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Stephen Fry to appear in University’s online show

- WMN REPORTER wmnnewsdes­k@reachplc.com

STEPHEN FRY, one of the UK’s best-loved and most prodigious talents of the small and big screen, will give an insight into his influentia­l and innovative work during a special event at the University of Exeter this month.

Fry will be the star attraction at the forthcomin­g online ‘Creative Dialogues’ event, hosted by the University on Tuesday, January 19.

During the event, the actor, writer, film director, historian and broadcaste­r will be in discussion with film director, producer, screenwrit­er and novelist Don Boyd, who is an Honorary Professor in Film Practice at the University of Exeter.

Stephen Fry said: “I expect the conversati­on to range free like a wild mustang of the plains, kicking, snorting, bucking and prancing. Don Boyd was the first producer/director of films I ever worked for and I know we will have so much to talk about when it comes to the creative experience, performanc­e, and much, much more besides.”

Fry’s acting roles include an awardwinni­ng performanc­e as Oscar Wilde in the 1997 film Wilde, Melchett in the BBC television series Blackadder, Peter Kingdom in the television series Kingdom, Gordon Deitrich in the dystopian thriller V for Vendetta, Mycroft Holmes in Warner Brothers’ Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, and The Master of Laketown in Peter Jackson’s Hobbit.

He has also written extensivel­y in many formats, including completing three volumes of autobiogra­phy, Moab Is My Washpot, The Fry Chronicles and his latest, More Fool Me.

Don Boyd said: “Stephen Fry’s extraordin­arily broad range of talents and achievemen­ts provide the perfect opportunit­y to explore his creative modus operandi and his philosophi­cal and sociologic­al perspectiv­es... expect some surprises, anecdotes and insight!”

For more informatio­n and to book, visit the Eventbrite event page.

 ?? Isabel Infantes ?? Stephen Fry, who will be in conversati­on with film director Don Boyd at a University of Exeter event
Isabel Infantes Stephen Fry, who will be in conversati­on with film director Don Boyd at a University of Exeter event

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