(Headmistress' Note: Mr. Hurt played Mr. Ollivander in HP and the Sorcerer's Stone)
John Hurt yesterday described how Edinburgh played a key role in his becoming an actor.
Hurt, who is in the city as chairman of the jury for the Michael Powell Award for British films at the Edinburgh International Film Festival, said the first play he ever saw was Hamlet, with Richard Burton, at what was then the Assembly Hall.
"It was incredibly still and brilliantly spoken," Hurt said. The 1953 production by the Old Vic was an unforgettable experience for him as a schoolboy.
Hurt had a Scottish schoolmaster who brought him to the festival. He later returned as an actor in Hamp, at the Lyceum, in 1964.
Hurt is on the judging panel with Chrissie Hynde, the Pretenders singer, and John Banville, the novelist.
The opening night film, The Flying Scotsman, is tipped as a favourite for the prize, along with Driving Lessons, starring Rupert Grint, of the Harry Potter films.
(SOURCE: THE SCOTSMAN)
John Hurt yesterday described how Edinburgh played a key role in his becoming an actor.
Hurt, who is in the city as chairman of the jury for the Michael Powell Award for British films at the Edinburgh International Film Festival, said the first play he ever saw was Hamlet, with Richard Burton, at what was then the Assembly Hall.
"It was incredibly still and brilliantly spoken," Hurt said. The 1953 production by the Old Vic was an unforgettable experience for him as a schoolboy.
Hurt had a Scottish schoolmaster who brought him to the festival. He later returned as an actor in Hamp, at the Lyceum, in 1964.
Hurt is on the judging panel with Chrissie Hynde, the Pretenders singer, and John Banville, the novelist.
The opening night film, The Flying Scotsman, is tipped as a favourite for the prize, along with Driving Lessons, starring Rupert Grint, of the Harry Potter films.
(SOURCE: THE SCOTSMAN)
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