L'Ecosse
Les paysages plus que somptueux de L'Ecosse ravissent nos sens et semble toucher particulièrement Alan Rickman : "Ici, j'ai eu les expériences théâtrales les plus profondes. L'Ecosse est inextricablement attachée à ma vie."
Alan Rickman s'est "confié" à Scotsman lors du festival d'Edimbourg, où il s'était rendu pour retrouver Conor McDermottroe - un ami, et a déclaré que ce festival avait changé sa vie lorsqu'il était encore à l'école dramatique et qu'il débutait sa carrière avec le rôle de John Barnes dans The Devil is an Ass .
L'interview est en anglais, je vais essayer de vous la traduire (celles que j'ai trouvé ne sont pas formidables) mis en attendant...
Festivals actually changed my life - Rickman
TIM CORNWELL
ARTS CORRESPONDENT
Le film qu'il a réalisé en 1997, The Winter Guest (avec Emma Thompson) a justement était tourné sur ce lieu magique.
Alan Rickman s'est "confié" à Scotsman lors du festival d'Edimbourg, où il s'était rendu pour retrouver Conor McDermottroe - un ami, et a déclaré que ce festival avait changé sa vie lorsqu'il était encore à l'école dramatique et qu'il débutait sa carrière avec le rôle de John Barnes dans The Devil is an Ass .
L'interview est en anglais, je vais essayer de vous la traduire (celles que j'ai trouvé ne sont pas formidables) mis en attendant...
Festivals actually changed my life - Rickman
TIM CORNWELL
ARTS CORRESPONDENT
HARRY Potter actor AlanRickman has told how Edinburgh festivals have delivered some of theseminal experiences of his working life.
Nearly three decades ago, in his first appearance on an Edinburghstage, Rickman appeared in the playwright John Barnes adaptation ofBen Jonsons play The Devil is an Ass. He was just out of drama school,and it was his first major part.
Rickman, now an acclaimed stage and screen actor made famous for a newgeneration by his Harry Potter role, made a lightning visit toEdinburgh at the weekend to see the play Swansong, directed by hisfriend Conor McDermottroe. The two men are working on a film projecttogether.
He was hoping to catch actors Christian Slater and Frances Barber inOne Flew over the Cuckoos Nest, but the show has been delayed bySlater going down with chickenpox.
"I was hoping to see Christian and Frances, but I think I will waituntil hes better. We were in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves together,"he said.
The actor said he thought the Fringe had lost some of its "theatricalclout" in recent years due to the growing role of comedy shows. "Itsreputation now is more about stand-up, which I find sad," he said.
But he added: "Ive had some of the most profound theatricalexperiences of my life up here. Scotland is inextricably tied up withmy life."
Rickman grew nostalgic when he drove past the university halls where he once stayed.
"He has fond memories of doing shows here," McDermottroe said. "Hetries to get up here for every Festival, even if he is not working."
Rickman picked out two plays to see at the weekend: When the BulbulStopped Singing at the Traverse Theatre, and Fatboy, starring MikeMcShane. He also worked with McShane on Prince of Thieves.
Rickman first acted in Edinburgh in 1976, in a double bill at theAssembly Rooms. He played Friar Peter in Shakespeares Measure forMeasure, and Wittipol in The Devil is an Ass. He would later describehis part in Jonsons play as his first major role.
"It just defines the word theatre when you come to the Festival," he said. "Ive had amazing times here."
Rickman recalled seeing the work of legendary Japanese director YukioNinagawa for the first time. Ninagawas Macbeth, set in feudal Japan,electrified the Festival in 1985.
"There are things that change your working life when you see a production," Rickman said.
In 1991, Rickman was fast becoming a film star, partly on the back ofPrince of Thieves. It was after seeing Rickman as the villain in DieHard, and as the ghost of an amusing lover in Truly, Madly, Deeply thatNinagawa cast him in another Edinburgh production.
Rickman appeared in The Tango at the End of Winter, with Ninagawa as director, at the Kings Theatre.
"That was the last time [he appeared on an Edinburgh stage], and it seems long ago," he said.
Recently, Rickman has become one of the most memorable figures in theseries of Harry Potter films as the flamboyantly sinister ProfessorSeverus Snape. It is the latest in a long line of villainous screenroles hes played - including the Sheriff of Nottingham.
He said he would be starting work next month on his part in the latest to be filmed, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
"I havent reported for duty yet. Ive no idea even where the locations are. My contract doesnt give out much."
Rickman wouldnt be drawn on his plans for any future Harry Potterfilms. "Its looking at one movie at a time from here on. It justdepends what else you are up to."
Last year, Rickman was in Love Actually, along with Emma Thompson, with whom he also starred in The Winter Guest.
Rickman and McDermottroe met on the set of Quigley Down Under in Australia about ten years ago.
