#lucy kirkwood

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Maryland by Lucy Kirkwood

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Joseph Quinn fans- you can rent a play he was in in 2017.  It’s $8 USD for 3 days.  I don’t know how long it will be available, so I’d jump on it.

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I had the opportunity to hear a talk with Lucy Kirkwood at my university last week! She talked about her new projects, The Witches (musical adaptation of the Roald Dahl novel) and The Human Body (play about the beginnings of the NHS). I even got to ask a question!

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Bolta cerească de Lucy Kirkwood pe scena Teatrului Naţional I.L. Caragiale din Bucureşti!

Bolta cerească de Lucy Kirkwood pe scena Teatrului Naţional I.L. Caragiale din Bucureşti!

Teatrul Naţional I.L. Caragiale din Bucureşti anunţă premiera spectacolului Bolta cerească de Lucy Kirkwood, în data de 10 decembrie 2022, ora 19.30, la Sala Atelier. Piesa, regizată de Gelu Colceag, spune o poveste plină de suspans despre o condamnare în Marea Britanie a secolului al XVIII-lea, pe care autoarea o transformă într-un comentariu relevant și acut asupra societății de astăzi, asupra…

[bestmusicalworldcup]

London's National Theatre and The Roald Dahl Story Company are producing a musical adaptation of Roald Dahl's The Witches with music and lyrics by Dave Malloy and book and lyrics by Lucy Kirkwood.

It plays at the National Theatre from November 7th 2023 - January 27th 2024.

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Part One!

Song-by-song synopsis and review of Dave Malloy and Lucy Kirkwood's The Witches.

Preface I guess with the fact that I enjoy a more lighthearted and spectacle based show sometimes, it can work! This show I'd say is somewhere between Matilda and Willy Wonka and the Chocolate factory in tone; they definitely wanted to make it another Matilda and though it's just as dark, it doesn't lean into the introspection as often. This doesn't feel like a Malloysical, so don't expect it to, but it's a good show nonetheless.

1. A Note about Witches (The Witches)

Like Matilda, Witches opens with an exposition song taken directly from the book! The witches tell us how they've learned to hide as nice, well-mannered ladies so that no one will suspect them. And how much they hate children, there's even a trick where a child in a cage gets turned into a dog. This song takes place in front of the curtain, and there's a big screen that features animations for a couple segments. Don't worry, you won't see much of it.

Right off the bat, the ensemble is pretty big and they're killing it. There's at least a dozen witches. This song is fun and dark, plays off of the different solo lines well and feels appropriately chaotic at times.

Favorite line: "A nudge to Mr. Shakespeare / Some hints to Brothers Grimm / In Salem we made scapegoats / And you tore them limb from limb"

2. Ready to Go (Luke, Young Company)

First real set of the show, in his house Luke argues with his parents about wanting a pet. I think the choice to include his parents in this is strange, since the book begins after they've been dead for a while and there isn't anything particularly interesting about this scene. The parents aren't really likeable so idk how to feel when they die.

Luke sings about how he's ready to grow up and be on his own and do all the stuff no one lets him do. This number is kinda fun because the ensemble are all dressed like him but with big masks representing each thing, and I like the object head vibes. But I think the additional motivation added to Luke here feels like it's trying too hard to engage the kids in the audience, or be like Matilda, and it almost never comes up again.

At the end, his parents swerve off the road and crash their car.

Favorite line: Don't have one :/

3. How to Recognize a Witch (Gran, Young Company)

With his parents dead, his Norwegian grandmother Gran comes to take care of him. She's bonkers and we love her dearly. She shows up witch crates and crates of objects (and animals) that were once children who had been victims of witches. They sing a song about all the warning signs: wigs, gloves, and pinchy shoes.

This is the first use of children popping up from inside boxes that look too small. It's fun. The costumes are kinda cheap and simple which is strange considering the ridiculous budget of the rest of the show which I will touch more on later. But the song is really fun and Gran gets really into it.

Favorite line: I love that they kept in the girl who turned into a painting. The witch trapped her inside a landscape painting in their house, not able to move, and all the parents could do was watch her as she slowly died. Dark! This is also the second use of the screen.

4. Heartbeat Duet (Luke, Gran)

Aaaaaaaaaaaa

After Luke had a run-in with a witch, Gran comes to his rescue but she has a heart attack. She's rushed to the hospital, surrounded by doctors and nurses, for an operation, while Luke has to wait outside the room.

