The bite of the knight

Article Abstract:

Robert Stephens was offered the part of Falstaff with the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1985 but turned it down because the pay was so bad. Having turned down Trevor Nunn's offer then he was apprehensive when Adrian Noble asked him again. The money was still poor and he was of a mind to refuse again. However the production this time involved Henry IV Parts One and Two and the fact that both would almost certainly not be done together again before he died persuaded him to accept. He feels that an actor can always find qualities in Falstaff to enable him to enrich and stretch the role.

Behavior, Portrayals, Actors, Falstaff, John, Sir (Fictional character), Stephens, Robert

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Double take

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Playwright Jim Cartwright was born in 1958 in Farnworth, Bolton, Lancashire, England. His father worked in a factory. He attended a secondary modern school but feels his writing skills were overlooked. He worked in a warehouse and began acting in his late twenties. He experimented with writing and sent 'Road' to the Royal Court and they commissioned a play. He has since written 'Bed,' 'Baths,' 'June,' 'Vroom' and 'The Rise and Fall of Little Voice.' He wrote the latter for actress Jane Horrocks who is a good mimic.

Practice, Dramatists, Playwrights, Writing, Cartwright, Jim

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Drinking to success

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Dan Crawford, from New Jersey, has been landlord of the 'King's Head' in Islington for 22 years and stages theatrical productions in the back room. He is eccentric in charging for drinks in pounds, shillings and pence. Crawford directs the plays himself after 20 years as producer. The theatre, which cannot make a profit, is subsidised by the pub by about 40,000 pounds sterling a year and receives a grant from the Greater London Arts Association and the London Boroughs.

Buildings and facilities, Hotels and motels, Drama, Plays, Crawford, Dan

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