Telegraph Magazine, Bafta Special Edition 2005 Transcribed by THP Being cast in Steven Spielberg’s Band of Brothers in 2001 while still at drama school gave Tom Hardy his big break. And although he has since become a successful screen actor, with films such as Ridley Scott’s Black Hawk Down and the Bafta nominated Matthew Vaughn’s [...]

March 29, 2004 Paul Taylor The Independent 5 stars The sound of a gushing tap and the escalation of a girl’s laughter into something more disturbing haunt this phenomenal stage version of the Dogme film, Festen. The sound of a gushing tap and the escalation of a girl’s laughter into something more disturbing haunt this phenomenal [...]

March 25, 2004 The Stage Given his sensual good looks it isn’t surprising Tom Hardy won The Big Breakfast Find Me A Model 1998 competition which landed him a contract with a modelling agency. It did come as a surprise to him, however, that this led to an interview for the lead in a movie. [...]

March 27, 2004 Charles Spencer The Telegraph Festen By and large I deplore the current trend for turning films into stage plays, but this stunning production is an exception. Thomas Vinterberg’s award-winning movie about a family celebration in which the eldest son publicly accuses his father of sexually abusing both him and his sister packs [...]