Great news today that Daniel Mays has been nominated for a Best Actor in a Musical Olivier Awards for his stellar performance of Nathan Detroit in Guys and Dolls at The Bridge Theatre!
Guys and Dolls cast and creative are also up for an amazing 9 Olivier Awards!!
Congratulations to Danny and the Guys and Dolls team. We are thrilled for everyone!
Good old reliable, Nathan has been nominated at this year’s @OlivierAwards 🎲 🎉 What an incredible honour. Huge thanks to everyone who voted 🙏🏻 Over the moon and feeling incredibly proud & grateful after all that hard graft. Time to break out the tux Danny Boy💥 #OlivierAwardspic.twitter.com/MuYtU8cQdP
The Olivier Awards 2024 with Mastercard will return on Sunday 14 April 2024 at the Royal Albert Hall, presented by Emmy winner and multi-Olivier nominee Hannah Waddingham. Hightlights of the awards will be presented on ITV & ITVX later in the evening.
Apple announced today at the Winter TCA’s that Franklin will premiere worldwide on Friday, 12 April! Daniel Mays co-stars in this exciting series as Edward Bancroft. A first look at the series is included in the above video.
Franklin a new limited series starring and executive produced by Academy, Emmy and AFI Lifetime Achievement Award winner Michael Douglas, will premiere globally on Apple TV+ with the first three episodes of its eight-episode season on Friday, April 12, followed by one new episode every Friday through May 17, 2024.
Based on Pulitzer Prize winner Stacy Schiff’s book, “A Great Improvisation: Franklin, France, and the Birth of America,” “Franklin” explores the thrilling story of the greatest gamble of Benjamin Franklin’s career. In December 1776, Franklin is world famous for his electrical experiments, but his passion and power are put to the test when — as the fate of American independence hangs in the balance — he embarks on a secret mission to France.
At age 70, without any diplomatic training, Franklin convinced an absolute monarchy to underwrite America’s experiment in democracy. By virtue of his fame, charisma and ingenuity, Franklin outmaneuvered British spies, French informers and hostile colleagues to engineer the Franco-American alliance of 1778 and the peace treaty with England in 1783. The eight-year French mission stands as Franklin’s most vital service to his country, without which America could not have won the Revolution. Diplomats and historians still regard it as the greatest single tour of duty by an ambassador in our nation’s history.
The eight-year French mission stands as Franklin’s most vital service to his country, without which America could not have won the Revolution. Diplomats and historians still regard it as the greatest single tour of duty by an ambassador in our nation’s history.
The drama also stars Noah Jupe (“A Quiet Place”) as Temple Franklin, Thibault de Montalembert (“Call My Agent!”) as Comte de Vergennes, Daniel Mays (“Line of Duty”) as Edward Bancroft, Ludivine Sagnier (“Lupin”) as Madame Brillon, Eddie Marsan (“Ray Donovan”) as John Adams, Assaad Bouab (“Call My Agent!”) as Beaumarchais, Jeanne Balibar (“Irma Vep”) as Madame Helvetius and Theodore Pellerin (“There’s Someone Inside Your House”) as Marquis de Lafayette.
In addition to Douglas, the creative team includes Emmy and WGA Award-winning writer and executive producer Kirk Ellis, and Emmy, WGA and Pulitzer Prize Award-nominated writer and executive producer Howard Korder. Emmy and DGA Award-winning director Tim Van Patten serves as director and executive producer. Richard Plepler executive produces through EDEN Productions, Tony Krantz through Flame Ventures, and Philippe Maigret and Mark Mostyn also executive produce. Stacy Schiff also serves as co-executive producer. “Franklin” is a coproduction between ITV Studios America and Apple Studios.
Check back for more news on this exciting new series!
Netflix has released the full trailer for Chicken Run 2: Dawn of the Nugget. Daniel Mays features as the voice of Fetcher.
