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Helen McCrory and Damian Lewis Attend Temperley Fashion Show

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London Fashion Week

by Gingersnap | damian-lewis.com | February 18, 2018

Helen McCrory and Damian Lewis attended the Temperley London Fashion Show Fall/Winter 18 during London Fashion Week at Seymour Leisure Centre February 18, 2018 in London, England. Both Helen and Damian are seen pictured here with British fashion designer Alice Temperley, as they popped backstage to congratulate her.

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The Old Vic: Meet the Bicentenary Ambassadors

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Countdown to Old Vic’s 200th Birthday

Staff | February, 12, 2018 | oldvictheatre.com

As the countdown to our 200th birthday continues, we’re proud to announce our Bicentenary Ambassadors – friends from stage and screen who will lend their support to this momentous occasion by celebrating the past, present and future of our beloved theatre.

Actors, TV personalities, writers and many more including Nikki Amuka-Bird, Sheila Atim, John Boyega, Cate Blanchett AC, Kim Cattrall, Lily Cole, Alan Cumming OBE, Dame Judi Dench CH, DBE, Michelle Dockery, Rupert Everett, Martin Freeman, Tamsin Greig, David Harewood MBE, Sir Derek Jacobi CBE, Toby Jones, Cush Jumbo, Pearl Mackie, Sir Ian McKellen CH, CBE, Sir Ben Kingsley, Bill Nighy, Anika Noni Rose, Sir Mark Rylance, Andrew Scott, Sir Tom Stoppard OM, CBE, Stanley Tucci and Dame Julie Walters DBE, are joining the theatre in marking 200 years of creative adventure. This roll call of talent, emergent and established, demonstrates the role of The Old Vic as a crucible for both artistic pioneers and great entertainment over its 200 year history.

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Helen McCrory and Damian Lewis Attend LSO’s Genesis Suite & Bartok’s Concerto 

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An Evening at the LSO

by Gingersnap | damian-lewis.com | January 13, 2018

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Damian was in attendance at London Symphony Orchestra’s Music of Exile: Genesis Suite & Bartok’s Concerto for Orchestra on Saturday, January 13 at Barbican Centre’s Concert Hall in London, where Helen was one of the narrators. Rarely performed since its 1945 debut, the Genesis Suite was revived by the London Symphony Orchestra and conducted by Sir Simon Rattle, accompanied with visual projections conceived by creative director Gerard McBurney.

“It’s a fascinating work because it’s a very political gesture – it’s a Holocaust protest,” says McBurney. “The story focuses on Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel and the Tower of Babel, all of which are a series of broken promises. So, for me, this is a story about the lies that our leaders tell us.”

The piece is a composite suite by seven leading composers of the time, including rivals Arnold Schoenberg and Stravinsky, to bring together the “high art” composers in the US fleeing persecution with the popular culture of Hollywood scores.

Both Helen and Damian are seen pictured here with Maxine Kwok-Adams, violinist of the London Symphony.

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Helen McCrory and Damian Lewis on BBC Radio 4

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Niccolo Machiavelli – The Prince

Tune in on iPlayer to hear Damian as Machiavelli and Helen as Defence on BBC Radio 4 Extra. The programme, originally broadcast in 2013, is one hour in length and there are currently 29 days left to listen.

A little about the audio play: Five hundred years after writing his most provocative political tract, Niccolo Machiavelli appears before an infernal court to appeal against the harsh treatment his works have received over time. Rather than being seen as a description of political cynicism and opportunism, he argues that “Machiavellian” should be a compliment and The Prince has in fact been an infallible guidebook followed closely by all successful leaders.

The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli
Adapted by Jonathan Myerson

Produced and directed by Clive Brill
A Pacificus production for BBC Radio 4