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Charlie and "The Dig"

At our general meeting in September 2023 our speaker was Charlie Haylock who gave us a talk on how he coached actor Ralph Fiennes to talk with a Suffolk accent for his role in "The Dig", a Netflix film about the discovery of the Sutton Hoo burial ship, and the people involved.

Charlie explained how a potential "scam" email from "The Dig" producer, turned out to be real, and followed by a phone call from Ralph Fiennes.

Charlie demonstrated his unique method and fascinating way of teaching actors, including Ralph Fiennes, how to master a regional dialect, so it sounds natural . . . and not exaggerated and "put on".

Charlie also explained the extreme lengths Ralph Fiennes took, not only to play Basil Brown . . . but to become Basil Brown.

The talk was both very informative and extremely entertaining.

Photo by LARRY HORRICKS/NETFLIX © 2021

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