In Celebration (Ewac)

Title: In Celebration
Description: a West End stage play

Mena - June 9, 2007 02:37 PM (GMT)

Taken from Wikipedia (1) and the official site of the Duke of York Theatre, London: (2)

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Bloom, who had intended to become a stage actor after graduating from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, has stated that he would like leave films for a time and instead appear in stage roles,[7] and is "avidly looking for the right sort of material that [he] can do something with"[10] and go "back to basics".[11] In June 2007, he is scheduled to begin rehearsing for In Celebration, a West End stage play by David Storey, due to begin previews on July 5 and open on July 12;[12][11] his character is one of three brothers returning home for their parents' 40th wedding anniversary.[13]

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In Celebration

CAST INCLUDES LYNDA BARON, ORLANDO BLOOM, GARETH FARR, PAUL HILTON AND CIARAN MCINTYRE

Anna Mackmin will direct David Storey’s 1969 drama, In Celebration. Previewing at the Duke of York’s Theatre from 5 July, In Celebration is currently booking until 15 September. Designs are by Lez Brotherson, with lighting by Mark Henderson, music by Stephen Warbeck and sound by John Leonard.

The cast includes Lynda Baron (Mrs Burnett), Orlando Bloom (Steven), Gareth Farr (Colin), Paul Hilton (Andrew) and Ciaran McIntyre (Reardon). Further casting for this production will be announced shortly.

David Storey’s modern classic took audiences by storm at the Royal Court in the 1960’s and established him as one of the country's most powerful playwrights. Three brothers - Andrew, Colin and Steven - return home to the northern roots of their childhood for a family reunion. Although they have returned to celebrate, the explosive complexities of family life and long-held grievances are unlikely to improve the chances of a decent party… Compelling and emotionally thrilling, In Celebration is an exploration of family love and of how the consequences of best intentions can threaten to destroy treasured hopes and dreams.

Lynda Baron is best known for her role as Nurse Gladys in the hugely popular BBC series Open All Hours. Her theatre work includes The Full Monty at the Prince of Wales, I am Yours at the Royal Court, An Inspector Calls for Chichester Festival Theatre, Stepping Out at the Duke of York’s and Follies at the Shaftesbury. Her other television work includes Dinner Ladies, Down to Earth, Fat Friends, Goodnight Sweetheart, Last of the Summer Wine and The Upper Hand. On film she has appeared in Colour Me Kubrick, Yentl and Masquerade.

After two seasons with the National Youth Theatre, Orlando Bloom trained at London’s Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Since graduating he has worked exclusively on screen in such films as The Lord of the Rings trilogy, in which he played Legolas, Ridley Scott’s Black Hawk Down, The Kelly Gang, The Calcium Kid, Troy, Kingdom of Heaven, Elizabethtown and the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy (in which he plays Will Turner), the most recent of which At World’s End has just been released.

Read the article here

Seats are available for booking, if someone needs an excuse to go to London this summer... *coughUrsicough*

TheMonkeyGirl - June 9, 2007 05:10 PM (GMT)

Oooh Oooh Oooh... can I come, too?!??!?! *Jumps up and down* I want to go to London. :laola:

Oh wait, it's taking about 2.5 months to get new passports in the U.S. right now. So I'd be approved to leave the country by about September. <_<

Kit-Kat - June 9, 2007 08:14 PM (GMT)

*Grabs passport and throws clothes in suitcase* Ok, I'm ready to go. :bigbounce: Oh wait, I don't have enough money to go or I would. Damn, if anyone gets to go, post your experiences please. I would love to know how he does with live theater.
:love:
~Kit-Kat~

Bloomiecurse - June 9, 2007 08:58 PM (GMT)

QUOTE (Mena @ Jun 9 2007, 02:37 PM)

Seats are available for booking, if someone needs an excuse to go to London this summer... *coughUrsicough*

A good friend of mine has just moved to London for work and stated the following:

"mi casa es tu casa"

:tsk: :tsk: :tsk:

guess who IS going to London this summer?

:shutup: :heartbeat: :tsk: ;-)

WhiteAndie - June 9, 2007 09:25 PM (GMT)

:urgh:

I'm in the other side of the world.

I guess I'm not going :urgh:

:anger: why anything interesting happen in New Zealand?! Well, right now, and with orlando in itt ... I say..

Kit Kat: We should run, hide with the bagagge and then hope that we go to London..!! We really should move to London! :duel:

Mena - June 9, 2007 11:36 PM (GMT)

QUOTE (Bloomiecurse @ Jun 9 2007, 10:58 PM)

QUOTE (Mena @ Jun 9 2007, 02:37 PM)

Seats are available for booking, if someone needs an excuse to go to London this summer... *coughUrsicough*

A good friend of mine has just moved to London for work and stated the following:

"mi casa es tu casa"

:tsk: :tsk: :tsk:

guess who IS going to London this summer?

:shutup: :heartbeat: :tsk: ;-)

This makes of you our official speaker and spy, then. And, I'm dead serious because I don't think I can go, althugh, never say never, it's just two hours away after all...

But, you must go. :yes: I mean, it's Orlando, and it's London... basically, your own thing from A to Z!

Kit-Kat - June 9, 2007 11:48 PM (GMT)

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Kit Kat: We should run, hide with the bagagge and then hope that we go to London..!! We really should move to London!

:tsk: :cmon: :superman: :bigbounce:

Alright, I'm in! Lets go! Andie, you research plane tickets and see if you can meet up with me in some airport in South Carolina and lets do it! I find large enough luggage and we have to study gymnastics so we can fit into them and- Oh boy we got a lot to do, so lets get started! :tehee:

:love:
~Kit-Kat~

Kit-Kat - June 13, 2007 10:43 PM (GMT)

Here is an article with a photo preview of the 3 main brothers including Orlando.

Photo Preview

Might I say Orlando looks :drool:. Enjoy!

:love:
~Kit-Kat~

WhiteAndie - July 16, 2007 06:36 PM (GMT)

:tsk: dirty thoughts appear in my mind when I see him with those clothes and that weird mustache ^_^

I really should just hide in a baggage and hope that I get to London... Let's go kitty Kat! we can do it! there's still time! :diavolo:

Mena - July 22, 2007 02:36 PM (GMT)

Weird mustache is the key word...

:blink: :blink: :blink:

Bloomiecurse - July 30, 2007 07:17 PM (GMT)

More candids...

Bloomiecurse - July 30, 2007 07:39 PM (GMT)

I was just considering that looking at this pics I can't help thinking of Joe Byrne... moustache DO something to this guy, don't you agree?

PS. my plans have changed: NO LONDON this summer... and no Orlando...

SIGH!

ETA: Joe Burns! What the hell was I thinking? John Burns is a colleague of mine!!!!

:urgh:

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