As an actor, Timothy Spall needs little introduction, but since his thorough preparation for his award-winning role as Samuel Turner in the Mike Leigh film Mr Turner in 2014, Spall has made his own foray into painting. His experience provided the spark and confidence to set himself a rigorous and public challenge of an exhibition, Out of the Storm, to be held at Pontone Gallery in London from 18th June to 18th July. Mounting such...
A photographic exhibition in Huddersfield reveals the secrets behind the curtain as actors get ready for the spotlight For the last 35 years, London-based photographer Simon Annand has been capturing the honest moments and serene contemplation of actors during the half an hour before a theatre performance. Now the latest incarnation of his long-running exhibition, The Half, held in the Lawrence Batley Theatre in Huddersfield, showcases some of the most thought-provoking photographs of famous names...
