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Daily Record
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Record
Netflix fans have just days to watch 'sexy' period drama with near perfect rating
The enthralling and 'steamy' historical drama — set in 1956 during the Suez Crisis and the Hungarian Revolution — is currently streaming on Netflix, but will depart from the streamer on June 5. British television drama series The Hour was first broadcast on BBC Two when it made its series premiere back in 2011. Starring Ben Whishaw, Dominic West, and Romola Garai, supported by Burn Gorman, Anna Chancellor, Tim Pigott-Smith, Juliet Stevenson, Anton Lesser, Julian Rhind-Tutt, and Oona Chaplin, the riveting historical drama has been penned by Brick Lane screenwriter Abi Morgan (who also serves as one of the executive producers on the show). With hour-long episodes across its two series, the show was mostly filmed in Hornsey Town Hall and its lead director was Coky Giedroy. The Hour is currently streaming on Netflix, but will depart from the streamer on June 5. Centred around a fictional current-affairs show being launched by the World Service in June 1956, The Hour is set in a BBC newsroom at the time of the Suez Crisis and the Hungarian Revolution. It follows maverick journalist Freddie Lyon (Whishaw), ambitious producer Bel (Garai), and enigmatic anchor Hector (West) as they launch the investigative news show — The Hour. Drama and tensions run high as the three protagonists become embroiled in a steamy love triangle, playing out against the backdrop of a cryptic murder. Set in the ruthless area of sexual politics, The Hour is a show that redefines the historical drama. Speaking to Digital Spy about what he felt when he first walked onto The Hour's set, actor Dominic West said: 'It's extraordinary, the detail. You get a sheet of paper which I have to hold while I'm being broadcast, which is in the background anyway. There's no way it'll ever be on screen, and yet it's a detailed timetable or list of detailed questions as it would have been." Actress Romola Garai also talked about her experience filming for the show and said: "You'll sometimes get someone say to you, 'Do you want something to hold?' because quite often it's nice to have a prop or something. "So you'll get a piece of paper and it's normally just the lunch menu! You'll get a piece of paper on this job and it'll be typed from a Corona typewriter and it'll be the schedule for a made-up show that isn't even in the script with all period dates of the shows that we would be covering. I think the production design might have OCD! It's really, really accurate." With a smashing 94 per cent rating on review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes, The Hour has been lauded by critics as well as audiences. One critic wrote: 'With its casting, its look, its unfolding mysteries, its attention to important historical events, its sexiness, The Hour hits every pleasure centre.' While another said: 'A gripping thrill-ride of a show; escapist and stylish despite playing a bit fast and loose with historical accuracy at times.' Another positive review added: 'The Hour is alternately ferocious and tender, and refreshingly clear-eyed about the interactions between gender and class,' and one reviewer observes: 'What makes it so engaging is that it works so well with and within the strictures of the well-thumbed genres it combines in equal parts: spy thriller, murder mystery, backstage drama, triangular romance.' Praise for director Abi Morgan also ran abound, with one viewer saying: 'Outstanding show: fantastic script by Abi Morgan who also did River and The Split and outstanding performances. Season 2 was even better than season one. The best show we saw this year! I just hope we see more shows from Abi Morgan. She is so talented.' Another audience review calls The Hour a 'fab series' that's witty and has 'great sets and clothes'. Commending the 'superb line up of the cream of actors', the audience review further states that the show is 'well cast', however 'the pace is a bit odd but it's great evening watching.'
