Victoria Podcast

Alex is back on the new series of Victoria as Leopold. He has recorded a podcast, talking about his various royal roles, for Masterpiece Theatre. The podcast can be downloaded via the website of Masterpiece Theatre.

Dear Elizabeth

Alex will not be appearing in Dear Elizabeth because he is filming at the moment. His next planned stage appearance is in Hansard at the National Theatre in September.

Four Weddings and a Funeral

Looks like Alex is filming again:

One of the great treats about my job is meeting colleagues in a variety or persona. Great to be filming with Alex Jennings so wonderful in #Unforgotten now on #FourWeddingsAndAFuneral. A treat (-:) pic.twitter.com/YjEDvSwGgn

— Peter Egan (@PeterEgan6) January 22, 2019

Thanks to Kate!

Reverie

Lucy Parham after the performance of Reverie at the Salisbury Playhouse on 18 January:

We were the first show after the panto! #AlexJennings and I had a wonderful time @salisburyplay last night. Heavenly @Fazioli_Pianos too. pic.twitter.com/a4uihqEESr

— Lucy Parham (@LucyParham) January 19, 2019

The Leopard

Tomorrow, New Year's Day, Alex reads the first part of 'The Leopard' on BBC Radio 4.

On New Year’s Day on @BBCRadio4, reader Alex Jennings transports us to 19th century Sicily in Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa’s The Leopard, a tale of the Risorgimento: the unification of Italy pic.twitter.com/7LTjtSIWRC

— BBC Press Office (@bbcpress) December 31, 2018

Dear Elizabeth

Alex will appear in "Dear Elizabeth" at the Gate Theatre in January/February. The play is based on the letters of Elizabeth Bishop and Robert Lowell. The parts will be played by different actors each night, the exact date(s) of Alex appearing have not been published.

More information at: London Theatre

Evening Standard Theatre Awards

Alex attended the Awards at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane last night:

More information and videos at: Evening Standard.

Reverie in Galway

Alex will appear with Lucy Parham in Reverie in Galway next week, 7 November. He was interviewed about the concert and some of his other work by the Galway Advertiser.

More information on the concert and tickets at Music for Galway.

Hansard

No dates set yet, but Alex is due to return to the National Theatre next year, appearing with Lindsay Duncan in the world premiere of Simon Woods’ debut play Hansard, directed by NT Associate Simon Godwin.

Gold Digger

Alex has joined the cast of new BBC series Gold Digger. The six-part series about a woman falling in love with a much younger man and the effect it has on her already damaged family. Julia Ormond plays the lead, Alex is her ex-husband.

More at Broadway World.

War Requiem

Alex will take part in a performance of Benjamin Britten's War Requiem by The Bach Choir on October 3rd at Westminster Cathedral.

For more information and tickets see Broadway World.

Sanjeev

Sanjeev Baskar posted a couple of behind the scenes pictures of Unforgotten on his Instagram page:

Alex with Nicola Walker and Sanjeev Bhaskar

Kevin McNally and Alex

High Praise - With spoilers

The Telegraph has an article on Alex with a great many compliments:


"Lady In The Van director Nicholas Hytner, with whom Jennings has a longtime collaborative relationship, ranks Jennings among the pre-eminent actors of his generation and has hailed him as “a John Gielgud for the 21st century”.

With his greying curls, care-worn features and subversive twinkle, Jennings has a face that lends itself perfectly to period roles. He has also inhabited other real-life figures, including former US president George Bush Nazi architect Albert Speer, Dad’s Army actor John Le Mesurier and composer Benjamin Britten. He has said the key to playing such roles is to act, not impersonate becaue the characters “mustn’t become Spitting Image puppets”."

and

"Whether it’s on-stage or in supporting screen roles, Alex Jennings has spent more than three decades being consistently brilliant."

I can't quote more, the articles has spoilers of Unforgotten. If you still want to watch that and not know what happens, don't read this now!!

Full article (with Unforgotten spoilers) at The Telegraph.

Look At You Now

There is an exhibition on in the foyer of the National Theatre with pictures of actors and other theatre makers as children and adults in similar poses. Alex is there, of course. (Couldn't get a picture without those reflections, unfortunately).