This is such a good song. I love the way the heartbeat monitor is the defining instrumental and the movement on stage is synced to it. While Luke says that everything is happening too fast (the one time we get reference to his opening motivation) Gran sings about her heart beating too slow. The way their two experiences overlap is really beautiful, and the relationship between a little kid and his grandmother was my favorite part of the book.

Favorite line: "I'm just ten years old" "eighty-five years old" "and my heart is beating so fast so fast so fast too fast" "too soon"

5. Magnificent (Mr Stringer, Hotel Staff)

WOOoOOooOOOO

The doctor tells Luke and Gran he booked them a seaside vacation for her recovery. Which means it's time for the hotel manager, MR STRINGER. BIG HAND FOR THE HOTEL MANAGER.

Big oom-pa number welcoming them to the hotel as the set changes behind them. This song is so FUNNY it's so FUN and there's like TWENTY ENSEMBLE in it. The hotel staff uniforms are all in magenta and baby pink we are so BACK.

The second curtain raises to reveal the full depth of the set, a lavish hotel of pink marble and fancy wallpaper with turquoise trim. Right now, a concierge deck takes up the center.

Favorite line: "At the hotel where you'll never feel alone / fill the howling void of your dark and lonely soul"

6. Bruno Sweet Bruno (Bruno, Company)

While they're being checked in they meet Bruno!!!!! The perfect child. We love him. He sings a HUGE VEGAS NUMBER with TAP DANCING. Ans once again, so many ensemble members in yet another costume change.

LOOK AT MY BOY GO.

Okay this is getting REALLY long and we're not even at the act break so I'm going to split it up into multiple parts. See you soon!!

[keeleyhawesnews]

Keeley Hawes is to return to the stage for the first time in a decade with a new play at London's Donmar Warehouse. She will appear in the world premiere of Lucy Kirkwood's new romantic drama The Human Body.

Set in 1948, The Human Body will see Hawes play Iris Elcock, a GP and Labour party councillor. But the life she shares with her husband in Shropshire is disrupted by a chance encounter with George Blythe, a local boy who has made it to Hollywood.

She said, "Lucy Kirkwood has created a brilliant, complicated, inspiring role in Iris, and the play tells a wonderfully tender and human story against the backdrop of a significant moment in our country's history. I'm so thrilled to be returning to the stage, and especially to the Donmar for Michael Longhurst's swan-song as artistic director."

Keeley last appeared in stage in 2013 with the comedy Barking In Essex, exactly a decade ago.

The production, directed by Longhurst and Ann Yee, will play at the Donmar from 16 February until 13 April 2024.

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EXCLUSIVE: Joseph Quinn Is Face of Gris Dior Scent

The actor has appeared in “Stranger Things,” among productions for the screen and stage.

By JENNIFER WEIL

Plus Icon OCTOBER 3, 2022, 1:30AM

Joseph Quinn COURTESY OF FIONA TORRE / PARFUMS CHRISTIAN DIOR

PARIS — British actor Joseph Quinn has become the face of the Gris Dior scent, which is part of La Collection Privée Christian Dior.

“A mesmerizing and mysterious actor, he is the perfect embodiment of the streamlined chypre accord of this leading composition, designed as the olfactory transcription of the emblematic color of the Avenue Montaigne house,” Parfums Christian Dior wrote in a statement.

On screen, Quinn played the part of Eddie Munson in season four of the Netflix sci-fi series “Stranger Things.” He also has starred in the Sky Original/HBO series “Catherine the Great,” opposite Helen Mirren, in the role of her son Prince Paul. Quinn was in the BBC’s adaptation of “Les Misérables” as well. On stage, he starred with Olivia Colman in Lucy Kirkwood’s “Mosquitoes” at the National Theatre in London.

“It’s crazy, I never thought that I would have anything to do with the fashion world,” Quinn said during a Zoom interview. “It’s such an honor.”

He was learning more about the Dior brand. “Literally, it was my first fashion week,” Quinn said. “So I am very new to this whole thing.”

The Dior show on Sept. 27 served as his first, and Quinn found the experience “pretty hectic, but the clothes were amazing.”

He sat next to Elle Macpherson, “which was kind of mad, and she was so nice.”

When asked about his relationship to fragrance, the actor explained: “I love smelling good.” Quinn said Gris Dior “smells amazing, unlike anything I’ve smelled before — so it’s pretty fun to be a part of it.”

He will appear in spots for Gris Dior on Dior social channels. Shooting for the scent differed entirely from filming a movie.