Yahoo
04-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Hollywood meets the West End: Adrien Brody, Imelda Staunton and more earn Olivier Awards nods
The 2025 Laurence Olivier Award nominations have been announced. The annual prize show recognises the best theatre performed in London's West End and is one of the most highly esteemed awards in Europe's theatre industry. Fiddler on the Roof comes out top at this year's awards, racking up a staggering 13 nominations - including Best Musical Revival and nods across all four acting categories for a musical. Directed by Jordan Fein (Oklahoma!, Young Vic) and starring Lara Pulver and Adam Dannheisser, the open-air production at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre has breathed fresh life into the classic which debuted on Broadway debut in 1964. This year's nominations bring serious star power, with acting nods for legends like Imelda Staunton (Hello, Dolly!), Lesley Manville (Oedipus), Mark Strong (Oedipus) and the newly-appointed Dumbledore, John Lithgow (Giant). But perhaps the biggest Hollywood name on the list? Fresh off his second Oscar win for his role in The Brutalist, Adrien Brody earns his first Olivier nomination for The Fear of 13, a production based on the true story of Nick Yarris, who served twenty-two years on Death Row. And in an impressive double feat, Atonement actress Romola Garai lands two Best supporting actress nominations in the same category - one for Giant and another for The Years. Along with Fiddler On The Roof, other musicals earning multiple nominations include include Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet Of 1812 with 6 nominations, followed by The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button and Oliver! with 4 nominations each The 2025 Olivier Awards ceremony will take place on 6 April at the Royal Albert Hall in London, hosted by Beverley Knight and Billy Porter. Best Actress Heather Agyepong - Shifters Lesley Manville for Oedipus Rosie Sheehy for Machinal Meera Syal for A Tupperware Of Ashes Indira Varma for Oedipus Best Actress in a Musical Chumisa Dornford-May for Natasha, Pierre & The great Comet Of 1812 Lauren Drew for Titanique Clare Foster for The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button Lara Pulver for Fiddler On The Roof Imelda Staunton for Hello, Dolly! Best Actress in a Supporting Role Sharon D. Clarke for The Importance Of Being Earnest Romola Garai for Giant Romola Garai for The Years Gina McKee for The Years Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical Liv Andrusier for Fiddler On The Roof Amy Di Bartolomeo for The Devil Wears Prada Beverley Klein for Fiddler On The Roof Maimuna Memon for Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet Of 1812 Best New Musical The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button MJ The Musical Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet Of 1812 Why Am I So Single? Best Revival The Importance of Being Earnest Machinal Oedipus Waiting For Godot Sir Peter Hall Award For Best Director Eline Arbo for The Years Jordan Fein for Fiddler On The Roof Nicholas Hytner for Giant Robert Icke for Oedipus Best Lighting Design Paule Constable & Ben Jacobs for Oliver! Howard Hudson for Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet Of 1812 Howard Hudson for Starlight Express Aideen Malone for Fiddler On The Roof Outstanding Achievement in Opera Aigul Akhmetshina for her performance in Carmen Allan Clayton for his performance in Festen Jung Young-doo for his direction of Lear Best New Production in Affiliate Theatre Animal Farm at Theatre Royal Stratford East by George Orwell, adapted by Tatty Hennessy Boys On The Verge Of Tears by Sam Grabiner at Soho Theatre English by Sanaz Toossi at Kiln Theatre Now, I See by Lanre Malaolu at Theatre Royal Stratford East What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank by Nathan Englander at Marylebone Theatre Outstanding Achievement In Dance Sarah Chun for her performance in Three Short Ballets Tom Visser for his lighting design of Angels' Atlas as part of Frontiers: Choreographers Of Canada – Pite/Kudelka/Portner Eva Yerbabuena for her performance in Yerbagüena Best Costume Design Hugh Durrant for Robin Hood Sachiko Nakahara for Spirited Away Tom Scutt for Fiddler On The Roof Gabriella Slade for Starlight Express Noël Coward Award for Best New Entertainment or Comedy Play Ballet Shoes adapted by Kendall Feaver Inside No. 9 Stage/Fright by Steve Pemberton & Reece Shearsmith Spirited Away adapted by John Caird & co-adapted by Maoko Imai Titanique by Tye Blue, Marla Mindelle & Constantine Rousouli Best Actor Adrien Brody for The Fear Of 13 Billy Crudup for Harry Clarke Paapa Essiedu for Death Of England: Delroy John Lithgow for Giant Mark Strong for Oedipus Best Actor in a Musical John Dagleish for The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button Adam Dannheisser for Fiddler On The Roof Myles Frost for MJ The Musical Simon Lipkin for Oliver! Jamie Muscato for Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet