musings about the actor and the characters he brings to life
Well, there has been one single most important controversy about Wolf Hall that got everyone talking about for months now… The codpiece 🙂
It was during the filming of Wolf Hall this past summer that I noticed some unusual interest in the codpiece. Historian Lucy Worsley, who interviewed Damian Lewis on the set of Wolf Hall, tweeted:
Codpiece? Now, where did this come from? Continue reading “Why We Talk about Codpiece When We Talk about Wolf Hall”
Wolf Hall FUN arrived in the US in January with a new hashtag in the King Henry’s hands: #WolfHallPBS And, it is arriving, finally, in our living rooms this Sunday at 10pm on PBS Masterpiece Theater!
And… The King has just spoken, ladies and gentlemen!
See the MOST hilarious tweet from PBS with HenryVIII inviting us all to watch Wolf Hall 🙂
Continue reading “What to Expect When We are Expecting Wolf Hall :)”
As I miss and reflect on Wolf Hall — I always keep coming back to… please don’t laugh…. Henry’s boots!
Look at them — they are FANCY and they are BIG!
We talked earlier about the meticulous work the Wolf Hall team put into designing and building the costumes for the cast here and here, and Henry’s boots are no exception. They look FANCY, and it turns out they really are! Lucy Worsley tells in her Daily Mail article that they are “thigh-high, square-toed black boots, custom-made on the Isle of Wight using traditional techniques.” Continue reading “Trivia Tuesday… with some hard to fill BOOTS :)”
Wolf Hall is one of the best things that has ever happened to TV. And, as much as it fascinates us with its wonderful writing, directing and acting, it also mesmerizes us with its visuals, lighting, set designs and particularly, in my case, the costumes! I am in awe of the fabrics and designs, but also the research the costume team did to create the most authentic dresses possible for the production.
I heard this wonderful interview with theWolf Hall costume designer Joanna Eatwell the other day where she shares her 30 years of experience in costume design and talks about her work in Wolf Hall. Continue reading “Play Dress Up with Henry!”
Henry never says good-bye…
Once he sees Wolsey is not able to fix a new wife for him… Henry never sees him again.
Once he realizes Katherine will not let him go, Henry leaves one morning without a good-bye, and never sees her again.
Once he takes back the chain of office from Thomas More as he resigns from his post as the Lord Chancellor in a protest against “new bills”… Henry never sees him again.
Finally… Once he leaves Anne at the jousting tournament at Greenwich, and rides back to Whitehall… Henry never sees her again. Continue reading “Wolf Hall Episode 6: Master of Phantoms”