#sheila hancock

[asgoodeasgold]

Shadow of Night Read Along Ch21

‘No offense taken, Goody Alsop. But if you take this matter to your elders, Diana’s identity will be known across London.’ Matthew stood. ‘I can’t allow that.’

‘Every witch in the city has already heard about your wife. News travels quickly here, no small thanks to your friend Christopher Marlowe,’ Goody Alsop said, craning her neck to meet his eyes. ‘Sit down, Master Roydon. My old bones no longer bend that way.’

To my surprise, Matthew sat.

Matthew is throwing his cranky weight around with the subtelty of a bulldozer but Goody Alsop is having none of it. She is the boss. You show him Goody.

📷 Sky/Bad Wolf A Discovery of Witches (2021) s2:02 my edits

#matthew goode #matthewgoode #teresa palmer #sheila hancock #a discovery of witches #adow #adow s2 #shadow of night #shadow of night read along #read along #deborah harkness #all souls series #vampire #hot vampire

[mywingsareonwheels]

Sometimes I think about how proud Morse would be that:

a) Roger Allam has some opera training and is still a massive opera and classical fanboy

b) Kevin Whately's daughter Kitty is a professional opera/classical singer (and a v good one!)

I think he'd like both Shaun Evans and John Thaw too (and would be psyched that Thaw's second marriage was to a Quaker!), though he might be freaked out by how many serial killers Evans has played. But Allam and Whately, especially the latter? Oh that would make his *year*. :-)

#itv endeavour #morseverse #itv inspector morse #itv lewis #inspector morse #e morse #endeavour morse #roger allam #kevin whately #kitty whately #shaun evans #john thaw #sheila hancock

[ratleyland]

I had tears building up in my eyes throughout this entire movie... and really needed a hug by the time the end credits rolled 😭

#the boy in the striped pajamas #war movies #drama movies #tear jerker #asa butterfield #jack scanlon #david thewlis #vera farmiga #amber beattie #rupert friend #cara horgan #david hayman #sheila hancock #richard johnson #netflix #netflix and chill #movie #movies #movie nerd #movie night #movie review #movie poster

[rosalyn51]

A Discovery of Witches: Season 2 Blu-ray. Photo: Blu-ray. com Part 1 of 2

#matthew goode #a discovery of witches #matthew clairmont #matthew roydon #adow #matthewgoode #henry talbot #adowtv #teresa palmer #diana bishop #witch #goody alsop #sheila hancock #aisling loftus #elizabethan england #edward bluemel #marcus whitmore #vampire #matthew declermont #a discovery of witches season 2 #adows2 #blu ray #all souls trilogy #all souls series #deborah harkness

[erstwhile-punk-guerito]

#the lion the witch and the wardrobe #lisa moss #nicholas barnes #stephen garlick #shelley crowhurst #sheila hancock #arthur lowe #leo mckern #leslie phillips #june whitfield #peter hawkins #stephen thorne #bill melendez #1979

[neilspence]

Sheila Hancock, Choice Magazine September 2021

#sheila hancock #portrait #choice magazine #front cover #tear sheet #copyright neil spence

[mitjalovse]

Carlos Santana has a career that moves within a variety of idioms, though he remains a rock musician at heart. Sure, he appears on many jazz fusion records, yet he always puts some of his rock stylings in these proceedings. That makes his collaboration with Herbie Hancock on Monster weird, since you can't really locate much of the rock idiom there. To be honest, you can't find jazz there either. Actually, I am quite happy to hear Herbie Hancock did some LPs, where he discarded his genre and which probably pissed off most of his audience. Nonetheless, there's something admirable about someone like him doing something like this, more musicians should do this more often. And the fact that he convinced Santana for this? Even better.

