First, a sincere thank you to RACentral for their Twitter tweet and full interview both audio and text. Go to their website or one of the other prominent RA sites to get the full effect of the golden throat explaining his perceptions of the strong influences of music and the spoken word, and other insights as to how he uses his dulcet vocal chords during dramatic performances & narrations.
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From Twitter: >RA_Central tweet: Naxos has sent us an excerpt of The Convenient Marriage & an interview with Richard #Armitage - listen here http://tiny.cc/22afm<
about 23 hours ago via web - Retweeted by you and 2 others
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7 comments:
To me Richard is the epitome of "a beautiful mind in a beautiful body." He shares the thought processes of acting as well as the outer stuff, which is part of what I find so unique about him. In a sea of good-looking men who act, he has that inner spark that will not fade with age. Plus he is thoughtful and caring. The man continues to impress on all levels.
I could go on on hours!
I was interested to hear his views about the different experience gained from watching drama on stage and I must agree it's very true, although I admit I'd never thought of it quite like that before. The only drawback is that you can find yourself sitting next to a total prat whereas I can enjoy (and savour) watching Richard on the TV, feet up on the sofa, a glass of rhubarb wine in one hand and a box of chocs in the other. Absolute bliss! (Plus you can playback the best bits in slow motion!)
It sounds as though Richard may well be pining to get back on stage and relive his youth again. I just hope as well as remembering how exhilarating theatre work can be he also remembers how absolutely knackering it can be doing the same show night after night (twice including matinees sometimes). He'd better make sure his fitness levels are high. Mind you I'm sure one of his fans (me, me, me Richard!) will be prepared to mop his fevered brow at the end of the night.
@Sue, I'd be willing to fly across the North Sea to see Richard in any play of his choosing and will share with you the task of mopping his brow. I'd also be willing to give mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and full body massage (night after night!)if that is what it takes to keep him fit for the stage!
Are there more selfless women anywhere to be found on the face of the globe?...hear!hear! LOL
Being aware of Richard's fine work ethic, I'll volunteer to constantly whisper in his ear between acts, in order to help him nail down the East Coast American colloquialism,dialect, vernacular. It's a lengthy process requiring close work at all times. Hopefully, there won't be an attack of russian-lap-dancer tongue syndrome;)
Are we naughty enough for Mr. Cerebral? teehee
LOL, Ok, RiCrAr, the job of voice coach goes to you. The CPR and massage take place after this on a one-to-one basis, of course!
And now it would be marvellous to see him back on stage, where body language and voice are potentially more important than facial expressions.
Actually, given that TV acting, especially, can call on many "takes", it is possibly just as draining as the stage?
fitzg,
Exactly what I was thinking. It must be mind numbingly boring having to do many takes of the same scene, not to mention the very early starts and late finishes. Perhaps being on stage may at least ensure he can have a bit of a lie-in of a morning and more of a 9 to 5 existence. After the euphoria of being on stage it must take some winding down at the end of the night. I can't imagine he'd feel much like an early night with a cup of Horlicks that's for sure.
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