Photo of Hugh Bonneville resting his chin in one hand and smiling at the camera. Text below reads: Rory Sparkes and the Elephant in the Room. Hugh Bonneville. Sunday, 22 March 2026, 2pm. 1 hour. Oxford University Mathematical Institute: Lecture Theatre 1. £9.
Toddling to Oxford on 22nd March to talk Rory Sparkes.
🎟️ Tickets: oxfordliteraryfestival.org/literature-e...
Hugh Bonneville and Maggie Siff in a BBC radio studio. Both are wearing headphones and sitting behind microphones. Behind them on digital screens are posters for Shadowlands, the play they are currently starring in at the Aldwych Theatre.
For UK listeners: Maggie Siff and I chat #Shadowlands, kangaroos and butterflies, plus the South Downs and an update on my next #RorySparkes book…
🎧 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Poster for Everybody To Kenmure Street. An overhead shot of a large group of people on a residential street, peacefully surrounding a police van during a spontaneous eight hour standoff to stop their neighbours from being deported. Overlaid text reads: Winner: World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award for Civil Resistance - Sundance Film Festival. “A love letter to peaceful protest.” - Screen International. Directed by Felipe Bustos Sierra. Starring: The people of Glasgow. Emma Thompson. Kate Dickie.
This superb film about what human beings can do opens Glasgow Film Festival tonight. In cinemas from 13th March.
#EverybodyToKenmureStreet #gff26
👉 www.glasgowfilmfest.org/everybody-to...
Selfie taken by Hugh Bonneville. The Aldwych Theatre and Shadowlands poster are the focus in the background. The top right quarter of Hugh’s head, including his right eye, is visible in the bottom right corner of the photo.
Now open... #Shadowlands
🎟️ www.shadowlandsplay.com
Hugh Bonneville standing on stage at the Aldwych Theatre with Zak and Oliver Barker, their sister Megan, and mum Clare.
With the Barker family after a performance of #Shadowlands. Zak and Oliver played George in #DowntonAbbey. Not so little any more.
#Donk
Jemma Geanaus and Hugh Bonneville.
John Bishop and Hugh Bonneville. Photo: Craig Sugden.
Mat Whitley, Heidi Kadlecova, Hugh Bonneville and Arthur Whitley.
4️⃣ With our team leader, Jemma Geanaus.
5️⃣ With king of comedy JB.
(📷: Craig Sugden)
6️⃣ Mat Whitley, Heidi Kadlecova, Arthur Whitley - the boys wearing whitley.london suits.
🎟️ #Shadowlands tickets: www.shadowlandsplay.com
Elizabeth McGovern, Hugh Bonneville, Heidi Kadlecova and Joely Richardson.
Hugh Bonneville and Michael Fox.
Maggie Siff and Hugh Bonneville. Photo: Craig Sugden.
Pals a-plenty at the Opening Night of #Shadowlands at the @aldwychtheatre.bsky.social.
1️⃣ Three great women: Elizabeth McGovern, ❤️Heidi Kadlecova❤️ and Joely Richardson.
2️⃣ #DowntonAbbey alumnus, Michael Fox.
3️⃣ My joyful friend and colleague, Maggie Siff.
(📷: Craig Sugden)
🎟️ www.shadowlandsplay.com
The cast of Shadowlands lined up on stage during the curtain call. From left to right: Nigel Fyfe, Sharan Phull, Rebecca Blackstone, Fode Simbo, Tony Jayawardena, Jeff Rawle, Hugh Bonneville, Maggie Siff, Ayrton English, Timothy Watson, Giles Taylor, Jemma Geanaus, Leighton Pugh and Ernest Stroud. 📷: Craig Sugden
Opening Night curtain call. #Shadowlands runs until May 9th. Book now to avoid a lifetime of regret.
🎟️ Tickets:
www.shadowlandsplay.com
Bonkers fun fundraiser. Book now 🤠
Each performance, a different celebrity becomes the new Sheriff in town – completely unrehearsed, armed only with an earpiece and their wits.
