Michael Sheen has a talk with himself in 'Frost/Nixon' Dec 4, 2008
"I find all acting hard. If you find yourself having fun playing someone, I would suggest you're doing a bad job. I remember I was doing [the play] 'Look Back in Anger,' playing a character who's hated for a lot of the time and who has these huge speeches, and the great actress Fiona Shaw said to me after an early preview, 'Just be careful you don't enjoy yourself too much.' And she was absolutely right. If it's good, it's uncomfortable. It's about being exposed, vulnerable. It's costing you... (Los Angeles Times)
Riders to the Sea Nov 29, 2008
The production, which marks a sure-handed debut as opera director from the actor Fiona Shaw, opens with a prologue establishing a theme of elemental, painful birth. It begins with Sibelius's Luonnotar, a tone poem for soprano and orchestra telling the Finnish folk story of how the world was born from an air spirit trapped in the sea. (guardian.co.uk)
Beyond 'cow-pat': Ralph Vaughan Williams's complex legacy Jul 15, 2008
A complete symphony cycle by the Philharmonia Orchestra culminates in early November, and a new English National Opera production of "Riders to the Sea," directed by the actress Fiona Shaw, opens at the end of that month. While Leonard Slatkin, an inveterate champion of Vaughan Williams, conducts the Boston Symphony Orchestra in his "Five Variants of 'Dives and Lazarus"' at the Tanglewood Festival on Saturday, no major memorials are scheduled in the United States, where he is regarded as an... (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
In the lap of the gods Jul 13, 2008
A year after the Greek fires halted her performance of Beckett, Fiona Shaw makes an emotional return to Epidaurus ... Fiona Shaw in Beckett's Happy Days. (Guardian Unlimited)
Buried in Beckett: Fiona Shaw on Happy Days May 20, 2008
The last time Fiona Shaw performed his work, she caused quite a furore ... Fiona Shaw in Beckett's Happy Days. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
Lengthy 'Wind' blows into West End Apr 19, 2008
An adaptation of the one-act play by Irish dramatist J.M. Synge, the production features the operatic debut of Fiona Shaw. No, she hasn't taken up singing. (Variety)
'She has a deep understanding of what it takes to release performances from people: what she can do is dazzling' Apr 18, 2008
"Opera," says Richard Eyre with feeling, "is a fucking minefield. But I can't imagine her not doing it well." The former director of the National Theatre is speaking of the news that Fiona Shaw - one of the most outstanding actors of her generation - is to direct an opera. And not just a piece in some obscure festival in the middle of nowhere. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
Savage critics stifle opera, says ENO chief Apr 16, 2008
As part of the ENO's 2008-09 season, unveiled yesterday, the actress Fiona Shaw is making her opera directorial debut with Riders to the Sea, a new production of Ralph Vaughan Williams's work set in the Aran Islands, which will mark the 50th anniversary of the composer's death. The ENO is also planning to revive Madam Butterfly as a tribute to the film director Anthony Minghella, who died last month. (Independent)
Cinema's poet of silence switches to opera with Mozart debut at ENO Apr 16, 2008
Iranian auteur Abbas Kiarostami and actor Fiona Shaw are to make their English National Opera directorial debuts, in a new season that will seek to refresh the artform by bringing in fresh names from outside the opera world. The healthy clutch of new ventures - 10 fresh productions next season - comes on the back of attendance this season averaging 82%, and a predicted surplus against budget of 1m. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
Hairspray and Equus sweep awards Feb 22, 2008
Other winners included Lee Evans, best supporting actor in a play for The Dumb Waiter; Fiona Shaw, best solo performance for Happy Days; and Kerry Ellis for best takeover in a role for Wicked. There was a tie for best off-West End production between the Landor's I Love You Because and the Young Vic's staging of the South African A Christmas Carol/The Magic Flute. (Guardian Unlimited)
Irish honor Brooks Feb 21, 2008
Ireland natives Fiona Shaw and Colm Meaney have also been tapped for honors. "For someone with identity issues, it's great to be an honorary anything," quips Brooks, who describes himself as something of a mutt, with a Russian/Eastern European Jewish pedigree. (Variety)
Read on... Feb 14, 2008
Five people who I'd like to see answer this survey: Queen Elizabeth, Kate Winslet, Fiona Shaw, Feist, Charles Schultz. Sean Palmer, who stars in the Broadway adaptation of Disneys 'The Little Mermaid. (Variety)
Hairspray leads Laurence Olivier nominations Feb 8, 2008
Fiona Shaw for Happy Days at the Lyttelton. Penelope Wilton for John Gabriel Borkman at the Donmar Warehouse. (Times Online)
Oliviers love 'Hairspray' Feb 8, 2008
