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Following the surprise success of my initial fansite for Derren Nesbitt, which has so far attracted over 20,000 hits in the short time it has been running, I now turn my attention to another
worthy unsung hero of both stage and screen. So I present for your enjoyment, the distinguished Royal Shakespearian Company
actor - Anthony Higgins.
I chose Anthony for three reasons. The first is that quite simply he is a brilliant classically
trained actor whom I have been a big fan of for a long time, since his early appearances in Hammer films and
his stand-out turn in 'Young Sherlock Holmes'. The second is that his talents should be deserving of a lot more attention
and recognition, so I hope to do him justice. The third is that I finally got to meet him recently at
a signing convention and he proved to be a real gentleman and answered my questions with a lot of enthusiasm and
great charm.
Anthony's latest project currently in development is 'Malice in Wonderland', directed
by Simon Fellows. Maggie Grace of 'Lost' fame has replaced Mischa Barton in the lead role and it also features Nathaniel (Inspector
Lynley) Parker. Anthony plays a character called 'Rex' and he seemed very upbeat when telling me about this new film, claiming
it what was one of the funniest scripts he had read. Stay tuned for more!
For a really good and uncut version of 'Vampire Circus', try and pick up the now
rare Hammer Vampire Boxset. It also contains 'Countess Dracula' and 'Twins of Evil'.
Apparently you can now purchase an uncut R2 DVD of 'Flavia', for just under £6.00
from such online suppliers as Play and Amazon. Incredible really, considering the strong subject material. Hopefully
the U.K. version will match its U.S. counterpart (above), which contained a nice restored anamorphic widescreen print
and special features, including a recent interview with Flavia (Florinda Balkan) herself.
Though deserving of a much better treatment (and print), you can now own 'Young Sherlock
Holmes' on DVD. It is currently available on both U.S. & U.K. formats, so buy one now and hope that one
day they will finally get around to releasing a special edition version which is worthy!
For as little as £6.99 from Play, it is now the perfect opportunity to purchase Anthony's
most recent performance, in the excellent BBC series 'Heroes and Villains'. He appears in the Napoleon episode
as 'Dugommier'.
FANS' SECTION
This section allows fans to post any comments or questions that other readers or film buffs
can answer or shed any further light on.
I'll start the ball rolling by asking; - out of the many questions I put to Anthony,
the only one I didn't ask him was, 'what prompted him to change his name from Corlan to Higgins?' Does anyone
know?
Keep emailing me with your kind comments, questions and requests. So that if Anthony or any of his
family or friends visit this site, they will see that his work is very much appreciated by his many fans.
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