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Background

The screen roles of Alan Rickman ('M') are as numerous as his roles on stage. He has performed in many of Britain's most renowned theatres and his work with the Royal Shakespeare Company also took him to Broadway with a production of Les Liaisons Dangereuses. His television credits include the BBC's Romeo and Juliet and Spirit of Man and HBO's Rasputin, which in 1996 earned him an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor. His many film credits include: Pat O'Connor's The January Man; Minghella's Truly, Madly, Deeply; Tim Robbins' Bob Roberts; Ang Lee's Sense and Sensibility; Neil Jordan's Michael Collins; and Paddy Breathnach's Never Better.

Rickman interview




Kristin Scott Thomas ('W1') has appeared in numerous films both in Europe and in the US. Her most memorable films include The English Patient, The Horse Whisperer, Somebody to Love, Mission: Impossible, Four Weddings and a Funeral, and Bitter Moon, among many others.




Juliet Stevenson ('W2') has worked extensively in theatre, television, film and radio. She has performed in several productions with the Royal Shakespeare Company, including Measure for Measure and Troilus and Cressida, earning two Laurence Olivier nominations for Best Actress. Other theatre work includes The Country at the Royal Court, Yerma at the National Theatre, and Death and the Maiden, also at the Royal Court, for which she won an Olivier Award for Best Actress. Her film credits include: Truly, Madly, Deeply, directed by Anthony Minghella; Drowning by Numbers, directed by Peter Greenaway; and Who Dealt, directed by David Bailey.

Stevenson interview