There are increasing indications that Mr A is going to implement his 2018 promise of cosying up to his fans more. German con organisers MagicCon have been mystery-tweeting all yesterday. And if you haven’t guessed yet who the ‘major star’ is who will apparently also attend MagicCon 2020, then I revoke your membership in this fandom. JK.
Richard played a character called Craig Parker in Casualty. And the elf reference should be the early play he did in his school days.
N/C
John Thornton-Porter-Proctor…
Straight to the heart.
Translation: “What do the Hobbit trilogy and 100% British cotton have in common?”
Bingo.
So, MagicCon 2020 takes place 17 to 20 April in Bonn, Germany. Tickets start at 109 Euro and go up to a rather magic 1399 Euro. Yes, you have read that right. Not sure whether that includes a kiss and a hug. Tickets are available HERE. Note: At time of posting (Wednesday, 2pm) there has been no confirmation yet but I think it’s pretty obvious that Richard has committed to MagicCon. In case you are wondering: No, I have not bought a ticket and will not attend even though MagicCon is taking place in my homeland and I even would get free accommodation with a friend of mine in Bonn. I have too many London trips scheduled and locked down already. I simply can’t squeeze any more absences and flights into the period from January to May without risking major displeasure from Mr Guylty. (He already asked me the other day whether he was going to become even *more* of an “Armitage Widower” (quote) when I told him that I was going to take on RAnet.) However, rest assured that I will be very, very jealous of all who manage to snag a ticket and go to MagicCon. And at the same time I am hoping so very much that some of my fandom friends will be able to go so that I can enjoy the whole event through their eyes.
I just hope there will be no delays and snafus when Mr A is jetting back and forth between London and Cologne. He’s got a theatre play to attend 😉
Update
It’s official:
The blurb as per MagicCon:
Whether on the stage in front of and behind the scenes, as a radio play actor or of course in series and film roles, MagicCon 4 star guest Richard Armitage is at home in all areas of show business. But the focus at the con will certainly be on his role as dwarf Thorin Oakenshield in the three-part adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit.
But just a quick glance at the impressive filmography of Richard Armitage reveals that the British actor has undergone an impressive development since the beginning of the 90s, which is always crowned by new highlights.
Armitage, who spent three years perfecting his acting skills at the „London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art“ (LAMDA), among others, set his career in motion in 2004 with the performance of cotton manufacturer John Thornton in the TV literary film adaptation North and South. Since then numerous productions followed. Among them, besides the Hobbit films, such well-known hits as Alice Through the Looking Glass, Captain America: The First Avenger and Ocean’s 8, or e.g. his leading role in The Lodge, which starts in Germany at the end of 2019. His series credits include shows like Hannibal, Robin Hood, Castlevania and – now in the production phase – The Stranger.
With Richard Armitage’s visit toMagicCon 4, you can look forward to a versatile and charismatic actor who is also available for autographs and photo sessions. As always, the vouchers can be found in the Ticket-Shop.
Appearance: On all convention days
Autograph: EUR 85,00 – Photosession: EUR 95,00
I just want to die…. i was so hoping to go back to Magicon with my friend and actually planned to ask her if she was going just because i really wanted to go… but it coincides with Easter back home…. which is a total disaster and i’m sick of it. :-(((((((
LikeLike
You know what – after November until January I think you totally have the right to plan Easter differently. What does it matter if you come home a week before or after? Treat yourself to Magiccon!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Use the “other” Easter a week before instead. Blasphemy, I know, but a girl has needs!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Just pretend you’re living on that “other” calendar for a few weeks next year.
LikeLiked by 1 person
I looked at their site and it looks as though other people from The Hobbit have appeared like Lee Pace, however I only want to see Richard performing as someone else, not as himself.
LikeLike
I think they have day tickets, Yve. And personally, I would not invest in any of the more expensive tickets. Just from my own experience at the con in London I know that the first few rows are reserved for those who buy the more expensive tickets. Even Silver Ticket looks to me as if you are sitting only in the middle because front row is reserved for that Platinum ticket, and gold takes the rows behind that… Plus, you need to save some money to afford a photo session. (Not sure how much that will cost, yet.)
LikeLike
Thanks for the information but I couldn’t make the effort to go to my own capital city to see the Red Dragon one so I definitely will not go to Bonn.
I just think the whole nasty business could have been avoided by saying he would away from Uncle Vanya over Easter when he did the publicity tweet about seeing us in the New Year.
LikeLike
Hehe… Well, I am not making the trip to my homeland, either.