From the multi Academy and BAFTA award-winning Aardman (Creature Comforts, Wallace & Gromit, and Shaun the Sheep), and Academy Award and BAFTA-nominated director Sam Fell (ParaNorman and Flushed Away, respectively), comes Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget, the eagerly anticipated sequel to the beloved and highest-grossing stop-motion animated film of all time, Chicken Run. Having pulled off a death-defying escape from Tweedy’s farm, Ginger has finally found her dream — a peaceful island sanctuary for the whole flock, far from the dangers of the human world. When she and Rocky hatch a little girl called Molly, Ginger’s happy ending seems complete. But back on the mainland the whole of chicken-kind faces a new and terrible threat. For Ginger and her team, even if it means putting their own hard-won freedom at risk — this time, they’re breaking in!
Trailer courtesy of Netflix
The cast includes: Thandiwe Newton, Zachary Levi, and Bella Ramsey lead the Chicken Run charge, alongside a cast including old and new friends: Jane Horrocks, Imelda Staunton, Lynn Ferguson, Josie Sedgwick-Davis, David Bradley, Daniel Mays, and Romesh Ranganathan. Rounding out the flock of villains are Miranda Richardson, Peter Serafinowicz, and Nick Mohammed.
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget hatches worldwide on Netflix 15 December!
It’s (almost!!) Christmas!! Prime Video has released the trailer for Your Christmas or Mine 2. We are so looking forward to the sequel from last year’s feel-good, lovable holiday film. Your Christmas or Mine 2 will be available on Prime Video worldwide on 8 December.
Get in the festive spirit with Your Christmas or Mine 2 which follows young couple James (Asa Butterfield) and Hayley (Cora Kirk) as they gear up for their second Christmas as a couple which can only mean one thing – more mayhem with the Taylor and Hughes families.
James’ dad has invited the Taylors to a luxury ski resort in the Austrian Alps for Christmas so they can all meet his new girlfriend, played by Jane Krakowski. But when a mix-up with transportation at the airport happens, the two families end up at each other’s accommodations by mistake – on opposite sides of a valley and with very different TripAdvisor ratings.
Can Hayley and James’ relationship survive another turbulent family Christmas, or has their future together gone off-piste?
Your Christmas or Mine 2 also features the original stellar line-up of British talent, including Alex Jennings (The Crown), Daniel Mays (Fisherman’s Friends), David Bradley (the Harry Potter series), Angela Griffin (White Lines), Natalie Gumede (Titans), Rhea Norwood (Heartstopper) and, new to the Your Christmas Or Mine? team, Jane Krakowski (30 Rock).
Congratulations to the cast, creatives, and production crew of Guys and Dolls at The Bridge Theatre on their 5 What’sOnStage Awards nominations! Winners will be announced on Sunday 19 November.
Best Musical – Guys & Dolls, Bridge Theatre Milton Shulman Award for Best Director – Nicholas Hytner Best Design – Bunny Christie Best Musical Performance – Marisha Wallace Emerging Talent – Andrew Richardson
Best Musical – Guys & Dolls, Bridge Theatre Milton Shulman Award for Best Director – Nicholas Hytner Best Design – Bunny Christie Best Musical Performance – Marisha Wallace Emerging Talent – Andrew Richardson pic.twitter.com/cDCa3sCKRL
Daniel Mays has an excellent interview with the Going Rogue podcast. In this episode of The Going Rogue Club, Philip Barantini is joined by actor Daniel Mays where they discuss the differences between performing on stage and on screen, the importance of not shying away from roles that scare you and dig into many more invaluable pieces of advice for aspiring young actors.
Listen here (or wherever you normally get your podcast fix)
Danny’s interview is also available on the Going Rogue YouTube channel:
Daniel Mays has a fantastic feature in Mr Feelgood. He discusses the dedication and resilience that helped him overcome imposter syndrome to secure his place among the British acting elite.The article also has some of the best photos of Danny!
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