The exhibition is free, more information at National Theatre website.

Frielfest Confession

A confession from Alex on his performance at Frielfest to Mark Lawson at the Guardian:

"And Friel, who spent two years as a young man studying for the priesthood before an eventual retreat from Catholicism, might have enjoyed the fact that Jennings became surely the first person to have spoken the F-word four times in that parish hall. The actor told me afterwards that he had also committed a mild acting sin; the text specifies that Teddy drinks pale ale while reminiscing and, for the first time, the actor supped real alcohol while acting, an experiment he does not plan to repeat, but which did not diminish his characteristic precision and intelligence."

Full piece on the performance at The Guardian.

Frielfest

Arts Over Borders: Tamsin Greig, Toby Jones, Alex Jennings and more perform Friel in rural Ireland https://t.co/vDV0sFhOaI pic.twitter.com/Nj9FEjTeRI

— WhatsOnStage (@WhatsOnStage) August 15, 2018

Review at WhatsOnStage.

Culture Fix

Alex talks about his cultural life in The Times. You can only read if you register but it's an interesting read. His favourite books, films, productions, music. I'm particularly pleased he picked "Nicholas Nickleby" as his favourite play, I've always loved that and loved Roger Rees in that. For the Cabin Pressure fans there is "Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines" apparently a big influence on Alex's acting...

I also liked this one:

"The play that I walked out of at the interval
One I was in. It was Present Laughter at the National and it was before the interval. The safety curtain got stuck, so we never really got going. Everyone went home and the theatre was shut for something like three days."

He can't have been very lucky with this production, when I met him after a performance he had hurt his foot on stage and had to be hurried off..

Spotlight

Alex, Imelda Staunton and Spotlight nominees and winners talk about preparing a monologue.



Article at Spotlight.

Ryedale

Alex appeared at the Pickering Parish Church for a poetry reading last Saturday night.

A joy to be back @ryedalefestival for a late-night, candle-lit Bach recital complete with poetry readings by the wonderful #AlexJennings The church of St Peter & St Paul in #Pickering makes a perfect setting with its breathtaking Medieval wall paintings. #Yorkshire pic.twitter.com/XWbS2KTsYz

— Charles Owen (@owenpiano) July 30, 2018

More Unforgotten

Alex talks about The Crown and Unforgotten, playing royals and more on Radio Times.

Allelujah!

Alex attended the opening night of Alan Bennett's new play Allelujah! at the Bridge Theatre this week.

Sunday Brunch

Alex appeared on Channel 4's Sunday Brunch last Sunday with Kevin McNally to talk about 'Unforgotten'.

Legends on the sofa today! Alex Jennings and @exkevinmcnally are talking about their new show #Unforgotten 🙌🙌 #SundayBrunch pic.twitter.com/5USyZddUh2

— Sunday Brunch (@SundayBrunchC4) July 15, 2018

Somewhere along the line they had an Alan Bennett competition:

Who do you think the better Alan Bennett is? 😂#AlexJennings and @exkevinmcnally went head to head on yesterday's show! pic.twitter.com/gGxQZfks7q

— Sunday Brunch (@SundayBrunchC4) July 16, 2018

Old Vic Bicentenary

Alex attended the Old Vic Bicentenary Ball on May 13.

Embed from Getty Images

Pictures of the event are at Getty Images.

Embed from Getty Images

Just the pictures of Alex are at this Getty Images page.

Hymn

There will be two performances of Alan Bennett's Hymn at the Ryedale Festival on 23 July. Alex will appear with the Heath Quartet and the Carducci Quartet. The performances will take place at Birdsall House.

More information and tickets on the Festival website.

Unforgotten

The new series of Unforgotten, featuring Alex as Dr Tim Finch, will be shown from this Sunday, 15 July, on ITV.

Alex describes his character on the BT website.

More on Alex and other cast members at Radio Times

More on the series at Radio Times.

And a longer interview with Nicola Walker and Sanjeev Bhaskar at Whatsontv

Faith Healer at Frielfest

Alex will be appearing as Teddy in a special production of Faith Healer by Brian Friel at the Frielfest in Donegal. There will be three performances over the weekend of 10 August. Tamsin Greig will play Grace.

