On Sunday Night the Tony Awards were held in NYC and unfortunately Jessica didn't win the award for Best Performance by a featured Actress in a Play (Angela Lansbury won) but The Norman Conquests won the award for Best Revival of a Play! Congratulations to the whole cast and crew and here is a photo of them with their award
The Tony awards website has some videos of the cast which can be found under the 'Thank You' cam section and a great interview with the 'Women of the Norman Conquests' can be found under the winners circle section check them both out here.
On top of that broadway.com has done a fantastic photo feature on the Norman Conquests trilogy day which includes amazing images from behind the scenes of the cast. There are some great photos of Jessica and you can find them all here.
Here is one of the photos
Let us know what you think of the Norman Conquests production and the Tony Awards outcome on the forum.
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The Drama Desk Awards are being given out tonight and The Norman Conquests is receiving an award for their ensemble performance and as well as that award they are up for the
Outstanding Revival of a Play
Outstanding Director of a Play
Outstanding Music in a Play
Outstanding Set Design of a Play
Outstanding Costume Design
The awards are being shown on the theatermania.com site at 9pm EDT (2am GMT) and all the details are here.
It's been another great week for the Norman Conquests cast with them receiving more awards!
They picked up their previously announced Outstanding Ensemble Performance award at the 59th annual Outer Critics Circle Awards and they also won the Best Revival of a Play and Best Director of a Play for Matthew Warchus!
Not only that but they have also picked up a special 65th Annual Theatre World Awards which honours performers making their New York stage debuts on or Off-Broadway where they received a special award for the entire cast!
Today the Tony Awards nominations have been announced and Jessica is up for an award! She has been nominated for
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play
Congratulations Jessica!
They have 7 nominations in total and you can see the full list of nominations here
Along with the Tony Award nominations the production has also won an Outer Critics Circle Award!
"On Monday, April 20th the 59th annual Outer Critics Circle Award nominations were announced and The Norman Conquests was not only nominated for Best Revival of a Play and Best Director of a Play (Matthew Warchus), but WE WON the Outstanding Ensemble Performance Award!"
Along with those nominations the production has also received 2 Drama League Awards and 5 Drama Desk Award Nominations including 1 Win For Best Ensemble Performance.
If that's not enough they are also up for Broadway World 2009 Fans' Choice Awards and voting is now open. You can check out how The Norman Conquests is doing and vote here and you can also Nominate Broadway's Best for the 10th Annual Broadway.com Audience Awards - please note you need to "choose FIVE nominees in each category. You must go through all of the voting pages and (sorry) you can only vote once per email address. Multiple submissions from the same computer will be eliminated from final totals' - nominate here
The Norman Conquests begins it's 16 week run tonight at the Circle in the Square theatre!
Good luck to everyone involved and....Break a leg Jessica!!!
This morning Jessica and Kevin Spacey appeared on NY Morning News and a video of the interview can be found on the website here along with this brilliant photo.
and following on from that interview Jessica and Kevin then went on to be interviewed on WNYC - New York Public Radio on The Leonard Lopate Show. You can grab the whole interview from the official site and here is a video from the interview which can also be found on that site.
There's been a lot going on over the last few days, on the 2nd April The Norman Conquests had it's photo call at the Circle in the Square theatre and the photos can be found in the gallery here and today Jessica appeared with Kevin Spacey on Joan Hamburg's show on WOR 710. You can click here to listen.
"I am very excited to announce that the brilliant Jessica Hynes has agreed to play the female lead (Detective Inspector Kate Hext) in our dark gritty thriller Blackout. As both an incredibly talented writer and performer, Jessica Hynes has worked prolifically in television, film and theatre."
"Blackout
There is a killer in all of us
Blackout is a genuinely dark and realistic neo noir thriller set in the bleak and decayed Island Of Sheppey in Kent. Its plot is relentless and increasingly fast paced, flashing backwards and forwards in time, keeping the audience hooked right to the very end.
The story centres around Gary, who wakes up in the middle of a wood next to the body of a local girl, who has been brutally murdered. Unable to remember anything he attempts to flee the barren windswept island, only to discover the police are already looking for him.
Trapped and confused, Gary is forced to cover up the evidence in a desperate attempt to buy time, recall his fragmented memory and figure out what really happened. However things are much darker than he first imagined and without warning he is inexplicably drawn into a world of violence.
Meanwhile the police investigation is beginning to uncover a series of disturbing secrets that eventually leads to a shocking discovery, but by then it is too late, Gary has come face to face with his fears and is about to discover what he is truly capable of.