#WhodunnitUnrehearsed4 runs from 11 May - 27 June.
🎟️ Tickets: parktheatre.co.uk/events/whodu...
Ayrton English as Douglas and Maggie Siff as Joy Davidman, they’re standing side by side and both wearing overcoats.
Tony Jayawardena as Rev. Harry Harrington. He’s standing with his hands clasped.
Giles Taylor as Dr Maurice Oakley. He’s sitting in a chair, holding a glass with his head tilted to one side.
Hugh Bonneville as C.S. Lewis and Jeff Rawle as Major W.H. Lewis. They’re standing side by side, beneath a spotlight, looking up.
#Shadowlands, the powerful story of C.S. Lewis and Joy Davidman, now running @aldwychtheatre.bsky.social for a strictly limited season.
🎟️ Tickets: www.shadowlandsplay.com
📸: Johan Persson
Hugh Bonneville as C.S. Lewis and Ayrton English as Douglas. Hugh is standing with tears in his eyes. Ayrton is curled up asleep in a chair behind him beneath a spotlight.
Hugh Bonneville as C.S. Lewis and Maggie Siff as Joy Davidman. They’re standing face to face with one arm around each other. In Maggie’s right hand is a cane, which she is leaning heavily on.
Jeff Rawle as Major W.H. Lewis. He’s smiling and holding a tray of drinks.
Timothy Watson as Professor Christopher Riley. He’s sitting in a chair, holding a glass and talking.
#Shadowlands, the powerful story of C.S. Lewis and Joy Davidman, now running @aldwychtheatre.bsky.social for a strictly limited season.
🎟️ Tickets: www.shadowlandsplay.com
📸: Johan Persson
The cast of Shadowlands standing on stage after their first preview. Hugh Bonneville and Maggie Siff in the centre holding a large rectangle cake, on top of which is with an edible image of them in character.
Thanks to The Delaunay for the magnificent cake they gave us to celebrate our first preview. The first time I’ve eaten my own face. #Shadowlands
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Ellie Kildunne, Riz Ahmed, Harriet Kemsley and Hugh Bonneville sitting on the yellow sofa in the studio. Jonathan Ross is standing behind them.
Riz Ahmed, Harriet Kemsley and Hugh Bonneville sitting on the yellow sofa mid conversation in the studio.
Jonathan Ross standing behind a rugby ball launcher, firing rugby balls at Hugh Bonneville on the other side of the studio. Riz Ahmed, Ellie Kildunne and Harriet Kemsley stand together at the back of the stage watching.
Chatting #Shadowlands, toothache, dance moves and rugby with Jonathan Ross, Riz Ahmed, Ellie Kildunne, Harriet Kemsley and Jason Derulo.
The Jonathan Ross Show - tomorrow on ITV1 at 9.30pm.
#Shadowlands is at @aldwychtheatre.bsky.social from tomorrow. Trigger warning: it’s also funny.
🎟️ Tickets: www.shadowlandsplay.com
Photo of the front of Aldwych Theatre, taken at night. The building is lit up in blue, yellow and pink lights. Shadowlands posters, showing Hugh Bonneville as C.S Lewis and Maggie Siff as Joy Davidman, are on display all around the building. Shadowlands stars Hugh Bonneville, Maggie Siff, Jeff Rawle, Rebecca Blackstone, Nigel Fyfe, Jemma Geanaus, Tony Jayawardena, Sharan Phull, Leighton Pugh, Fode Simbo, Ernest Stroud, Giles Taylor, Timothy Watson, Ayrton English, Nathan Jago, Louis Wilkins, and is directed by Rachel Kavanaugh.
3 DAYS TO GO!
Tea, gin & tonic, and a trip to the Golden Valley - #Shadowlands runs from Thursday @aldwychtheatre.bsky.social
🎟️ Tickets: www.shadowlandsplay.com
Group photo. From left to right: Georgina Lamb (movement director), Fode Simbo, Rachel Kavanagh (director), Rebecca Blackstone, Ernest Stroud, Tony Jayawardena, Sharan Phull, Jemma Geanaus, Giles Taylor, Hugh Bonneville, Williams Nicholson (writer), Leighton Pugh, Maggie Siff, Nigel Fyfe, Jeff Rawle, Matt Hassall, Timothy Watson
Our writer William Nicholson joined us for the final runthrough of #Shadowlands in the rehearsal room. The show’s on at the @aldwychtheatre.bsky.social from next Thursday.
