Emma Thompson recently delighted
musical fans by talking
about her return to the genre. This week on the Simon Morris blog I ask;
what did she say?
Emma Thompson, the Legend That Is
There are few actresses as
prolific, as talented and as respected as Emma Thompson. She’s stared in some
of Hollywood’s biggest productions, including Love Actually, the Harry
Potter series, Sense and Sensibility,
and Nanny McPhee. This work has led
her to numerous award nominations and wins, including an OSCAR.
However, what is perhaps less
known about Thompson, is that she’s done a lot of stage work as well. In actual
fact, she’s a pretty talented stage actress, having starred in productions such
as A Midsummer Night’s Dream, King Lear, Not the Nine O’clock News and Me
and My Girl.
Emma Thompson Stars in Sweeney Todd
Yet she hasn’t done any stage
work in years, and certainly no musicals. However, that changed this year, when
she took on the iconic role of Mrs Lovett at Lincoln Centre on Broadway earlier
this year in classic musical Sweeney Todd.
She’s now spoken out on the
experience. According to the BBC, she called it "beautiful,
inspiring," elaborating that "it was magical to be in front of an
audience again," and that "it made me weep."
Thompson Set to Reprise the Role in London in March 2015
She then turned her attention to
the London production. On the back of glowing reviews of the OSCAR winner’s
performance, Thompson has been invited back to reprise the role in London in
March. Something the actress said was "like a dream coming true."
She went on to talk about how she
wants to tackle the role this time
around, suggesting that there would be "a slight improvement" in
March, and that "and by that I mean no nausea," further suggesting
that "If I can manage the fear without the nausea I'll be fine."
I’ll Let You Know How She Does
Personally, I don’t think Emma Thompson will have a problem when she comes to reprise the role she played so well on Broadway, in the West End. Either way, I’ll let you know here on the Simon Morris blog how she does, since obviously, I’m definitely planning on going to see it!
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