More information and tickets at the festival website.

Unforgotten Trailer

The first footage of the series that is to be broadcast in July!

John Barton

Alex was one of the readers at the memorial service for John Barton in the Swan Theatre in Stratford on 27 May. John Barton directed Alex in Peer Gynt in 1994.

More Bessell

If you want more #AVeryEnglishScandal a wonderful conversation with the director of the drama Stephen Frears and Alex Jennings who played Peter Bessell (around 2 hours 22 mins in) https://t.co/QbAdJqTwoF

— Helena Lee (@BBCHelenaLee) June 4, 2018

Tea with Alex and Some People?

This is MASSIVE: we'd love you to join the (almost) Royal Family for tea. 7 Royals from The Crown, inc Claire Foy, Matt Smith and Vanessa Kirby, are in for tea and scones with 2 winners. $10 to enter, all donations to @RedNoseDayUSA, open to USA and UK https://t.co/UN2EVrSR9z pic.twitter.com/NQMxlIirdq

— emma freud 🔴 (@emmafreud) May 20, 2018

A Very English Scandal - Reviews

The reviews are in!

Praise for Alex in the Guardian:

"Alex Jennings, brilliant as a devotee with a shadow on his soul"

"The era’s moves to legalise homosexuality and the European and immigration concerns playing out in the background give the broader moment resonance, but it is the superlative work from Jennings, Whishaw and above all Grant’s tour de force that holds it together, humanises and makes sense of it all. Bravo et encore. Bunnies can and will go to the Baftas, I’m sure."

Full review at The Guardian.


Metro has this interesting one:

"A special mention to Alex Jennings who, while in familiar territory, is unmatched in the art of smarmy delivery."

Read more in: Metro.


The Telegraph also gives the show a good revie:

"The opening scene, featuring symbolically raw and succulent steak tartare, introduced a brace of Liberal MPs slyly at ease with saucy-postcard sexuality. (The other one was Peter Bessell, played with spiffing joie de vivre by Alex Jennings). Theirs was a world in which proud new labels – “gay” – rubbed up against furtive old euphemisms: “musical”, “on the spear side”."

Full review at Telegraph.

About Peter Bessell

“He was a serial bankrupt, and self-proclaimed promiscuous womaniser, a lot of secretaries I think” says Alex Jennings who plays Peter Bessell in Jeremy Thorpe TV drama

BBC1’s A Very English Scandal (Sunday 9pm) https://t.co/NP6vuY49bF pic.twitter.com/XpVMGyCAYz

— BBC Daily Politics and Sunday Politics (@daily_politics) May 18, 2018

And the BBC guide to the characters is at BBC One.

Old Vic 200

Alex is one of the ambassadors for the Old Vic 200 celebrations. He is in good company, looking at the list on the Old Vic website.

He talked about the Old Vic when talking about his earliest theatre visits when he was interviewed with Nancy Carroll for the NT 50 celebrations. The interview is still available:

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He also appeared in "The Liar" at the Old Vic.

Happy Birthday, Alex!

Peter Bessell

A little more information on the character Alex plays in A Very English Scandal at BT.

A Very English Scandal

"A Very English Scandal" will be broadcast by the BBC from 9 pm 20 May , and there will be three episodes. Alex plays the part of Peter Bessell. The series is based on a gay sex scandal involving Jeremy Thorpe, a liberal politician.

The trailer is available now on
.

More information at BBC Media Centre.

Reverie

Alex will perform Reverie, on the life of Debussy, with Lucy Parham at the Theatre Royal in Bury St Edmunds on Sunday October 28.

More information at Bury Free Press.

Samling Masterclass

On February 24 Alex gave a masterclass at the Sage in Gateshead together with mezzo soprano Ann Murray and vocal coach Caroline Dowdle.

More information at Samling Masterclass.

There are some pictures on the programme's Facebook Page.

Holt Festival

Alex is due to appear with Lucy Parham in the Rachmaninoff programme "Elègie" on July 22.

More information at the Festival website.

Unforgotten

Alex is joining the cast of ITV detective drama "Unforgotten". The third series of this drama has just started filming. Alex will be one of four friends, all suspects in the case. The other suspects are Neil Morrissey, Kevin McNally and James Fleet.

