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Post by jilly2000 on Jul 17, 2008 10:48:58 GMT -5
I don't know if it's her responsibility, but I would have a talk with the folks in charge anyway and ask where in the heck her money was going if they couldn't keep a simple CV updated!! She's paying them to promote her- I would think they should be obligated to promote her in an accurate manner. What I meant is that once a year or 2 yrs she can just have a dekko at her profile/CV. I know they are paid a commission for every gig she does. So they are obligated to keep her CV up-to-date. I hope it didn't come across like I'm blaming Mandana for CAM's errors.
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Post by justafan on Jul 17, 2008 21:49:46 GMT -5
Hmm....well I think Mandana does deserve to be blamed for the failure of her career to take off after Bad Girls. True, she did have a few more roles that demonstrated how talented she was but after those she has only worked in commercials. Seems to me CAM hasn't done a lot for her so why does she stick with them? It seems to me that anyone, actor or not, knows that you must strike while the iron is hot if you want to succeed and to take a year off after a major success like Bad Girls is extremely bad judgement....except if there was a very good reason such as illness. I think the loss of such a wonderful talent is tragic. She should have pulled out all the stops and capitalized on her success. I'm sorry to say this but Nikki was the pinnacle of Mandana's career and it shouldn't be.
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Post by jilly2000 on Jul 18, 2008 9:51:21 GMT -5
Mandana can still come back. I think once Enzo starts kindergarten she'll have more free time to audition and stuff. She can concentrate on her career then. Atleast I hope that will be the case. She made a wrong calculation post BG and she's probably aware of it.
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Post by jilly2000 on Jul 18, 2008 10:02:02 GMT -5
And some might feel like clicking PayPal while they're at it . That's their true agenda. Somebody's asking for Splodgy's physical address. So they can send cash to express their gratitude for N/H site(including the Fanfiction) despite disclaimers it being just for entertainment and not as a money spinner.
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Post by topcat on Jul 18, 2008 12:06:35 GMT -5
Somebody's asking for Splodgy's physical address. So they can send cash to express their gratitude for N/H site(including the Fanfiction) despite disclaimers it being just for entertainment and not as a money spinner. It really is amazing isn't it? Info only seems to get updated if a poster queries something as being out of date (paypal info and a Mandana update being the most recent examples). Just what exactly does the money go towards??? The messageboards are free and there have been no visible updates on the main websites for months. I even suspect that most of the messageboard moderating is done by fans not the webmistresses. Shrugs. Annnywwaay. Let's not dwell. There is some good conversation going off here and regular updates and that's what counts. To be honest, I would think it would make it even more difficult once he has to be dropped off and picked up at a specific time. I think that is what is so frustrating. You see so many inferior performers getting constant work and juicy roles. Nikki was a good character but, from a screen time point of view, there are a lot bigger parts out there that Mandana would have been excellent for. Interestingly, both Linda Henry and Debra Stevenson are referred to now by their Coronation St and Eastenders roles than their BG ones. Simone's press does still seem to harp back to BG but I'm not sure whether that is her doing or the fact that some press still go for the 'titillation' angle of two attractive actresses snogging. Mandana just hasn't had the opportunity to move on really.
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Post by coolbyrne on Jul 18, 2008 22:19:06 GMT -5
Their physical address can easily be found by checking Netcraft and plugging in one of their many websites. I see where everyone is coming from in regards to Mandana, but I guess because I came into things so late, I'm a bit more pragmatic about the decisions she's made. Of course I wish she'd done more after Bad Girls, but I suppose looking back at the overall picture, it's not surprising she chose the path she did. I never got the impression that she was driven to act; that it was a "calling" or that she was lured by the fame/money/recognition. In fact, in a way, it made a lot of sense for her to get away from the exposure from Bad Girls- I suspect she felt she needed to step back for a while. I just wish "a while" didn't end up being so long! Oh, and just a quick "thanks" to the poster on Splodgy who linked back to MJFC for the Kohler commercial. Much appreciated!
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Post by topcat on Jul 19, 2008 10:37:22 GMT -5
Seems to me CAM hasn't done a lot for her so why does she stick with them? I really don't think CAM are the problem, justafan (they just have a crap website ). She swapped agents just before CUFA. She followed that with a rich period of work from Othello through Doctors, Born & Bred, Holby and Powers in 12 months. There was a short gap before the Ria stint in Doctors and then the pregnancy announcement came the moment her episodes concluded. The annoucement was very clear that she would not be working during that time but would return after the birth. The Eastenders, Random Quest and adverts little flurry happened following Enzo's 1st birthday. I think CAM would find her work if she was interested. For whatever reason, she isn't.
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Post by topcat on Mar 15, 2009 12:20:20 GMT -5
I would have liked to see her as a French Canadian in Bonjour, La, Bonjour. Another interesting accent for her resume. It would appear that she was Scottish . Here is what director Alan Cumming says about his directorial debut of Bonjour La Bonjour: I had long admired the work of French Canadian playwright Michel Tremblay, and so when I was asked if I'd like to direct something at the Royal National Theatre studio, I found this play and did it.
In a way, looking back at it, I can understand why I was drawn to it for my first stab at directing in the professional theatre: just like the films I have directed it's about people trying to communicate and finding a way to get along. That's all I am really interested in, really, when it comes to directing. I just want to see people in a certain situaton, watch them struggle, and the come to some form of resolution.
