3 classics revamped with modernity and verve Oct 7, 2008
From left, Tom Burke in Strindberg's "Creditors"; Will Keen and Phoebe Nicholls in Granville Barker's "Waste," and Ian McDiarmid in Pirandello's "Six Characters in Search of an Author." (Hugo Glendinning; Johan Persson; Manuel Harlan) ... By rights, this one should travel westward, as well, and not just because its star, Ian McDiarmid, gives a scorching, quietly bravura performance to match his Tony-winning turn in New York in Brian Friel's "Faith Healer" two years ago. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Donmar unveils 2008-09 slate Apr 20, 2008
Fellow actor Ian McDiarmid ("Star Wars") will star in his own adaptation of Andrew O'Hagan's novel "Be Near Me." (Jan. 22, 2009-March 14, 2009) in a co-production with the National Theatre of Scotland. (Variety)
Spike TV Television Highlights - April 2008 Mar 19, 2008
Asked to spy for both the Jedi and for traitorous Chancellor Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid), young Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen) finds himself caught in the middle of the intrigue. Seduced by the dark side, he pledges himself to the evil Darth Sidious and becomes Darth Vader. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Part 2: Biopic dramas and costume dramas Jan 1, 2008
It stars Iain Glen and Ian McDiarmid, and it looks good. Even Pride And Prejudice can't escape the Mars effect. (Guardian Unlimited -- Media)
Leading lady Oct 31, 2007
Ian McDiarmid and Jonathan Kent (both ex-thesps) made a big hit at the Almeida. It was the charisma of Mark Rylance, as well the lure of the building, that drew the crowds to Shakespeare's Globe in its first decade. (Guardian Unlimited)
Unspoken worlds Oct 25, 2007
"Acting attracts shy people and show-offs. There's a certain sort that requires one and then there's the other kind. If you talk to Jim Broadbent or Ian McDiarmid, they're not show-offs. They're quite the other way, in fact.". Though the parts that Wilton picks aren't, in the main, what you'd call unassuming characters. (Guardian Unlimited -- Media)
'People thought we were mad' Jul 12, 2007
It was announced yesterday that Jonathan Kent, who ran the Almeida brilliantly with Ian McDiarmid for 12 years, is to launch an inaugural, three-show season at the Haymarket in September; and, even if one of his choices is inevitably a musical, he also offers William Wycherley's The Country Wife and Edward Bond's The Sea. This not only gives the West End some much-needed substance, it also offers a blueprint for the future. (Guardian Unlimited)
Quality drama season for West End Jul 10, 2007
Jonathan Kent, co-director with Ian McDiarmid of London's Almeida Theatre from 1990-2002, is to launch a year-long season at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket. Kent's ambitious programme comprises Wycherley's The Country Wife, Edward Bond's The Sea, and a new musical, Marguerite, based on La Dame aux Camellias. (Guardian Unlimited)
Onto the big screen Apr 6, 2007
Oh, and that Palpatine dude (Ian McDiarmid) as Mumm-ra. Box-office potential: I doubt most kids these days would remember the Thundercats, so the cinemas would probably be full of 30-something guys who used to have a crush on Cheetara and would pay good money to see Alba in a skin-tight cheetah suit. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
British star of the future is going through a stage Mar 30, 2007
"I never really had one actor whose picture I put on the wall, saying, 'I want to be that guy.' But the people I do look up to tend to juggle like Ian McDiarmid, who was in Elizabeth and then won a Tony Award doing Faith Healer on Broadway last year. He's a fantastic example.". Of suggestions that he's being groomed for a bigger, busier film career, Dancy quips, "Who's doing the grooming? It really comes down to luck, to what's coming around the corner. If you have a good moment, you just try to... (USA Today -- Life)
