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Kenneth Branagh To Be The Patron Of Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus Remake

By Aashna Narang for desimartini.com, 26 December 2015 To mark the 400th anniversary of playwright Shakespeare’s death, Film London and Cinestaan Film Company have collaborated for an India-UK project, The Hungry. The production houses will be co-producing the film together, through Microwave International: Shakespeare India, forming a part of William Shakespeare on screen. Film London has chosen actor, director and writer Sir Kenneth […]

January 9, 2016 · 0 comments · Uncategorized
Live Shakespeare tops British cinema box office – for a day

Live Shakespeare tops British cinema box office – for a day

Reuters, 27 November 2015 A live broadcast of Judi Dench and Kenneth Branagh starring in Shakespeare’s “The Winter’s Tale” was the biggest cinema box office draw in Britain on the night of the screening, the show’s publicists said on Friday. The three-hour-long play, broadcast from London to 520 cinemas across Britain on Thursday night, took in 1.1 million pounds ($1.65 […]

December 5, 2015 · 0 comments · Film, Theaters
When it comes to Shakespeare, composer Patrick Doyle knows the score

When it comes to Shakespeare, composer Patrick Doyle knows the score

By David Ng for the Los Angeles Times, 27 November 2015 When it comes to writing music for the plays of William Shakespeare, few living composers can claim as much experience as Patrick Doyle, the two-time Academy Award nominee who has collaborated with Kenneth Branagh on screen adaptations including “Henry V,” “Much Ado About Nothing” and “Hamlet.” Doyle has written music for more than […]

December 5, 2015 · 0 comments · Film, Popular Culture
Kenneth Branagh unveils new theatre company in London

Kenneth Branagh unveils new theatre company in London

BBC News on 17 April 2015 Sir Kenneth Branagh is setting up a theatre company, with Dame Judi Dench, Rob Brydon and Lily James among stars set to perform in a season of plays. The Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company will take up residency at London’s Garrick Theatre for a year in October. The Cinderella director said he wanted “to have […]

April 20, 2015 · 0 comments · Actors, Theaters