Of 1812 Best Actor in a Supporting Role Jorge Bosch for Kyoto Tom Edden for Waiting For Godot Elliot Levey for Giant Ben Whishaw for Bluets Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical Andy Nyman for Holly, Dolly! Raphael Papo for Fiddler On The Roof Layton Williams for Titanique Tom Xander for Mean Girls Best New Play The Fear Of 13 Giant Kyoto Shifters The Years Best Musical Revival Fiddler On The Roof Hello, Dolly! Oliver! Starlight Express Best Set Design Jon Bausor for Set, Toby Olié & Daisy Beattie for Puppetry and Satoshi Kuriyama for Projection for Spirited Away at London Coliseum Frankie Bradshaw for Ballet Shoes at National Theatre – Olivier Es Devlin for Coriolanus at National Theatre – Olivier Tom Scutt for Fiddler On The Roof at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre Best New Opera Production Duke Bluebeard's Castle by English National Opera Festen by The Royal Opera L'Olimpiade by Irish National Opera & The Royal Opera The Tales Of Hoffmann by The Royal Opera Best Family Show Brainiac Live Maddie Moate's Very Curious Christmas The Nutcracker Rough Magic Best New Dance Production Assembly Hall by Kidd Pivot, Crystal Pite & Jonathon Young Frontiers: Choreographers Of Canada – Pite/Kudelka/Portner by The National Ballet Of Canada Theatre Of Dreams by Hofesh Shechter Company An Untitled Love by A.I.M by Kyle Abraham Best Theatre Choreographer Matthew Bourne for Oliver! Julia Cheng for Fiddler On The Roof Hofesh Shechter for Oedipus Christopher Wheeldon for MJ The Musical Best Sound Design Nick Lidster for Fiddler On The Roof Christopher Shutt for Oedipus Thijs van Vuure for The Years Koichi Yamamoto for Spirited Away Outstanding Musical Contribution Mark Aspinall for Musical Supervision & Additional Orchestrations for Fiddler On The Roof Darren Clark for Music Supervision, Orchestrations & Arrangements and Mark Aspinall for Musical Direction, Music Supervision, Orchestrations & Arrangements for The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button Dave Malloy for Orchestrations and Nicholas Skilbeck for Musical Supervision for Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet Of 1812 Asaf Zohar for Compositions and Gavin Sutherland for Dance Arrangements & Orchestration for Ballet Shoes
The Guardian
04-03-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Fiddler on the Roof up for 13 Olivier awards and Romola Garai nominated twice in same category
Romola Garai has been nominated twice in the same category at this year's Olivier awards, with her performances in The Years and Giant both making the shortlist for best supporting actress. Those two plays have each picked up five nominations, while a revival of the musical Fiddler on the Roof at Regent's Park Open Air theatre leads the Oliviers race with a total of 13 nominations. That tally equals a record set by the musical Hamilton in 2018 for the most nominated show at the Oliviers. Garai, who has never previously been nominated for an Olivier, received two nods at once when the nominations were announced on Tuesday. She played a Jewish American publishing executive in Mark Rosenblatt's Giant, which explores author Roald Dahl's antisemitism and is also up for best new play and best director (Nicholas Hytner). John Lithgow, who starred as Dahl, is nominated for best actor and Elliot Levey is in the running for best supporting actor. Giant ran last year at the Royal Court and will transfer to the West End next month, without Garai in the cast. In The Years, based on Nobel prize-winner Annie Ernaux's memoir, Garai shares the central role with four other actors (including Gina McKee, also nominated for best supporting actress). The Years is also nominated for best director (Eline Arbo), best sound design (Thijs van Vuure) and best new play (for Arbo's adaptation, in an English version by Stephanie Bain). The Years was staged at the Almeida theatre and is now at the Harold Pinter theatre. It is Garai's last week in the production and she will be succeeded by Tuppence Middleton. Fiddler on the Roof, which was garlanded with five-star reviews last summer, transfers to the Barbican in May. It is nominated for set and costume design (both by Tom Scutt), lighting design (Aideen Malone), theatre choreographer (Julia Cheng), sound design (Nick Lidster), outstanding musical contribution (Mark Aspinall), director (Jordan Fein) and best musical revival. It also has nominations in every acting category for musicals, with nods for Adam Dannheisser who plays Tevye, the Jewish milkman (best actor), Lara Pulver (best actress), Liv Andrusier and Beverley Klein (up against each other for best actress in a supporting role) and Raphael Papo (best actor in a supporting role). The other nominees for best musical revival are Hello, Dolly!, Oliver! and Starlight Express, which won seven WhatsOnStage awards last month. The best new musical nominees are The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, MJ the Musical, Why Am I So Single? and Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812. In