Hello and welcome to the Brentwood Buzz, a podcast
celebrating all that's good about the people and places of
Brentwood, Essex. I'm Kay Bellwood.
We're just slipping in for short one this time because Brentwood
Theatre has a fundraiser coming up featuring friend of the
podcast Bill Wells interviewing international celebrity and
local lad Stephen Moyer. The Brentwood Buzz bumped into
Bill and Stephen's mum Jean Wilson at the Marlborough
Dramatic Club this week, so it seemed like a good time to find
out what the fundraiser will have to offer.
I'm Bill Wells, I'm one of the directors of the theatre.
This is We're going to talk about a fundraiser and I will be
interviewing internationally acclaimed film star Stephen
Moyer. So and I.
Understand. You're known as the Michael
Parkinson of Brentwood Theatre interviewing.
With joke, with a bit of Hess, but I have interviewed Ken
Cranham and John Heffernan who are local boys too in their own
ways. They grew up in round in the
area. So yes, I've got a bit of
reputation. I can do a Michael Parkinson,
not as good as him though. And.
So what kind of questions are you going to be asking?
Because Stephen is, well, he's, he grew up here.
Yes, he's actually said to me, nothing's off the table, but I'm
going to be more structured. We're going to talk about his
early time in in the Brentwood area when he was hermit and
we're going to talk about his training, what college Lambda
exams, etcetera, etcetera. His early career, what what gave
him a lift up. We're going to talk specifically
about his later career because there's so much happening with
art Detective Forsyths and the Night Agent on Netflix.
It's all happening with him. So, so much to talk about.
Yeah, now somebody who knows a little bit about his early
career is his mum. What could Bill?
Ask that. You think he should ask?
That that's a difficult one because I think Bill is very
good at and understanding what to ask and what people in
general would like to know. Stephen's interests began quite
early on. We we were all involved in local
theatre and which is where Stephen began with myself and
his sister. But his interests and grew and
grew whereby he was really involved and fascinated with
with all aspects of theatre and film and, and really became very
knowledgeable about, you know, directors or cinematographers.
But right from the early days of film, it fascinated him.
But his early work was theatre. Now obviously you're here at the
Marlborough Dramatic Club tonight, so you maintain an
interest in local theatre. Do you still act?
No, I don't, I'm afraid. No, no, I love, I love still
being seeing everybody and being part of it.
So yeah, I was involved for many years with Brentwood Operatic
Society, but I like to keep in touch with what's happening and
there's some good people who provide a lot of entertainment.
I mean, they're all they're. All amazing.
And and Bill, that's a little bit more to ask Stephen about
the early days of film. Yeah, absolutely.
Yes, which will be great. I I'm a great film buff.
I love the film as well, faster. So that to me is a good little
tint for me actually to do that. I'll make sure that's one of my
questions. Absolutely.
Going back to when he was sort of, I'd say 14, but really early
days and he'd avidly watch, so he'd enjoy discussing that with
you. And actually it's Tuesday, the
21st of April, 730 Brentwood Theatre.
We'll have a chat with him, we'll have questions from the
audience, and then he will be more than willing to meet people
in the bar afterwards to sign anything or have some selfies.
So it'll be a full evening. The last time I saw him, I think
I met him on the way to the toilets at Brentwood Theatre
where we were taking our children there at the same time.
Yes, that might have been. He came to a Brent night.
I seem to recall it was a Brent night, but that was some while
ago. No, it is very many years ago.
I can't, I can't remember how many.
I can't think at what stage he was at.
We're so looking forward to it. Tickets are selling very well.
So I advise anybody listening to this to get the ticket now.
And it's not saying that we can't put more seats out to get
more people in because it's not a play, it's a talk.
So it's not too imperative that you have any bad sight lines or
anything I can apply. But nevertheless, get your
tickets now because it's really selling well.
Thanks to Bill and Jean. And just to confirm, Bill will
we'll be interviewing Stephen Moyer live on stage at the
Brentwood Theatre on Tuesday the 21st of April at 7:30 PM.
Tickets are available from the theatre.
The Brentwood Buzz will be back again very soon with Tales from
an Unruly Allotment.