Het is enkele weken geleden bekend geworden dat Madeleine de rol van Agnes Hathaway zal spelen in het theatherstuk naar het boek ‘Hamnet’.

Madeleine Mantock (“Charmed”) will make her Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) debut with “Hamnet,” the stage adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s bestselling novel.

Set in 1582, “Hamnet” follows Agnes Hathaway, a natural healer who meets the Latin tutor, William Shakespeare and they create a life together and make a family. As Shakespeare moves to London to discover his place in the world of theater, Hathaway stays at home to raise their three children. When the plague steals 11-year-old Hamnet from his loving parents, they must each confront their loss alone. And yet, out of the greatest suffering, something of extraordinary wonder is born.

Mantock will play Hathaway with Tom Varey playing Shakespeare, also making his RSC debut. The cast also includes Peter Wight, Sarah Belcher, Will Brown, Haydn Burke, Ajani Cabey, Faye Campbell, Frankie Hastings, Karl Haynes, Alex Jarrett, Hannah McPake, Rose Riley, Elizabeth Rider, Harmony Rose-Bremner and Obioma Ugoala.

“Hamnet,” produced by the RSC and Neal Street Productions, in association with Hera Pictures, is adapted by Lolita Chakrabarti (“Life of Pi”) and directed by RSC acting artistic director Erica Whyman.

The production will feature set and costume design by Tom Piper, lighting by Prema Mehta, sound by Xana, music by Oğuz Kaplangi, casting by Amy Ball CDG, movement by Ayse Tashkiran and fights by Kate Waters.

Chakrabarti said: “Writing this play was made even more challenging due to the huge impact Maggie O’Farrell’s novel has had. Every reader seems to have a very personal relationship to this story. Shakespeare is studied, examined and lauded across the world and at times, it has felt presumptuous of me to add my own flavor to this iconic man. When I began researching 16th century Stratford and London I was instantly drawn to the diversity in England at that time. It no longer surprises me that there were all kinds of people here. That is how the world works – immigration has always been a reality and as expected, many of those people integrated into British society.

There are limited facts about Agnes/Anne Hathaway but I love playing with history and fiction and moulding them together so that one informs the other. It is a great privilege to look at the Shakespeares through my detailed research and personal lens. This woman behind the playwright is a fascinating character and after studying Maggie’s book, it is clear to me now that her son was the inspiration for one of our greatest pieces of English literature.”

“Hamnet” has sold over a 1.5 million copies worldwide and was named both Waterstones Book of the Year and winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award in 2020. O’Farrell named the winner of the 2020 Women’s Prize for Fiction.

The theater adaptation will have its world premiere in the newly restored Swan theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon in April, marking the re-opening of the venue for the first time in over three years following the pandemic and a period of major refurbishment which began in Jan. 2022.

Elsewhere, the cast for Jack Thorne’s new play, “The Motive and the Cue,” directed by Sam Mendes, is now complete. The play, opening at London’s Lyttelton Theatre on April 20, is inspired by the making of Richard Burton and John Gielgud’s “Hamlet.” Janie Dee (“Follies”) will play Eileen Hurlie, joining Johnny Flynn as Richard Burton, Mark Gatiss as John Gielgud and Tuppence Middleton as Elizabeth Taylor.

The cast also includes Aaron Anthony, Tom Babbage, Allan Corduner, Elena Delia, Ryan Ellsworth, Phoebe Horn, Aysha Kala, Luke Norris, Huw Parmenter, David Ricardo-Pearce, David Tarkenter, Kate Tydman, Laurence Ubong Williams and Michael Walters.

In the play, Burton, newly married to Taylor, is to play the title in an experimental new production of “Hamlet” under Gielgud’s exacting direction. But as rehearsals progress, two ages of theater collide and the collaboration between actor and director soon threatens to unravel. It is inspired by “Letters from an Actor” by William Redfield and “John Gielgud Directs Richard Burton in ‘Hamlet’” by Richard L. Sterne.

“The Motive and the Cue” was originally commissioned by Neal Street Productions and has been developed and co-produced by the National Theatre and Neal Street Productions.

