The Picture Journal

Inside Look: Emily Berrington

We spoke to actress Emily Berrington about her role as Young Woman in the Almeida Theatre production of Machinal. An actor’s role, much like the character’s they play, is oftentimes defined by the choices they make and the chances they take. What sort of challenge does it present playing a character that is limited in their agency? One of the most interesting aspects of rehearsing Machinal was searching for how a character who is in many ways so limited is still actively trying to survive and thrive. Just because she isn’t successful at it doesn’t mean the Young Woman isn’t…

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Inside Look: Maisie Richardson-Sellers

We spoke to actress Maisie Richardson-Sellers about her role as Laurie in the Trafalgar Studios production of 3 Women. Consistently there seems to be this interplay between generations, parents don’t understand and once you get older eventually the kids don’t. Even as society take efforts to be more understanding and open minded, this cyclical contradictory thinking remains. What do you think makes this generational thinking so fixed? I think that a lot of misunderstanding between generations has to do with the fact that societal expectations, trends and needs evolve so quickly, and therefore generations can easily feel alienated from those…

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Aaron Pierre

What is a remake you enjoy more than the original? That’s difficult. I’m too loyal to original productions. That being said, the remake of The Jungle Book is fire. They smashed it! Who is/ was you favourite teacher? Tadeusz Bradecki. Everything he said was gold. I have a whole notebook of his quotes! Who would you love to work with? Ava DuVernay. Selma, 13th… her work is incredibly powerful. I would also love to work with the living legend that is Sidney Poitier. Powerhouse. I wouldn’t stop asking him questions! What posters were on your wall as a teenager? I…

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James Krishna Floyd

What was the last thing you did for the first time? I had a flotation tank experience. It’s a large pod of salt water where you float in silence, in darkness. It was 95% pure bliss and serenity. But 5% was panic. It was an almost psychedelic form of meditation for me. Where I had to face myself. I will definitely do it again. I want to reduce the 5% of anxiety to zero. But maybe that’s the lesson it was teaching me: Perfection is useless. What non-English language cinema do you find the most interesting, or entertaining? I have…

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Hannah Britland

What is the most interesting or obscure object you’ve found? When I was about 12, I was on holiday in Wales and I took myself for walk along the beach. I found a rock that looked very alien. It was transparent yet multicoloured and looked solid in texture. I put my hands on it and my fingers nearly went though it- turns out it was a jelly fish. It was absolutely massive twice the size of my head. I was lucky not to be stung. When did you accurately predict something? Trump being elected as President. I had the worst…

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Inside Look: John McCrea

We spoke to actor John McCrea about his role as Jamie New in the Sheffield Theatres production of Everybody’s Talking About Jamie. You’ve mentioned in interviews that you perceived yourself lacking a certain breadth of experience as is typical for a West End lead. When can it help to enter into something where your enthusiasm, or commitment exceeds experience? Did it help you at any point for Everybody’s Talking About Jamie? I always knew I could portray the character well, I felt as if I knew him inside-out, so I guess that fuelled me to take a risk and push…

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Alexandra Roach

What would you like to learn? I would love to learn Spanish. I have the duo-lingo app on my phone which makes me feel great and that I am nearly fluent – the reality being far from that! I am certain I need lessons from a real human being to improve – which I will endeavour to do this year! What was your favourite music experience/ moment? I travel when I can to experience music in different settings. My absolute favourite being ‘Meadows In The Mountains’ Festival in the Bulgarian mountains. It is a relatively new and small festival located in…

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