Welcome To The REG Temple
The REG Temple is the official website for actor, author and director Richard E. Grant.
Richard has appeared in over 80 films and television programs, such as Withnail And I, The Scarlet Pinmpernel, Jack & Sarah, L.A. Story, Dracula, The Hound Of The Baskervilles, Gosford Park & The Iron Lady. In 2005 he directed his first major release, Wah-Wah.
This website is unique in that it has been run and maintained by volunteers and fans since 1998. For more information on its origins, please click here.
May14
Details below for Richard’s appearance at the Sydney Writers’ Festival at the end of the month.
Richard E. Grant in conversation at the Sydney Writers’ Festival 2007
Event 120
Thursday, May 31 2007, 20:00 – 21:30
Sydney Opera House
Richard E. Grant, Jennifer Byrne
Richard E. Grant is one of today’s most cherished actors who also has demonstrated enviable dexterity as a writer. With Wah-Wah, his directorial debut which coincides with his book The Wah Wah Diaries, Grant combined the two aspects of his creative life (filmmaking and writing) and used them to tell a funny and deeply moving portrait of his childhood and his love affair with Swaziland, where he was brought up during the last throes of the British Empire. He talks with Jennifer Byrne. Cost: $35/$30/$25. Bookings 9250 7777.
Withnail & I
Event 180
Friday, June 1 2007, 18:30 – 20:30
Chauvel Cinema
Richard E. Grant
Richard E. Grant introduces Withnail and I. Starring elegantly wasted heroes Richard E. Grant and Paul McGann, this filmic tale of two out-of-work actors continues to be a cult classic for generations of students. Cost $15. Bookings 9250 1988.
More news as it comes to hand.
May13
Meet Richard E Grant in person, Auckland City, 25 May 2007
Actor, Director and Writer Richard E. Grant will be at the Academy in person to host a Question and Answer session after a special screening of his 2006 hit Wah Wah.
Here as part of the Auckland Writers and Readers Festival, you can hear from him live by joining us at this special event.
Event Details
Date: Friday, 25 May 2007
Time: 6:30pm
Venue: Academy Cinemas
Venue Address: 44 Lorne Street
Location: Auckland CBD, Auckland City, Auckland
Website: www.academycinemas.co.nz
Booking Info
Cost: $25
Booking website: www.academycinemas.co.nz
Booking phone: 09 373 2761
May10
Vernon God Little – Gala Performance After Party
London – 10th May 2007
Richard E. Grant attends the after party following the gala performance of ‘Vernon God Little’, at The Young Vic on May 10, 2007 in London, England.
(Photo by Dave M. Benett/Getty Images)
April30
Sony Radio Awards at Grosvenor House Hotel, London
30th April 2007
Richard E Grant arrives at the Sony Radio Awards honours the best in radio broadcasting talent at the Grosvenor House Hotel on April30, 2007 in London.
(Photos by Jo Hale for Getty Images)
Sony Radio Academy Awards 2007 – Awards Room
Producer/Director Susan Roberts poses in the awards room with the Drama Award for BBC Radio Four’s ‘Lorilei,’ presented by actor Richard E Grant, at the Sony Radio Academy Awards 2007 at Grosvenor House Hotel on April 30, 2007 in London, England. The ceremony marks the 25th anniversary of the Awards and features ‘The Broadcasters’ Broadcaster Award,’ going to the favourite radio star from last 25 years as voted for by on-air talent.
(Photos by Claire Greenway/Getty Images)
April9
I’ve had one or two hiccups lately in the upgrading of the site – more with allocating time to it than anything else. Suffice to say that I’ve since scrapped the management system that I was developing in favour of a much simpler interface/program — easier for me because it’s a program I know well (WordPress), but much much easier for the other people who will be helping out in a more direct way here.
That’s not to say that all of the work that I’ve done so far in the upgrading has now gone to waste — quite the opposite in fact. Only the framework (Drupal) has been dropped. It’s hugely powerful enough for this site, but it’s just too geeky and I never did like the way it handled categories. The new WordPress-based system won’t be quite as powerful, but it’s a lot more workable.
Needless to say, a couple of days into the new “transition” and I’m about to make it live. If you’re reading this on the site now you’re reading an entirely brand new CMS generated page. Yes, The REG Temple has FINALLY made it into the new millennium — albeit 7 years after the fact!
Initially most of the pages on the site will still be plain html, but this will change over the coming weeks. Everything in the “News” section is done, though.
So if anyone has any problems with the site please bear with us. We’re working on it!
Cameron.