The way the issue is currently handled, is definitely not ideal. It’s always bad when customers are kept in the lurch. I really hope they will clarify *very soon* because there is already a lot of bad feeling out there (on Twitter).
LikeLike
I like it that they have done a thorough research of his filmography 😁👍🏻 I hope someone will attend and send us some pictures 🙏🏻
Uncle Vanya is definitely not that intense and emotionally drained as The Crucible so I hope he will manage this all right.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Somebody there really researched it 😂. That’s the djermans for you. Always thorough! 😁
But yeah, looks as if the material is easier to digest than being John Proctor… He’ll have to do a quick there-and-back-again…
LikeLike
Auf der Seite der MagicCon steht, er wäre an allen drei Tagen anwesend. Wie kann das sein???
LikeLike
Fehler von Technik-HiWi.
LikeLike
😂
LikeLike
Möglich. Einfach das Standardformular verwendet.
LikeLiked by 2 people
Bestimmt!
LikeLike
Halte ich für einen Tippfehler. Der hat am 17. und 18. noch Verpflichtungen in London. Glaube nicht, dass da so einfach rauszukommen ist.
LikeLike
Es geht ja nicht nur ums rauskommen. Wenn ich Tickets für die Tage hätte, würd ich ausflippen. Mal schauen, wann sie es berichtigen. Vorher brauch ich nicht weiter überlegen, was ich mache.
LikeLiked by 3 people
been confirmed now that he’s there for the 3 days
LikeLike
I don’t quite believe that yet. Could be a typo. I don’t see him gallivanting off to a con and ditching his responsibilities in London.
LikeLiked by 2 people
only posted the comment because Magic Con tweeted that. Olga has directly tweeted at Richard…be interesting to see if there’s a reply
LikeLike
Hadn‘t seen that one when I commented. I hope it‘s a mistake still. Hope floats.
LikeLike
I hope he will see it and reply. I’d say there is already a whole lot of anxiety surrounding the whole event…
LikeLiked by 1 person
absolutely, i honestly would be furious and massively upset if i was booked on those dates (which i had considered as it’s nearest to my birthday without being Easter) It seems shoddy that they’ve used him as a big draw without mentioning he won’t be doing all the dates. And it’s not even that he’s going on holiday, but going off to make some extra money elsewhere
LikeLike
Well, let’s wait for clarification. I still can’t believe that Richard would actually stand for something like this. Not that he is a saint – but with his relative reservations re. cons and his big enthusiasm for theatre, I’d be very surprised if he willingly decided to forego theatre…
LikeLiked by 2 people
yeah, i know. It doesn’t even affect me directly, I just wish they would be aware of this stuff and be transparent from the start instead of letting people stew from lack of information
LikeLike
You are right – it’s really not ideal that there is confusion among fans. Fans are prospective customers – and are possibly not buying because of this. Or are worried that they are losing out after having forked out lots of money for theatre tickets.
LikeLike
Just saw a tweet by Magiccon to that effect… or rather, saying something with an ironic tone like “even actors get days off at the theatre”… If that is true, I have to say that I am surprised. I wouldn’t have imagined Richard to stand for disappointing his theatre-going public…
LikeLiked by 1 person
yeah, it’s bit surprising. I mean he could possibly fly from Bonn/Cologne to London in less than 2 hours. But would he really be up for doing that?
LikeLike
Saturday has two shows. Hardly seems feasible.
LikeLike
true
LikeLiked by 1 person
Also, wenn das stimmt… 🤯
LikeLike
ok, just had to use translate
but yeah, shitty
LikeLike
Ich wär in dem Fall ehrlich gesagt enttäuscht von ihm.
LikeLiked by 1 person
(Muss auch ganz ehrlich sagen, dass ich den Tonfall vom MagicCon Twitter-Sklaven jetzt nicht ganz korrekt finde. Für ein Unternehmen, das quasi Fan-Dienstleistungen bereit stellt, ist das arg an der Grenze…)
LikeLiked by 1 person
Jepp, das stimmt. Die freuen sich wahrscheinlich über ihren gelungenen Coup in dem Fall, aber muss man das so raushängen lassen. Mal davon abgesehen, wenn man als Schauspieler mal einfach so ein paar Tage frei nehmen kann, warum sollte man das dann nur einmal während der Laufzeit machen? Da will ich lieber gar nicht drüber nachdenken.
Ich kann mir immer noch nicht vorstellen, dass das mit seinem Arbeitsethos vereinbar ist.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Lucky understudy , but I would be upset if I had bought tickets to see Richard.
LikeLiked by 2 people
I have to say the same. I actually know someone who has bought exactly those dates and is coming a long way.
