Category Archives: Celebrity Profiles
Eileen Atkins
In those very rich east coast New England houses there are very rich east coast New England women, who unlike their Californian equivalent have no truck with therapies, fashions and self-development. Instead they are concerned with manners, order and social … Continue reading
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Denise van Outen
When Denise van Outen worked on a kid’s show called Scratchy & Co, she co-hosted with an ex-Just 17 model called Malcolm Jeffries. Where is he now? “I don’t know,” she says sweetly. And none of the rest of us … Continue reading
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Culture Club
Smoking in public in America is a sin. The Pope hasn’t pronounced on it yet but you might as well kick cats or steal from children for the disapproval it brings. But Boy George is happily dragging on a fag … Continue reading
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Caroline Quentin
“I’m just a person and quite a dull one and I’m sorry about that. I feel it’s a disappointment to journalists. They think I am what I play. But I’m not like my character and also I have quite a … Continue reading
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Bradley Whitford
Bradley Whitford is like the friend from school whose voice broke before yours did. He’s got the atmosphere and energy of the older brother who will take you to the pub against your parents orders when you’re under age and … Continue reading
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Alan Bates
It must be a nightmare being theatrical crumpet because no one ever takes you really seriously as an actor. Alan Bates left RADA at a charmed moment in British theatre. In 1956 he was 22 years old and played Cliff … Continue reading
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An iconoclast on Broadway
Acclaimed for transforming the face of the American musical, he has also been condemned for pessimistic lyrics and unhummable tunes. Simon Fanshawe on a champion of commercial theatre, back in London to revive one of his shows that was panned … Continue reading
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Cooking the books
For Austen, meals were a framework for society. For Dickens, they were a sign of love. Simon Fanshawe chews over food in a few classic books – and offers some literary recipes For Austen, meals were a framework for society. … Continue reading
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‘How frightening is this?’
Dawn French has confidence to spare – but a solo West End show still scares her, she tells Simon Fanshawe “Hey, pretty boy, you want fuckee-fuckee?” The window has just rolled down on a passing Jag and a cherub with … Continue reading
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You are what you own
Abigail’s Party was more than a celebration of naffness, says Simon Fanshawe. It was a warning about Thatcherism Three years ago I interviewed the original cast of Abigail’s Party on the stage of the National Theatre for one of their … Continue reading
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