🎟️ Tickets: www.shadowlandsplay.com
Hugh Bonneville as C.S. Lewis and Maggie Siff as Joy Davidman in the Shadowlands rehearsal room.
Nathan Jago as Douglas and Hugh Bonneville as C.S. Lewis in the Shadowlands rehearsal room.
Ayrton English as Douglas in the Shadowlands rehearsal room.
Maggie Siff as Joy Davidman and Jeff Rawle as Major W.H. Lewis in the Shadowlands rehearsal room.
Take a peek inside the wardrobe…
#Shadowlands previews @aldwychtheatre.bsky.social from 5th February.
🎟️ Tickets: www.shadowlandsplay.com
The Academy of St Martin in the Fields orchestra on stage.
Hugh Bonneville and Heidi Kadlecova with Joshua Bell.
@asmforchestra.bsky.social, led by Joshua Bell, stunning as ever last night at Cadogan Hall. Puts, Brahms & Schumann. I love this orchestra and what they do for the communities in which they play.
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The Lowdown on #Shadowlands, coming to the @aldwychtheatre.bsky.social 👇
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Group photo of the cast of Shadowlands, taken at their first rehearsal.
Rehearsals are underway! This compelling story of late-flowering love previews at the @aldwychtheatre.bsky.social from 5th February.
🎟️ Tickets: shadowlandsplay.com
#shadowlands
- Defense for Children International
- Medical Aid for Palestinians UK
- Caritas Internationalis
- Caritas Jerusalem
- Near East Council of Churches
- Oxfam Quebec
- War Child Holland
Full disclosure - in the past I’ve raised money for Action Against Hunger, Oxfam and the IRC.
- Terre des hommes Lausanne
- International Rescue Committee
- WeWorld-GVC
- World Vision International
- Relief International
- Fondazione AVSI
- Movement for Peace-MPDL
- American Friends Service Committee
- Medico International
- Palestine Solidarity Association in Sweden
- Medecins du Monde Switzerland
- Medecins Sans Frontieres Belgium
- Medecins Sans Frontieres France
- Medecins Sans Frontieres Nederland
- Medecins Sans Frontieres Spain
- Medicos del Mundo
- Mercy Corps
- Norwegian Refugee Council
- Oxfam Novib
- Premiere Urgence Internationale
The 37 NGOs affected:
- Action Against Hunger
- ActionAid
- Alianza por la Solidaridad
- Campaign for the Children of Palestine
- CARE
- DanChurchAid
- Danish Refugee Council
- Handicap International: Humanity & Inclusion
- Japan International Volunteer Center
- Medecins du Monde France
Happy New Year, from Vienna.
Streaming now 👇
www.pbs.org/video/from-v...
Tomorrow on PBS… #FromVienna
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Selfie taken by Hugh Bonneville in the Dining Room. Hugh is wearing a dark blue suit, white shirt and dark red tie. The table is laid for a formal dinner. A camera crew can be seen in the background.
Stories from the Hofburg Palace…
Tune in to PBS on New Year’s Day for #FromVienna.
Yuletide choo choo cheer. All aboard! 🎄🚂
#NordicTrainAtChristmas, today at 8pm on Channel4.
While we’re all stuffing our faces and turkeys, have a look at these four, rowing the ocean for great causes. Please give them a thumbs up… and some dosh if you can: seaslife.co.uk/donate
Happy Christmas! 🎄
Hugh Bonneville and Laura Carmichael standing beside a table pointing at a model of Downton Abbey (Highclere Castle)
While you’re clearing up Santa’s footprints… #DowntonAbbey The Reunion, Christmas Day on BBC Radio 4 at 9am. How it all began...
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