Het volledige eerste seizoen van ‘Charmed’ is besproken door Holly, Brian en Drew. Vandaag is de eerste aflevering van seizoen 2 besproken en niemand minder dan buurman Dan aka Greg Vaughn was te gast

With a revised book by Aaron Sorkin, the actor says that the upcoming Broadway production feels like a new musical, rather than a revival.

Four years ago, director Bartlett Sher asked Jordan Donica to star in a one-night-only gala performance of Lerner and Loewe’s Camelot at Lincoln Center Theater. Ever since, he’s been digging into the character of the dashing Lancelot and will soon turn all his preparation to action in the upcoming revival of the musical at the Vivian Beaumont Theater.

Donica previously graced the Broadway stage as Raoul in The Phantom of the Opera and Freddy Eynsford-Hill in the 2018 production of My Fair Lady; on regional stages, he’s starred as Thomas Jefferson and Marquis de Lafayette in the Angelica tour of Hamilton. As the actor realized mid-conversation, “I’ve played a lot of French people.” It’s one of a few coincidences for Donica, who returns to the Vivian Beaumont for his second Lerner and Loewe musical there.

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De afgelopen weken hebben Brian, Drew en Holly wekelijks een aflevering van hun ‘Charmed’ rewatch podcast ‘House Of Halliwel’ geüpload. Inmiddels hebben ze ook een Patreon website, hier kan je een abonnement afsluiten waarbij je eerder toegang krijgt tot de afleveringen en daarnaast ook exclusieve afleveringen kan beluisteren.

Kerry Washington, Oprah Winfrey and Sam Waterston are toplining Tyler Perry’s Six Triple Eight, the prolific director’s fourth film for Netflix.

Washington will also executive produce the film about the true story of the only all-black, all-female World War II battalion that proved key to the American war effort. The ensemble cast in the film, which has begun production, includes Ebony Obsidian, Milauna Jackson, Kylie Jefferson, Shanice Shantay, Sarah Jeffery, Pepi Sonuga and Jay Reeves.

Perry and his team also cast Jeanté Godlock, Moriah Brown, Baadja-Lyne Odums, Gregg Sulkin, Dean Norris and Susan Sarandon. Perry wrote the script for Six Triple Eight, which his based on an article by Kevin M. Hymel for WWII History magazine.

He will also produce the film alongside Nicole Avant, Keri Selig, Angi Bones, Carlota Espinosa and Tony Strickland, while Peter Guber will also executive produce.

Six Triple Eight recalls 855 women who joined the war effort with little knowledge of what exactly they would be doing, but were quickly given the mission to sort through and fix a three-year backlog of undelivered mail.

Their herculean task was done as the women faced discrimination, an unfamiliar land and a war-torn country as they sorted over 17 million pieces of mail, reconnecting American soldiers with their families and loved ones back home.

The story of the 6888th Postal Directory Battalion, until now kept out of history books, was restored on March 14th, 2022 when U.S. President Joe Biden signed a bill for the women to receive the Congressional Gold Medal, Congress’ highest honor.

Six Triple Eight will mark Perry’s latest film he directed for Netflix after A Fall From Grace, A Madea Homecoming, and A Jazzman’s Blues. Perry, WME and Johnson Shapiro recently inked a four-picture deal with Amazon Studios.

Washington is repped by CAA, Washington Square Arts, The Lede Company and Hansen Jacobsen.

Nick is gecast in de nieuwe gelimiteerde serie ‘American Primeval’ De serie voor Netflix zal uit 6 afleveringen bestaan, een releasedatum is nog niet bekend.

Netflix has rounded out the cast for American Primeval, its upcoming limited series from Pete Berg, Eric Newman and Mark L. Smith. Betty Gilpin (Gaslit), Dane DeHaan (Oppenheimer) and Shea Whigham (Joker) join previously announced Taylor Kitsch, along with Joe Tippett (Mare of Easttown), Jai Courtney (Kaleidoscope), Kyle Bradley Davis (American Horror Story), Nick Hargrove (Devotion), Derek Hinkey (Walker Independence), Saura Lightfoot Leon (Hoard), Preston Mota (Asteroid City) and Shawnee Pourier (Stranger Things).

