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Letters Live
Добавлен 18 дек 2014
LETTERS LIVE is a series of live events celebrating the power of literary correspondence. Inspired by Shaun Usher's Letters of Note, Letters Live is an initiative by publishing company Canongate and Benedict Cumberbatch’s production company SunnyMarch. It has become a phenomenon wherever is has played in the UK.
The idea of LETTERS LIVE is simple: we ask talented, inspiring and high-profile artists from various disciplines to read letters out loud to our audiences. LETTERS LIVE celebrates letter writing and the art of correspondence first and foremost.
The idea of LETTERS LIVE is simple: we ask talented, inspiring and high-profile artists from various disciplines to read letters out loud to our audiences. LETTERS LIVE celebrates letter writing and the art of correspondence first and foremost.
Patti Smith reads her own goodbye letter to Robert Mapplethorpe
Patti Smith and Robert Mapplethorpe enjoyed a close, often intense relationship that began in 1967 and ended 21 years later, when Robert died some time after being diagnosed with AIDS. In the days preceding his untimely death, Patti wrote her soul mate a letter-a letter which he sadly didn’t get a chance to read.
Watch Patti Smith herself read it at Letters Live at The Town Hall, Manhattan last week.
© Patti Smith
Watch Patti Smith herself read it at Letters Live at The Town Hall, Manhattan last week.
© Patti Smith
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Tony Robinson reads a hilariously grumpy letter from a father to a son
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Sunday Times racing correspondent Roger Mortimer spent 25 years writing to his only son, Charlie, and in 2012, many of those amusing, touching, exasperated, gossip-filled missives were collected to form the book, Dear Lupin. This is just one, written in 1978 when Charlie was working away from home. None other than Sir Tony Robinson joined us to read this brilliantly funny letter at Letters Live...
Angélique Kidjo reads a letter to the girls of the world
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Born in West Africa in 1960, music legend Angélique Kidjo was immersed in the world of music and dance from an early age thanks to her mother, an acclaimed choreographer and theatre director. In 2013, with thirteen albums under her belt, a Grammy award to her name, and numerous plaudits for her continued activism, Kidjo chose to impart some hard-earned wisdom to the girls of the world, by way o...
Benedict Cumberbatch reads a letter of apology from a father to his children
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In 2021, Stuart Capstick, deputy director at the Centre for Climate Change & Social Transformations in Cardiff, wrote a letter to his children. Benedict Cumberbatch joined us to read it at Letters Live in March 2024 at London's Royal Albert Hall. Copyright: Stuart Capstick, 2019 This letter is a part of the Letters to the Earth campaign, which began in 2019, when the British public were invited...
Jodie Whittaker reads a life-affirming letter written by a terminal cancer patient
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Heather McManamy was in her early thirties when she was diagnosed with terminal cancer. She died in December 2015, aged 36, and as the end grew closer she wrote the following letter, to be shared with friends and family after her death. Jodie Whittaker joined us to read it at Letters Live at the Royal Albert Hall in November 2023.
Sara Pascoe reads a hilarious letter asking for clarity on God's Law
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At the turn of the century, the following letter was sent to Dr. Laura, a US radio personality who regularly and publicly deemed homosexuality to be a “mistake of nature.” A copy of the letter soon reached the masses, and now we bring it to you. Comedian and writer Sara Pascoe joined us to read it at Letters Live at London's Royal Albert Hall in March 2023. © J Kent Ashcroft
Damian Lewis reads a hilarious letter from a girls' football team coach
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When he sent the letter you're about to watch in March of 2009, Michael Kinahan was the coach of a football team in Massachusetts consisting of seven-year-old girls. Sadly for him, many of the letter’s recipients-the girls’ parents-failed to see the funny side of his “playful” letter and complained to league officials. Kinahan resigned from the role days later. Damian Lewis joined us to read Mi...
Gillian Anderson reads Katherine Mansfield's charming letter about twins
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In 1919, New Zealand author Katherine Mansfield wrote the following letter to her friend, the American painter Anne Estelle Rice, who was heavily pregnant with twins - one of whom Mansfield had affectionately named “Marigold.” Gillian Anderson joined us to read this gorgeous letter at Letters Live's 10th anniversary show at London's Royal Albert Hall in November 2023.