"I was an actor, playing a character employed by Alan to kill TomSelleck," he said. "We were in Alice Springs in the middle of Australiafor about ten weeks. It was not high art."
They renewed their friendship when McDermottroe later moved to London to work at the National Theatre and start writing.
Rickman is executive producer on McDermottroes film script Waiting forthe Healer. It has backing from the Irish Film Board, and EdinburghsMoonstone International - linked to the Sundance Institute in theUnited States - has taken it on for development.
Swansong is a one-man play set in 1960s Ireland. Its story is launchedwhen a young woman leaves the country to have an abortion. Rickman gavethe play glowing praise, saying it had all of the Irish literaryinheritance about it. "Its incredibly powerful, and has brilliant,brilliant acting," he said.
Nearly three decades ago, in his first appearance on an Edinburghstage, Rickman appeared in the playwright John Barnes adaptation ofBen Jonsons play The Devil is an Ass. He was just out of drama school,and it was his first major part.
Rickman, now an acclaimed stage and screen actor made famous for a newgeneration by his Harry Potter role, made a lightning visit toEdinburgh at the weekend to see the play Swansong, directed by hisfriend Conor McDermottroe. The two men are working on a film projecttogether.
He was hoping to catch actors Christian Slater and Frances Barber inOne Flew over the Cuckoos Nest, but the show has been delayed bySlater going down with chickenpox.
"I was hoping to see Christian and Frances, but I think I will waituntil hes better. We were in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves together,"he said.
The actor said he thought the Fringe had lost some of its "theatricalclout" in recent years due to the growing role of comedy shows. "Itsreputation now is more about stand-up, which I find sad," he said.
But he added: "Ive had some of the most profound theatricalexperiences of my life up here. Scotland is inextricably tied up withmy life."
Rickman grew nostalgic when he drove past the university halls where he once stayed.
"He has fond memories of doing shows here," McDermottroe said. "Hetries to get up here for every Festival, even if he is not working."
Rickman picked out two plays to see at the weekend: When the BulbulStopped Singing at the Traverse Theatre, and Fatboy, starring MikeMcShane. He also worked with McShane on Prince of Thieves.
Rickman first acted in Edinburgh in 1976, in a double bill at theAssembly Rooms. He played Friar Peter in Shakespeares Measure forMeasure, and Wittipol in The Devil is an Ass. He would later describehis part in Jonsons play as his first major role.
"It just defines the word theatre when you come to the Festival," he said. "Ive had amazing times here."
Rickman recalled seeing the work of legendary Japanese director YukioNinagawa for the first time. Ninagawas Macbeth, set in feudal Japan,electrified the Festival in 1985.
"There are things that change your working life when you see a production," Rickman said.
In 1991, Rickman was fast becoming a film star, partly on the back ofPrince of Thieves. It was after seeing Rickman as the villain in DieHard, and as the ghost of an amusing lover in Truly, Madly, Deeply thatNinagawa cast him in another Edinburgh production.
Rickman appeared in The Tango at the End of Winter, with Ninagawa as director, at the Kings Theatre.
"That was the last time [he appeared on an Edinburgh stage], and it seems long ago," he said.
Recently, Rickman has become one of the most memorable figures in theseries of Harry Potter films as the flamboyantly sinister ProfessorSeverus Snape. It is the latest in a long line of villainous screenroles hes played - including the Sheriff of Nottingham.
He said he would be starting work next month on his part in the latest to be filmed, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
"I havent reported for duty yet. Ive no idea even where the locations are. My contract doesnt give out much."
Rickman wouldnt be drawn on his plans for any future Harry Potterfilms. "Its looking at one movie at a time from here on. It justdepends what else you are up to."
Last year, Rickman was in Love Actually, along with Emma Thompson, with whom he also starred in The Winter Guest.
Rickman and McDermottroe met on the set of Quigley Down Under in Australia about ten years ago.
"I was an actor, playing a character employed by Alan to kill TomSelleck," he said. "We were in Alice Springs in the middle of Australiafor about ten weeks. It was not high art."
They renewed their friendship when McDermottroe later moved to London to work at the National Theatre and start writing.
Rickman is executive producer on McDermottroes film script Waiting forthe Healer. It has backing from the Irish Film Board, and EdinburghsMoonstone International - linked to the Sundance Institute in theUnited States - has taken it on for development.
Swansong is a one-man play set in 1960s Ireland. Its story is launchedwhen a young woman leaves the country to have an abortion. Rickman gavethe play glowing praise, saying it had all of the Irish literaryinheritance about it. "Its incredibly powerful, and has brilliant,brilliant acting," he said.
Le film qu'il a réalisé en 1997, The Winter Guest (avec Emma Thompson) a justement était tourné sur ce lieu magique.
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