#herbie hancock #monster #saturday night #carlos santana #wah wah watson #freddie washington #alphonse mouzon #sheila escovedo #greg walker #bill champlin #julia tillman waters #luther waters #oren waters #maxine willard waters #jeffrey cohen #david rubinson #80's music #disco

[world-of-wales]

The Princess of Wales with Dame Sheila Hancock and Jacob Collier at Westminster Abbey for the 'Together At Christmas' Carol Service || 8 DECEMBER 2023

#british royal family #british royals #royal #kate middleton #royalty #catherine middleton #royals #brf #british royalty #duchess of cambridge #princess of wales #the princess of wales #princess catherine #catherine wales #TogetherAtChristmas23 #8122023 #royaltyedit #royalty edit #my edit

[sweeneytoddst]

could you please make a list of who all the sweeneys/lovetts are in the tier list? i want to use it but some of the actors are kind of hard to make out just on sight alone for me

Yeah! I thought it would tell you the names of the files, but I was incredibly wrong. Thank you for asking <3

Here they are!

Len Cariou and Angela Lansbury

George Hearn and Dorothy Loudon

Dennis Quilley and Sheila Hancock

Tod Slaughter and Stella Rho

Brian Mitchell and Christine Baranski

Bryn Terfel and Emma Thompson

Norm Lewis and Carolee Carmello

Gregg Edelman and Liz McCartney

Michael Cerveris and Patti LuPone

Michael Ball and Imelda Staunton

Ray Winstone and Essie Davis

Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter

Javier Ferriera and Ashley Braxton

Josh Groban and Annaleigh Ashford

Aaron Tveit and Sutton Foster

Link to the Tier List: Rating Sweeneys and Lovetts

#sweeney todd #sweeney todd the demon barber of fleet street #musical theatre #stephen sondheim #musical #icons #ask #johnny depp #tim burton #helena bonham carter #sutton foster #aaron tveit #bryn terfel #emma thompson #michael cerveris #patti lupone #george hearn #angela lansbury #len cariou #sweeney todd revival #josh groban #annaleigh ashford #ray winstone #essie davis #michael ball #imelda staunton #gregg edelman #liz mccartney #norm lewis #carolee carmello

[mywingsareonwheels]

So this is really one of the most important reasons for my enormous crush on Roger Allam:-

He’s a big, imposing-looking man with (when he uses it that way) a big, imposing-sounding voice. And I don’t think I’ve ever seen or heard him play a role without bringing an astonishing amount of vulnerability to it, and as many layers as the character will take (including far more than many other even really good actors would find).

He has made me care about Duke Vincentio in Measure for Measure, Prospero in The Tempest, and Falstaff in the Henry IVs, all of whom (despite - arguably - not being actual villains) I usually cordially dislike. And he does so without his acting excusing any of their actions: his Duke still fucks up massively towards Isabella and does some seriously dodgy things; his Prospero is still extremely problematic in his behaviour towards, well, everybody frankly; his Falstaff is still cruel and venal. But my Gods, he shows how much pain they’re each in, how frightened each of them is. His Duke has severe depression and is flailing about much of the time and you get the impression he will do his best after the end to make it up to Isabella, that he gets that he’s messed up; his Prospero is terrified of losing both Miranda and Ariel and is desperately traumatised by all he’s gone through; his Falstaff plays a mighty good game and fools most people but underneath he’s a scared old man who knows his own failings with a horrible precision and whose love for Hal is like putting his heart in the mouth of a lion(’s whelp).

He made me care about Rogozhin in The Idiot so much (again, without in any way detracting from how horrifying the man is) that he was part of what I was crying about when I got to the end of that radio adaptation.

I already cared about Bosola in The Duchess of Malfi (again, despite everything he does - but that’s what Webster asks of us and he writes it beautifully) and then... bloody hell. Absolutely broke my heart.

Do I even need to bring up his Javert? ;-)

And as for when he plays characters who are broken and who don’t do awful things (Valjean in the radio Les Miserables) especially... Holy Fucking Shit.

