27 September, 2013

EDWARD NOMINATED FOR UK THEATRE AWARD

Photo by Manuel Harlan

We are delighted to announce the exciting news that Edward has been nominated for Best Performance in a Play for My Perfect Mind in this year’s UK Theatre Awards.

The UK Theatre Awards, established in 1991, recognize stage productions presented throughout England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

This year’s awards, presented by the Theatrical Management Association (TMA), will be held at London’s Guildhall on Sunday, 20 October.

See the full list of nominations here.

And a reminder of some of the plaudits Edward received for his performance last spring:

Petherbridge’s mixture of bravado and frailty brings real heart to the enterprise. GUARDIAN

Petherbridge deliver[s] the mad king’s lines with a rare, spellbinding gentleness … My Perfect Mind is a show unlike any other and one that captures Petherbridge’s endearing personality, both as an actor – who can forget his extraordinarily moving Newman Noggs in the RSC’s Nicholas Nickleby? – and as a man. TELEGRAPH

Petherbridge gives a layered performance that combines candour, wit, quizzical vagueness and a dry dignity. His understated yet heartfelt work is essential to the success of this playful and highly unusual piece. EVENING STANDARD

In the guise of Lear, Petherbridge is both fragile and volatile – a great actor feeling at home in a great part. THE STAGE

What came out of all the heartbreak, physiotherapy and intense work Mr Petherbridge had to overcome was this stunning and incredibly beautiful production that in the case with all great works, left the audience laughing with the two actors but also more importantly empathising, a rare treat for any play to deliver in such great quantity. LIVERPOOL SOUND AND VISION

With Paul Hunter. Photo by Manuel Harlan

23 September, 2013

NT 50 PLATFORM, 7 OCTOBER


As part of the National theatre’s 50th anniversary celebrations, Edward will be appearing in a ‘National Histories’ Platform on Monday, 7 October 2013 at 6 p.m. in The Shed (the striking temporary studio theatre in the NT’s forecourt).

Joan Plowright, EP and Anna Carteret
Edward will be joined by another veteran of the NT’s Old Vic years, Anna Carteret, with whom he appeared in Natalia Ginzburg’s The Advertisement in 1968.

The Platform’s running time is 45 minutes. Tickets are £4 (Concessions £3). Book online here.