I came across the following review of 'That Face' which talks a little bit about Hannah's performance in the show:

Review by Philip Fisher (2008)

The dream just goes on and on for Polly Stenham. Most people would regard having a play produced professionally when they are 20 as pretty sensational. Miss Stenham went on to win three major awards with That Face and before its West End transfer has even opened, she is adapting it into a feature film.

On first viewing at the Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, played in the round in a gloriously grungy setting designed by Mike Britton, the play demonstrated great promise in an atmosphere where both critics and audiences are inclined to be generous.

Now, over a year on, the play hits the West End in a cool, stylish production with the same underlying design principle but an ethic that could hardly be more different. The story, though, is very much the same, reeking of autobiography with well-delineated characters clearly drawn directly from life.

Indeed, on the basis that those portrayed were probably all present, one wonders what some of these odious, self-indulgent, rich folk made of seeing themselves recreated on stage in front of an opening night audience that, as well as stars from TV's Skins, contained the likes of David Tennant, Roger Lloyd Pack and Simon Gray, not to mention a team of wildly cheering Stenham groupies.

If Philip Larkin ever needed a play to embody his most famous line, "They fuck you up, your mum and dad", this is it. They may live continents apart but Lindsay Duncan's Martha, every bit as drunkenly vituperative as Edward Albee's earlier model, and self-centred Hugh (a slimy-smooth Julian Wadham) have jointly left 18-year-old Henry and 15-year-old Mia in a terrible state.

There is a danger in reviewing a play for a second time of repeating oneself but in this case, there is no other analogy for the early scenes than a modernised female version of Tom Brown's Schooldays. In a gruesomely realistic initiation ceremony, Mia is led on by her own personal Flashwoman, Catherine Steadman's Izzy, to torture a new girl. What starts off as fun (at least in the fetid minds of the older girls) ends up in hospital, with the youngster battered, bruised and probably traumatised for life.

While this might seem outlandish, Mia (played by Cassie from Skins, Hannah Murray) faces a home life that is almost worse. Martha is somewhere beyond merely having a drink problem and has created an unhealthy relationship with young Henry, flirting with incest.

Having given up school to look after her, Henry is protective but hardly more than a child in many ways himself and completely unable to handle a self-loathing woman who has already spent time in an asylum.

Mia's misdemeanours bring daddy charging back from Hong Kong, in his own eyes a knight in shining armour, but in those of the family a bit of a plonker. He at least has potential solutions, all of which stem from his ability, if not willingness, to fling money around.

The 90 minute drama builds to an explosive conclusion in which a cross-dressed Henry lets go in every sense of the word, Matt Smith delivering an epic monologue of madness, although he is not the one destined for sectioning.

Polly Stenham's strength is in creating convincing characters, more immoral than amoral, and then putting authentic dialogue into their mouths. It has to be said, that her stage alter ego, Mia, gets a relatively easy ride compared to everybody else on show and even at her worst tends to be seen through rose-tinted glasses.

You would really not want to meet any of the other characters, from slinky, jailbait Izzy through inadequate Henry to either member of the older generation.

Mike Britton alternates between a bedroom that becomes increasingly Tracey Emin-influenced as the night goes on and other simpler creations until the whole space is as horrible a mess as the family that occupy it.

Lindsay Duncan and Matt Smith once again present unforgettable performances, while Catherine Steadman reprises her witty and incredibly assured cameo from first time around. Hannah Murray, who has been drafted in to add glamour to the West End production is not yet a great stage presence, but since she's only 18, has a lot of time to develop.

That Face is an entertaining and sometimes terrifying drama that shows us a rich family behaving badly. Whether this is something that we will all want to see may be open to question but the perspective given by any playwright who was not even 20 when she wrote this debut, is refreshing and unusual.

While her canvas is very limited and Jeremy Herrin's production might now be almost a little too polished for such a raw subject, Polly Stenham may just have a West End hit on her hands - provided that her own generation can afford the ticket prices.

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The second series of Skins is out to buy as of today. Click on the image below to purchase from Amazon.co.uk:



It’s been six months since Tony’s collision with a bus – remarkably he isn’t dead, but he sure isn’t the same person. Sid can’t get his head around the fact that his best mate is a shadow of the man he’s always looked up to. And to top it off he finally got the girl, Cassie, only to have her whisked off to Scotland. Sod’s law. But to Cassie it’s totally OK, one day she’ll come back and they’ll live happily ever after - yeah right.

Michelle is lost without Tony too, and her Mum has gone and married yet another man – but this time there’s a step-sister involved who’s intent on trying to make a move on her mates. Maxxie’s got hell at home too because his Dad doesn’t want him to follow his dream of being a dancer. Even Anwar has changed since he bagged himself a secret girlfriend called Sketch. Jal is throwing off the good girl image and letting her hair down. And Chris – well getting expelled wasn’t his finest hour – but now the party animal is stepping out on his own. And while all around is falling apart, it’s Tony’s little sister Effy who’s taking control.

Features:

- Behind the scenes including interviews with cast & crew (exclusive to DVD)

- Skins Secret Party and behind the scenes of the secret party

- 5 bonus Skins stories (Cassandra, Christmas with Skins, Audition Day, Tony & Sid, Maxxie’s Love Life)

- Broadcast trailer

- Back stage tour

- Daniel’s Story – writer, Daniel Kaluuya’s story of working on Skins (exclusive to DVD)

- Skins in NYC (exclusive to DVD)

- Maxxie’s Dance – behind the scenes (exclusive to DVD)

Enjoy & hope you're all having a great bank holiday!

I've added two new images of Hannah with the cast of That Face to the Gallery. Click on the images below to go to the respective album:



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I've uploaded lots of Skins Series 1 screenshots to the Gallery. I havent yet managed to do Series 2 but I will try and get those up by the end of this week.

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The finale of the second series of Skins drew 740,000 viewers to E4 Monday night.

The teen hit achieved the second biggest audience of its current run, with 4.65% of viewers tuning in at 10pm. Another 205,000 watched an hour later on E4+1. Overall the series has averaged 663,000 (4.3%).

Audiences have been well above the channel's 153,000 (1.04%) slot average, but lower than the series one average of 822,000 (5.70%). During series two a huge 58.5% of viewers have been in the 16-34 age range.

Among the multichannel competition, E4 was beaten only by the EastEnders repeat on BBC Three, which attracted 877,000 (4.77%).

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Here's a video of Hannah interviewing The Born Ruffians.

Yes, as you are all probably aware by now, Hannah Murray will be playing the part of Mia in the critically acclaimed play 'That Face' which will be playing at London's West End for 10 weeks from May 1st, 2008. For more information please visit THIS page. Please note that this links to a PDF document.

Here's a video of Hannah, along with Joe & Dev at the RTS Awards. Once I get a video archive set up all these videos will be transfered to there so you will be able to view them at any time.



I'll have pictures of the event up in the Gallery soon.

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