So no wonder that I have that terrible need to hug both Douglas Richardson and Fred Thursday (and goodness me but when Fred messes up he really messes up, and Douglas is... Douglas). Not to mention Antoine Verlaque, though there I’m mostly just awfully glad he has Marine to hug him. :D

What I always want from actors is, well, those layers. That depth. That compassion. That honesty. That nuance. That thoughtfulness. Sheila Hancock once described Roger as a vulnerable actor and I’m very vindicated by this; he just doesn’t look like a vulnerable actor but then that’s a huge part of what makes those performances so devastating.

And then when you bring in the incredible vocal abilities (including his ability to sound like he’s talking quietly while filling a large theatre unmiced <3), and the extreme versatility... yeah. No wonder I’m a fanboy. :D

Oh lord, is he going to make me care about Azazel in The Sandman series 2?! I mean if anyone could make me do so... [fear]

#roger allam #shakespeare #william shakespeare #measure for measure #the tempest #henry iv #the idiot #the duchess of malfi #les miserables #cabin pressure #itv endeavour #murder in provence #the sandman netflix #the sandman netflix spoilers #sheila hancock #acting #aaaaaaaaaaaaah

[denimbex1986]

'...Sophie Hopkins (played April MacLean in Class, 2016)

The Doctor Who moment that has always stuck with me is the regeneration of the Tenth Doctor – David Tennant’s simple yet heartbreaking words, “I don’t want to go”. Chills!

Juno Dawson (writer of the Doctor Who: Redacted audio series, 2022 onwards)

When Tegan Jovanka leaves the Doctor, she tells him she can no longer witness the bodies piling up around them. “It’s stopped being fun, Doctor!”, she wails. I often apply that rule to my life, too. If it stops being fun, get out. Some 20 years later, Martha Jones chooses herself over a life of pining after the Doctor. She explains about her university friend’s unrequited love for their flatmate. Martha won’t repeat her pattern, and she gets out. It’s one of the most explicitly feminist moments in the show.”

Susie Liggat (producer, 2007-2008)

We were filming the last scene of Planet of the Ood in Trefil Quarry, it was boiling hot but we covered it in biodegradable paper snow. The Ood stand in a circle and sing their song of thanks to the Doctor and Donna. It’s such a vision of trust and openness, which for me represented the power of being vulnerable, the brilliance of “the Other”, the importance of not underestimating or taking advantage of people or creatures who work in different ways. Visually it was very simple and exposed, just the guys playing the creatures, Catherine Tate and David Tennant. A rare moment of stillness...'

#Doctor Who #60th Anniversary #David Tennant #Susie Liggat #Planet of the Ood #Martha Jones #Tegan Jovanka #Juno Dawson #Sophie Hopkins #April MacLean #Class #Doctor Who: Redacted

[rosalyn51]

teresapalmer Oh the threads of the universe 💫💫 how I miss Diana Bishop but she does show herself to me in all sorts of ways. I’ve always felt a little witchy even before landing in her shoes but since spending time with her things have amplified immensely. I distinctly remember walking in to the audition opposite Matthew GoodE to play Diana in @/adiscoveryofwitchestv back in 2017, I went to the bathroom to steal a moment with myself and to calm my heart that was beating through my chest. I looked at myself in the mirror and called upon my light source for guidance, in particular asking Diana Bishop to be with me, she showed up for me then and has showed up for me countless times since. I believe in magic, the mysterious gifts of the universe, calling our greatest desires in whilst always leading with gratitude. Some call it manifesting, some may say it’s spell casting, others call it miracles, prayer etc. one thing I know is that it is helps me take inspired action towards goals and intentions I set and it feels wonderful once these things come to fruition. The more I learn about the law of attraction the more it fills me up with a great comfort that there’s something bigger at play here. ⁣

One of my go-to experts in the field Stephanie Keith from @/lawofattractiontribe podcast so graciously spent an hour with @swrightolsen and I for @/themotherdazepodcast and I left the interview feeling so inspired, uplifted and validated in many ways. I love sharing this passion of mine with other people and there’s no one I prefer talking to about this subject than Stephanie Keith. Let her hold your hand as she walks us through a beginners guide to manifesting your Dream Life (her examples are awe-inspiring!!) OUT NOW. Link in bio! ⁣ ⁣

