SF Roth / PastIntoPresent
@pastintopresent.bsky.social
Historical Interpreter; Fife & Drum Corps Director, Fifer & Drummer; Singer of UK, American, & Historical Folksong; Author, Past Into Present (UNC Pr, 1998); MLS. Michael Sheen enthusiast. Good Omens fan. Supports Ukraine.
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"Aziraphale is so foolish to think he can change the system from within," say fans as Michael Sheen stars in a play about a real life human being who successfully changed the system from within.
November 18, 2025 at 1:09 PM
"Aziraphale is so foolish to think he can change the system from within," say fans as Michael Sheen stars in a play about a real life human being who successfully changed the system from within.
This clip of Michael Sheen reading song lyrics that he has never heard as if they were in a script is hysterical!
November 16, 2025 at 11:46 PM
This clip of Michael Sheen reading song lyrics that he has never heard as if they were in a script is hysterical!
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Michael Sheen gives his all in a reading of Raye's "Where Is My Husband!" on the Josh & Kally Capital radio programme.
We'll be awaiting the David Tennant response.
We'll be awaiting the David Tennant response.
November 14, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Michael Sheen gives his all in a reading of Raye's "Where Is My Husband!" on the Josh & Kally Capital radio programme.
We'll be awaiting the David Tennant response.
We'll be awaiting the David Tennant response.
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A few clips of Michael Sheen in the Lyric Hammersmith 130th birthday video: youtu.be/WHTwbuQSX3E?... ❤️
130 Years of the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre
YouTube video by Lyric Hammersmith Theatre
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November 13, 2025 at 6:16 PM
A few clips of Michael Sheen in the Lyric Hammersmith 130th birthday video: youtu.be/WHTwbuQSX3E?... ❤️
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Just announced: our Spring/Summer gigs season!
Check out the full programme and secure your tickets now: bit.ly/3LC7V73
Check out the full programme and secure your tickets now: bit.ly/3LC7V73
November 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Just announced: our Spring/Summer gigs season!
Check out the full programme and secure your tickets now: bit.ly/3LC7V73
Check out the full programme and secure your tickets now: bit.ly/3LC7V73
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Richard Burton had the looks, talent and colourful life to captivate the world. This is his story from miner's son to Hollywood told by his family and stars including Michael Sheen.
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November 8, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Richard Burton had the looks, talent and colourful life to captivate the world. This is his story from miner's son to Hollywood told by his family and stars including Michael Sheen.
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Imagine if any U.S. billionaire was as charitable as Welsh actor Michael Sheen
![In 2019, Sheen sold his own houses to fund the Homeless World Cup in Cardiff when its £2,000,000 funding fell through at the last minute. 3391340113411/342]3431 In 2020, he raised more than £33,000 to help people in Wales whose homes have been hit by flooding in the wake of Storm Dennis. (344][345][3461
In 2021, Sheen invested £250,000 of his own money to launch Malo Gwalia 347) (meaning Sons of Wales), a fund to fund community projects in Wales. 3481 The organisation currently supports 16 projects, including Mothers Matter, GROW
Cymru (Growing Real Opportunities for Women), ASD Rainbows, Cwm Taf People First, Escape Artists North Wales, Street Football Wales, and Mab Gwalia Welsh Drama Student Scholarship programme in partnership with Manic Street Preachers. 3491 Each academic year, the Mab Gwalia Welsh Drama Student Scholarship awards up to £15,000 to support up to three eligible students. 350] "Opportunity should not only be
available to those who can afford it," Sheen said.
