Kristin Scott Thomas, Gillian Anderson, Billie Piper and Tom Hiddleston are among the stars who will vie for honours at the 60th London Evening Standard Theatre Awards.
The ceremony, to be presented by Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon at the London Palladium, will see some of the biggest names in Britain battle it out with newcomers and other unsung heroes and heroines of the stage.
Headline-grabbing performances by Scott Thomas in Electra and Piper in Richard Bean’s hacking scandal drama, Great Britain, are joined by Helen McCrory in Medea and Gillian Anderson in A Streetcar Named Desire for the coveted best actress award.
Evgeny Lebedev, owner of the Evening Standard, Anna Wintour, Condé Nast artistic director, and Christopher Bailey, chief executive officer of Burberry, will co-host the awards on November 30, with full coverage in the Standard the next day.
NATASHA RICHARDSON AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS
Gillian Anderson, A Streetcar Named Desire, Young Vic
Helen McCrory, Medea, National Theatre’s Olivier
Tanya Moodie, Intimate Apparel, Ustinov Bath and Park Theatre
Billie Piper, Great Britain, National Theatre’s Lyttelton
Kristin Scott Thomas, Electra, Old Vic
European Netflix subscribers will finally be able to get hooked onShowtime’s Penny Dreadful. Announced today, CBS Studios International and Netflix signed a multi-territory licensing deal for CBS and Showtime series in Netflix’s six new Euro markets: Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, as well as the Netherlands. Under the agreement, Netflix obtains exclusive first-window rights toPenny
Dreadful in these territories. Other series licensed from CBS Studios International to Netflix include Elementary, Under The Dome, Ray Donovan, Dexter, Deadwood and Jericho. Said CBS Global Distribution Group president and CEO Armando Nuñez in a statement, “We’re excited to have CBS’ world-class programming and Showtime’s acclaimed original series be part of Netflix’s launch in these territories.”
Former Doctor Who star Billie Piper says her friend Jenna Coleman is “brilliant” as current companion Clara Oswald.
The actress formerly known as Rose Tyler should know – she’s regularly voted the best companion of all time. And she’s not alone in praising Coleman’s performance.
Since the return of Doctor Who in August, Clara’s popularity among both fans and critics has soared as her character has become more independent and well-rounded.
Her resurgence has coincided with her pairing with new Doctor Peter Capaldi, and Piper thinks the two work perfectly together.
“Everything I’ve seen [of the new series] I’ve thought is brilliant,” Piper told RadioTimes.com. “I think Jenna Coleman is brilliant and I really like her as well – we know each other socially and she’s lovely – and I think her and Peter together is kind of perfect.”
Do you think any of your children will get into acting?
“I don’t know. I think the youngest one is more so. I think the eldest one will probably be a genius craftsmen or something. He’s so focused and the youngest one is a bit of a lovely show-off. He’s a bit too young to take but to a five-year-old you can go ‘shhh, when they say quiet please’ whereas with a two-year-old they just say ‘No!”.
Would you work with your wife Billie again?
“Yes, I would. If there was an amazing job that required it. But we don’t walk around trying to work with each other.”
And are you the same with your wife… do you not speak about work much?
“Not really, occasionally. It’s work. Some people go home and talk about work all the time but others go home and put the TV on and have a bit of dinner and chill out. We’re a bit more like that.”
You’ve said some really interesting things in your previous interviews. WOP – we love this phrase?
“Yes, Women of Power. I’ve got WOP-adile tears too. That’s when women of power cry and they’re not really upset.”
How do you balance family life with a busy career? Are there any rules like ‘no phones’ at the dinner table?
“No, but it’s not easy, it works somehow. We do what we can do. We’re still married, it’s just not easy. That’s the sign that it hasn’t gone completely tits up. It’s f**king hard work and that’s the answer to that question.”