More information at Radiotimes.com or ITV.

Julius Caesar

Alex attended the opening night of The Bridge Theatre's production of Julius Caesar on 30 January. The Bridge posted pictures of the event on Facebook:

Charity Gala

Alex will appear at the Love Gala charity event at the Theatre Royal in Bury St Edmunds for the Every Heart Matters appeal on 25 March. It is to be a gala evening of cabaret, comedy, West End Show routines and celebrity guests. Tickets are available now and include a pre-show reception starting at 6.30pm. There will also be some tickets available for a post-show reception on stage where you will be able to meet the performers.

Here you find tickets for the show.

And here for the reception.

The Crown Premiere

Alex was interviewed at the Crown's Leicester Square premiere by HeyUGuys. The video:



Thanks to Uli!

Nocturne at the Yvonne Arnaud

Lovely evening at the fab @YvonneArnaud performing #Nocturne with #AlexJennings & #PatriciaHodge. It is always a joy to play there. @Fazioli_Pianos #composerportraits #Chopin pic.twitter.com/rKLLLHaJWC

— Lucy Parham (@LucyParham) November 26, 2017

The Crown

On 8 December the new series of The Crown becomes available, with Alex appearing again as the Duke of Windsor. The trailer is now available:

Nocturne

Alex appeared with Lucy Parham and Patricia Hodge in Nocturne, this time in London at St Johns Smith Square.

Thank you @StJohnsSmithSq for looking after us so well. #PatriciaHodge & #AlexJennings wonderful in #Nocturne & @MatthewStadlen great Q & A pic.twitter.com/DIo9lFMx73

— Lucy Parham (@LucyParham) October 30, 2017

Doctor Jennings

A full report on Alex receiving his honorary doctorate is at Conservatoire for Dance and Drama.

The Official Companion

Alex reads "The Crown: The Official Companion" (or "The Inside History) by Robert Lacey as a new audiobook.

More information and a clip at Hypable.

According to the review:

"The audio version in particular makes those characters come alive. The audio book is narrated by Alex Jennings, who plays the Duke of Windsor in the Netflix series. His voice is easy to listen to, making the sometimes dense historical text feel manageable. His voices and accents make the stories dance.

I especially love when he reads excerpts from The New York Times. Jennings dons his best American accent — which is very accurate — and puts on an entirely new character for listeners to enjoy."


The full review of the audiobook is also on Hypable.

The book itself is also available now,

Bristol Old Vic Theatre School

Alex has received an Honorary Doctorate from Bristol University at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School's Graduation Ceremony at St Mary Redcliffe Church.

@bovts Alex Jennings receiving an Honor Doctorate from #UWEBristol pic.twitter.com/fWUIJ5UTeV

— Helen Millican (@HJMillican) October 8, 2017

The trumpeters are doing their warm up at BOVTS graduation ceremony #UWEBristol pic.twitter.com/3hftpybwSN

— Helen Millican (@HJMillican) October 8, 2017

Proud to be at St Mary Radcliffe Church for Bristol Old Vic Theatre School graduation #UWEBristol pic.twitter.com/KSIZvEyJnd

— Helen Millican (@HJMillican) October 8, 2017

Congratulations to #alumnus Alex Jennings who has received an Honorary Doctorate from @UWEBristol 👏🎓 https://t.co/duGgoZIxzH pic.twitter.com/43Vara8eIZ

— BOVTS (@BOVTS) October 25, 2017

Victoria

Alex returns as Uncle Leopold in the new series of Victoria, playing a more central role in the proceedings.

See:
The Express.

A Very English Scandal

Alex is currently filming a series for Amazon-BBC called "A Very English Scandal", about liberal party leader Jeremy Thorpe. Alex plays Peter Bessell. Hugh Grant and Ben Whishaw play the leading roles.

For more information see Entertainment Weekly.

Or: Variety.

Or: The Telegraph.

Ryedale Festival at York Church

Alex is joining the Carducci Quartet for four events at the Ryedale Festival at York Church: The Press.

For more information and to book tickets for the final event this Sunday see the festival's website at Ryedale Festival.

