Thus, Branagh's "Belfast" reading for Dench felt like an audition, like he was coming to Dench with his "pack on his back." And as he was acting out the movie and putting every ounce of energy he ...

Branagh joined Progress Theatre after his family moved to Reading from their native Belfast in the late 1960s. The Oscar and Bafta nominated actor and director said: "My stage career started at ...

At one point in Kenneth Branagh ’s sweet, glancing film memoir Belfast (now a 2022 Oscar winner), we see the young protagonist, Buddy (Jude Hill), reading a Thor comic book. Aha!

A couple of years ago, Kenneth Branagh was driving to Judi Dench’s Surrey home to read her his screenplay and offer her the role of the grandmother for “Belfast,” his personal story about ...

Actor Kenneth Branagh has become the patron of the Berkshire theatre company he first joined as a teenager. Branagh joined Progress Theatre after his family moved to Reading from their native ...