the acting categories for plays, Indira Varma and Lesley Manville are each nominated for best actress for the same role, Jocasta, in different stagings of Oedipus. Manville's co-star Mark Strong and director Robert Icke are also nominated for their version at Wyndham's theatre, which is nominated for best revival. Varma is currently starring in an Old Vic production of Oedipus that has picked up nominations for best theatre choreographer (Hofesh Shechter, who also co-directed and composed the show) and sound design (Christopher Shutt). The other nominees for best actress are Heather Agyepong (Shifters), Rosie Sheehy (Machinal) and Meera Syal (A Tupperware of Ashes). Competing against Lithgow and Strong for best actor are Billy Crudup (Harry Clarke), Paapa Essiedu (Death of England: Delroy) and Adrien Brody, who made his West End debut in The Fear of 13. At the weekend, Brody was named best actor for a second time at the Academy Awards; he could now join that select group of actors who have won an Oscar and an Olivier. Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 has six nominations (including for actors Jamie Muscato, Chumisa Dornford-May and Maimuna Memon), while there are four each for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (including for leads John Dagleish and Clare Foster) and Oliver! (including for actor Simon Lipkin and choreographer Matthew Bourne). Imelda Staunton receives her 14th Olivier nomination this year, with a nod for best actress in a musical for Hello, Dolly! at the Palladium. Her co-star Andy Nyman is nominated for best supporting actor in a musical, on a shortlist including Tom Xander for Mean Girls, adapted from the film. The Devil Wears Prada, also based on a hit movie, has one nomination with Amy Di Bartolomeo recognised for her portrayal of the ambitious Emily. There are three nominations for MJ the Musical (which won four Tony awards in 2022), including for Myles Frost who plays Michael Jackson. Lauren Drew is nominated for her comical role as Celine Dion in the Titanic spoof Titanique, with co-star Layton Williams nominated for his supporting characters in the show (including an iceberg). The nominations were introduced on Tuesday by Nicole Scherzinger and Tom Francis, who won best actress and best actor for Sunset Boulevard at last year's Oliviers. The pair, covered in stage gore from the final scene of that musical (now playing on Broadway), said they were 'bloody excited' by the recognised talents. This year's ceremony will take place on 6 April at the Royal Albert Hall in London, hosted by actors Beverley Knight and Billy Porter. Established in 1976, the Olivier awards are overseen by the Society of London Theatre. The winners are chosen by a team of industry figures, stage luminaries and theatre-loving members of the public.
Euronews
04-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Euronews
Hollywood meets the West End: Adrien Brody, Imelda Staunton and more earn Olivier Awards nods
The 2025 Laurence Olivier Award nominations have been announced. The annual prize show recognises the best theatre performed in London's West End and is one of the most highly esteemed awards in Europe's theatre industry. Fiddler on the Roof comes out top at this year's awards, racking up a staggering 13 nominations - including Best Musical Revival and nods across all four acting categories for a musical. Directed by Jordan Fein (Oklahoma!, Young Vic) and starring Lara Pulver and Adam Dannheisser, the open-air production at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre has breathed fresh life into the classic which debuted on Broadway debut in 1964. This year's nominations bring serious star power, with acting nods for legends like Imelda Staunton (Hello, Dolly!), Lesley Manville (Oedipus), Mark Strong (Oedipus) and the newly-appointed Dumbledore, John Lithgow (Giant). But perhaps the biggest Hollywood name on the list? Fresh off his second Oscar win for his role in The Brutalist, Adrien Brody earns his first Olivier nomination for The Fear of 13, a production based on the true story of Nick Yarris, who served twenty-two years on Death Row. And in an impressive double feat, Atonement actress Romola Garai lands two Best supporting actress nominations in the same category - one for Giant and another for The Years. Along with Fiddler On The Roof, other musicals earning multiple nominations include include Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet Of 1812 with 6 nominations, followed by The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button and Oliver! with 4 nominations each The 2025 Olivier Awards ceremony will take place on 6 April at the Royal Albert Hall in London, hosted by Beverley Knight and Billy Porter. Olivier Awards 2025 - Full nominations list: Best Actress Heather Agyepong - Shifters Lesley Manville for Oedipus Rosie Sheehy for Machinal Meera Syal for A Tupperware Of Ashes Indira Varma for Oedipus Best Actress in a Musical Chumisa Dornford-May for Natasha, Pierre & The great Comet Of 1812 Lauren Drew