Elégie in Winchester

View from the piano! The wonderful #AlexJennings rehearsing for our performance of #Elegie yday @WinchFestival @TRwinchester #Rachmaninoff pic.twitter.com/t09zMmyVmM

— Lucy Parham (@LucyParham) July 16, 2017

Rêverie

The recording of "Rêverie", the music of Claude Debussy played by Lucy Parham and the story told by Alex, is now available on iTunes, Spotify and Amazon!

For more information, see Lucy Parham's website.

RSC Image Library

The RSC has made images from its archives available online. This includes pictures of Alex in the 1988 production of "The Taming of the Shrew', and the 1996 production of "Much Ado About Nothing". More pictures are added, so more plays may follow shortly.

To have a look, go to the RSC Image Library.

Fahrenheit 451

This week Alex reads the book at bedtime on BBC Radio 4. The book is Ray Bradbury's "Fahrenheit 451", available on the BBC Player Radio for 30 days after broadcast.

To listen and for more information go to BBC Radio 4.

Thanks to Jen!

Elégie

Alex played Rachmaninov in Lucy Parham's "Elégie" last Saturday at the Old Granary Studio.

Happy time @theoldgranary yesterday.The wonderful #AlexJennings as #Rachmaninoff. Our 1st perf together since his @SydOperaHouse triumph! pic.twitter.com/q30aKsQrut

— Lucy Parham (@LucyParham) July 2, 2017

More concerts are planned, for information see Lucy Parham's website.

Essex Women's Institute

Alex spoke at a meeting to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Essex Women's Institute.

“It was great Alex Jennings made an appearance, he spoke at length about his mother and her role in the WI. “Overall, it really was a lovely afternoon to mark a momentous occasion.”

Read the full article at the: Daily Gazette.

Rêverie

Alex has recorded "Rêverie", the life of Claude Debussy, with pianist Lucy Parham. Alex narrates. For now the album is only available at Lucy's concerts, it will be officially released soon. For a list of Lucy's concerts see her diary.

The Halcyon

Alex appeared in The Halcyon. More about his character at Radio Times.

A Kind of Marriage

Alex took part in a rehearsed reading of a new play at the Donmar:

Performing rehearsed reading of new play "A Kind of Marriage" at Donmar Warehouse Mon 9th Jan; cast led by Alex Jennings as E.M. Forster

— Mark Farrelly (@MarkFarrellyUK) January 2, 2017

Thanks to Kate!

Sons and Daughters of the Soil

Emilia Fox and Alex were the readers on "Sons and Daughter of the Soil", an edition of Words and Music on BBC Radio 3 last week. The episode is available on iPlayer for another three weeks.

Thanks to Jen!

Alex and The Crown

Details about the part Alex plays on "The Crown" at Romper>

The Crown's "Giddy delight"

Good reviews for Alex in "The Crown" again. Yahoo New this time:

"And every word out of the mouth of the former king Edward VIII (Alex Jennings) is a giddy delight."

Full review at Yahoo.

VSO Christmas

Alex read at the VSO International Christmas Concert at Central Hall Westminster on 8 December.

VSO volunteers are our greatest ambassadors - Alex Jennings reads The Modest Ambassador by Dick Bird #VSOChristmas pic.twitter.com/2TbmOGvvCE

— VSO International (@VSO_Intl) December 8, 2016

The Duke

Alex got some very good reviews for his portrayal of the Duke of Windsor in "The Crown".

The Telegraph says he "has a gift for adding an extra dimension to real-life characters, be it Alan Bennett, Anthony Eden or Stephen Spender, and that's very much the case here – his Duke is always far more than an impersonation of the uptight character we’ve all seen in grainy reels of Pathé news footage. Jennings held this episode together. Without him, it would have been a hollow examination of protocol and powerplay seen through a distant, dispassionate lens."

Full review at the Telegraph.

And a little more about Alex's appearance in the 5th episode at the Telegraph.

