sam姐的舞台劇首演訪問，姐弟間的交談很可愛啊。
等下有空再翻給大家看看。
這張照片是sam姐扮男裝，開花扮Diva~~(絕)
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source: http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/
DOES Samantha Bloom's one-woman show have the longest title on the 2008 Festival? Possibly.
However, the elfin-like actress can certainly boast employing the services of the most famous publicist in the history of the Fringe – little brother and Hollywood star, Orlando Bloom.
The 32-year-old breaks into a huge smile as she recalls the stunned looks on the faces of passers by as Legolas from The Lord of the Rings attempted to persuade them to see a performance of A Cloud In Trousers Performed By A Girl In A Suit.
"Poor Orlando, he had no choice in that. I literally stuffed a load of fliers in his hand, got him to sign them and then hand them out. He was slightly bemused by the whole thing," she laughs.
Having a famous brother certainly helped raise the profile of Bloom's show. Just as well because, as the actress is first to admit, she didn't decide to bring her production to Edinburgh until the very last minute.
She explains, "I never want to be one of those people who have regrets in life, that's the reason I finally decided to come to Edinburgh. It was a tough decision and one I made very late.
"Everybody else had booked in and was up and running and I was scrabbling around looking for someone to print my fliers with just a week to go."
Luckily for Bloom the Underbelly had a cancellation and, one sleepless week and a few phone calls later she had a venue.
"Someone pulled out so it's worked out well," she says. "And I absolutely love it up here, I can't believe I've never been before."
A Cloud In Trousers Performed By A Girl In A Suit is based on the words of Russian poet Vladimir Mayakovsky who, having been disillusioned by his travels and unlucky in love (he fell in love with the wife of his publisher), committed suicide at the age of 36, in 1938.
The piece, which fuses music, poetry and trans-vestism (Bloom plays a man), is the story of a jilted lover awaiting the arrival of his beloved. As he waits he rehearses the confrontation he wishes to have, preparing the words to express his inner-most self.
"I've always been a fan of Russian poetry and literature," says Bloom, defending her choice of material. "Also I was interested in looking at the emotional journey from a male perspective.
"I wanted the freedom to discover different ways of being, other than through the calm side of being a woman. I wanted to do something more earthy, and when Anna Ostergren introduced me to Mayakovsky's writing I thought it was just gorgeous. The imagery was so fine but had a really strong narrative. That is what drew me to the piece."
Unlike her brother, it wasn't until her mid-20s that Bloom decided she wanted to act, starting drama school at the relatively late age of 26.
"I'd thought about it before but had always been pushed towards university," she explains.
"I did all of that and got offered a job almost immediately, in production, and enjoyed that for a bit. But it wasn't really what captivated my heart.
"I then realised that I really wanted to act, it just took me a couple of years to get the balls to put that into action Actually, as I applied to drama school, Orlando was leaving and got Lord of the Rings."
So did her little brother encourage her to share his career choice?
"I didn't discuss it with anyone because it was a really personal decision," she says. "As something that was quite close to my heart, it was a decision I had to make by myself without any outside influences.
"It wasn't until I left drama school and got out of that bubble that I realised I might be compared to my brother. We are very different in our ways and I'm never going to be competing with him for parts."
With a laugh she adds, "I don't really want to make a habit of playing men, especially in one-woman shows."
While on the subject of her sibling, Bloom reveals that the star has been incredibly encouraging of her first foray onto the Fringe.
"Orlando loved the show. He saw it in London and was really supportive of me coming here. He would love to be able to do something like this and we talked about how maybe one day he'll come and play Edinburgh, but it's hard in his position."
That said, a high profile didn't prevent that other Hollywood name Christian Slater performing on the Fringe in One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest a few years back.
"Is this where that production started?" she asks, open-mouthed. "I had no idea. I'll cite that to Orlando."
So what might Orlando play if he ever did head north for August? Well, sister Sam has an idea. "We've never worked together on stage and I would love to do Twelfth Night. My ideal role would be Viola and if Orlando ever wanted to do it with me, that would be fun."
However, while Bloom is enjoying her Fringe debut, the recent happenings in Georgia have suddenly given her show a new poignancy.
Mayakovsky, who was born in Bagdadi, Georgia, in 1893 was repeatedly jailed for subversive activity and began writing his poetry during a spell in solitary confinement in 1909.
"As I get on stage each day to share the journey of a man's broken heart through the inner workings of his mind during a punishing political climate, I can't help but draw comparisons with what is currently happening to the people of Georgia.
"Mayakovsky, a passionate political beast, would no doubt have been heavily involved in fighting for the freedom of a country suffering for the natural resources of their land."
• A Cloud In Trousers Performed By A Girl In a Suit, Underbelly, White Belly, Cowgate, now extended until August 24, 2pm, £7.50-£8.50, 0844-545 8252
The full article contains 1015 words and appears in Edinburgh Evening News newspaper. |
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