Some of the U.K. entertainment industry’s best-known names have been awarded the country’s highest honors by the Queen.
Outgoing James Bond star Daniel Craig was honored alongside longtime Bond producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson (pictured above with Craig) on the Queen’s New Year Honours list.
Craig, who lives in the U.S., was honored on the ‘overseas and international list’ making him a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (Cmg) — the very same honor the fictional 007 holds in the books. Craig was awarded his Cmg for services to film and theater.
Broccoli and Wilson, meanwhile, were awarded CBEs (which stands for Commanders of the Order of the British Empire) for services to film, drama, philanthropy and skills alongside director Paul Greengrass (“Bourne” trilogy), who received his for services to the arts, and author Anthony Horowitz (the “Alex Rider” series) for services to literature.
Outgoing James Bond star Daniel Craig was honored alongside longtime Bond producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson (pictured above with Craig) on the Queen’s New Year Honours list.
Craig, who lives in the U.S., was honored on the ‘overseas and international list’ making him a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (Cmg) — the very same honor the fictional 007 holds in the books. Craig was awarded his Cmg for services to film and theater.
Broccoli and Wilson, meanwhile, were awarded CBEs (which stands for Commanders of the Order of the British Empire) for services to film, drama, philanthropy and skills alongside director Paul Greengrass (“Bourne” trilogy), who received his for services to the arts, and author Anthony Horowitz (the “Alex Rider” series) for services to literature.
- 1/4/2022
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Amazon has partnered with the National Theatre to stream four of its highest-profile recorded stage shows in the UK and Ireland.
Launching on June 11, the shows will include Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s Fleabag, which she performed at Wyndham’s Theatre in the West End, and Danny Boyle’s staging of Frankenstein, starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller.
The other two performances are Hamlet with Cumberbatch, directed by Lyndsey Turner and filmed at the Barbican in 2015, and Ian McKellen On Stage, in which McKellen performs extracts from some of his most iconic performances.
Martin Backlund, head of content, UK, Ireland and Nordics, at Amazon Prime Video, said: “The cream of UK acting talent so often started their career in theatre, and we want to shine a light on the incredible heritage we have here.”
Lisa Burger, joint CEO of the National Theatre, added: “As theatre-makers continue to be impacted by the pandemic,...
Launching on June 11, the shows will include Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s Fleabag, which she performed at Wyndham’s Theatre in the West End, and Danny Boyle’s staging of Frankenstein, starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller.
The other two performances are Hamlet with Cumberbatch, directed by Lyndsey Turner and filmed at the Barbican in 2015, and Ian McKellen On Stage, in which McKellen performs extracts from some of his most iconic performances.
Martin Backlund, head of content, UK, Ireland and Nordics, at Amazon Prime Video, said: “The cream of UK acting talent so often started their career in theatre, and we want to shine a light on the incredible heritage we have here.”
Lisa Burger, joint CEO of the National Theatre, added: “As theatre-makers continue to be impacted by the pandemic,...
- 5/25/2021
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
The National Theatre, the UK stage company, has launched a dedicated streaming service following the success of its filmed productions on YouTube during lockdown.
Bespoke platform National Theatre at Home will be available worldwide and launches with productions including Phèdre with Helen Mirren, Othello with Adrian Lester and the Young Vic’s Yerma with Billie Piper. New titles from the archive will be added each month, including previous National Theatre Live broadcasts as well as plays filmed for the Nt’s Archive that will be released online for the first time, such as Lucy Kirkwood’s Mosquitoes with Olivia Colman and Inua Ellams’ new version of Chekhov’s Three Sisters.
Viewers can subscribe monthly or annually for £9.98 per month or £99.98 per year. They can also rent shows one-off for a 72-hour window for £5.99 for archive and £7.99 for Nt Live. The platform will be available for Apple, Google, Roku TV and Amazon Fire TV services.
Bespoke platform National Theatre at Home will be available worldwide and launches with productions including Phèdre with Helen Mirren, Othello with Adrian Lester and the Young Vic’s Yerma with Billie Piper. New titles from the archive will be added each month, including previous National Theatre Live broadcasts as well as plays filmed for the Nt’s Archive that will be released online for the first time, such as Lucy Kirkwood’s Mosquitoes with Olivia Colman and Inua Ellams’ new version of Chekhov’s Three Sisters.
Viewers can subscribe monthly or annually for £9.98 per month or £99.98 per year. They can also rent shows one-off for a 72-hour window for £5.99 for archive and £7.99 for Nt Live. The platform will be available for Apple, Google, Roku TV and Amazon Fire TV services.
- 12/1/2020
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
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