011 album after the ancient oak, which they spotted when recording at nearby Tottenham House. Also nominated is the Tree of Peace and Unity in County Antrim, Northern Ireland – a lime formed of two trees that grew together into a single trunk and became a symbol of reconciliation when leaders met there in 1998 at the signing of the Good Friday Agreement. The Knole House oak that may have inspired Virginia Woolf (Lee Cooper) The nominated Lollipop Tree on Salisbury Plain played a starring role in the final scenes of Sam Mendes's First World War film 1917 and the Lonely Tree in Llanberis, Wales, may feature in Netflix's upcoming series of The Witcher. And the Knole Park Oak in Kent, thought to be Britain's tallest at 135 feet, made the list as the tree believed to have inspired an epic poem in Virginia Woolf's novel Orlando. Voting is open until September 19 via the Woodland Trust website, with a winner to be announced on September 26. The Lollipop Tree that features in Sam Mendes's film 1917 (Lee Cooper) Laura Chow, head of charities at People's Postcode Lottery, which is supporting the competition, said: 'These trees have witnessed key moments in history, provided solace to war poets, been a supporting artist in a blockbuster film, and inspire reflection and creative photography as the seasons change.' 'We're looking forward to seeing which one the public votes as the winning tree'.
Western Telegraph
10-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Western Telegraph
Cedar climbed by Beatles and oak in Woolf poem among Tree of the Year nominees
Voting opens on Friday for the Woodland Trust's annual competition, which aims to celebrate and raise awareness for rare, ancient or at-risk trees across the country. The winner will be announced in September and will progress to represent the UK in the European Tree of the Year finals. Ten nominees from across the country have been chosen to meet this year's theme of 'Rooted in Culture', which seeks to highlight how trees inspire creative minds and become ingrained in our cultural landscape. The cedar climbed by The Beatles in Chiswick (Woodland Trust) As voting kicks off, Dame Judi Dench, who is patron of the Woodland Trust, said: 'Our oldest trees hold more stories than Shakespeare; some were putting down roots long before he began writing, more than 400 years ago. 'They are as much part of our heritage as any literature. 'I hope you will join me in voting.' The Tree of Peace and Unity in Northern Ireland (Dunadry Hotel and Gardens) A panel of experts selected nine trees of differing ages and species for the shortlist, while the public chose a 10th as a wildcard entry. This year, David Treanor, from Glasgow, put forward the 'Argyle Street Ash', pointing to its reference in James Cowan's 1935 book, From Glasgow's Treasure Chest, as 'quite the most graceful ash I have seen'. The shortlist also includes the Borrowdale Yews in Cumbria – a huddle of ancient trees described by William Wordsworth in his 1803 poem 'Yew Trees'. One of the ancient yews that inspired William Wordsworth (James Reader) The Beatles' cedar tree in Chiswick, which is around 300 years old, was nominated given that the band perched on one of its low-swooping boughs in a video for their song Rain in 1966. The King of Limbs in Wiltshire made the list after Radiohead named their 2011 album after the ancient oak, which they spotted when recording at nearby Tottenham House. Also nominated is the Tree of Peace and Unity in County Antrim, Northern Ireland – a lime formed of two trees that grew together into a single trunk and became a symbol of reconciliation when leaders met there in 1998 at the signing of the Good Friday Agreement. The Knole House oak that may have inspired Virginia Woolf (Lee Cooper) The nominated Lollipop Tree on Salisbury Plain played a starring role in the final scenes of Sam Mendes's First World War film 1917 and the Lonely Tree in Llanberis, Wales, may feature in Netflix's upcoming series of The Witcher. And the Knole Park Oak in Kent, thought to be Britain's tallest at 135 feet, made the list as the tree believed to have inspired an epic poem in Virginia Woolf's novel Orlando. Voting is open until September 19 via the Woodland Trust website, with a winner to be announced on September 26. The Lollipop Tree that features in Sam Mendes's film 1917 (Lee Cooper) Laura Chow, head of charities at People's Postcode Lottery, which is supporting the competition, said: 'These trees have witnessed key moments in history, provided solace to war poets, been a supporting artist in a blockbuster film, and inspire reflection and creative photography as the seasons change.' 'We're looking forward to seeing which one the public votes as the winning tree'.