Acting Lessons

Apparently Alex has been taking acting lessons:

Featuring @annobyrne, Alex Jennings and Robyn Nevin, Octavia is back to give a behind the scenes look at her groundbreaking acting techniques. #myfairlady #myfairladyaus #julieandrews #acting #musical | Instagram takeover with @zoyfrangos

Een video die is geplaatst door My Fair Lady Musical (@myfairladyaus) op 15 Okt 2016 om 8:35 PDT

Jen's Review

Jen went to see "My Fair Lady" in Sydney and sent this review:

I would like to share some cheery thoughts about My Fair Lady.

This is an elegant production directed by Julie Andrews, who initially played Eliza Doolittle on Broadway. It has splendid production values and strong performances. The cast includes rising star Anna O’Byrne as Eliza and a who’s who of Australian theatre (Reg Livermore, Robyn Nevin, and Tony Llewellyn-Jones).

Alex has superb comic timing as Higgins, a prickly and peculiar character. I thought he brought a lot of laughs with his enunciation, singing and dancing in songs such as “Why Can’t the English?”, “The Rain in Spain” and “A Hymn to Him.” He also really connected with the audience and elicited sympathy in the more serious and reflective song, “I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face.”

My Fair Lady recently broke a box office record (most tickets sold for a production at the Sydney Opera House), which would suggest that limited tickets are available until it closes 5th November. If you are able to get to Sydney by then, I would recommend booking a ticket to see Alex in this entertaining and fun show!

Thanks Jen!

War Requiem Poetry

A number of short films of Alex reading First World War poetry at YouTube.

They were taken from the War Requiem website.

Thanks to Kate!

MFL Review

A long and detailed review of My Fair Lady at Limelight Magazine. Good words for Alex!

"Heading the outstanding cast is British actor Alex Jennings, reprising a role that earned him an Olivier Award in 2003. His Higgins has deepened over the years from arrogant tyrant to slightly bewildered, prissy academic. Nowadays we would likely consider this misanthrope ‘on the spectrum’. One of Shaw’s keys is when Mrs Higgins refers to her son and Pickering as a “pretty pair of babies, playing with your live doll” and Jennings captures compellingly the curiously infantilised aspect of the man. As a theatrical technician, he is second to none, every line considered and connected to build and explore a complex human being. His lead-in to I’m an Ordinary Man reveals no railing misogynist but a fellow who has likely been burned somewhere along the line. His panegyric to the poetry of language really does inspire. The points at which we see his growing feelings for Eliza are beautifully plotted, making Jennings' Higgins seductively sympathetic at times. The songs are delivered with confidence and finesse, just on the voice enough to prove he has the notes, while relishing the text in a bravura display of Lerner-esque acerbic patter. When it comes, I’ve Grown Accustomed to her Face takes us to a place of considerable pathos and loneliness – just as it should."

Full review at Limelight Magazine.

Alex on Women

Alex talks to the Sydney Morning Herald on all he knows about women...

"There is so much men can learn from women: empathy, sympathy, emotional openness and a lack of bullshit. Women are intuitive and are kinder. Plus, they are less openly competitive - there's not that alpha-male competitiveness going on. In my view, women are better than men."

He talks about his wife, his mother and grandmother, Maggie Smith, Anna O'Byrne, Julie Andrews, Helen Mirren and Theresa May.


Sydney Morning Herald

Thanks to Jen!

More Lady Publicity

Alex attended the party after the official opening night along with other cast members.

Sydney Opening Night

"My Fair Lady" has now opened in Sydney.

There is another picture gallery at Broadway World.

The Sydney Morning Herald gives the production four stars and has this to say about Alex:


"Jennings demonstrates complete mastery as Professor Higgins. His diction and clarity is outstanding, his timing impeccable. It seems more Harrison's Higgins than his own, at times, but his crisp energy and charisma lifts the portrayal far above the level of impersonation."

Full review at: Sydney Morning Herald.

And then there was this one at the afterparty:

Alex Jennings (Henry Higgins) #MyFairLady #GalaPremiere #AfterParty #kilt

Een foto die is geplaatst door My Fair Lady Musical (@myfairladyaus) op 6 Sep 2016 om 7:34 PDT

Thanks to Kate!

Leopold

There is a review of Victoria in The Telegraph.

And some background information on the character at the Radio Times.


The third episode was shown on ITV last Sunday. The series continues next week.

More Higgins

With and about Alex, a piece from the Sydney Morning Herald.

