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.