Dame Harriet Walter reads a letter about sexuality in middle age
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In 1981, experimental artist Carolee Schneemann unveiled "Fresh Blood," an 11-minute-long nude performance piece in which she explored menstrual blood's cultural and symbolic meanings, immersing viewers in a provocative exploration of the female body. Shortly after it opened, Schneemann wrote the following letter to friend and fellow artist Dick Higgins, who had been in touch since witnessing h...
Angela Rayner reads a hilarious letter about Rishi Sunak's government
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In February 2024, the following letter was sent to the Guardian newspaper. To read it, the Shadow Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Angela Rayner, joined us at Letters Live at the Royal Albert Hall in March 2024 - at a special show to celebrate International Women's Day. © Terry O’Hara to the Guardian
Louisa Harland reads Sharon Horgan’s powerful letter to all men
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In 2016, during a rare moment of calm, actress, writer, director and producer Sharon Horgan found time to write a letter of great importance - addressed to the men of the world. At Letters Live at the Royal Albert Hall in the week of International Women’s Day 2024, Louisa Harland joined us to read it.
Benedict Cumberbatch reads one of Alexei Navalny's final letters
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Last month Vladimir Putin’s most prominent critic, Alexei Navalny, paid the ultimate price for his beliefs, dying in a West Siberian prison after years of relentless campaigning against corruption and a near-fatal poisoning. By the time of his death, Navalny had been imprisoned for more than two years, during which time he wrote to his supporters and the wider world through letters shared on hi...
Jason Isaacs reads a gloriously grumpy letter written by the creator of Withnail & I
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In 1987, the year Withnail & I was released, its creator, Bruce Robinson, wrote a letter to his friend and star of the film, Richard E. Grant, who at the time was away filming in Israel. Jason Isaacs joined us to read it at Letters Live at Wilderness Festival, Oxfordshire, in the summer of 2023.
Taron Egerton reads a love letter written by Welsh poet Dylan Thomas
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In July of 1936, months after meeting 22-year-old dancer Caitlin Macnamara, Welsh poet Dylan Thomas wrote her the love letter you will now hear. They married the next year, and so began a tempestuous relationship that was fuelled by excesses of all kinds. Taron Egerton joined us to give a brilliant reading of this letter at Wilderness Festival 2023 in the Oxfordshire countryside, UK. © The Dyla...
Gillian Anderson reads Anaïs Nin's passionate letter about sex and poetry
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In 1932, Cuban diarist Anaïs Nin and American novelist Henry Miller began an incredibly intense love affair that would last for many years. In the 1940s, at which point she, Miller, and a collective of other writers were earning $1 per page writing erotic fiction for the private consumption of an anonymous client known only as the “Collector,” Nin wrote a passionate letter to this mysterious fi...
Kae Tempest performs 'People's Faces' at the Royal Albert Hall
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Kae Tempest performs 'People's Faces' at the Royal Albert Hall
Rob Delaney reads a letter sent by an Ancient Roman who had been stood up
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Rob Delaney reads a letter sent by an Ancient Roman who had been stood up
Tobias Menzies reads Evelyn Waugh's blisteringly funny letter about his fans
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Tobias Menzies reads Evelyn Waugh's blisteringly funny letter about his fans
Harnaam Kaur reads her own powerful letter about self love
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Harnaam Kaur reads her own powerful letter about self love
Jodie Whittaker reads Peter Capaldi's letter to a 9-year-old Doctor Who fan
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Jodie Whittaker reads Peter Capaldi's letter to a 9-year-old Doctor Who fan
Edie Falco reads a letter to white supremacists
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Edie Falco reads a letter to white supremacists
Sanjeev Bhaskar reads Spike Milligan's hilarious letter home during WWII
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Sanjeev Bhaskar reads Spike Milligan's hilarious letter home during WWII
10 years of Letters Live: the highlights
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10 years of Letters Live: the highlights
Minnie Driver reads a letter about a disastrous encounter with some wax strips
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Minnie Driver reads a letter about a disastrous encounter with some wax strips
Tom Odell performs Black Friday at the Royal Albert Hall
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Tom Odell performs Black Friday at the Royal Albert Hall
Stephen Fry reads Nick Cave's stirring letter about ChatGPT and human creativity
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Stephen Fry reads Nick Cave's stirring letter about ChatGPT and human creativity
Benedict Cumberbatch reads a notoriously grumpy Irish playwright's letter of complaint
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Benedict Cumberbatch reads a notoriously grumpy Irish playwright's letter of complaint
Olivia Colman reads a novelist's (rather funny) complaint letter to a funeral parlour
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Olivia Colman reads a novelist's (rather funny) complaint letter to a funeral parlour
Laurence Fishburne reads a former slave's incredible letter to his old master
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Laurence Fishburne reads a former slave's incredible letter to his old master
Rob Rinder reads a judge's moving letter to two children after a bitter custody case
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Rob Rinder reads a judge's moving letter to two children after a bitter custody case
I came to this series very recently and am enjoying previous ones now. Please let this series continue for years and years.