The six-episode American Primeval is described as a raw, adventurous exploration of the birth of the American West. The violent collisions of cultures, religions and communities as men and women fight and die for control of this new world – for a land they truly believe is their destiny. The ensemble tells a story of the sacrifice all must pay when they choose to enter a lawless and untamed wilderness.

Gilpin will play Sara Rowell, an extremely capable woman with an air of composure and grace that seems out of place in Fort Bridger as she seeks a guide across the frontier for her and her son, Devin.

DeHaan will portray Jacob Pratt, a Mormon leading his family across the frontier to join other settlers in Utah.

Whigham will play Jim Bridger, a grizzled realist but a decent man, Jim Bridgers runs his namesake Fort, a popular stopping point for settlers and trappers.

Tippett will portray James Wolsey, a Mormon man leading a militia of men who don’t possess the moral code they claim they do.

Courtney will play Virgil Cutter, a trapper and bounty hunter who sees opportunity in the naiveté of others.

Davis will portray Tilly, one of Cutter’s trappers, Tilly is a nasty, dangerous man who doesn’t mind killing to get ahead and rather enjoys it when others fear him.

Hargrove will play Cottrell, a young man that helps out around Fort Bridger and serves as Jim Bridger’s right hand.

Hinkey will portray Red Feather, the leader of a renegade group of Crow warriors known as the Wolf Clan.

Leon will play Abish, a Mormon woman not content with being seen as the property of her husband, Jacob.

Mota will portray Devin Rowell, a sensitive soul with a curious mind, Devin is Sara’s son.

Pourier will play Two Moons, a young girl who flees her village with a strong will and drive to survive at all costs.

They all join Kitsch, who portrays Isaac, a traumatized man struggling to overcome his demons and find a reason to live in this brutal and punishing world.

Berg will direct all of the episodes and exec produce for Film 44 alongside Newman, who exec produces for Grand Electric under his overall deal. Smith will write all episodes and exec produce.

Gilpin is repped by CAA, Anonymous Content, and Hansen, Jacobson, Teller. DeHaan is repped by CAA, MGMT Entertainment and Sloane, Offer, Weber & Dern. Whigham is with WME and Range Media Partners. Tippett is repped by Paradigm, Perennial Entertainment and Peikoff Mahan. Courtney is repped by UTA, Silver Lining Entertainment, and Morrissey Management. Davis is repped by Global Artists Agency. Hargrove is repped by Allegory Creative Management and AFA Prime Talent Media. Hinkey is repped by The O’ Agency. Leon is repped by Curtis Brown Group. Mota is repped by Duvall Mac Talent and 11:11 Entertainment.

Alyssa zal als schrijver en producer betrokken zijn bij de nieuwe serie ‘Things I’m Seeing Without You’, het is nog niet bekend op welke zender of streamingdienst het zal verschijnen.. Ook is ze bezig met een project ogenaamd ‘Alyssa Milano for Mayor’ voor de Amerikaanse zender Lifetime en is de de executive producer oor de nieuwe Fox serie ‘The White House Doctor”.

A+E Studios is developing a series adaptation of the Peter Bognanni book “Things I’m Seeing Without You” with Alyssa Milano onboard to write, Variety has learned exclusively.

Milano will executive produce in addition to writing the project. Peter Farrelly, who won two Oscars in 2019 for his work on “Green Book,” will direct and executive produce. Tim Mason will executive produce and serve as showrunner. Mason was most recently the co-creator, showrunner, executive producer, and director on the Showtime series “Work in Progress.” Samantha Kurtzman-Counter and Abbie Schiller of The Mother Company will also executive produce. A+E Studios will produce in association with Range Media Partners. Milano is under a first-look deal with A+E. No network or streaming service is attached at this time.

In the show, sixteen-year-old Tess talks to Jonah every day; through texts, tweets and emails. So when she discovers died by suicide, her world implodes. Feeling heartbroken and traumatized, Tess unexpectedly finds herself living with her estranged father, Duncan, wondering how well she knew the boy she called her boyfriend. Now struggling with questions about life and loss, this complicated teenager and her less complicated father come together, trying to learn what it means to love someone, to lose someone and to wade through the beautiful/strange agony of the aftermath.