But well, let’s wait and see whether he confirms it himself. If so – well, I do have to say “badly done, Richard, badly done”.
LikeLiked by 2 people
This is…..öhm….weird!
LikeLike
Definitely surprising. Herba, I actually have high hopes that you, as a veteran HobbitCon goer, will actually attend!!!
LikeLike
Not sure if I will go. To be honest I am disappointed if he skips Vanya and leaves the fans hanging for this. Really bad style in my book
LikeLike
If so, it is unfortunate!
LikeLiked by 1 person
I have to admit feeling some anxiety about this news. I am booked for Monday the 13th so I have my fingers crossed he’s not taking the whole week off. I noticed on the ticket site there already is no performance scheduled at all on Thursday the 16th. I am leaving London on the 18th and would love to add Bonn at the end of my trip but will be traveling with others so it would not be possible at this point. I feel bad for those who may be booked for the play on the dates he is attending the Con. What a disappointment for them.
LikeLiked by 1 person
I haven’t checked the Harold Pinter site so thanks for this, I suppose because he is only supporting in UV it was easy to take time away but I am disappointed . I know he did miss one performance of The Crucible ( our local High School took a coach full of students and they got the understudy that evening ) but I assumed that was because of sickness.
LikeLike
I hear you, D! I do not have tickets for UV during or near that time, but when things like these overlaps happen, it brings it home that it could basically happen *any time*… And what a disappointment that would be.
I think there is still a little bit of uncertainty at the moment. It’s regrettable that Richard himself hasn’t yet given any indication that he is aware of the clash of schedules.
LikeLiked by 2 people
Hab grade einen aktuellen Kommentar des Social-Media-Sklaven gelesen, dass Theater-Schauspieler ja eine Woche im Monat frei hätten. Das hieße ja dann, man liefe jederzeit Gefahr, dass man für teuer Geld nicht Richard, sondern Thomas Müller aus Hintertupfingen bekommt. Ist das wirklich so üblich (bin kein fleißiger Theatergänger)?
LikeLike
Ich sehe da jetzt gar nichts Neues. Das mit der Woche Urlaub hat Magiccon doch schon gestern abend getweetet? (Von wegen “Orlando Bloom hat eine ganze Woche frei gehabt”.)
Ich finds ein bisschen ärgerlich, dass das immer noch ungeklärt ist. Beziehungsweise – aktueller Stand ist ja, dass Magiccon offiziell sagt, dass RA drei Tage in Bonn ist. Nun würde ich gerne mal wissen, was das Theater dazu sagt. Oder meinetwegen auch Richards Agent, da Richard ja offenbar nach Werbe-Retweet verreist ist…
LikeLike
Hab das nicht auf Twitter gelesen. Ich mein, ich gönne jedem Erholung (der Erholungsfaktor der Con dürfte aber wohl gegen Null gehen). Allerdings ging ich bisher davon aus, dass jemand, mit dem für das Stück geworben wird, dann auch bei jeder Vorstellung (so er nicht krank ist) anwesend ist.
Es wäre tatsächlich nett, wenn der Herr sich dazu herablassen könnte, Licht ins Dunkel zu bringen. Sonst kann er sich seine blöde Action-Figur zusammen mit dem Diätbuch sonstwohin stecken…😡
LikeLiked by 3 people
😂😂
LikeLike
Autsch. Im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes.
Ja, die Kommunikation hakt derzeit wirklich. Ich weiß auch nicht. Vielleicht ist es ja zu viel verlangt, dass die innerhalb eines Vormittags dazu eine offizielle Erklärung bringen. Wer weiß, vielleicht sitzen da jetzt drei Rechtsanwälte in der Telefonkonferenz und streiten um die einzelnen Vertragsmodalitäten für Richard, ATG und Magiccon… Ich fürchte, wir müssen uns weiter gedulden, bevor wir den Stab brechen dürfen.
LikeLike
I almost tweeted something rude about that figurine 😂
LikeLike
I had to have a look at the picture again to see what you mean. Yeah. In your face. *gulps*
LikeLike
From the horses mouth: https://twitter.com/RCArmitage/status/1194978290689294338
LikeLike
Upsi – sorry, mal wieder keine Notifications von WP bekommen. Und dann erst 15 Minuten später selbst auf Twitter gesehen. Sorry, Herba.
LikeLike
Macht doch nichts!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Yeah… not paying that… I’m sticking with Uncle Vanya. 🙂
LikeLike
Sounds good, if you ask me. You get a whole city when you book Vanya 😉
LikeLiked by 1 person