Posted by Bonnie on 29 April 2005 at
08:15
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I finally got around to screencapping The Murder at the Vicarage today! Sorry it took so long. I've been very busy with my exams and things. I managed to get 91 screencaps and I'm quite pleased with them. Rachael looks beautiful as always, of course. 
I don't have anything else to report, unfortunately. There hasn't been a great deal of news of Rachael lately but I expect that once Theatre of Blood starts in just over a week (eep!) there will be more in the press about her. Maybe some interviews and things. 
Enjoy the new screencaps!
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Posted by Bonnie on 21 April 2005 at
09:18
This may very well be old news to some of you, but I've only just got the chance to post about it! There have been twenty-eight new dates added to Theatre of Blood's run at the National, which means that tickets are now available on various dates up to and including August 27th. (The original run was until June 15th.) This is great news for anyone who will be in London after June and was hoping to catch the play. This is how the new performance schedule is now looking:
May
Mon 9 (Preview), Tue 10 (Preview), Wed 11 (Preview), Thu 12 (Preview), Fri 13 (Preview), Sat 14 (Preview), Mon 16 (Preview), Tue 17 (Preview), Wed 18, Thu 19 (Press, 7:00 pm), Fri 20, Sat 21 (2:15 pm), Sat 21, Fri 27, Sat 28 (2:15 pm), Sat 28, Mon 30, Tue 31
Jun
Fri 10, Sat 11 (2:15 pm), Sat 11, Mon 13, Tue 14, Wed 15 (2:15 pm), Wed 15, Tue 21, Wed 22 (2:15 pm), Wed 22, Thu 23 (Captioned*), Fri 24 (Audio Described**), Sat 25 (Audio Described**, 2:15 pm), Sat 25
Jul
Mon 18, Tue 19, Wed 20 (2:15 pm), Wed 20
Aug
Thu 4, Fri 5, Sat 6 (2:15 pm), Sat 6, Mon 8, Tue 9, Wed 10, Thu 11 (2:15 pm), Thu 11, Thu 18, Fri 19, Sat 20 (2:15 pm), Sat 20, Mon 22, Fri 26, Sat 27 (2:15 pm), Sat 27
* = Captioned performances are designed for the hard of hearing, and I think this means that signs are held up with the actors' dialogue on them.
** = Audio described performances are designed for the visually impaired, and headsets are provided for those wishing to listen to a commentary of what the actors are doing. More information here: Facilities for Visually Impaired People.
All of these dates are now available to be booked at The National Theatre website. There is also a new official website for the production at BloodAndGuts.co.uk, which features a little Flash animation.
I'm really looking forward to it.
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Posted by Bonnie on 17 April 2005 at
03:22
I have just added two reviews and one interview to the site. Thank you to Lottie for letting me know about them.
- Killer instinct: a review of Five Little Pigs
- Velvet underground: a review of Tipping the Velvet
- Secrets and lives: an interview with Rachael from January 2005
My favourite part of the interview is the question, "If I gave you an elephant, where would you hide it?" to which Rachael responded, "Up your bum!" Odd girl.
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Posted by Bonnie on 17 April 2005 at
12:00
Agatha Christie aptly sums up Griselda by stating: "Griselda — a highly suitable name for a parson's wife, but there the suitability ends — she's not in the least meek. She sees the parsonage as a kind of huge joke arranged for her amusement."
And Rachael Stirling adds: "She's young, frivolous, funny, slightly badly behaved, and socially aware. And madly in love with her husband Leonard. I think he's a good and honorable man and Griselda has a huge sense of respect for him. I admire any woman who falls in love with a good man — the naughty boys can seem so attractive, but a good man will stand by you and Griselda is pretty wise for her youth!
"Griselda can't resist embellishing a story and even pretends that she poses naked for Lawrence with a pink feather boa and nothing else — she's a forward thinking modern woman!
"She hates lying, but by being distant to her husband she drives him to suspect her of having an affair — but can she really be blamed for his lack of faith? I think Griselda has her heart in the right place.
"Everyone thinks she spends the parsonage funds on her fashions and they are slightly suspicious of where Griselda gets her beautiful clothes from. I suppose as a parson's wife one's expected to be modest and that just doesn't gel with her whatsoever. She's outspoken, flirtatious, and outrageous and generally takes pleasure in every minute of life — that pretty much sums me up too!"
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Posted by Bonnie on 15 April 2005 at
08:41
Just a quick reminder of two Rachael Stirling shows airing on American, Canadian, and British television this Sunday. The Murder at the Vicarage will be aired on PBS (available to the US and some of Canada) at 9pm, whereas in the UK, Tipping the Velvet will be shown in its entirety on BBC 4, also at 9pm.
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Look forward to the US release of both films.