He definitely had a... cunning plan... for this one!
There is no way a Tennessean would have "shot at" you TWICE... ...and missed.
Brilliantly delivered by Jodi
as he was reading this story... i realized I've heard this story before, but i cannot, for the life of me, recall where... perhaps as an honorable mention in a darwin award
Beautiful letter
Oh that voice, he could convince you of anything, she’s so sweet reading those deepest feelings💖
surprisingly articulate
The England team did all those things in the recent Women's World Cup
Oh, my heart
To be loving and kind doesn’t cost a thing…but…it is the richest gift you can give. ❤️❤️
Life is full of contrast. It’s what makes it an interesting mystery
The world lost a great artist, but Patti Smith lost so much more when he died, what a privilege to hear her read this.
As a 70 year old white great-grandmother in the deep South, I say "Bravo"!
Well damn Barbara, look what you did.
Wonderful - but everyone who spoke should have been listed.
Beautiful.
I think he is writing Trump's speeches now ...
Powerful, poignant, unsettling and tragic.
So good, just came across this ..mustt have been hiding...
A caring friend. We have done well if we still have a friend.
I guess if you don’t have anything good to say about this, RUclips removes it.
WHY are you here?
@@richardh8082 clearly they deeply hate to see someone share a profound and moving letter
@@richardh8082 Let him speak, tyrant.
Thanks.stunning. to see our heart. what it is ..was.. to create and love and lose.. fucking brilliant . Thanks!x
what a great mom. I hope they had fun with the Freddie Mercury sendoff.
Taika twiddle my TaTas please.😮😊😊😊
I know this old yarn as "Why Paddy's not at Work Today ".
I never get tired of this performance, although it took me a few tries to figure out "goat" and "crick in our --" (ahem)
Fred Allen's letter is a rehash of a letter read by Hoffnung at the Oxford Union in the 1950s
And who wouldn't want to own a Canadian??
Delightfully Understated 😊
Awesomely correct.
Pisses me off. Thinking of how much more he could have done with Dr Who. But he was a pro and acted as directed. Damn shame. Ruined that franchise for me. Even before Jody, who although badly miscast imho, also had chops left untapped by bad line producers and subpar writing.
Meanwhile in Ukraine, tens of thousands of young Slavic men are fighting and dying while the Fat Cats make billions
Jackie Daytona
This letter is so brilliantly written, so savagely sarcastic, very humorous, but most of all, full of class and grace. 👏👏👏
OK what a perfect start to a Sunday. And historical letter read by an iconic actor and well done. I do think, though the audience didn’t grass the magnitude and the profoundness of that great ladder, I think the laughing was the nervousness to the sincerity and the deep pain that was felt by the letter writer I do think the audience also missed, the great awakening and the vision that the letter writer was speaking. What caught me the most was that just sincerity in the heart of the letter writer to the old master. For me I’ve only been able to live these 62 years one month and 20 days and only know the history of these has my eyes are looking so far in the future that I can just focus on the present. Well read and well written.
Something tells me stone wanted to write "I love my fucking job" but didn't because hes already on thin ice with the 399 swears
The driest of all possible wit.
Still living in the past
soooooooooooooooooo............... thats a no then?
This was very well done, thank you Laurence.
This poor man!
Morality is relative with respect to time for Christians.
too bad the Russians Empire gobbled them up. Now, Many many years later the Ukrainians defend against the new Russian Empire & history repeats.
My wife and I are on cusp of 80 we are passionately affectionate and I adore her
Take home message: Leviticus is unhinged
Now i feel like im the relic found on timeteam
As a self published writer, AI can never replicate the artistic process, it will never understand the amount of practice and the struggle over every word. Its a cheap cartoon that will be used merely to sell a product. But it should never be considered as art.
Irony at its best , beautifully crafted letter and also incredibly sad .
Grandma didn't think this was funny!