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Ifans and Linney on 'Onwards and Sideways,' BBC film about Parkinson's

Actors discuss taking on roles as a couple with Parkinson's disease in Paul Mayhew-Archer's BBC drama.

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What to know

  • BBC film Onwards and Sideways stars Ifans and Linney as a couple bonding over Parkinson's diagnoses, written by Vicar of Dibley creator Paul Mayhew-Archer who has the disease.
  • The actors skipped chemistry reads but underwent dance training with the Mark Morris Dance Group to authentically portray the condition and its therapies.
  • Both emphasize the emotional depth and humor in depicting a 'devastating subject' with immediate trust between performers despite minimal personal familiarity.

“It's odd, you learn so much about each other so quickly. I couldn't tell you what kind of car Laura drives. What her home looks like.”

Rhys Ifans, Actor, 'Onwards and Sideways' · The Guardian ↗ · Nov 1

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Ifans and Linney on 'Onwards and Sideways,' BBC film about Parkinson's
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    Actors trained with dance programme for Parkinson's research

    Ifans and Linney took dance classes together and separately to understand Parkinson's therapies. Linney trained with the Mark Morris Dance Group's Dance for PD programme in Brooklyn and attended classes at Juilliard.

    “It's incredibly moving what the arts will do. How brave it makes people. How it opens up the imagination, and then the body follows somehow, when it shouldn't.”
    — Laura Linney
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  2. background

    Ifans and Linney discuss Parkinson's drama in Guardian interview — The Guardian publishes an interview with the two actors ahead of the BBC film Onwards and Sideways, directed by John Madden. The film, written by Paul Mayhew-Archer who has Parkinson's disease, depicts a couple who bond over their diagnoses.