This is the latest piece of TV development for Milano in recent months. It was reported in January that Milano is executive producing an adaptation of the memoir “The White House Doctor” at Fox. This is also the second TV writing gig Milano has in the works. She is also attached to write the project “Alyssa Milano for Mayor” at Lifetime, which remains in development.

Milano is best known for her work in front of the camera, having most famously starred in the original “Charmed” series for eight seasons. She is also known for her roles in “Melrose Place,” “Commando,” “Brazen,” and “The Now,” the last of which was directed by Peter and Bobby Farrelly.

She is repped by UTA and Range Media Partners. Farrelly is repped by CAA, Anonymous Content, and Lichter Grossman.

Op 17 februari verschijnt Alyssa’s nieuwste film ‘Who Are You People’ in Amerika. De trailer is enkele dagen geleden verschenen.

Ellen Tamaki is a stunning star on the rise. Her gorgeous face was the perfecto canvas to spotlight some holiday glow. You can also catch her shimmer starring as Drea Mikami in the hit supernatural drama “Manifest” on Netflix. Tune in here to catch her sporting some glamorous festive looks wearing her grandmother’s stylish pieces that span a few decades. It’s such a lovely tribute. Ellen also shares her top 5 holiday beauty bare essentials…take a peek!

“I rarely wear makeup when home for the holidays, so my favorite beauty look is glowy skin! Sometimes my siblings line up and I do all of their skin care, too.”

60’s inspired metallic eye and nude lip. Skin: Cle de Peau Radiant Cream Foundation Eyes: Urban Decay 24/7 eyeliners in Lucky, Freak and Scorch. Blush: Merit in Cheeky Contour: Ogee in Obsidian Eyebrow: Kosas Lip: Merit in Slip

“Weleda Skin Food- singlehandedly changed my skin. It’s very thick, so perfect for winter dryness.”

“Supergoop glow screen- spf every day, but sometimes I use this as my foundation! There’s a little tint and shimmer to it.”
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Lip: Cle de Peau in Legend of Rouge Eyeshadow: Dior Backstage Eye Palette in Warm Neutrals

“Laneige lip sleeping mask- at all hours of the day.”
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Lip: Nars in Dragon Girl Gloss: Lancome Juicy Tube in Hello Cherry

“PawPaw ointment- for problem areas, I have had an ongoing feud with a dry patch under my nose for as long as I can remember. One of my makeup artists on manifest introduced me to pawpaw and I slather it on.”

Eyeliner: Jillian Dempsey Khol in Jet Black and Lancome 24hr Drama Liqui-Pencil I Eiffel Diamond

“Olaplex no 7 bonding hair oil for growing out my hair!”
“Can you tell I love to be moisturized ??”

Photos/Makup/Hair: Tina Turnbow

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Kaley Cuoco (36) is zwanger. De actrice, onder meer bekend van de serie ‘The Big Bang Theory’, is in verwachting van haar eerste kind samen met haar vriend Tom Pelphrey (40).

De Amerikaanse deelde het nieuws met een aantal foto’s op Instagram, waarop ze onder meer een positieve zwangerschapstest laat zien. De baby, een meisje, wordt in 2023 verwacht.

Kaley is nog niet zo lang samen met acteur Tom. Het koppel leerde elkaar dit jaar kennen tijdens de première van het vierde seizoen van de serie Ozark, waar Tom een rol in speelt. Vorig jaar scheidde ze van haar tweede echtgenoot Karl Cook, met wie ze drie jaar getrouwd was.

Het eerste deel van het vierde en laatste seizoen van Manifest zal op 4 november te zien zijn op de streamingsdienst Netflix. Ook dit keer zal Ellen te zien zijn in enkele afleveringen.

Greg zal in het zevende en laatste seizoen van de serie ‘Queen Sugar’ weer te zien zijn als Calvin. Sinds het begin van de serie in 2016 was hij al enkele keren te zien in de serie. Daarnaast is ook bekend geworden dat hij te zien is in de korte film #13, opnames daarvan zouden recent zijn afgerond.

