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JANUARY 16, 2004 at 1:55 AM
Posted by EUDAEMONIA
Source: News tip
Performing on stage in Australia for the first time, Dame Maggie Smith
(Professor McGonagall) will be touring Sydney, Perth, Adelaide, and Melbourne from the end of March until the middle of May partaking in Alan Bennett's satire Talking Heads:
Talking Heads features two of Bennett's best-loved monologues in a double-bill: Dame Maggie will reprise her BAFTA-Award winning role as Susan, the wine-soaked vicar's wife who takes refuge in the arms of an Indian grocer in "Bed Among the Lentils". Fellow British actress, Margaret Tyzack, will play Muriel, a genteel widow forced to face the ramifications of mismanagement of her late husband's estate in "Soldiering On".
Tickets are available online for those interested. Thanks to Kirsten for the tip.
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Pesky Pixie Presidente
Points: 4359
Firebolt_909 says:
Oh awesome! I'd do anything to met her! she's such a legend! lucky to the lot that lives in australia!
oh, hey, i'm the first post! for the first time!
Posted Jan 16, 2004 at 1:59 AM EST
Witch
Points: 611
Mdm Rosmerta says:
She is a wonderful actress. How different she looks in this picture than in Harry Potter.
Posted Jan 16, 2004 at 3:07 AM EST
Crookshanks Caretaker
Points: 3837
hermionefan1 says:
Thats awesome! I love Maggie Smith shes a great actress.
Posted Jan 16, 2004 at 3:33 AM EST
Order of Merlin, 4th Class
Points: 1397
Annacy says:
Man, i would love to live there. We never get anything like that on the west coast of Canada. Here's hoping to the future
Posted Jan 16, 2004 at 3:54 AM EST
Professor
Points: 1140
dan's girl says:
She is such a great actress and she looks perfect doing her role.I'd love to meet her but i can't....boohooo
Posted Jan 16, 2004 at 4:11 AM EST
Muggle
Points: 82
slytherins_gal says:
oh yes i can actually be involved with someone who is legendary. she such a great actress, so much talent. i'm so lucky i live in Australia. yay finally something happens over here that is exiting. although she's old she's gold.(wow that line was lame.)
Posted Jan 16, 2004 at 5:28 AM EST
Prefect
Points: 321
Isis says:
Well isn't that cool shes been around for ages. lucky aussies
Posted Jan 16, 2004 at 5:40 AM EST
Prefect
Points: 321
Isis says:
She looks great in that pic. younger than her years i imagine.
Posted Jan 16, 2004 at 5:41 AM EST
Auror
Points: 2119
hpchik898 says:
Oh I wish I lived in Austrlia!! Stupid USA
Posted Jan 16, 2004 at 7:10 AM EST
Order of Merlin, 2nd Class
Points: 1660
siriusgyal says:
All the people who live in Aussie are really lucky to have her she is a great actress and she looks good as well.
Why can't i got to Austrlia shoot.
Posted Jan 16, 2004 at 7:53 AM EST
Auror
Points: 2034
Professor Snape says:
Thats pretty cool, i would like to see that very much. i'm sure she plays the role very very well, haha i guess so since she won that award for the exact same role. wish i was in australia right about now.
Posted Jan 16, 2004 at 8:04 AM EST
Quidditch Captain
Points: 6166
Alex Seeker says:
Australia are very lucky at the moment as they get Sir Ian McKellen and Maggie Smith acting in plays over there! It would be amazing to see either of them in action.
Posted Jan 16, 2004 at 8:06 AM EST
Muggle
Points: 81
irfvan says:
Woow, i though she was older than i guested before. But when i saw her picture,...i think she' s still young..but old actress. It's common things, isn't it? Well, good luck for her and hopefully (i just wondering if) she'll get her chance to make some cool action. Turning some bad guy into something else, ha ha ha!
Posted Jan 16, 2004 at 8:44 AM EST
Werewolf
(Moderator)
Points: 5479
MoonyDawn says:
I didn't know that she did any stage acting. Thats cool!
Wish I could come see it.
Posted Jan 16, 2004 at 8:59 AM EST
Auror
Points: 2289
Snufflesmom says:
I would love to see her! I have seen many of her performances on film and think she is one of the best actresses I have ever watched!
She can do anything!
Posted Jan 16, 2004 at 9:13 AM EST
Points: 7828
Rococoed says:
Maggie Smith does an excellent job portraying Professor McGonagall, although her role in the movies is not that large. I wish I could see her performing on stage, but alas, I live in Iowa. I hope Maggie Smith plays McGonagall in Order of the Phoenix, the book in which she plays a large yet underestimated role.
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Posted Jan 16, 2004 at 9:34 AM EST
Keeper of Harry's Fate
Points: 9051
TheOneWhoMustBeNamed says:
She looks great. I do concur with others and wish that she would tour some of the cities in the states. Maybe she will as the movie gets closer to release.
Posted Jan 16, 2004 at 10:16 AM EST
Points: 927
ChelCho says:
I think Maggie Smith is a great actress. I've seen a lot of her movies, and I've enjoyed every one. I would like to see her on the stage sometime; that would be terriffic!
Posted Jan 16, 2004 at 10:49 AM EST
Points: 790
M. Sebastian says:
Maggie Smith just turned 69 in December according to her biographical information. Its lovely to see so many people who have posted seem to be familiar with her work and praise her. I certainly hope all of you in Australia who have the opportunity to see her on stage take the opportunity. You will be seeing a marvelous actress.
Posted Jan 16, 2004 at 11:17 AM EST
Professor
Points: 1068
Penumbra says:
Now this is an actress!! What a woman! Hope she'd come to Peru.. just dreaming right? Many actors and actresses are comeing these days though... I think that it's great of her to be part of this wonderful and magic world. She's used to big parts and she knows how to play them but this is a mega production that will last forever. Nobody would have done it better. Nevertheless, McGonagall is suposed to have black hair in the books..
Posted Jan 16, 2004 at 11:47 AM EST
Transfiguration Professor
Points: 2990
Choralee says:
I absolutely love Dame Maggie Smith's work. All of her films are good, and the roles she plays are so varied! My House in Umbria was a great movie because of her!
I would so love to see her perform on stage - alas, my part of the world is not blessed with great stage productions. I will have to settle for a rerun or some video!
Posted Jan 16, 2004 at 12:47 PM EST
High Inquisitor
Points: 23488
KT Lady says:
Hey cool! I love her as an actor..shes so great! Wonder if they'll ever come to America?
Posted Jan 16, 2004 at 1:56 PM EST
Witch
Points: 585
Joyce says:
Dame Maggie Smith is a beautiful and talented woman. I enjoy her movies and would love to see her in plays.
Posted Jan 16, 2004 at 2:28 PM EST
Heir of Slytherin
Points: 5499
Spazzingduck says:
She is an excellent actress, and it's good she gets around. She has been in so many movies, I have lost count. That latest movie of hers sounds rather interesting.
Posted Jan 16, 2004 at 3:41 PM EST
Professor
Points: 1155
AFawkes05 says:
Wow she is amazing! I dont know how they got her in the HP roles but they are very lucky they did.
Posted Jan 16, 2004 at 4:18 PM EST
Daily Prophet Journalist
Points: 2597
dance_gear says:
lucky to the people in australia! i love Maggie Smith she is a brilliant actress! she's great in all the movies she plays in...i'd love to meet her...
Posted Jan 16, 2004 at 4:37 PM EST
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