понедельник, 1 апреля 2013 г.

Rendering - Week 7

This article was published on the 29th of March, 2013  on the site of
The Guardian paper  by James Corden  and called  "Richard Griffiths - goodbye Rizzo – we miss you already" which tells us about  Mr. Griffiths, the comedian and actor who recalls fun, kindness – and Uncle Monty's brief return – in tribute to Griffiths, who has died aged 65.

The author firstly met  Richard Griffiths ,standing in the vast space of rehearsal room 2 at the National Theatre and about to begin his first day as a History Boy , clutching his script and hoping that his northern accent was up to scratch when Richard walked over. What is more, the author didn't know that day what the play was going to become or quite how much time they as a company were about to spend together.

 The author can't deny the fact, that the whole process lasted about three years, and Richard was at the centre of its success. In addition to that, we knew, that he  had became the ninth History Boy: and they nicknamed him Rizzo.  Furthermore, we shouldn't forget that the author emphasizes the idea, that Griffiths was the man of a brilliant soul, inviting author with friends  to his dressing room for cocktails after the show or even the odd poker game ,  joking , making sure , that they were  enjoying what they were doing – that they knew how very special this moment was for the group of friends and colleagues.

The author also can't ignore the fact, that Richard's performance as Hector, like every other performance he gave in his career, was perfect – and he was quite unaware of how brilliant he was. Audiences and critics loved him from the very first scene.

 The author points out the fact, that Richard had an ability in even the biggest comic creations to give his characters a humane quality – he always played the truth of the scenes, never the jokes and  saw Monty for what he was, a lonely man in desperate need of company.

It wouldn't be unfair for Corden not to say, that  he never stopped asking him and he never stopped saying no, until one day, when they were performing The History Boys in Sydney and during one of the classroom scenes the author said one of hislines too early and accidentally cut two of his, been mortified and   but as soon as the curtain came down he rushed to his dressing room to apologise. And it's a noticeable and memorable  fact that   Griffiths  placed his hands firmly on author's shoulders, squinted and in that deep voice of Uncle Monty telling him about his forgiveness.

The author draws conclusion, remembering one of play's scenes  when Richard had to began to speak but paused for a moment, with  voice cracking under the emotion, when the lines were so meaningful it was as if he wanted these eight young actors to really hear them.

A very sad news and to my mind, Richard  Griffiths was one of the most influential  actors of his generation in Britain.The most powerful emotion can be born only at the stage of a theater, and only a prominent professional can arise a burn inside the heart and appeal to our minds in order to create our own special emotional status and he did it his way, with glance and success.



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