July 2011- ‘Surprise!’-commercial for Forum Bank directed by Mikko, with Martha portraying a stereotypical stern German Woman, is shortlisted in Cannes Film Lions 2011! Surprise! also scooped the Grand Prix at the Moscow International Advertising Festival, Silver at Epica (Europe’s Premiere Creative Award), and the Grand Prix at the Golden Drum Festival. Earlier, the multiple-award winning commercial…
‘The House of Bernarda Alba’
June 2011 – Martha is performing the ‘House of Bernarda Alba’ by Garcia Lorca with the Theatre Collection, as ‘Magdalena’. Directed by Shaban Arifi and Victor Sobchak. Venue: The Lord Stanley Theatre – 51 Camden Park Road, London. Run from 6 June to 3 July (Sun-Tue 7.30pm, Sat 3.30pm). Not to be missed! – Production Trailer ‘The…
‘Zlatka’ for Granta Magazine
May 2011- Martha performs as ‘Zlatka’ in the short animated film ‘Zlatka’, after a short story by Maja Hrgovic, directed and animated (with oil paint!) by Em Cooper for renowned literary journal Granta. ‘Zlatka’ will premiere at the launch the new issue of Granta in The Foundling Museum in Bloomsbury.20 May, 6 p.m., The Foundling…
Production Stills
April 2011 sees Martha & the dedicated team at Rose Rebel Productions editing the first footage of the film about tolerance and forgiveness, shot in Sierra Leone. Such a big story, waiting to be told. A 4-min trailer is now available from: info@roserebel.com.
Martha on the BBC!
Februari 2011 – Martha makes her debut on the BBC in Jo Brand’s ‘For Crying out Loud’, aired on 17 February on BBC4. Exploring crying, the comedienne searches for the flip side of comedy: sadness. But will the tears of a Dutch actress make Jo Brand cry…? With Jeremy Stockwell.
Surprise!
December 2010 – Martha is cast as the quintessential German Woman in a hilariously funny new commercial (for Forum Bank) by award-winning director Mikko of Sauna International, to be aired in the Ukraine! Watch Martha celebrating a VERY exciting German Christmas. Watch: Surprise! Commercial