Thanks to Jen!

And there are a lot of pictures on the My Fair Lady Australia Facebook Page.

My Fair Lady Press

The first images and videos of the Sydney production were made available today.

Anna O'Byrne, who plays Eliza posted this picture:

📸 Don Arnold @myfairladyaus #myfairlady #elizadoolittle #theraininspain

Een foto die is geplaatst door Anna O'Byrne (@annaobyrne) op 31 Aug 2016 om 9:30 PDT

Various tweets with short extracts:

"The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain" #MyFairLady #sneakpeek pic.twitter.com/EqNLYEUrrs

— My Fair Lady AU (@myfairladyaus) September 1, 2016

"I could pass you off as the Queen of Sheba" #MyFairLady #FlowerGirl pic.twitter.com/GeeVsDZ9q7

— My Fair Lady AU (@myfairladyaus) September 1, 2016

Toi toi toi to the cast & crew of @MyFairLadyAus for the opening performance at @SydOperaHouse tonight! pic.twitter.com/zIY3xcQSiw

— Opera Australia (@OperaAustralia) August 30, 2016

A short article by Ben Neutze was published at the Daily Review.

Pickering Talking

Tony Llewellyn-Jones gave in interview about the new production of "My Fair Lady" in Sydney. He plays Colonel Pickering. Lovely picture with the article...

Read the article at the Sydney Morning Herald.

Alex Radio

Alex reading "Explorers of the Nile" was just repeated on BBC Radio 4 Extra and so is now available on the BBC iPlayer.

Thanks to Jen!

Alex reading Michael Palin's "The Truth" is also back on BBC Radio 4 Extra.

Denial Trailer

The trailer for "Denial" is now available. Just one shot of Alex...



Thanks to Kate!

Stuff Happens

Alex has been confirmed taking part in a rehearsed reading of "Stuff Happens" at the Lyttelton Theatre. Other readers are Bill Nighy, Adjoa Andoh, Isla Blair, Gunnar Cauthery, Anton Lesser, and Simon Paisley Day. The reading takes place on 6 July to mark the Chilcot Inquiry report.

More information and tickets at National Theatre.

White Sands

Alex reads the book of the week on BBC Radio 4 this week. The book is "White Sands" by Geoff Dyer. The broadcasts can be listened to on the iPlayer.

The omnibus edition will be broadcast on Sunday on BBC Radio 4 Extra.

Thanks to Jen!

Reverie

Sounds like we have a recording to look forward to:

Happy time wth #AlexJennings @air_edel studios recording #Reverie today for the CD. Next stop @StablesMK on Sunday pic.twitter.com/zIIJaYwg5e

— Lucy Parham (@LucyParham) May 31, 2016

Higgins Interview

Alex talks to Jo Litson about his upcoming appearance at the Sydney Opera House at Scene and Heard.

He is looking forward to this time down under:
“And I’ve never been to Australia before so it’s a big treat,” he adds, saying that his wife, landscape gardener Lesley Moors, will come with him while their two children, now in their 20s, and his “dear, old Dad” will also visit."

Not too sure I agree with all his opinions:

"Now 59, Jennings thinks there will be differences in his portrayal to when he last played the role.

“Since I last did it my singing has grown. When I was doing Willie Wonka I worked with a brilliant singing teacher called Mary King and she has given me confidence and brought on my singing,” he says.

“And I’m older – though I’m not as old as Rex Harrison was when he finished doing it. But there is going to be a bigger age difference between me and Eliza than there was when I last did it so any sense of romance would perhaps be less appropriate.”

Thanks to Uli!

Elizabeth

Alex recently recorded the audiobook "Elizabeth" by John Guy.

You can listen to an extract on Soundcloud.

You can order the book at Penguin.

Penguin HQ can be a fun place for a spot of people-watching, and we recently bumped into Alex Jennings in our recording studio, who you might recognise from various films and TV programmes - he played Alan Bennett in the film The Lady in the Van. Alex was in the studio to record the audiobook version of John Guy's ELIZABETH: a history of Elizabeth I as never known before. Handily, it's out today and you can find out more at http://po.st/ListenToElizabeth

Een foto die is geplaatst door Penguin Books (@penguinukbooks) op 19 Mei 2016 om 4:28 PDT

Thanks to Kate!