Peacock heeft de officiële trailer uitgebracht voor Meet Cute, de aankomende romantische komedie met in de hoofdrollen Kaley Cuoco en Pete Davidson. De film is vanaf 21 september beschikbaar voor streaming.

De video toont Cuoco’s Sheila terwijl ze verliefd wordt op Davidson’s Gary. Om van Gary haar perfecte droomman te maken, gebruikt ze een tijdmachine om zijn problemen op te lossen terwijl ze voortdurend hun eerste magische date night herbeleeft.

Wanneer Sheila en Gary elkaar ontmoeten, is het liefde op het eerste gezicht – totdat blijkt dat hun magische date helemaal niet het lot was. Sheila heeft een tijdmachine en ze zijn keer op keer verliefd geworden. Maar wanneer de perfecte nacht nooit genoeg is, reist Sheila naar het verleden van Gary om hem in de perfecte man te veranderen.

Meet Cute wordt geregisseerd door Alex Lehmann (Blue Jay) naar een scenario geschreven door Noga Pnueli. Het wordt beschreven als een wild inventieve deconstructie van het romantische komediegenre.

De hoofdrollen worden gespeeld door Kaley Cuoco, Pete Davidson, Deborah S. Craig, Kirk Kelly, Sierra Fisk, Wesley Holloway en Rock Kohli.

Het is geproduceerd door Akiva Goldsman, Gregory Lessans en Rachel Reznick van Weed Road Pictures, samen met Santosh Govindaraju en Dan Reardon van Convergent Media.

Bron: https://www.entertainmenthoek.nl/

Brian, Drew en Holly hebben hun eigen podcast uitgebracht! In de House of Halliwel Podcast zullen ze elke week een aflevering van Charmed reviewen en bespreken en horen we dus ook een hoop van wat er achter de schermen zich afgespeeld heeft. Als onderdeel van hun podcast kan je een abonnement nemen via Patreon, waarbij je dan exclusieve afleveringen te horen krijgt, video’s van de podcast kan terugluisteren of meedoen aan live Q&A’s!

Join original Charmed cast members Holly Marie Combs, Drew Fuller, and Brian Krause as they discuss their time on the hit TV show episode by episode. Hear behind the scenes stories and get insight into the production process of the hit cult show.

Beluister hieronder de trailer en de eerste 2 afleveringen:

Het drama is een moderne bewerking van de gelijknamige serie met Alyssa Milano en Shannen Doherty.

Het vierde en laatste seizoen van Charmed komt naar Videoland: vanaf 5 september kun je daar gaan kijken naar de nieuwe afleveringen van de reeks, die eerder dit jaar al te zien was op de Amerikaanse televisie. Charmed is een fantasyserie over de zussen Mel (Melonie Diaz) en Maggie (Sarah Jeffery), die na de dood van hun moeder (Valerie Cruz) ontdekken dat ze ook nog een zus genaamd Macy (Madeleine Mantock) hebben. Wanneer het trio bij elkaar komt blijken ze over magische krachten te beschikken. Het vierde seizoen pakt de draad zes maanden na het einde van de derde reeks weer op. Charmed is een moderne bewerking van de gelijknamige serie met onder meer Alyssa Milano (ook te zien op Videoland) en werd bedacht door makers van Jane the Virgin.

The CW heeft vorig week laten weten dat er geen vijfde seizoen komt van ‘Charmed’ en dus zal de serie eindigen met het vierde seizoen. Mogelijk dat de tegenvallende kijkcijfers en ook de mogelijk verkoop van zender CW hier mee te maken heeft. Het vierde seizoen zal totaal 13 afleveringen hebben, waarvannu nog 3 afleveringen moeten worden uitgezonden, als deze nu elke week uitgezonden worden zal de laatste aflevering op 10 juni 2022 uitgezonden worden.

Naast ‘Charmed’ zijn er vele andere series ook niet vernieuwd door de zender waaronder “Legacies”, “Naomi,” “Batwoman,”. “Legends of Tomorrow”, “4400,” “Roswell, New Mexico” “Dynasty,” en “In the Dark.” Waardoor de zender dit TV seizoen ruim 9 van hun series niet doorlaat gaan, een hoog aantal.