TOM HARDY Most famous for Star Trek: Nemesis Soon to be seen in Dot the I Favourite film “La Haine. I loved the way it was filmed.” Best moment “Performing with New York’s LAByrinthTheatre Company, with people such as Phillip Seymour Hoffman.” Worst moment “Not being able to find my underpants when I was working [...]

September 26, 2003 Nicholas de Jongh London Evening Standard You cannot miss the disturbing, erotic frisson when Francesca Annis, with the airs and enigmatic graces of a Harold Pinter femme fatale, arrives at the apartment of Luca, a temperamental medical student she has recently met. Having barely exchanged a few, correct pleasantries, Miss Annis’s Rosa, [...]

Septembe 26, 2003 Michael Billington The Guardian Pity the poor critic! The more one describes of this compelling 1995 play by the Swedish dramatist Lars Noren, the more one subverts its narrative tension; yet it is virtually impossible to discuss its central idea without revealing something of its story. It starts with a Parisian TV [...]

November 27, 2003 Rachel Halliburton London Evening Standard Despite a shaky start involving gun possession and being thrown out of two drama schools, Tom Hardy’s career has blossomed. Now, the young actor voted Best Newcomer at this week’s Evening Standard Theatre Awards is becoming a Hollywood action hero. At the age of 26, he has [...]

November 3, 2003 Matt Wolf Variety (Royal Court Jerwood Theater Upstairs, London; 376 Seats; &Pound;26 ($43.50) Top) A Royal Court Theater presentation of a play in one act by Lars Noren, translated by Maja Zade. Directed by James Macdonald. Rosa – Francesca Annis Madeleine – Ingrid Lacey Eric – Nicholas Le Prevost Luca – Tom [...]