News
05/02/08
Joseph is currently in rehearsals for "Breakfast With Mugabe" by Fraser Grace, Direcred by Paul Robinson, playing at the Theatre Royal Bath, the Ustinov. Friday 22 February - Saturday 22 March 2008.
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05/02/08
The Big Interview: Joseph Marcell
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28/10/07
Joseph to appear at The Tricycle in “Let There Be Love” a new play by Kwame Kwai-Armah. 17 January – 16 February 2008.
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09/10/07
Joseph is currently in rehearsals for “As You like It” By William Shakespeare, Directed by Derek Goldman playing at Folger Elizabethan Theatre, Washington DC. October 17–November 25, 2007.
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15/05/07
"Simon Schama: Rough Crossings" DVD to be released 30/07/07.
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14/03/07
"Simon Schama: Rough Crossings" to be broadcast Friday 23rd March at 9.00pm on BBC2. Simon Schama presents a drama-documentary that charts the extraordinary journey of the American slaves who fought for the British side in the American War of Independence and were then led by a young Englishman to Africa. There they struggled to establish a colony in Sierra Leone where they could be free.
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14/03/07
New photos just in of Joseph performing in August Wilson's "Gem of the Ocean" at the Arena Stage in Washington DC.
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20/12/06
Joseph will be reprising the role of Solly in August Wilson's "Gem of the Ocean" at the Arena Stage in Washington DC, opens 1st February 2007. Google Maps
Joseph, above left, who plays Solly Two Kings, and Lynnie Godfrey, who plays Aunt Ester, rehearse a scene in August Wilson's "Gem of the Ocean."
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19/12/06
Just completed 3rd series of "The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency" for BBC Scotland, Radio4, 1415. To be broadcast January 2007.
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08/12/06
Joseph has just finished shooting a BBC/WGBH Boston production of "Rough Crossings" based on the best selling book by Simon Schama.
Playing David George, runaway slave and Baptist preacher. To be broadcast March 2007.
Get Simon Schama's "Rough Crossings" at Amazon Books or Penguin Books
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23/09/06
Eastenders featuring Joseph to be broadcast 20th October 2006 on BBC1.
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03/09/06
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, by Alexander McCall Smith (BBC Radio4, 1415, 4 episodes, beginning 10 Sept 04) was in an unexpected style, slightly reminiscent of "Ballylenon" by Christopher Fitzsimon. A lovely serial, dramatised by the author from his novel, set in Botswana. Precious Ramotswe, an independent lady, has been left some money on the demise of her father, and she sets up as a detective. She has commonsense, an innate understanding of human nature, but no clients. In the first episode, there is some scene-setting; she is joined by a clever girl from secretarial college, and finally gets some work. Her first job is to check the bona fides of a man who has appeared from nowhere claiming to be a girl's father. But a darker case is hinted at for episode 2; a man has lost his little boy, and there are hints that a witch-doctor may be involved . Claire Benedict plays the detective, and she is helped by Happy (Gbemisola Ikumelo) and Mr. Maketoni (Joseph Marcell). The director was Gaynor MacFarlane.
Its success has led to a further five instalments from the author and serious talk of a Hollywood motion-picture (see article above) to be directed by Anthony Minghella (The English Patient, The Talented Mr. Ripley).
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22/08/06
Joseph is currently shooting scenes for BBC TV's Eastenders to be broadcast October 2006.
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20/04/06
Joseph is currently in rehearsals for "Coriolanus" at The Globe, opens 5th May.
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23/01/06
20 questions interview with...Joseph Marcell, Whatsonstage.com
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06/01/06
Joseph is currently playing the part of "Solly Two Kings" in "Gem of the Ocean" at the The Tricycle Theatre,the second of a three-play season by African-American writers. The Observer Review
03/11/05
The Tricycle Theatre will present three British premieres of African-American plays by Abram Hill, August Wilson and Lynn Nottage to be directed by Nicolas Kent, Paulette Randall and Indhu Rubasingham. Joseph is currently in rehearsals for "Walk Hard" the first of the three plays.
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04/10/05
I, Claudius - Joseph Marcell is playing Claudius in a production of Hamlet at Basingstoke Haymarket. We caught up with him for a chat about Shakespeare, cricket and Geoffrey the butler... BBC Berkshire
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01/09/05
Joseph is currently in rehearsals for "Hamlet" at The Haymarket Theatre, Basingstoke.
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21/08/05
Joseph has recently returned from Winston, Salem, USA, where he co-chaired with Janet Hubert, this year's National Black Theatre festival with more than 100 performances by black theatre companies from the United States and abroad.
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