The Herald Scotland
10-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Herald Scotland
Lonely Glasgow 'Argyle Street Ash' in running for Tree of the Year
The Ash, a Glasgow landmark, was planted during the Victorian era and has survived the Clydeside Blitz, recent redevelopment and – thus far – ash dieback. It has been nominated alongside a sycamore growing in the grounds of Napier University which is thought to have inspired the WWI poet Wilfred Owen as he convalesced there after suffering shellshock in the trenches of France. Eight other trees from across the UK make up the list – including a cedar that The Beatles climbed, an oak named in a poem within a Virginia Woolf book, and a solitary beech which appeared in the final scenes of the film '1917'. Tree of the Year, supported by players of People's Postcode Lottery, features 10 trees of differing ages and species from across the UK, with nine selected by a panel of experts, plus a wildcard from the public. Douglas Crawford Tree Wise Urban Forestry (Image: Douglas Crawford Tree Wise Urban Forestry) The final winner is selected after a public vote. Last year the Skippinish Oak, in Lochaber, took the crown. Woodland Trust Patron, actress and author, Dame Judi Dench said: 'Our oldest trees hold more stories than Shakespeare; some were putting down roots long before he began writing, more than 400 years ago. 'They are as much part of our heritage as any literature, and I'm delighted to announce the shortlist of the 2025 Tree of the Year competition, featuring trees that foster creativity and inspire. I hope you will join me in voting.' The Argyle Street Ash made the shortlist as a 'wildcard pick' after being nominated by David Treanor from Glasgow. Also known as 'The Lone Tree of Finnieston', the tree was described in James Cowan's 1935 book From Glasgow's Treasure Chest as 'quite the most graceful ash I have seen.' It was the first tree in Glasgow to receive a Tree Preservation Order and is regarded as a symbol of resilience locally, producing greenery and shade in an otherwise grey and urban part of the city. Wilfred Owen's Sycamore (Image: Woodland Trust/George Anderson) The Wilfred Owen sycamore was planted in the grounds of the former Craiglockhart War Hospital, and was part of the surroundings in 1917 when the Owen was there. He met and was inspired by fellow poet Siegfried Sassoon at the hospital, and wrote his most famous poems there, before returning to France in 1918 where he was killed in action. Among others on the list is The Beatles' cedar tree, Chiswick. One of several looming cedars of Lebanon in the grounds of Chiswick House that date from the 1720s, this tree has been nominated for its cultural credentials as a key feature in a Beatles music video. The Beatles cedar tree (Image: Woodland Trust) The Fab Four perched on one of its low-swooping boughs in 1966 as they played Rain, the B-side to Paperback Writer. The image was also used as the cover for their Nowhere Man EP. Also nominated are the 2,000-year-old Barrowdale Yews - a 'huddle of ancients' described by William Wordsworth in his 1803 poem 'Yew Trees' - and the Tree of Peace and Unity in Co. Antrim. This conjoined tree became a symbol of peace and reconciliation when Tony Blair, David Trimble and John Hume met here in 1998 at the signing of the Good Friday Agreement. Another making the shortlist is the 'Lollipop Tree' of Salisbury Plain. This beech tree stands alone on a grassy plain and has been popular with photographers for years. It also played a starring role in the poignant final scenes of Sam Mendes' World War I film, 1917, which features and references to trees throughout. The Lollipop Tree (Image: Lee Cooper) Laura Chow, Head of Charities at People's Postcode Lottery said: "We're delighted our players are supporting this year's Tree of the Year competition, and what an inspiring shortlist. 'These trees have witnessed key moments in history, provided solace to war poets, been a supporting artist in a blockbuster film, and inspire reflection and creative photography as the seasons change. 'We're looking forward to seeing which one the public votes as the winning tree".