[351][352] He also funds the Michael Sheen Bursary for Welsh undergraduates at Jesus College, Oxford, pledging £50,000 over five years. 353]
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![In December 2021, Sheen announced that he would be giving all of his future earnings to charities, declaring himself a "not-for-profit actor" [357] That same year, he co-founded A Writing Chance, which gives new and aspiring writers from working-class and lower-income backgrounds resources and access to the writing industries. 3581 The writers and their stories would then be introduced on the Michael Sheen:
Margins to Mainstream podcast on BBC Radio
Wales. [359][360]
In October 2024, it was reported that Sheen had used his own money to write off personal debts for hundreds of people in South Wales. (361][362] On 10 March 2025, the process of Sheen clearing £1,000,000 of debt for 900 people in South Wales with £100,000 of his own money was shown in Channel 4's documentary Michael Sheen's Secret Million Pound Giveaway. (363](364]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:uc7eb5rz4yin3kgshnptkuex/bafkreibh4rycfsg7pn3taoulohuth53f2lyhibbn677okxi7iel3gx37lm@jpeg)
November 8, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Imagine if any U.S. billionaire was as charitable as Welsh actor Michael Sheen
Last Halloween, trick or treaters thought I was Professor Snape (didn't use the blood last year). This year, they asked if I was Ozzy Osbourne.
Yeah, I know that Aro Volturi didn't bite anyone in Twilight. He only salivated a little.
Yeah, I know that Aro Volturi didn't bite anyone in Twilight. He only salivated a little.
November 4, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Last Halloween, trick or treaters thought I was Professor Snape (didn't use the blood last year). This year, they asked if I was Ozzy Osbourne.
Yeah, I know that Aro Volturi didn't bite anyone in Twilight. He only salivated a little.
Yeah, I know that Aro Volturi didn't bite anyone in Twilight. He only salivated a little.
A mysterious imp sat in the back row of a screening of Twilight Breaking Dawn part 2 dressed like this 😎:
November 4, 2025 at 12:43 AM
A mysterious imp sat in the back row of a screening of Twilight Breaking Dawn part 2 dressed like this 😎:
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People are loving the images of Michael Sheen and David Tennant and partners Anna Lundberg and Georgia Tennant dressed as each other for Halloween
Hilarious pics of Michael Sheen and David Tennant dressed as each other for Halloween
When it comes to best friends, there can’t be many more endearing than that of the Sheens and the Tennants The couples – Michael Sheen and partner Anna Lundberg, and David Tennant and his wife Georgia...
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November 2, 2025 at 11:00 AM
People are loving the images of Michael Sheen and David Tennant and partners Anna Lundberg and Georgia Tennant dressed as each other for Halloween
Feeling a little peckish yesterday...
November 1, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Feeling a little peckish yesterday...
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If you want to hear more about the ship’s story, you will be able to listen to/purchase an audio guide narrated by actor Michael Sheen.
www.wales247.co.uk/new-document...
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New documentary to tell the story of the Newport Medieval Ship
This story is also available in Welsh – click here to read it. A new documentary series looking into the remarkable history of the Newport Medieval Ship will start next month. Cyfrinachau’r Llong / A ...
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October 31, 2025 at 9:55 AM
If you want to hear more about the ship’s story, you will be able to listen to/purchase an audio guide narrated by actor Michael Sheen.
www.wales247.co.uk/new-document...
www.wales247.co.uk/new-document...
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Michael Sheen , David Tennant and their significant others dressing up as each other for Halloween is perfect.
November 1, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Michael Sheen , David Tennant and their significant others dressing up as each other for Halloween is perfect.
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October 29, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Review of Philip Pullman's "The Rose Field," the concluding volume of the Book of Dust trilogy, by Sarah Crown of The Guardian:
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The Rose Field by Philip Pullman – nail-biting conclusion to the Northern Lights series
The Book of Dust trilogy is brought to a complex and fitting end as Lyra battles the Magisterium over her lost imagination
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October 28, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Review of Philip Pullman's "The Rose Field," the concluding volume of the Book of Dust trilogy, by Sarah Crown of The Guardian:
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...