"Alan Ayckbourn's comic trilogy of plays, THE NORMAN CONQUESTS, will come to Broadway directly following its sold out critically acclaimed run in London. The production, the latest success for The Old Vic Theatre Company under the artistic leadership of Kevin Spacey, will play for 16 weeks only. THE NORMAN CONQUESTS, directed by Matthew Warchus, opens Thursday, April 23 at Circle in the Square Theatre (235 West 50th Street). Previews begin Tuesday, April 7.
The first Broadway revival of Ayckbourn's masterpiece will feature the original heralded company from The Old Vic: Amelia Bullmore (Ruth), Jessica Hynes (Annie), Stephen Mangan (Norman), Ben Miles (Tom), Paul Ritter (Reg) and Amanda Root (Sarah)."
For full details including a schedule of performances and how to book check out the broadwayworld.com website.
"To get free tickets please e-mail your name and the location you would like to see the film at to screening@vertigofilms.com. Then please present the attachment to the box office to receive your FREE tickets (admits 2) to the screening of FAINTHEART on Tuesday January 27th at 6:30 pm. Please come early because the film starts prompt at 6:30 pm and there are no ads or trailers. See the list below for your nearest cinema.
To welcome in the new year why not check out the all new forum! As of today the Jessica Hynes forum has moved so it's now on the Jessica site server. This will mean that you will have to re-register if you were on the old board but it will be worth it!
Click the photo below to be taken to the shiny new forum and have a fantastic 2009!
The Norman Conquests has been nominated for 5 awards in the What's On Stage 2009 Awards - the only theatre awards in the UK voted for by the public!
The trilogy has been nominated for Best Ensemble Performance, Best Play Revival, Best Director, Set Designer,
and the highly respected AKA Theatre Event of the Year.
Anyone can vote so head over to the What’s On Stage
voting page
and cast your vote for The Norman Conquests!
It has been announced that Jessica is to take part a World AIDS Day gala fundraising performance of Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens on the 1 December 2008.
"In the spirit of the original production, Rebel Theatre have gathered an eclectic galaxy of stars from London's theatre scene, who have all donated their time to take part in this unique event. Familiar faces from television perform alongside West End stars and darlings of the cabaret circuit to raise money for Terrence Higgins Trust (registered charity no. 288527), the UK's largest HIV and sexual health charity"
Doors of the bar opens at 23.00
Performance begins at 23.30
Tickets From £15
To find out more about the event and to book tickets click here
It has been announced this morning that Jessica is to take part in The Old Vic’s 24 Hour Plays on the 30 November 2008.
This year’s cast includes Josh Hartnett, Martin Freeman, Julia Davis, Sally Phillips, Tim Pigott-Smith, Michelle Ryan and the event will be hosted by James Corden and Johnny Vaughan.
To find out more about the event and to book tickets click here
There is a chance for The Norman Conquests and Jessica to be nominated for this years 2009 Whatsonstage.com Theatregoers' Choice Awards. Click here to be taken to the nominations page to vote for The Norman Conquests and Jessica!
Lets see how many votes we can get for Jessica and the show! The nominations close on the 1 December.
The BBC has put up two brilliant videos of Jessica and Stephen Mangan talking about the Norman Conquests. The videos also show the incredible change in the Old Vic and clips of Round and Round the Garden.
"Ed Potton and his editor Dominic Maxwell have apologized for the cover - Ed said he wasn't there
when it was put together, Dominic said it was misleading.
"I was very dismayed to see the Times article the other week, with a picture of me looking like a love-lorn twat and "It was very sad. I loved him." written beneath it. I ACTUALLY said I loved Simon AND Edgar AND Nick, or course I did, we were buddies, they went their way I accepted that and was proud. Ed Potton obviously preferred to focus on his invention of the story rather than my truth. What a prick. No way were my 'eyes welling up with tears' I never cry, ever, not since my tear ducts were cauterized in a freak accident with a precision laser. At least that's what Ed Potton said so it must be true.
Thank you to everyone that sent in messages for Jessica's Opening Night Card Project. If you would like to see the individual pages of the card they can be found on our forum and don't forget that you can book your tickets now to see Jessica in The Norman Conquests!
I'm going to have to miss the Austin spaced-a-thon. It would seem that I am jinxed - I couldn't attend the one in London because of work and commitments in London again prevent me from attending the one in Austin. I am however almost certain that I will come for the butt-numb-a-thon in december, as I am told that Austin is the best city in the WORLD. The tour has been amazing, I have felt the love in a profound way and have finally resolved to give up all forms of self -harm because of it - thank you America!!