ACTRESS IN A PLAYAnne-Marie Duff, Saint Joan Kelly Reilly, Othello, Donmar WarehouseKristin Scott Thomas, The Seagull Fiona Shaw, Happy Days, National TheaterPenelope Wilton, John Gabriel Borkman, Donmar Warehouse. ACTOR IN A PLAYChiwetel Ejiofor, Othello Ian McKellen, King Lear, New LondonMark Rylance, Boeing-Boeing John Simm, Elling Patrick Stewart, Macbeth. (Variety)
Record haul for Hairspray as Olivier nominations announced Feb 7, 2008
Anne-Marie Duff's Saint Joan has once more been recognised, alongside Kelly Reilly (Othello), Kristin Scott Thomas (The Seagull), Fiona Shaw (Happy Days) and Penelope Wilton (John Gabriel Bjorkman). The Royal Ballet's Jewels picked up nominations in both dance categories (best new dance production and outstanding achievement in dance). (Guardian Unlimited)
Hairspray heads the field in theatre award nominations Feb 7, 2008
The best actress contenders are Anne-Marie Duff for Saint Joan, Kelly Reilly for Othello, Kristin Scott Thomas for The Seagull, Fiona Shaw for Happy Days and Penelope Wilton for John Gabriel Borkman. Michael Morpurgo's War Horse and an adaptation of DBC Pierre's Booker Prize-winning novel Vernon God Little are nominated for best new play. (BBC News -- UK)
Chaos theory Feb 7, 2008
To actor Fiona Shaw, watching Bausch is like a masterclass in characterisation, worth more than "thousands of hours of conversation". Federico Fellini loved Bausch so much that he cast her as a blind duchess in his 1983 film And the Ship Sails On. (Guardian Unlimited)
'This will horrify my colleagues' Jan 17, 2008
Hytner is visibly buoyant about a future that will include Ralph Fiennes as Oedipus and Fiona Shaw as Mother Courage, alongside innovative work from Katie Mitchell and Lloyd Newsom's DV8. But it is when he looks to the longer term that Hytner's real radicalism becomes apparent. (Guardian Unlimited)
Stritch sews up 'Endgame' Jan 15, 2008
The posthumous hits keep on coming from Beckett, whose well-received "Happy Days," starring Fiona Shaw, is playing at BAM, while New York Theater Workshop will end its run of "Beckett Shorts" on Sunday. TALKBACK. (Variety)
Guided by Beckett from the grave Jan 3, 2008
Evi Filaktou Fiona Shaw in "Happy Days." ... Like Winnie, the chattering protagonist of this 1961 drama, who is gradually being buried alive, Warner, along with her longtime collaborator, the actress Fiona Shaw, felt stuck. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
John Turturro set for 'Endgame' Dec 5, 2007
The play joins two other high-profile Beckett prods this season: BAM's import of the National Theater's "Happy Days," starring Fiona Shaw, which runs Jan. 8 through Feb. 2; and "Beckett Shorts" at the New York Theater Workshop, helmed by former Public Theater a.d. Joanne Akalaitis, featuring a score by Philip Glass and a cast that includes Mikhail Baryshnikov. Latter production opens Dec. 16. (Variety)
Roof falls in on cash machine tunnel gang Aug 29, 2007
By John Steele, Crime CorrespondentLast Updated: 6:14am BST 29/08/2007. It was hardly a heist to rival Ocean's Eleven and the haul would have fallen far short of $150 million in casino takings, but the criminals who tunnelled for 40ft underground to try to snatch cash from a video store certainly put the work in. (Telegraph.co.uk)
Success of abstinence in cutting teen pregnancies is a 'myth' Aug 29, 2007
Success of abstinence in cutting teen pregnancies is a 'myth. By Sarah WomackLast Updated: 1:48am GMT 02/12/2006. (Yahoo News -- Birth Control)
US troops detain Iranians in Iraq Aug 29, 2007
By Damien McElroy, Foreign Affairs Correspondent and Alex Spillius in WashingtonLast Updated: 7:59am BST 29/08/2007. US troops briefly detained a seven-strong Iranian delegation following a raid on the Sheraton hotel in Baghdad. (Telegraph.co.uk)
Disney sets out to make 'The Passion for kids' Aug 29, 2007
Disney sets out to make 'The Passion for kids. By Chris Hastings and Charles Laurence in New YorkLast Updated: 11:34pm GMT 05/03/2005. (Yahoo News -- 'The Passion of the Christ')
Arsene Wenger puts faith in Arsenal youth Aug 29, 2007
By John LeyLast Updated: 1:53am BST 29/08/2007. Arsene Wenger offered a glowing tribute to his squad yesterday, three days before the transfer deadline and ahead of tonight's , when he revealed that he has rejected the chance to take Brazilian striker Adriano to the Emirates Stadium. (Telegraph.co.uk)
Buoyant Bunzl held back by weak dollar Aug 29, 2007
By Dominic WhiteLast Updated: 12:18am BST 29/08/2007. Bunzl shrugged off the weak dollar to raise the interim payout 9pc as the packaging giant said it spied opportunities for further acquisitions. (Telegraph.co.uk)
Rothschild takes the Tube Aug 29, 2007
By Alistair Osborne, Business EditorLast Updated: 12:18am BST 29/08/2007. Metronet administrator Ernst & Young has appointed investment bank NM Rothschild to do a valuation of the London Underground maintenance company that collapsed last month facing a 2bn cost overrun. (Telegraph.co.uk)
