Charles at the Centenaire

http://aboutactorcharlesdance.blogspot.fr/2016/06/charles-will-read-poetry-at-centenary.html

 Charles read "Aftermath", a poem by Siegfried Sassoon, which asks "Have you forgotten yet?"

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"Charles Dance rehearsing his reading ahead of tomorrow's Centenary ceremony. He has an incredible voice... #Somme100"

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Spine Tingling Charles Dance The Battle of the Somme 100 Year memorial  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GzFaB3pjiw&feature=youtu.be

 and

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ks-x5Dfj5k

 

"Expected emotion after #Somme100; didn't expect #charlesdance #joelyrichardson & I to fall so hard 4 @NicolaSturgeon"
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"A Malfoy and a Lanister trying not to be overawed in the wings. #Somme100 #GoT #HarryPotter #BBC1 #GettingNervouspic.twitter.com/JtkF21ncWw"

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"What a thrill to meet Charles Dance from Game of Thrones #BeaumontHame100 #Somme100"

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J’étais à un concert off entre les deux places, il devait être 22 heures, raconte Thomas Duflos. Je suis prof de guitare, j’étais venu voir jouer un de mes élèves. C’était devant le bar Le Vertigo. Là, je jette un coup d’œil par hasard et mes yeux tombent sur Charles Dance et Jason Isaacs. »

« C’est Jason Isaacs qui m’a pris en photo avec Charles Dance !, sourit-il. Je suis resté assez discret, je n’ai pas fait mon bourrin, je me suis excusé de les déranger. Ils étaient sympas et détendus et m’ont dit oui bien sûr tout de suite. J’étais sur un nuage. J’ai hésité à lui faire la blague mais vous n’êtes pas mort en fait ?, mais on a dû tellement lui faire que j’ai pas osé. »

Après coup, Thomas Duflos s’est même fait charrier par ses amis alors présents avec lui. « Ils se foutaient de moi. Ils se demandaient pourquoi je m’étais mis à courir pour me faire prendre en photo avec un vieux en chemise à carreaux

 l’a partagée à son tour sur son compte Twitter, ainsi que « La Voix du Nord ». « Une quinzaine de personnes de ma famille m’ont contacté dimanche matin suite à l’article dans La Voix du Nord, relate Thomas. C’est amusant ! »

http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/region/arras-tywin-lannister-game-of-thrones

  

Despite the falling blah blah....and about Underworld

“It was wonderful having Charles Dance on board. He was very keen to support the film and he loved seeing the strong female characters as well.” 

http://www.essentialsurrey.co.uk/theatre/kingston-movie-moguls/

                                                           

'Underworld' sequel has been delayed by three months....The film originally had a pre-Halloween release date of October 14, 2016, but that has now been put back to January 6, 2017.

Charles was at the Poetry Hour 2016

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Monday 27 June 2016

Leading actors read from the catalogue of the great Americans, Robert Frost, Robert Lowell, Emily Dickinson and Elizabeth Bishop. This wonderful event was created by Josephine Hart over 10 years ago and continues in her memory.

Narrated by Sir Trevor McDonald, with readings from Charles Dance, Monica Dolan and Alexandra Dowling

http://thepoetryhour.com/event/LNmVm34Q2V

"Tonight's #poetryhour is too good to tweet through!"

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Charles will read poetry at the centenary of the Battle of the Somme

on 1 July
Performers from across the UK including 600 schoolchildren will take part in the event at Thiepval to help tell the story of the 141-day battle as the nation comes together to remember those who lost their lives.
Renowned actors Charles Dance and Joely Richardson will narrate the event and former England international footballer Sol Campbell and award-winning actor Jason Isaacs will do a reading. Scottish singer Julie Fowlis will sing An Eala Bhàn (“The White Swan”) in Gaelic....
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/culture-to-tell-the-story-of-the-somme-at-thiepval-centenary-commemorations

"Charles Dance compared the United States to a "virus"

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British actor and director Charles Dance must be among those disappointed with the outcome of the EU Referendum. In an exclusive interview with the Evening Standard on the brink of the vote he said Britain should remain in the European Union to avoid becoming a “satellite of America”.

Dance, 69, compared the United States to a “virus” and joked he will need to find an alternative planet to live on if Republican candidate Donald Trump wins the presidential election and Boris Johnson succeeds David Cameron as Prime Minister.

“I think America can be a bit like a virus it goes out infecting the world,” he said. “I was in Romania and Prague not that long ago and you turn a corner and there’s that bloody great M for McDonald's and you think ‘f***off, take it all away’.

“I think as long as we remain in Europe we will be influenced more I hope by Europe than America, I hope, because it enriches our culture and stops us from being a little satellite of America.”

The actor – who is famed for his role in US series Game of Thrones – finished: “If Donald Trump enters the White House and Boris goes into number 10 Downing Street we’ll have to find another planet to live on. [Boris] is very entertaining, but as a Prime Minister? No.”

Dance was speaking ahead of his appearance at the Poetry Hour where he will join Monica Dolan and Alexandra Dowling in reciting work by American poets at the British Library.

The event, which is a part of The Josephine Hart Poetry Foundation, was set up to further the advancement of arts and culture, and the advancement of education, with a focus on poetry, literature and dramatic performance.

Dance, who writes poetry “quietly”, said the literary genre should be encouraged in schools in order for children to become more creative.

Most people sit in front of a computer or an iPad and I suspect that reading has slipped from the top of the list of things for people to do,” he said. “Language is not just a means of communication it is an art form. If people aren’t exposed to other peoples creativity you can’t become creative yourself with language.”

http://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/charles-dance

Charles about Midsummer Night's dream

http://aboutactorcharlesdance.blogspot.fr/2016/06/charles-was-at-a-midsummer-nights-dream.html

Press Night for A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Southwark Playhouse saw the likes of Charles Dance, George McKay, Nigel Harman, Fox‘s (Jack, Emilia, Laurence) to rave about the show.                                   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDPNXh5O2d0

Actor Eugene simon (GoT)

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He also explains why his money would be on the Lannisters winning the battle:

I’m compelled to say the Lannisters would look like the better team, for me, and the actual reason I would say that is because of Tywin Lannister. You’re aware of the fact that they are a hugely wealthy and powerful family, but I think one of the things that Charles Dance, I think, has brought to that character, the character Tywin, is this incredible sense of utter, utter kind of relentless, robotic commitment to victory, to winning, and he’ll do whatever is required to get there… The Lannisters do have our strategists, both politically and militarily. They would be the house that I would probably put my money on. 

 http://www.hypable.com/game-of-thrones-actor-eugene-simon                              

       

                                        Charles by Steve Hickey

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