LSMedia Ian D. Hall 2 June 2012 L.S. Media Rating ***** Cast: John Simm, Colin Tierney, Ruth Gemmell, Thomas Tinker. …If that wasn’t enough for the audiences who no doubt have flocked to the theatre in droves so far this year, then by having one of the most bankable and notable actors of his time, … Continue reading
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Radio Interview: Actor John Simm on Betrayal
Front Row BBC Radio 4 Broadcast 22 May 2012 The Bafta-nominated John Simm, star of TV drama Life on Mars, talks to Mark Lawson about his role in the Harold Pinter play Betrayal, a drama of marital infidelity told backwards. BBC Radio 4 – John Simm talks about his role in Betrayal which is playing … Continue reading
John Simm: ‘I am not comfortable being myself in front of a crowd’
The Observer | Culture Kate Kellaway 19 May 2012 The actor talks about the genius of Pinter, the joys of GarageBand and the consolations of middle age Infidelity is a bracing subject on a weekday morning over coffee and pain au chocolat but John Simm has been thinking about it all week. He is about to open … Continue reading
Television actor John Simm is returning to the stage for Pinter’s ‘Betrayal’
FT.com Interview: Television actor John Simm is returning to the stage for Pinter’s ‘Betrayal’.ow.ly/1MpR1k — John Simm Society (@JohnSimmSociety) May 19, 2012 Continue reading
John Simm Tweets: Betrayal Rehearsals Start
Casting announced for production of Harold Pinter’s Betrayal
South Yorkshire Times 16 March 2012 Sheffield Theatres today announces further casting for its production of Harold Pinter’s Betrayal, which takes to the Crucible stage from Thursday, 17 May, until Saturday, 9 June. John Simm, already announced to play the part of Jerry in Pinter’s masterpiece, will return to the theatre following his performance as … Continue reading
The Horror of Hamlet – John Simm
ShortList Magazine Joe Ellison Issue 199 27 Oct 2011 Five leading men discuss tackling the greatest role ever penned. Ahead of Michael Sheen’s performance as the prince onstage, Joe Ellison finds out why, for actors, it remains the most daunting of roles. Life has given us many weighty questions to mull over. Alongside “Why are … Continue reading
Simm Returns to Sheffield in Climax of Anniversary Season
Whatsonstage.com Theo Bosanquet 20 October 2011 Sheffield Theatres artistic director Daniel Evans, currently in rehearsals for the forthcoming revival of Stephen Sondheim’s Company, has announced the final part of the company’s year long 40th anniversary season. Simm returns to Sheffield The 40th anniversary season climaxes in the Crucible with a new revival of Harold Pinter’s popular play Betrayal, which … Continue reading
Hamlet at Sheffield Crucible Nominated for WOS Best Regional Production
Whatsonstage.com 3 December 2010 Whatsonstage.com Awards Nominees Announced! The nominations in the 2011 Whatsonstage.com Awards, the “theatregoers’ choice”, were announced today at the West End’s Cafe de Paris. Hamlet – at Sheffield Crucible starring John Simm is on the shortlist for Best Regional Production! The Whatsonstage.com Awards are the only major UK theatre prize-giving event decided by … Continue reading
Reviews: Hamlet – A Sheffield Theatres Production
Hamlet The Stage Ben East 23 Sep 2010 Hamlet, it seems, is becoming something of a rite of passage for a generation of British screen actors. Christopher Eccleston played the antic Prince as a good man in a bad world in 2002. Jude Law and David Tennant followed, to widespread acclaim, and Michael Sheen has … Continue reading