for Titanique Clare Foster for The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button Lara Pulver for Fiddler On The Roof Imelda Staunton for Hello, Dolly! Best Actress in a Supporting Role Sharon D. Clarke for The Importance Of Being Earnest Romola Garai for Giant Romola Garai for The Years Gina McKee for The Years Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical Liv Andrusier for Fiddler On The Roof Amy Di Bartolomeo for The Devil Wears Prada Beverley Klein for Fiddler On The Roof Maimuna Memon for Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet Of 1812 Best New Musical The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button MJ The Musical Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet Of 1812 Why Am I So Single? Best Revival The Importance of Being Earnest Machinal Oedipus Waiting For Godot Sir Peter Hall Award For Best Director Eline Arbo for The Years Jordan Fein for Fiddler On The Roof Nicholas Hytner for Giant Robert Icke for Oedipus Best Lighting Design Paule Constable & Ben Jacobs for Oliver! Howard Hudson for Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet Of 1812 Howard Hudson for Starlight Express Aideen Malone for Fiddler On The Roof Outstanding Achievement in Opera Aigul Akhmetshina for her performance in Carmen Allan Clayton for his performance in Festen Jung Young-doo for his direction of Lear Best New Production in Affiliate Theatre Animal Farm at Theatre Royal Stratford East by George Orwell, adapted by Tatty Hennessy Boys On The Verge Of Tears by Sam Grabiner at Soho Theatre English by Sanaz Toossi at Kiln Theatre Now, I See by Lanre Malaolu at Theatre Royal Stratford East What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank by Nathan Englander at Marylebone Theatre Outstanding Achievement In Dance Sarah Chun for her performance in Three Short Ballets Tom Visser for his lighting design of Angels' Atlas as part of Frontiers: Choreographers Of Canada – Pite/Kudelka/Portner Eva Yerbabuena for her performance in Yerbagüena Best Costume Design Hugh Durrant for Robin Hood Sachiko Nakahara for Spirited Away Tom Scutt for Fiddler On The Roof Gabriella Slade for Starlight Express Noël Coward Award for Best New Entertainment or Comedy Play Ballet Shoes adapted by Kendall Feaver Inside No. 9 Stage/Fright by Steve Pemberton & Reece Shearsmith Spirited Away adapted by John Caird & co-adapted by Maoko Imai Titanique by Tye Blue, Marla Mindelle & Constantine Rousouli Best Actor Adrien Brody for The Fear Of 13 Billy Crudup for Harry Clarke Paapa Essiedu for Death Of England: Delroy John Lithgow for Giant Mark Strong for Oedipus Best Actor in a Musical John Dagleish for The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button Adam Dannheisser for Fiddler On The Roof Myles Frost for MJ The Musical Simon Lipkin for Oliver! Jamie Muscato for Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet Of 1812 Best Actor in a Supporting Role Jorge Bosch for Kyoto Tom Edden for Waiting For Godot Elliot Levey for Giant Ben Whishaw for Bluets Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical Andy Nyman for Holly, Dolly! Raphael Papo for Fiddler On The Roof Layton Williams for Titanique Tom Xander for Mean Girls Best New Play The Fear Of 13 Giant Kyoto Shifters The Years Best Musical Revival Fiddler On The Roof Hello, Dolly! Oliver! Starlight Express Best Set Design Jon Bausor for Set, Toby Olié & Daisy Beattie for Puppetry and Satoshi Kuriyama for Projection for Spirited Away at London Coliseum Frankie Bradshaw for Ballet Shoes at National Theatre – Olivier Es Devlin for Coriolanus at National Theatre – Olivier Tom Scutt for Fiddler On The Roof at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre Best New Opera Production Duke Bluebeard's Castle by English National Opera Festen by The Royal Opera L'Olimpiade by Irish National Opera & The Royal Opera The Tales Of Hoffmann by The Royal Opera Best Family Show Brainiac Live Maddie Moate's Very Curious Christmas The Nutcracker Rough Magic Best New Dance Production Assembly Hall by Kidd Pivot, Crystal Pite & Jonathon Young Frontiers: Choreographers Of Canada – Pite/Kudelka/Portner by The National Ballet Of Canada Theatre Of Dreams by Hofesh Shechter Company An Untitled Love by A.I.M by Kyle Abraham Best Theatre Choreographer Matthew Bourne for Oliver! Julia Cheng for Fiddler On The Roof Hofesh Shechter for Oedipus Christopher Wheeldon for MJ The Musical Best Sound Design Nick Lidster for Fiddler On The Roof Christopher Shutt for Oedipus Thijs van Vuure for The Years Koichi Yamamoto for Spirited Away Outstanding Musical Contribution Mark Aspinall for Musical Supervision & Additional Orchestrations for Fiddler On The Roof Darren Clark for Music Supervision, Orchestrations & Arrangements and Mark Aspinall for Musical Direction, Music Supervision, Orchestrations & Arrangements for The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button Dave Malloy for Orchestrations and Nicholas Skilbeck for Musical Supervision for Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet Of 1812
