National Theatre’s film production of Romeo & Juliet premieres in the US on PBS at 9pm Friday 23 April. Starring Josh O’Connor and Jessie Buckley in the lead roles, it was filmed over seventeen days in an empty theatre during the pandemic
It’s definitely one of the best things I’ve seen this year – go check it out!
[ And it’s still available to watch in the UK on Sky Arts ]
~Simone Ashley, Zawe Ashton, Haley Bennett, Wunmi Mosaku, Emilia Jones, Alana Haim, Millicent Simmonds, Daisy Edgar-Jones, Victoria Magrath, Renate Reinsve, Ella Hunt, Sebastian Stan, Paapa Essiedu, Emma Appleton, Sophie Okonedo, Millie Bobby Brown, Lady Gaga, Shalom Brune-Franklin, Jessie Buckley, Jonathan Bailey, Julia Ducournau
With the first Monday in May comes The Met Gala. This year’s theme is the second part of 2021’s theme IN AMERICA. The first year was the Lexicon of Fashion, this year’s theme “In America: An Anthology of Fashion” had a mission statement of celebrating the “ storytelling and a historical context (of fashion), starting with the development of American fashion in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the emergence of an identifiable American style and the rise of the name designer.” The dress code was "gilded glamour and white tie.”
Of course nearly everyone just did whatever the hell they wanted to do.
TeamGucci
Jared Leto and Alessandro Michele aren’t twinning for the hell of it. They represent the mirror image photography of the early 1900s.
Billie Eilish and FINNEAS
Jessica Chastain
TeamShiaparelli Couture
Jessie Buckley,whose Alex Garland film MEN screened this weekend and the reviews are not good. Good thing her look is fantastic.
Carey Mulligan with husband Marcus Mumford
Armies of One
Nicola Coughlan in Richard Quinn
Laura Harrier in Glemaud
Ashton Sanders giving undead union soldier in Casablanca
Olivia Colman Jessie Buckley are set to reunite on comedy Wicked Little Letters.
Based on a true story, the movie will see the in-demand actors play very different neighbours who come together to solve a mystery.
Buckley will be fiery Rose Gooding who has little in common with the pious Edith Swan (Colman) aside from them being neighbours in the seaside town of Littlehampton in the 1920’s. One day, Edith and others in the town start receiving scandalous letters written with foul language as eccentric as it is obscene, and the finger of suspicion immediately falls on Rose. As Rose stands to lose her freedom and the custody of her daughter, and outrageous letters continue to blight the town, police officer Gladys Moss begins to suspect something is amiss. Together with a group of resourceful women, Gladys endeavours to solve the mystery, liberate Rose, and catch the real culprit.
Colman will produce for South Of The River with Ed Sinclair. Principal photography is due to star fall 2022, shooting on location in the UK.
Director Thea Sharrock commented: “Wicked Little Letters is a divine comedy with a profoundly moving core. Hilarious, witty, joyous and based on a true story as relevant today as it was 100 years ago. Watching this film will be like hitting your funny bone; when the tears of pain and laughter are impossible to separate. Olivia Colman is hilarious, brilliant and brave. In the part of Edith, she will continue to show her extraordinary dexterity as an actor with her unique ability to make us fall in love with her. In Jessie Buckley we have cast the actress everybody wants to see; her ferociously strong energy will explode the character of Rose onto our screens. Following The Lost Daughter our film reunites two of the world’s most exciting, accessible, fun and wild actresses.”
Producers Olivia Colman and Ed Sinclair expanded: “Here at South Of The River, we could not be happier to be sitting alongside Studiocanal and Blueprint in bringing this amazing true story to life. Wicked Little Letters is as hilarious as it is unexpected with beautifully and affectionately drawn characters across the board. Jonny Sweet’s script had us hooked from page one. He has a superb eye for ridiculousness and pomposity in his characters, and his background as a stand-up comic lends a real zing to his writing. We are thrilled to have Thea Sharrock on board to direct, a filmmaker who will allow our script and characters to fly. In Wicked Little Letters there’s a compelling and modern sensibility bubbling below the recognisable and highly cinematic surface of post-First World War England, which ultimately delivers a satisfying and relevant dramatic gut-punch.”
#Repost@magicatthemusicals Instagram: “We continue to celebrate the nominees for this year’s @olivierawards including the nominees for @magicfm Best Musical Revival looking back at some iconic productions of each musical. This week it’s Cabaret at @kitkatclubldn”
Ever since my first BBC Taboo portrait, I’ve had a lingering idea of wanting to draw at least one more character from the series, so despite spending way more time Not Drawing than getting anything done, I finally finished this matching picture of the fantastic Jessie Buckley as Lorna Bow.
