Gugu painted by Joe Simpson from start to finish

Joe Simpson‏Verified account@JoeSimpsonArt

I'm delighted to announce that the 6th subject for ACT is Gugu Mbatha-Raw! She's going to be brilliant to paint - http://www.joe-simpson.co.uk/gallery/act/ 

Joe Simpson

18 September 2017 · 

Chuffed that 'Black Mirror : San Junipero' won an Emmy for 'Outstanding Television Movie' starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw. My painting of her as Cleopatra should be finished in a couple of weeks...

Joe Simpson‏Verified account @JoeSimpsonArt Jan 8

Gugu Mbatha-Raw is coming to my studio this week to see my finished oil painting of her as Cleopatra - I'll post pictures of the painting when she's seen it... it's always slightly nerve racking! Here's an initial black and white study, Acrylic on Paper - 90 x 60cm.

Joe Simpson‏Verified account @JoeSimpsonArt 25 Sep 2017

Here's a background detail of my oil painting of Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Cleopatra, with guards in disco armour.

Joe Simpson‏Verified account @JoeSimpsonArt 16 Aug 2017

A work in progress preview of the background of my painting of Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Cleopatra. I'm painting like mad!

Joe Simpson‏Verified account @JoeSimpsonArt 11 Sep 2017

Here's a background detail I've been working on for my painting of Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Cleopatra.

Joe Simpson‏Verified account @JoeSimpsonArt Jan 11

*NEW PANTING* Here's the 6th painting from my project ACT // Gugu Mbatha-Raw in her chosen role as Cleopatra - Oil on Canvas 135 x 60cm.

A first official look at Fast Color

FAST COLOR MOVIE

December 25th, 2017

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A first official look at Fast Color, the upcoming science-fiction drama movie directed by Julia Hart based on a script she co-wrote with Jordan Horowitz and starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw:

(Click on the picture to enlarge.)

Plot synopsis:
“A woman is forced to go on the run when her superhuman abilities are discovered. Years after having abandoned her family, the only place she has left to hide is home.”

Is she going Full Monty?

Besides Gugu Mbatha-Raw, the cast also includes David Strathairn, Lorraine Toussaint, Christopher Denham, Saniyya Sidney, Tasos Hernandez, Jermaine Washington, Sylvie Grontis Hagan, Levi Dylan, Michael E. Stogner, Ryan Begay, Jason E. Hill, Richard L. Olsen, Monique Straw, Aliza Halm, and Hannah Kauffmann.

The film has yet to get an official release date.

Stay tuned with us for more details about the movie Fast Color.
:)

Photos: Gugu at the PORTER Hosted Incredible Women Gala

Photos: Gugu at the PORTER Hosted Incredible Women Gala  

Gugu at the PORTER Hosted Incredible Women Gala In Association With Estee Lauder in California

PORTER Hosts Incredible Women Gala In Association With Estee Lauder

Gugu with Sarah Gadon

Catherine Zeta-Jones, @CynthiaErivo, & Gugu Mbatha-Raw join The Children’s Monologues

Carnegie Hall‏Verified account @carnegiehall

Just announced! Catherine Zeta-Jones, @CynthiaErivo, & Gugu Mbatha-Raw join The Children’s Monologues. @DramaticNeed http://bit.ly/2i4erSI 

Dramatic Need, in collaboration with Carnegie Hall, presents

A One-Night-Only Theatrical Performance

The Children’s Monologues

Monday, November 13 at 7:30 PM Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage Dramatic Need, in collaboration with Carnegie Hall, presents an unparalleled cast of Oscar, Tony, Emmy, and Grammy award-winners for a performance of stories of bravery, resilience, and triumph by South African children adapted by the world’s finest playwrights. Directed by Academy Award winner Danny Boyle

BUY TICKETS GALA RSVP Performance-only tickets start at $100; gala benefit tickets, including an after-party with the cast, start at $1,500. LEARN MORE

Performers

Daveed Diggs		Daniel Kaluuya		Gugu Mbatha-Raw		James McAvoy
Audra McDonald		Ewan McGregor		Sienna Miller		Javier Muñoz
Trevor Noah		Susan Sarandon		Charlize Theron		Catherine Zeta-Jones

Special Musical Guests

Cynthia Erivo
Little Simz
Esperanza Spalding


Via Vyndal Pantsula Dance Crew
New York City Youth Ensemble

Additional guests to be announced

Program

Monologues adapted by N’gozi Anyanwu, Zawe Ashton, Yael Farber, James Graham, David Hare, Joel Horwood, Amy Jephta, Dennis Kelly, Neil LaBute, Jamie Minoprio, Mongiwekhaya, Dominique Morisseau, Lynn Nottage, Tom Stoppard, Jack Thorne, and Laura Wade

Visual art by Lady Skollie, Tschabalala Self, and Abe Odedina

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Event Leadership

Gala Co-Chairs
Blavatnik Family Foundation
Clarissa and Edgar Bronfman, Jr.
Valentino D. Carlotti
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Kirsh Foundation
Aisha and Gbenga Oyebode
Sana H. Sabbagh
Hope and Robert F. Smith
Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas

Gugu is one of the cast reading from Nelson Mandela: The Presidential Years

Nelson Mandela: The Presidential Years

Part of London Literature Festival

An introduction from Rt Hon Gordon Brown, UN Special Envoy for Global Education, and a cast including Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Adjoa Andoh, Adrian Lester, Ben Okri and Lemn Sissay bring the long-awaited sequel to Nelson Mandela’s Long Walk to Freedom to life.

Watch as Mandela’s reflections on his time in power are performed in this exclusive London launch of Dare Not Linger: The Presidential Years. The evening includes a panel discussing Mandela’s legacy in a troubled world, featuring his co-author, South African novelist and poet Mandla Langa, Chief Executive of the Nelson Mandela Foundation Sello Hatang, Lord Peter Hain and Bonnie Greer, chaired by Jon Snow.

This new book draws heavily on the second volume of memoirs that Mandela began writing in the last days of his presidency (but was unable to finish), and tells the story of the transition from decades of apartheid rule and the challenges Mandela overcame to make a reality of his vision for a liberated South Africa.

What are the enduring lessons that can be drawn from Mandela’s time in power? How can the landmark achievements of the Nobel Peace Prize winner inspire the next generation?

The book’s title, Dare Not Linger, is derived from the closing paragraphs of Long Walk to Freedom: ‘I have discovered the secret that after climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb. I have taken a moment here to rest, to steal a view of the glorious vista that surrounds me, to look back on the distance I have come. But I can only rest for a moment, for with freedom comes responsibilities, and I dare not linger, for my long walk is not ended.’

Southbank Centre‏Verified account @southbankcentre 3 hours ago

#NelsonMandela: The Presidential Years read beautifully tonight by @AdrianLester Adjoa Andoh @benokri and Gugu Mbatha-Raw at #LondonLitFest

Ted Hodgkinson‏ @TeditorTed  3h3 hours ago

All star line up for our reading of #NelsonMandela’s memoirs of his Presidential years #DareNotLinger @southbankcentre’s #LondonLitFest

Fane Productions‏ @FaneProductions  4h4 hours ago

The cast of Nelson Mandela: The Presidential Years @southbankcentre tonight