“With acting, you’re playing a character, that’s what you’re in service of. Here, it feels a little bit more like me, which feels quite strange and kind of fun,” Quinn said. “The fact that they thought of me in that capacity is very flattering.”

At the beginning of this year he acted in “Hoard,” the first feature film created by writer and director Luna Carmoon.

Among other directors he’d love to work with are Michael Sarnoski, Paul Thomas Anderson and Claire Denis.

As for types of roles Quinn’s interested in trying out?

“I’m just walking into this with my arms wide open,” he said. “It’s not like I have a particular appetite to play a cowboy or a psycho or anything like that. I’m just going to see what opportunities come my way — and try not to mess them up.”

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10 people you want to know better (tagged ppl are under no obligation to do this <3!!)

thank you jude @pansyfem for tagging me! this looks like fun :3

relationship status: single, but heavily lushing/meshing (the sensual/alterous equivalents of crushing respectively) on this guy in my class at uni rn. and i really. Really want him to be my boyfriend holy fucking shit he's so cute. anyways. i also have a milder squish on a girl who's also in my class. i have two exes but i am aromantic and since they were romantic relationships which needed reciprocation they didn't work out. i am still friends with one of my exes (who's also arospec) tho so it's all good!! :•D

favourite colours: my top 5 fave colours are

green

purple

pink

yellow

blue

in that order :)

favourite foods: ough pasta. any kind of pasta really but i am especially partial to lasagne. i also love cheese and pizza. oh and how could i forget!!! millionaire's shortbread!!

song stuck in my head: TOXIC BY BRITNEY SPEARS!!!!!!!!!! although before this it was the borgia family horrible histories song :)

last thing you googled: i use firefox bc im swag so technically i duckduckgo'ed this Anyways. i searched for the tv show "you" bc i saw a gifset from that show featuring a lady i am incredibly bi for and i was like 👀 will i have to watch this now

time: 9.32PM (im gonna write the time of posting this bc i wrote this in my notes app)

dream trip: spain or scotland!! spain bc im learning spanish and scotland bc it's just such a lovely country <3

last thing you read: "the children" by lucy kirkwood! it's a play im reading for my course :)

last book you enjoyed reading: ugh i haven't had the capacity to actually sit down and read a physical book for... too long it's been ages. it's mostly to do with my disabilities and time :( i started reading good omens on my phone but i didn't finish it (i like it so much better than the show lmao). but the actual physical book i read last was "death sets sail" by robin stevens, the final book in her "murder most unladylike" series. ough. ive been with that book series from literally the very beginning. id highly recommend 👍

favourite thing to cook/bake: sadly i don't do enough cooking or baking to know but what i have made is fudge which was quite fun! ive also made a delicious cheesy pasta bake hehe

favourite craft to do in your free time: again. i haven't had the capacity or time to actually make any art since like... march, so, 7 months. yeesh. i miss making digital art. id like to pick it up again but idk when that'll be. id also like to try and get a badge maker bc i have loads of ideas but ugh time is a problem. im just so busy at uni.

most niche dislike: im sure there's Something since im autistic and autism is the Strong Opinions Disorder but nothing's coming to me atm [shrugs]

opinion on circuses: ive only been to one in my life and i really enjoyed it apart from the clowns who i found scary but i was like 8 i think. im less scared of clowns now. also the general aesthetics of them fuck severely

do you have any sense of direction: hardly lol! i have a great photographic memory so even going a certain route once with someone who knows the way i can remember it HOWEVER i am utter shit at finding my way with a map on my own. google maps is always open when im trying to find a place and even then i frequently go in the wrong direction or miss a turning. i just cannot translate distance on a digital map to irl distance. don't even get me started on using a traditional map bc g-d above. id end up more lost than i was before. im excellent at just confusing the hell out of myself <3

tagging: @sillyspooky @skylightz @bromantically @transgenderpolyhedrals @folderone @gir-posting @nvr-pass-spookier-version @heartslobbf @taikacohen @laymedowninsheetsoflinen (plus anyone who sees this and wants to do it just say i tagged you ^_^). again no obligation to do this !! :)

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If anyone can y'all should go see the stage play The Children by Lucy Kirkwood! It's got a lot of death themes but it's actually masterful in its sound design and foreshadowing. I just saw it and skrhsidnskdjwksnejdnskrjwjsn TAKE THE CHANCE IF IT SHOWS UP

