The Picture Journal

Ciara Charteris

What is your oldest possession? My parents bought me this beautiful dress from a designer in Cape Town called Balu for my second birthday and I love it so much I’ve kept it and I hope to one day give to my own daughter, if I’m lucky enough. Have you had any jobs that you wish had lasted even longer? Every job is an exciting and invigorating experience that in the moment you never want to end! What film in your opinion would be a terrible candidate for a reboot or remake? Unashamedly Dirty Dancing is one of my all…

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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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Lashana Lynch

What is the most pleasant noise or sound to fall sleep too? I went to Mexico earlier this year and stayed in a beach hut with a hay roof, so could hear the sounds of waves all night. I probably got the best sleep of my life there. Had you been born 100 years earlier and not had your mortality compromised by poor medical understanding and practices, what job do you think you would have pursued? Well, I don’t imagine a world where I’d be born a non-creative. So, I’d probably open a large house made up of creatives from…

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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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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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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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Annes Elwy

If you had to relive a day of your life 100 times, which day would you relive? Maybe I have tunnel vision right now, but the only day I can imagine wanting to relive a 100 times, is Christmas day. It’s been Christmas in my life since July this year, and I can confirm I will never tire of it. Do you have a favourite genre for music or film? I definitely gravitate towards folk music. My dad runs a folk club in Penarth, and I just find it so cathartic to sing, the words are always poetic and heavy…

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