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VIDEO: Check Out Chris Pine’s N. Irish Accent From “Lieutenant of Inishmore” July 25, 2010

by TrekMovie.com Staff , Filed under: Celebrity, ST09 Cast , trackback

Star Trek’s new Kirk Chris Pine is spending his summer on the Los Angeles stage, appearing in the dark satire The Lieutenant of Inishmore. Pine has got high marks playing a tough Northern Irish terrorist who has returned home to take care of his cat. The Center Theater Group has posted video from the opening gala which includes clips of the play and comments from Pine. Check it out below. 

 

Video: The Lieutenant of Inishmore – Opening Night
(via CTGLA)

The Lieutenant of Inishmore opened July 11th at the Mark Taper Forum at the Music Center in Los Angeles and runs through to August 8th. More information and tickets at www.centertheatregroup.org.

 

Comments»

1. Harry Ballz - July 25, 2010

It takes guts to get up on stage in front of a live crowd! Something most Hollywood actors wouldn’t even attempt as they know they don’t have the talent! Good for Chris!

2. philpot - July 25, 2010

well he is the new Captain Kirk in a universally well liked Star Trek movie – thats gotta help with ones confidence

3. Valenti - July 25, 2010

Looks like fun.

4. Dee - July 25, 2010

Yeah looks really GREAT!!!!

5. NealBBN - July 25, 2010

The play looks fun, shame it’s not over in the UK – and Chris Pine mention GWAR! That’s just plain awesome!

6. EC - July 25, 2010

Saw “the Lieutenant of Inishmore” last night!! It was great!! The entire cast including Chris Pine gave awesome performances!! Funny. Disturbing. Very Entertaining.

7. CmdrR - July 25, 2010

Great that Chris is trying different things to build his craft. Looks like sick fun.

8. Andy Patterson - July 25, 2010

Didn’t hear much of an accent from that clip. Wouldn’t mind going to see it.

9. Brett Campbell - July 26, 2010

Is this Ian Alda related to Robert and Alan?

10. captain_neill - July 26, 2010

Like to get more clips from Pine to hear his Northern Irish accent

I am from Northern Ireland so curious to know if he got it.

11. Ashley - July 26, 2010

GWAR!!! Haha, I’ve actually been to one of their shows. Somehow I doubt it’s anything like that but still, sounds interesting. Wish I could go see it. And Chris looks hotter there than he did in ST09. :D

12. drmidnite66 - July 26, 2010

Saw it last Sunday – very funny black comedy. Pine, along with the rest of the cast, is very good.

13. James Cannon - Runcorn Trekkie UK - July 26, 2010

I thought Pine was German and Quinto was Irish?!?

“no Spaaark…. It’ll verwk”….

14. PortugalTrekkie - July 26, 2010

@9 Ian Alda is Alan Alda’s nephew

15. Brett Campbell - July 26, 2010

14 – Thank you. I thought perhaps there was a relation.

16. Harry Ballz - July 26, 2010

14+15

M’nuh, m’nuh, that’s Alda, folks! :>)

17. Philip Dunlop - July 26, 2010

I didn’t hear Chris Pine talk much at all. Being half-and-half (Northern and Southern Irish), the accents didn’t seem bad at all. One of the worst Irish accents I’ve ever heard in cinema came from Gabriel Byrne, and he was born not far from where I live right now, so go figure.

As an aside, my home town was today named the fourth UNESCO City of Literature, so if by some happenstance Chris Pine happens to find himself performing in Dublin, I’d try to go. I’m a big fan of his Kirk. I felt he portrayed his character even better than Quinto’s job of Spock.

18. Brett Campbell - July 26, 2010

16 – Harry, how many bottles of wine for that one? ; )

19. Keachick - July 27, 2010

I hope we can see more video clips from the play for those living in out of the way places and who can’t get to see the play.

The torture scene when the phone rang and Padriac asks his torture victim to hang on just had me in stitches of laughter. That was just so hilarious, and quite insane.

I have read the synopsis of the play on Wikipedia and there were moments where I found myself laughing and crying at the same time – crying because of the violence and cruelty and laughing because of the perfectly “sane”, “logical” reasons given for the actions. I suspect that, if I could see the play in person, my face would be awash with tears of laughter and shock and despair all at once.

Anyway, continued good luck with the performances, Chris Pine and co.!

20. Harry Ballz - July 27, 2010

18

Brett, that bad, eh? :>)


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