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During a snowy winter in the small fictional town of Knight’s Ridge, Massachusetts, a group of lifelong buddies hang out, drink and struggle to connect with the women who affect their decisions, dreams and desires. Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: Willie Conway: Timothy Hutton Tommy “Birdman” Rowland: Matt Dillon Michael “Mo” Morris: Noah Emmerich Tracy Stover: Annabeth Gish Darian Smalls: Lauren Holly Andera: Uma Thurman Sharon Cassidy: Mira Sorvino Paul Kirkwood: Michael Rapaport Gina Barrisano: Rosie O’Donnell Stanley “Stinky” Womack: Pruitt Taylor Vince Kev: Max Perlich Jan: Martha Plimpton Marty: Natalie Portman Sarah Morris: Anne Bobby Dick Conway: Richard Bright Steve Rossmore: Sam Robards Bobby Conway: David Arquette Victor: Adam LeFevre Frank Womack: John Carroll Lynch Peter the Eater: Tom Gibis Lead Singer, Afghan Whigs: Greg Dulli Ticket Agent: John Scurti Irv: Frank Anello Sharon’s Mother: Camille D’Ambrose Kristen Rossmore: Sarah Katz Chip: Martin Ruben Waitress at Moonlight Mile: Allison Levine Bartender: Earl R. Burt Michael Morris, Jr.: Trent Nicholas Thompson Cheryl Morris: Nicole Ranallo Reunion Classmate #1: Joyce Lacey Coffee Shop Waitress: Anne W. Erickson Drinker #1: Oliver Osterberg Drinker #2: Sterling Robson Bar Owner: Herbie Ade Bowler (uncredited): Tammara Melloy Woman on the Street (uncredited): Lori J. Ness High School Alumna (uncredited): Rachel Oliva Male Nurse (uncredited): Tomas Settell Film Crew: Director: Ted Demme Associate Producer: Scott Rosenberg Executive Producer: Cathy Konrad Executive Producer: Bob Weinstein Executive Producer: Harvey Weinstein Producer: Cary Woods Original Music Composer: Dave Stewart Director of Photography: Adam Kimmel Editor: Jeffrey Wolf Casting: Margery Simkin Script Supervisor: Wendy Lee Roberts Costume Design: Lucy W. Corrigan Music Supervisor: Amanda Scheer-Demme Music Editor: Todd Kasow Production Sound Mixer: James Thornton Boom Operator: William G. Flick Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Peter Waggoner Supervising Sound Editor: Stuart Levy Production Coordinator: Teresa M. Yarbrough Production Design: Dan Davis Set Decoration: Tracey A. Doyle Art Direction: Peter Rogness Co-Producer: Alan C. Blomquist Associate Producer: Joel Stillerman Executive In Charge Of Production: Meryl Poster Art Department Coordinator: Kit Barrett Stunt Coordinator: Peter Bucossi Still Photographer: Lorey Sebastian Still Photographer: Peter Iovino Assistant Costume Designer: Trina Mrnak Key Hair Stylist: Deborah Ann Piper Hairstylist: Roxanne Wightman Makeup Artist: Cindy J. Williams Dialogue Editor: Magdaline Volaitis ADR Editor: Kenton Jakub Property Master: Martin Lasowitz Stunts: Denney Pierce Movie Reviews:

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NSFW de Lucy Kirkwood, première lecture publique au Théâtre du Rond Point à Paris le 27 JUIN 2024

[glennfitzgerald]

The Welkin

BY LUCY KIRKWOOD DIRECTED BY SARAH BENSON

MAY 16 – JUNE 30, 2024 LINDA GROSS THEATER

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Heartbeat Duet (lyrics)

From The Witches, lyrics by Dave Malloy & Lucy Kirkwood Luke: Wait. Stop. Too fast. Too soon. Too much. I'm just Ten years old And my heart is beating So fast so fast so fast Too fast Gran: Wires, tubes, glasses clacking Too much How did I ever get to be so old? So tired? Come on heart You're beating too slow Luke: She's not perfect or normal Or anything that she's supposed to be But she's all I've got Don't take her away from me

And she sings songs like my mother used to sing Gran: He has her eyes

Luke (simultaneous): Wait. Stop. Too fast. Too soon. Too much. I'm just Ten years old And my heart is beating So fast so fast so fast Too fast

Gran (simultaneous): Wires, tubes, glasses clacking Too much Eighty-five years old Come on heart Too soon

Both: I need you I'll give you the best I can do

(still trying to work out all the lyrics, so there's some patches here and there, sorry!)