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THE LAWRENCE RAW REVIEW OF ‘THE  CORRECTIONS’

THE LAWRENCE RAW REVIEW OF ‘THE CORRECTIONS’

Read the review by Lawrence Raw about ‘The Corrections’ which was broadcast on the 13th February.   The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen, adapted by Marcy Kahan.  Dir. Emma Harding.  Perf. Richard Schiff, Maggie Steed, Julian Rhind-Tutt.  BBC Radio 4, 5-19 January 2015. BBCiPlayer http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04y9lz1 to 23 Feb. 2015. Superficially The Corrections might seem to be a family melodrama reminiscent of the kind of fare that enjoyed a peak of popularity in the fifteen years or so after the end of the Second World War (Death of a Salesman, Picnic, A Streetcar Named Desire).  An elderly matriarch Enid Lambert (Maggie Steed) struggles to keep everyone together, although it is clear that no real...

FANNY AND ALEXANDER

I have just finished recording Fanny and Alexander at BBC Radio 3 at Maida Vale.  It was written by Ingmar Bergman and is quite dark.  I play Alexander and it was a great role to play. There was a strong cast which will be published soon and the script writer is Sharon Oakes, pictured here with me and Hollie Burgess who plays Fanny. Hollie is currently appearing in Broadchurch.

PRAGUE IN WINTER

The week before last I was in Prague.  I was filming an info commercial and it was very cold.  You can see the green gas heater right next to me that was blowing hot air on me all the time.  The whole shoot was really great and I got to travel around the world albeit with the help of CGI. This boy is called Charles, he didn’t speak English but we got on well.  He was my body double. The next photo is the Director , Jeppe Ronde, far right, the camera man, in the middle is Sebastian Blenkov and...

HOW DID I GET HERE

HOW DID I GET HERE

I have been away recently and haven’t had a chance to do my blog. I have been  in the Czech Republic, more of that later. I am recording a new BBC Radio  drama this week.  You can listen in on the 13th February to the latest drama, I have recorded, on BBC Radio 4 with all the details here:-  http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b051w2zx How Did I Get Here by Jonathan Myerson BBC RADIO 4 Friday14:15   13th February 2015 Rebecca looks after her kids, and her Dad. But Dad isn’t how he used to be. Multi-infarct dementia has made him confused, and forgetful of people...

THE CORRECTIONS by JONATHAN FRANZEN

The last episode of The Corrections is on tonight at 7.45 p.m. on BBC Radio 4.    If you missed the whole series go to- http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04yjv7g   Directed by Emma Harding The Corrections was awarded the National Book Award in 2001, the James Tait Black Memorial Prize in 2002. It was included in TIME magazine’s list of the 100 best English-language novels since 1923.

LADY LUCK

Lady Luck, adapted from the D H Lawrence story, The Rocking Horse Winner,  has won many awards on the festival circuit including a best newcomer for me at the Monaco International Film Festival.   I have just heard that it will be screened at the 8th International Children’s Film Festival in Bangladesh on the 29th January.  The film was directed by Jo Lewis of Breakneck Films. Good luck everybody.

BBC Radio 4 – THE CORRECTIONS

THE CORRECTIONS is a fifteen episode, each 15 minutes long,  drama written by Jonathan Franzen, adapted by Marcy Kehan and directed by Emma Harding.  It is the first ever dramatisation of Franzen’s  novel about the tribulations of a dysfunctional Midwestern family. The drama starts Monday 5th January, and is on at 10.45 a.m. and repeated at 7.45 p.m. every weekday night starting from Monday. Episode 1: The Failure – Chip Lambert arrives at La Guardia airport, New York, to meet his parents, Alfred and Enid, and take them back to his Manhattan apartment for lunch. But Alfred appears to be...

THANK YOU FOR 2014

Here we are just about to start a New Year.  Last year went by really quickly and it was a great one.  January started off with a bang filming  the feature length film Altar which is also known as The Haunting  of Radcliffe House  , which was recently shown on t.v.  I spent a month in Yorkshire which was great fun. February I went to Belgium to film my bit in ‘The Missing‘ where I met the brilliant James Nesbitt. I also did some photography stills for National Geographic. In March filming for Harriet’s Army took place in Newcastle and this mini...

MONACO FILM FESTIVAL 2014

I have just been sent this report from The Monaco Film Festival.  There is a little bit of my interview near the end of the film.  I was invited as part of the team on the short film ‘Lady Luck’ directed by Jo Lewis.  Lady Luck has won quite a few awards with  ’14 Winner Best Short Film LFA, Best Newcomer, Adam Thomas Wright, MIFF, Nominated Best Prod Design, Best Costume Design PIFF! Lady Luck  

‘Good Omens’ article in The Guardian

‘Good Omens’ article in The Guardian

If you missed last nights start of ‘Good Omens’ by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman, you can listen to it on BBC iplayer. The second episode is on tonight at 11.oo p.m and the same goes for every night of this Christmas week apart from the 27th when there will be an hour long finale. There was a great article in The Guardian about the programme which is produced for BBC Radio 4 and I have copied it below. Good Omens: devilish festive fun as fantasy novel makes radio debut Ambitious Radio 4 adaptation of Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman’s...