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It's here! Part II of The Sheenant Chronicles - my collaboration with @atennantcytoact.bsky.social - has officially dropped. Here's my deep dive into Michael Sheen and the 'Madchester' Romeo & Juliet (RET, 1992). Be prepared for a version the Bard might not have recognized! 🔥
The Sheenant Chronicles: 'Romeo and Juliet'
Patricia Browning of 'A Tennantcy to Act' and I compare and contrast the performance of Shakespeare's Romeo through the eyes of Michael Sheen... and David Tennant
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October 26, 2025 at 5:34 PM
It's here! Part II of The Sheenant Chronicles - my collaboration with @atennantcytoact.bsky.social - has officially dropped. Here's my deep dive into Michael Sheen and the 'Madchester' Romeo & Juliet (RET, 1992). Be prepared for a version the Bard might not have recognized! 🔥
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Michael Sheen Added A Subtle Beverly Hills Cop Homage To His Tron: Legacy Dialogue #ActionAdventureMovies #ScienceFictionMovies
Michael Sheen Added A Subtle Beverly Hills Cop Homage To His Tron: Legacy Dialogue
Michael Sheen's Castor in Tron: Legacy is one of the most interesting characters in the sci-fi franchise, but he pulled inspiration from an unlikely source.
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October 26, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Michael Sheen Added A Subtle Beverly Hills Cop Homage To His Tron: Legacy Dialogue #ActionAdventureMovies #ScienceFictionMovies
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A 2009 Connecticut newspaper interview with Michael Sheen on portraying Aro in the Twilight series!
"The tailoring is so much better as a vampire." 😂🧛♂️
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"The tailoring is so much better as a vampire." 😂🧛♂️
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MICHAEL SHEEN plays Aro
MICHAEL SHEEN plays Aro, the leader of the Volturi clan and the unofficial king of all vampires. The Welsh-born actor, 40, also stars in Tom Hooper's "The Damned United," now playing in theaters.
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October 27, 2025 at 1:47 AM
A 2009 Connecticut newspaper interview with Michael Sheen on portraying Aro in the Twilight series!
"The tailoring is so much better as a vampire." 😂🧛♂️
www.thehour.com/entertainmen...
"The tailoring is so much better as a vampire." 😂🧛♂️
www.thehour.com/entertainmen...
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The 23rd Day of Vampire October! Sorry for the late post. Today is Aro from Twilight.
He is the leader of the Volturi, and if he touches you he can read your mind. I’m kind of meh about him in the books but I love how Michael Sheen plays him in the movies. Just a little gremlin.
He is the leader of the Volturi, and if he touches you he can read your mind. I’m kind of meh about him in the books but I love how Michael Sheen plays him in the movies. Just a little gremlin.
October 24, 2025 at 12:30 AM
The 23rd Day of Vampire October! Sorry for the late post. Today is Aro from Twilight.
He is the leader of the Volturi, and if he touches you he can read your mind. I’m kind of meh about him in the books but I love how Michael Sheen plays him in the movies. Just a little gremlin.
He is the leader of the Volturi, and if he touches you he can read your mind. I’m kind of meh about him in the books but I love how Michael Sheen plays him in the movies. Just a little gremlin.
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Michael Sheen's original costume for Tron: Legacy was scrapped in favor of upgrading the first film’s light-saber qualities to the 21st century, fitted with wires that had power running through them to the electroluminescent lamps.
My latest Wales Unveiled post is now on Substack.
My latest Wales Unveiled post is now on Substack.
The Michael Sheen Chronicles – 'Tron: Legacy'
Take a trip back to 2010 for the End of Line and a taste of Castor's oily delights
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October 19, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Michael Sheen's original costume for Tron: Legacy was scrapped in favor of upgrading the first film’s light-saber qualities to the 21st century, fitted with wires that had power running through them to the electroluminescent lamps.
My latest Wales Unveiled post is now on Substack.
My latest Wales Unveiled post is now on Substack.
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And in case you missed this:
The Book Of Dust, Volume Three - The Rose Field, narrated by Michael Sheen, will be out 23rd Oct!
The Book Of Dust, Volume Three - The Rose Field, narrated by Michael Sheen, will be out 23rd Oct!
October 9, 2025 at 4:19 AM
And in case you missed this:
The Book Of Dust, Volume Three - The Rose Field, narrated by Michael Sheen, will be out 23rd Oct!
The Book Of Dust, Volume Three - The Rose Field, narrated by Michael Sheen, will be out 23rd Oct!
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Part of Russell T Davies' speech on being awarded Outstanding Contribution to Television at the Bafta Cymru awards. (via www.instagram.com/baftacymru)
October 7, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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