#lawofattraction #adiscoveryofwitches #manifesting #podcast #dianabishop #magicisreal #gratitude #abundance #motherhood #pregnancy #baby

#teresa palmer #a discovery of witches #adow #matthew goode #matthew clairmont #diana bishop #all souls trilogy #deborah harkness #sheila hancock #aisling loftus #witch #weaver #magic is real #all souls series #audition #behind the scenes #rowan tree #symbol #union of opposites #goody alsop #sophie wilson

[emcgoverns]

elizabeth mcgovern (with mark gatiss, sheila hancock and lesley manville) attends the press night after party for “accidental death of an anarchist” (june 2023) | 📸: alan chapman/dave benett

#elizabeth mcgovern #emcgoverns #event #accidental death of an anarchist press night #2023

[sondheims-hat]

Mrs. Lovett

Angela Lansbury (1979), Sheila Hancock (1980), Dorothy Loudon (1980), June Havoc (1982), Joyce Castle (1984), Gillian Hanna (1985), Judy Kaye (1984), Nancye Hayes (1987), Jean Stapleton (1989), Beth Fowler (1989), Simone Kleinsma (1993), Julia McKenzie (1993), Vicky Peña (1995), Mary Ellen Ashley (1997), Ritva Auvinen (1997), Christine Baranski (1999), Patti LuPone (2000), Judi Connelli (2001), Beverly Klein (2001), Christine Baranski (2002), Judith Christin (2002), Phyllis Pancella (2003), Felicity Palmer (2004), Buffy Baggott (2004), Elaine Paige (2004), Karen Mann (2004), Harriet Thorpe (2006),Patti LuPone (2005),  Maria Friedman (2007), Maria Waters (2007), Helena Bonham Carter (film 2007), Emily Skinner (2009), Sherri L. Edelen (2010), Harriet Harris (2010), Rebecca du Ponte Davies (2011), Liz McCartney (2011), Imelda Staunton (2011), Karen Ziemba (2012), Andi Allen (2012), Emma Thompson (2014), Corrine Oslo (2016), Annaleigh Ashford (2023).

#Sondheim #Sweeney Todd

[kiki-de-la-petite-flaque]

Sheila E. La E sta per Escovado. Nasce a Oakland, California, da un matrimonio misto tra una nera e un messicano. Dirla così potrebbe suggerire un quadro da suburbio squallido e vittima dello sprezzo razziale WASP. Non correte subito a rifugiarvi nelle solite immagini sociali. Suo padre non è un fattorino qualsiasi che cerca di mantenere la conigliata. Pete Escovado è un percussionista di fama internazionale. Già da ragazzo entra nel giro che conta, affastellando esperienze lavorative invidiabili, come quella assieme a Marvin Gaye.

Ma il vero fenomeno in famiglia è la piccola Sheila E. Ma ditemi se un talento in boccio non rigogli in un contesto simile. Suo zio Alejandro è un rispettato cantautore. Un altro zio, Javier, è il fondatore di una cult band punk rock californiana nota come The Zeros. I suo padrino è un certo Tito Puente… basta a dare un’idea?

DALLA CULLA AL PALCO

In una culla di stimoli come questa il talento eccezionale di Sheila E. non può che venir fuori come un portento sismico, no? E così non si stenta a credere che a 15 anni faccia già quello che fa ora ma pagata milioni. E visto il carnet di appuntamenti con la storia del pop-rock che ha già depennato. Roba da far impallidire i maschietti se proprio non possiamo evitare di metterla sul piano sessuale.

La sua prima esperienza ufficiale in uno studio di registrazione è nel 1976, quando ha appena diciannove anni, assieme al bassista jazz Alphonso Johnson (Santana). Ma in poco tempo il percorso già battuto da papà Pete, Sheila E. lo ripercorre pari pari e così veloce da lasciare una scia di fuoco alle calcagna.

