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Happy Halloween 2022!

On October 30, 2022September 29, 2022 By Gingersnap Comments Off

Trick or Treat

by Gingersnap | damian-lewis.com | October 30, 2022

Happy Halloween to all our ghoul and goblin fans out there, from all of us at the Fan Fun with Damian Lewis team! You can ‘Trick or Treat’ with us at damian-lewis.com, but don’t forget to grab your cauldron and head over to our sister site Fan Fun with Damian Lewis for more spooky spectacular goodies. We serve all things Damian – all day, every day!

In keeping with the Halloween theme, you can watch Damian on your small screen in the following:

Dreamcatcher (who’s up for lots of killings and blood?!) – stream on Amazon Prime Video
Hearts and Bones (no skeleton bones harmed in the making of this) – stream on Amazon Prime Video
Wolf Hall (who’s up for a beheading, raise your hand!) – stream on Amazon Prime Video/PBS Masterpiece
Romeo and Juliet (death by poisoning anyone?) – stream on Amazon Prime Video
Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker (contract killing with an accent) – stream on Amazon Prime Video/FreeVee
Assassin in Love aka The Baker (contract killing…in a cake) – stream on Amazon Prime Video

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In Loving Memory of Dame Hilary Mantel

On September 23, 2022September 26, 2022 By Gingersnap Comments Off

Beloved Author

by Gingersnap | damian-lewis.com | September 23, 2022

We join readers around the world in mourning the loss of Author, Dame Hilary Mantel. We are grateful for her magnificent body of work and the award-winning historical fiction novels including, but not limited to, Wolf Hall, Bring Up the Bodies and The Mirror and the Light. Without her words, her vision, Damian’s portrayal of Henry VIII would not be a critical hit as the regal King.

Damian shared this tribute:

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Damian Lewis Attends Mark Rylance Play

On August 30, 2022August 31, 2022 By Gingersnap Comments Off

When Henry Visited Thomas

by Gingersnap | damian-lewis.com | August 30, 2022

Well look what we have here – a mini Wolf Hall reunion perhaps? On August 3, 2022 Damian was spotted in the audience of the play Jerusalem starring Mark Rylance.

Jerusalem, a play by Jez Butterworth, returned to the Apollo in the West End in London from April 16 until August 6, 2022 and it seems Damian saw the production just in the nick of time. Surely Damian chatted up his old pal backstage. What could those two possibly be discussing? We can only hope Wolf Hall was a topic of conversation!

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Underrated British TV Shows You Need To Watch

On July 20, 2022July 21, 2022 By Gingersnap Comments Off

by Richard Chachowski | Looper | July 20, 2022

On the surface, one might immediately think that British television is very similar to any American TV program you can find on cable or currently streaming. However, as anyone who’s seen a decent amount of British and American series can tell you, the two couldn’t be further apart.

Known for their strong surrealistic elements, dry wit, and dramatically small number of episodes compared to American TV series, British TV shows are practically a genre unto themselves. Whether they encompass historical dramas, absurdist comedies, or sitcoms set in World War II, you know without question when you’re tuning into a TV show from across the pond, judging from its sense of humor and content alone.

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Bulging Codpieces and Multi-Colored Tights

On June 29, 2022June 29, 2022 By Gingersnap Comments Off

Renaissance Men’s Fashion Today

by Maria H. Loh | Art News | June 29, 2022

Certain men’s fashions have always been controversial. In 2014, Mark Rylance, a star of the BBC’s popular sixteenth-century TV drama Wolf Hall, told reporters that he thought “the codpieces are too small.” The actor, who played chief minister Thomas Cromwell, protagonist of the Hilary Mantel best seller on which the series was based, speculated that the sartorial edit was perhaps a directive from the show’s American producers, who feared that historically accurate codpieces might shock their transatlantic viewers. Indeed, if you look at any number of Renaissance portraits of Henry VIII, you might be immediately taken aback by the elaborate mound of shimmering white silk that bursts forth and rises up conspicuously between the king’s legs. Damian Lewis, who had the monarch’s role in the show, explained to the Los Angeles Times that these unusual attachments were,

“… a symbol of your virility, your derring-do, your sense of adventure. They were encouraged, it was a fashion, and Henry liked them.”

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5 Tempting Tudor Dramas to Watch Right Now

On June 29, 2022 By Gingersnap Comments Off

Wolf Hall: Happy Birthday Henry VIII

by Katy Kostakis | Paste Magazine | June 29, 2022

Divorced, beheaded, died. Divorced, beheaded, survived. Gloriana. The Virgin Queen. Bloody Mary.

Just reading those words can instantly bring your mind to one of the most famous, scandalous, and formidable families to ever rule a nation. The powerful Tudor dynasty has long mesmerized and enthralled all who have come across their stories during history lessons. From the king who nabbed his crown against the odds to a long-awaited male heir who didn’t live past the age of 15, to the queen who defied all expectations and ruled for 45 years, their collective reign over England from 1485 to 1603 was chock full of warfare, religious reform, and treachery at a time where fealty, obedience, and adhering to the tenets of one’s social station literally meant life or death.

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Happy Valentine’s Day!

On February 14, 2022February 14, 2022 By Gingersnap Comments Off

Be Mine

by Gingersnap | damian-lewis.com | February 14, 2022

Cookie Gingersnap made during the ’51 Birthday Cakes for Damian Lewis’ bakeoff 😉

Happy Valentine’s Day to all the fandom! Hope you’re surrounded by loved ones and treat yourself to a dessert today! Might we tempt you with some poetry? Listen to Damian Lewis read She Walks in Beauty on The Love Book poetry app. You can read, listen, even record your own poem and share it with a loved one – send a recording to a grandparent, friend, lover or mother. There are many poems with over seventy read aloud by Damian, Helen McCrory, Tom Hiddleston, Helena Bonham Carter, Emma Watson and Gina Bellman. Download the interactive app from the Apple Store for iOS and Android devices.

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