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PEOPLE & ARTS Thursday 26 July 2018
When mom is Diana Rigg, you 'go for it,' says her daughter

By LYNN ELBER setting with more diverse
LOS ANGELES (AP) — For characters, and to play
actress Rachael Stirling, dis- what she and her cast-
pensing advice isn't a fam- mates took to calling "su-
ily tradition. perheroes with handbags."
Stirling, the daughter of Her only concern was time
Diana Rigg of "Game of away from Jack, but that
Thrones" and "The Aveng- was solved by bringing both
ers" fame, says the only ca- baby and husband with her
reer counsel her mom gave to Vancouver. Garvey was
was "'Go for it.' She was sup- willing to temporarily shelve
portive and kind, and it is a his music, Stirling said, but
joy to have the commonal- the solo artist and frontman
ity of our work." for the band Elbow found a
Stirling, who's reprising a creative outlet in a popular
character she played on neighborhood.
PBS' "The Bletchley Circle" "Guy had a studio in Gas-
in a new Britbox streaming town which he went to ev-
series, is now a mom her- ery day to write," she said,
self. She and her musician- This image released by BritBox shows, Rachael Stirling, Chanelle Peloso, Julie Graham and Crystal producing some "unbe-
husband, Guy Garvey, Balint from the series "The Bletchley Circle: San Francisco." lievably brilliant" work. "We
welcomed son Jack in April Associated Press had a brilliant and reward-
2017. ing time." Stirling was plan-
When the boy is heard through." women who, after working Peloso), American code- ning another trip abroad,
vocalizing unhappily in Do such poetic observa- as World War II codebreak- breakers whose gifts also to New York to celebrate
the background during a tions suggest a parenting ers at England's Bletchley are being slighted post- Rigg's 80th birthday this
phone interview, Stirling of- book ahead? Park compound, put their war. month and to see her on-
fers context. "I'm not lecturing anyone undervalued skills to work There are four episodes, stage in the Lincoln Center
"He's being taken by his about anything anytime solving crimes. each two parts, in the first revival of "My Fair Lady,"
dad to have a bath, and soon," she replied. In the new season, Stirling's original series for BritBox, a for which she received a
he doth protest. ... There Stirling filmed "The Bletch- Millie and Julie Graham's subscription service from Tony nomination. Rigg also
are so many dramas in the ley Circle: San Francisco" Jean head to San Francis- England's BBC Studios and is a nominee for this Sep-
course of a day of a little in Vancouver, Canada, co to investigate a friend's ITV. tember's Emmy Awards,
person, it's a great Greek which she delights in call- murder. Joining them are Stirling said she was de- her fourth nod for her role
tragedy," she said. "It's so ing "San Vancouver." The Iris and Hailey (newcomers lighted to revisit the 2012-14 as Lady Olenna Tyrell in
much a little person to go original series followed four Crystal Balint and Chanelle "Bletchley Circle" in a new "Game of Thrones."q

Kennedy Center honors for Cher, Reba McEntire, 'Hamilton'

By ASHRAF KHALIL 20 summit in Argentina, about art, it changed the
WASHINGTON (AP) — Cher, which ends Dec. 1. way they think about histo-
composer Phillip Glass, Glass said he hopes Trump ry and the storytelling of his-
country music star Reba does show up as a concil- tory," said Rutter, who didn't
McEntire and jazz legend iatory gesture to the arts think awards like this would
Wayne Shorter will be hon- community. become regular events.
ored for lifetime achieve- "If he were to come, it "We felt it was important to
ments in the arts at this would represent a real honor it in real time and not
year's Kennedy Center broadening of his perspec- 30 years in the future."
Honors. tive," Glass said. "American The four men said in a
The national arts center arts really is our biggest statement that the honor
also announced Wednes- contribution to the world, was "humbling beyond our
day a special award for far more than our politics." wildest expectations for our
the genre-bending musical Last year, the Kennedy show."
"Hamilton," as part of the Center's president, Deb- One of the special aspects
gala set for Dec. 2. orah F. Rutter, publicly of the Kennedy Center pro-
Before last year's program, thanked Trump for allowing gram is that each recipient
several honorees threat- the night to focus solely on In this Aug. 21, 2016, file photo, singer and actress Cher talks is given a personalized intro-
ened a boycott if President the arts and the honorees. to media as she leaves a fundraiser for Hillary Clinton at duction and performance
Donald Trump attended. But she also said she hoped Provincetown Museum in Provincetown, Mass. by participants kept secret
He and first lady Melania to see the president attend Associated Press from the honoree.
Trump decided to skip the in the future. McEntire has served as one
event "to allow the honor- "I always hope that the per- a first-time honor for a spe- and music director Alex of those surprises for four
ees to celebrate without son in that office makes a cific piece of art, and a first Lacamoire. past honorees: Dolly Par-
any political distraction," as point of showing as much for a contemporary work. The musical is playing at the ton, Loretta Lynn, Lily Tomlin
the White House put it. support for American arts The award will go to the Kennedy Center through and Carol Burnett.
The White House said it's and culture as his prede- four main creators of the mid-September. "When the curtain went up,
too early to know whether cessors did and as his suc- musical: writer and actor "This work has had such a I could see the surprise in
Trump will participate in this cessors will," Rutter said in Lin-Manuel Miranda, direc- huge impact in such a short their eyes," she said. "I can't
year's ceremony. Trump an interview. tor Thomas Kail, choreogra- time. It not only changed wait to see who they come
may attend the Group of The "Hamilton" honor marks pher Andy Blankenbuehler the way that people think up with for me."q