When you work at the RNT studio you have access to the amazing actors in the main building, but I was also allowed to bring in a few from outside too, so I was really spoiled. I gave the play a Scottish setting, as I think the sensibility and the issues in Tremblay's work really resonates with the Scots. So I had some great Scottish actors like Ralph Riach (who had been in the year above me at drama school, had played my boss in Taggart and would also play Tiresias in the Bacchae with me fifteen years later!), Myra McFadyen, who had been in Sleeping Beauty with me at the Tron in Glasgow, Jo Cameron Brown, Sally Dexter, Mandana Jones, Mark Lockyer, Barbara Horne and Hilary Lyon.
This is the only play I have ever directed thus far.
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Post by coolbyrne on Mar 16, 2009 21:31:28 GMT -5
McJones?
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Post by justafan on Mar 16, 2009 22:08:11 GMT -5
Huh? I had forgotten about this play but I don't understand what Mr. Cummings means by saying: " I gave the play a Scottish setting, as I think the sensibility and the issues in Tremblay's work really resonates with the Scots." In what way would it resonate with the Scots? I know some French Canadians and I know some Scots and I can't think of two ethnic groups more dissimilar than these two. I think Mr. Cummings is really reaching here. It's MacJones, coolbyrne.
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Post by topcat on Mar 17, 2009 4:45:40 GMT -5
It's MacJones, coolbyrne. Actually, it can be Mac or Mc. Just found this on ScottishHistory.com: Firstly, it is complete and under nonsense that Mac and Mc indicate Scottish or Irish origins. They are both EXACTLY the same word, the Mc is actually the abbreviated form of Mac (and sometimes meic) and was usually written M'c (sometimes even M') with the apostrophe indicating that the name has been abbreviated (there are many other characters indicating abbreviation including two dots under the c).
There is however one distinction you can make as far as differentiating between a name being Scottish or Irish. If it is an O' name it is always Irish (those in Scotland are mostly nineteenth century emigrations), but if it is a mac, mc or other variation it can be both Scottish or Irish!This should be in the 'you learn something new every day' thread ;D
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Post by jilly2000 on Mar 28, 2009 13:41:57 GMT -5
I would have liked to see her as a French Canadian in Bonjour, La, Bonjour. Another interesting accent for her resume. It would appear that she was Scottish . Here is what director Alan Cumming says about his directorial debut of Bonjour La Bonjour: I had long admired the work of French Canadian playwright Michel Tremblay, and so when I was asked if I'd like to direct something at the Royal National Theatre studio, I found this play and did it. This is the only play I have ever directed thus far.The other day I was at the library and looked up this play. It is originally written in French by Michel Tremblay and translated in English. I had a cursory look and photo-copied some of the character Nicole's dialog. The main character Serge has just returned from a 3 month European vacation. He has 4 sisters who are full of questions for him about his trip which was in the early 1960s? They are in love with him but he has a special(!) relationship with the younger one Nicole(played by Mandana). Here are a couple of excerpts:(hope I'm not violating any copyright posting them!) NICOLE: It's like...it's like waking up after a bad dream. Or as if I'd been locked up somewhere for years without seeing a soul. Before you left, we said that while you were gone we'd think everything over, but the minute you got on the plane, I knew it was all thought out in advance. I love you...and I'm ready to face all the problems. If we have to hide for the rest of our lives, we'll hide, that's all. Who knows, maybe someday we won't have to hide anymore, like criminals. It's our life, Serge, yours and mine. We mustn't let other people spoil it. Silence. I'd wake up in the morning...your place was empty beside me, and I'd tell myself, "This can't go on much longer. I won't be able to stand it." SERGE: I know, I couldn't stand it either. NICOLE: When your first letter came and you said you were lonely, I think I cried for two days... SERGE: I wanted to go. I asked for it...and God, did I regret it. NICOLE: Come over here and sit down...It's crazy, but after three months I feel shy. Like when we were kids and you came back from summer camp....You remember? Sometimes it took us a whole week before we could talk to each other. *So can you imagine Mandana saying it in an French Canadian Scottish accent? ;D
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Post by topcat on Jun 25, 2009 8:53:11 GMT -5
Thought I might have had a scoop for MJFC The other day I stumbled upon a webite with archived theatre programmes and Hove was listed as being available for sale. The sale price was only a couple of £'s and so I sent for it hoping that there would be a previously unseen photo or new CV snippet. Unfortunately, the programme contains details of a few other productions (Hove was part of a short season at The Cottesloe) and the only photo from Hove is of the director There isn't even a photo with her biography and that is only 3 lines long! The only interesting thing about it is that Hove was infact a piece devised during cast improvisational sessions and that other performers listed as being part of the National's pool of actors at that time included John Hannah and Clare Holman (Inspector Lewis's pathologist).
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Post by gingercat on Jun 26, 2009 15:01:02 GMT -5
Well done for finding it TC..just a shame it wasnt more
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Post by topcat on Jun 28, 2009 12:54:44 GMT -5
....just a shame it wasnt more Tell me about it! It seems an age since the excitement of a new role and the anticipation that generates. MJFC Archaeologist? Are you saying I'm an old fossil
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