My Fair Lady Presentation

Alex couldn't attend the cast presentation for "My Fair Lady" in Sydney, but he was there on video:

British actor Alex Jennings is Higgins in #myfairlady couldn't be here in person

Een foto die is geplaatst door Chris Hook (@epicchook) op 11 Mei 2016 om 5:33 PDT

Thanks to Kate!

Alan Bates Awards

Alex was one of the judges for the Alan Bates Awards on 5 May. This is him with the other judges:

About last night... it wouldn't have been possible without our judges #DeborahWilley #AlexJennings #JuliaCrampsie pic.twitter.com/hY7rCZcOxx

— The Actors Centre (@TheActorsCentre) May 6, 2016

A video interview is at Youtube:



Thanks to Kate!

Lucy Parham

Lucy Parham posted a picture on Twitter taken backstage with Alex and Harriet Walter at the Campden Literary Fest last weekend:

@CCMusicFest @campdenlitfest happy memory of backstage from last night! pic.twitter.com/5nUUoHdqHv

— Lucy Parham (@LucyParham) May 9, 2016

Thanks to Kate!

Geraint Lewis Collection

Photographer Geraint Lewis has a huge collection of theatrical photos online. Some of Alex in there, from "Present Laughter", "Stuff Happens", "Collaborators" and "The Relapse". Worth taking a look,

Check Geraint Lewis Collection.

The Crown - Trailer

The trailer for "The Crown" is now available through the IMDb:

Henry Higgins Returns

Alex will play Henry Higgins in a production of "My Fair Lady" in Sydney, Australia from 30 August. Julie Andrews will direct the production.

Information and tickets at show website.

Happy Birthday

Alex celebrates his 59th birthday today!

Hamlet!

The Complete Walk is now available on the BBC for six months. So, you can watch Alex at Elsinore!

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There is a link on this page to some of the other films as well.

Thanks to Kate!

Dread Poets' Society

If you haven't seen it yet:



With a very dashing Lord Byron!

The Complete Walk

Today is the day of the complete walk, on the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death. Alex was Hamlet on the big screen on the South Bank:

Alex Jennings in this little known ditty #TheCompleteWalk pic.twitter.com/PH8SKZ54v7

— David Stephenson (@TheTellyRocket) April 23, 2016

Hamlet

The Globe have posted a picture of Alex as Hamlet at Elsinore:

The film will be shown this weekend as part of The Complete Walk.

Bristol Old Vic

The Alex Jennings entry on Facebook now shows some pictures of Alex at the Bristol Old Vic school. Just check Alex Jennings.

The Little Walls

The Little Walls by Winston Graham was repeated on BBC Radio 4 Extra, and can be heard on the iPlayer for four weeks.

More information at BBC Radio 4 Extra.

Thanks to Jen and Kate.

From Page to Screen

Alex talked about "The Lady in the Van" on From Page to Screen and they posted a couple of videos on Youtube:




And:




And a picture on Instagram:

The wonderful Alex Jennings - special guest for #LadyInTheVan #FPTS16 #Bridport #filmfestival #frompagetoscreen

Een foto die door frompagetoscreen is geplaatst op 2 Apr 2016 om 4:15 PDT

Thanks to Kate!

The Halcyon

Filming has started on a new ITV drama series about a five star hotel at the centre of London society during the Second World War. Alex is named as one of the actors to appear in the series, alongside Steven Mackintosh and Olivia Williams. Other parts are played by Kara Tointon, Matt Ryan, Hermione Corfield and Mark Benton.

The press release is at the ITV Press Centre.

Thanks to Uli and Kate!

Demi-God?

David Oakes seems to like working with Alex:

The mighty statuesque rear form of a Demi-God; and a statue of Orpheus…! On set with @ITVVictoria’s #AlexJennings. pic.twitter.com/bZRrM6jsIW

— David Oakes (@David_Oakes) March 21, 2016

And a still from "The Crown":

Still from The Crown with Alex Jennings & Lia Williams pic.twitter.com/2AtOBDi7rp

— Cort Peterson (@CortPeterson1) March 13, 2016