I appreciate such kind and honest words! > On Sep 28, 2013, at 6:03 AM, Grimsdyke <[email protected]> wrote: > > A good job, Andrew. I hadn't known of your play before. Thank you for > pointing it out. I think you've got the manner......the voice too is > sometimes very close. I'm certainly loth to throw brickbats at such a worthy > performance, but in the spirit of Glasnost and perestroika and honest candour > .....and all that sort of thing, I cannot put my hand on my heart and say you > sounded exactly like him. But here is what I will say with complete honesty: > yours would be the voice-over (in a film or other production on Churchill) > that would make me accept Quinn's contention (above) that all that matters is > having Churchill's words read well, and with the proper quality of feeling. > Speaking for myself, I don't think Richard Burton's would quite do.......too > theatrical. God speed, and all the best with your show. > > On Thursday, September 26, 2013 6:02:34 AM UTC+12, Andrew wrote: >> This is an interesting subject to me. >> >> I have performed my one-man Churchill play for 16 years. My portrayal >> certainly aims to approximate to Churchill's in timbre and rhythm, >> hopefully enough to satisfy an audience. You judge! >> >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVgARLm6Ymc >> >> Ultimately what matters is to inhabit the personality and charisma of >> Churchill to convey him on stage. >> >> I liked Richard Burton's Churchill, although he spoke in his own trademark >> way with little attempt to imitate Churchill, because he loaned the >> tremendous power of his voice and personality and transmuted it into >> Churchill's. >> >> Andrew Edlin >> churchillplay.com > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "ChurchillChat" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
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