UN PICCOLO PRINCIPE PER SHEILA E.

A vent’anni ha già suonato con George Duke, Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross e Herbie Hancock… Questo prima di esibirsi davanti a un certo ragazzetto bruttino ma affascinante che si fa chiamare Prince.

Lei ha una tale padronanza ritmica da intimidire turnisti che vantano oltre 30 anni d’esperienza. Per quello scugnizzo del funk è amore al primo beat.

La prima volta che si incontrano, nel 1978 Prince assiste a uno spettacolo di Sheila E. assieme al padre. Lui dopo lo show si fa avanti nervoso e imbarazzato. Le rivela che per tutta la sua esibizione ha litigato a oltranza con il suo bassista su chi dei due la porterà all’altare.

Lei ride, arrossisce ma non è tempo di matrimonio. Ha molti progetti, collaborazioni da paura, una carriera solista, tanto per dire, non può mica convolare a nozze. Il Principe Roger Nelson, giura che se non riuscirà a sposarla, di sicuro farà qualsiasi cosa per averla nella sua band. – Seguo la tua carriera da anni. So chi sei e ti vorrei con me.

Sheila E. stenta a crederlo ma prende nota e trascorre quasi più di un lustro di intensa attività concertistica e da turnista. Intreccia sempre più il proprio cammino a quello del principino. Batti oggi, batti domani, inizia un vero e proprio intruglio sentimental-artistico molto fertile e stimolante.

BATTERIA O MICROFONO?

Lui è premuroso, incoraggiante, convincente. Sembra avere una visione precisa e molto ambiziosa riguardo lei (insieme a letto?). Per via del suo talento, no? E si offre di spingerla (ehm…) un po’ nell’incipit della sua carriera come singer.

È quello che vuole, Sheila E.? Diventare come Diana Ross? Il problema di Sheila E. infatti è di non sapersi decidere tra la batteria e il microfono. Dopo tanta dedizione al primo strumento, negli iridescenti anni 80 decide di tentare con il secondo.

Prince approva e le regala una hit, The Glamourous Life, che inizialmente doveva essere incisa da Vanity. Chi è Vanity? Ma l’ex-compagna di lui e futura dalia nera delle scorribande di Nikki Sixx. Il bassista dei Crue le racconta nel libro The Heroin Diaries.

Il brano che da anche il titolo al primo album solista di Sheila E. si piazza in cima alle charts di dance music. Il connubio con Prince si perpetra nel tour di Purple Rain, dove lei apre i concerti. I due consumano una relazione infuocata ma inizialmente clandestina. Lui ufficialmente esce ancora con la corista ed ennesima figlioccia artistica Susanna Melvoin.

SHEILA E. DOPO IL SUCCESSO UN ALTRO SUCCESSO

Dopo il successo di The Glamorous Life, Sheila E. sempre assistita da Prince, incide Romance 1600. Il nuovo singolo vincente vanta sempre lo zampino del reuccio: A Love Bizarre.

Il brano porta l’album a nuovi traguardi di vendite rivelandosi il picco commerciale di Sheila E. da solista. Da qui però inizia ufficialmente il suo periodo discografico come batterista. Nello specifico e in esclusiva assoluta di Prince.

In realtà Sheila E. è già presente in Parade, ottavo disco del singer. Solo nei brani Life Can Be So Nice e Venus de Milo, però.

A partire da Sign O The Time (1985) sarà lei a occuparsi del cuore ritmico della musica del suo mentore e amante. A chi le addebita un’influenza creativa “princiana” lei ribatte che è stato lui a lasciarsi contaminare da lei.

Andatela un po’ a contraddire! In realtà si può affermare che quei due siano un buon esempio della correlazione tra equazione di Dirac e Amore. Due sistemi che si influenzano vicendevolmente danno una svolta alle rispettive carriere, l’uno grazie all’altro.