Jane Austen, superstar Jul 29, 2007
And it has the great Fiona Shaw as the wife of Wentworth's naval superior. Sense and Sensibility' (1995) Emma Thompson (above), whose adaptation won her an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay, set off the ongoing boom in Austen movies. (Boston Globe)
Experience the Magic in a Whole New Way at the Muvico BayWalk 20 IMAX(R) Theater Jul 3, 2007
The film stars Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Helena Bonham Carter, Robbie Coltrane, Warwick Davis, Ralph Fiennes, Michael Gambon, Brendan Gleeson, Richard Griffiths, Jason Isaacs, Gary Oldman, Alan Rickman, Fiona Shaw, Maggie Smith, Imelda Staunton, David Thewlis, Emma Thompson, and Julie Walters. The film was directed by David Yates and produced by David Heyman and David Barron. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Jun 30, 2007
Harry Potter - Daniel Radcliffe Ron Weasley - Rupert Grint Hermione Granger - Emma Watson Bellatrix Lestrange - Helena Bonham Carter Rubeus Hagrid - Robbie Coltrane Lord Voldemort - Ralph Fiennes Albus Dumbledore - Michael Gambon Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody - Brendan Gleeson Vernon Dursley - Richard Griffiths Lucius Malfoy - Jason Isaacs Sirius Black - Gary Oldman Severus Snape - Alan Rickman Petunia Dursley - Fiona Shaw Minerva McGonagall - Maggie Smith Dolores Umbridge - Imelda Staunton Remus... (Variety)
Stars take classics to a digital generation Jun 3, 2007
In an unusual move, Nighy and several other actors - including Lindsay Duncan, Edward Fox, Richard E Grant, Greta Scacchi and Fiona Shaw - have waived half or all their performance fees in favour of taking shares in Silksoundbooks, the first made-for-download audiobooks service of its kind. If the company enjoys a fraction of the success of Apple's iTunes site, they could each be sitting on a goldmine. (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
'Fallujah,' a scathing account of U.S. assault May 31, 2007
The Shakespearean actress Fiona Shaw gave advice on the script. Imogen Stubbs, known in Britain for her classical stage performances, plays Jo, the British activist, and tells a compelling story of American soldiers preventing her ambulance from reaching a woman giving birth. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
In 'Fracture,' shameless conviction Apr 21, 2007
Fiona Shaw plays the presiding judge, and she looks rightly confused and exasperated. The movie seems so content to be smarter than you re expecting that it never amounts to more than a talky tease. (Boston Globe -- Living)
Staging a turnaround in Dublin Apr 15, 2007
He has spoken to established stage and film actors, including Fiona Shaw and Sinead Cusack , about returning to the stage they have avoided for so long. He has also looked beyond Ireland for material. He said the Abbey will do a Shepard play annually. (Boston Globe)
Stellar cast lifts Catch and Release out of clich Jan 26, 2007
The fiances shocked mother (Fiona Shaw) behaves badly, suggesting that Gray is no longer part of the family ... Starring: Jennifer Garner, Timothy Olyphant, Juliette Lewis, Sam Jaeger, Fiona ShawDirector: Susannah GrantRun time: 124 minutesMPAA rating: PG-13. (MSNBC -- Movies)
'Catch and Release' Jan 26, 2007
Grady's mother (Fiona Shaw) goes from being horrid to heartfelt, and Lewis' character is simply a cliched, idiotic mess. The best thing about "Catch and Release". (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
First Look: Movie Openings This Week Jan 26, 2007
It stars Jennifer Garner, Timothy Olyphant, Juliette Lewis, Sam Jaeger, Fiona Shaw. Rated PG-13. (WFOR.com, FL)
more » Jan 26, 2007
In the midst of all this there's an out-of-nowhere suicide attempt and a couple of ugly confrontations with Grady's mother (Fiona Shaw), who wants the family's heirloom engagement ring back. There's a lot going on here. (CTNow.com)
"Catch and Release" | Garner worth catching in this formulaic film Jan 26, 2007
"Catch and Release," with Jennifer Garner, Timothy Olyphant, Sam Jaeger, Kevin Smith, Juliette Lewis, Fiona Shaw. Written and directed by Susannah Grant. (Seattle Times)
Catch and Release Jan 25, 2007
CastJennifer Garner, Timothy Olyphant, Kevin Smith, Juliette Lewis, Fiona Shaw, Sam Jaeger. Writer-directorSusannah Grant. (San Jose Mercury News -- Entertainment)
My must sees for 2007 Jan 7, 2007
Others will be pulled to Deborah Warner directing Fiona Shaw in Happy Days (from Jan 18). Last year s musicals glut means there is space for only one biggie to come in. (The Sunday Times)
David Threlfall: Frank, in more than one sense Jan 6, 2007
"To keep working." He has starred in seasons at the Royal Exchange in his home city and played Bolingbroke in Richard II with Fiona Shaw at the National Theatre. He played the title role in Hamlet for the Oxford Stage Company and worked with Sir Peter Hall on Ibsen's The Wild Duck. (Independent)