DOPO SIGN O THE TIME

Dopo Sign O The Time, Sheila resta al suo posto anche in Lovesexy. Il disco consacra Prince come una delle star di successo più controverse della storia del pop. Nel mentre lei non dimentica il suo terzo disco da solista. E sebbene il singolo Koo Koo dell’omonimo album Sheila E. ottiene discreti risultati, si sente che le cose non vanno proprio al massimo.

Presto Sheila E. deve fare una scelta: riconoscere di non essere lei la nuova Whitney Houston e lasciar perdere la voce. O provarci sul serio.

Mossa letale: una volta lontana dall’aletta protettrice del suo “Petit Prince” i successivi lavori solisti di Sheila E. ottengono attenzioni più moderate dalla stampa e dal pubblico. Fino a ridursi, come singer, a un lumicino in balia del borioso vento dell’indifferenza.

Nonostante la collaborazione con Prince sia ufficialmente finita, Sheila E. seguita a scrivere musica con lui e a non raccogliere i meriti che le spetterebbero.

ANNI 90

Negli anni 90, messa un po’ da parte la carriera di cantante, Sheila E. riprende a darsi da fare come batterista. Dal 1995 collabora con un sacco di bella gente: Phil Collins, Ringo Starr, Beyoncé e l’artista nipponica Namie Amuro.

Poi Jazz a tutto spiano; rock pop con Billy Cobham e Ringo Starr, ballabili con Gloria Estefan, Lionel Richie. E ancora Jennifer Lopez, Hans Zimmer e quel pezzo di sgombro di Kanye West.

Meglio nota come la batterista di Prince che per tutto il bagaglione curriculare o gli album solitari, Sheila E. ha mostrato di valere soprattutto con i piatti più che le stoviglie. La sua è una tecnica di classe finissima supportata da un potere straordinario nel dar feeling alle costruzioni ritmiche di tutti i generi.

Purtroppo ha pagato il suo esser donna, e non lo si dice per retorica femminista. Lei si è vista mettere in secondo piano accanto a Prince. E anche dopo ha sofferto il confronto con un ambiente professionale esclusivamente maschio, guadagnando attenzione per la sua presenza scenica e soprattutto la sua sensualità.

Una batterista donna è un concetto che spiazza il pubblico. Questo Prince l’ha sempre saputo. Può aver solo pensato: se è lei la tipa giusta, al diavolo cosa pensa il mondo, la prendo anche se è donna.

Ma il bricconcello sulfureo, autore di decine di brani altamente sexy. Pezzi scabrosi che hanno spinto la figlia di Al Gore alla masturbatio compulsiva nella sua stanzetta. Lui ha sempre pensato doppio sulle mosse da fare in carriera.

Francesco Ceccamea

#Sheila E #Francesco Ceccamea

[maturemenoftvandfilms]

John Thaw (3 January 1942 – 21 February 2002) Physique: Average Build Height: 5' 7½" (1.71 m)

John Edward Thaw, CBE was an English actor who appeared in a range of television, stage, and cinema roles. He starred in the television series Inspector Morse as title character Detective Chief Inspector Endeavour Morse, Redcap as Sergeant John Mann, The Sweeney as Detective Inspector Jack Regan, Home to Roost as Henry Willows, and Kavanagh QC as title character James Kavanagh. Thaw died at the age of 60 in 2002 of oesophageal cancer.

It was Thaw's Inspector Morse that first introduced me to British television in the 90s and with his a great voice and silver hair. He had me wanting to move to Oxfordshire shack up with him. What? I SO would have. Apparently Thaw was a quiet, private man and his marriage to actress Sheila Hancock was generally regarded as one of the strongest in showbusiness. Damn, now I feel bad about wanting to fuck him. What? I'm not a homewrecker. Just an occasional whore.

#John Thaw #mydaddywiki #mydaddywiki actors #english actor #actor