Actress Rebecca Hall puts Hollywood on hold

By Tim Walker 958PM GMT eleven March 2010

Rebecca Hall is to fool around Viola in a National Theatre prolongation of Twelfth Night Photo WireImage

Rebecca Hall told Mandrake last year that she programmed to concentration on her Hollywood career rather than the stage. Her father, the renowned entertainment executive Sir Peter Hall, is gay that she is, though, rebuilt to have an difference for him.

The 27-year-old star of Vicky Cristina Barcelona is to fool around Viola in a National Theatre prolongation of Twelfth Night destined by Sir Peter to symbol his 80th birthday in November.

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"Fortunately, she has had a reconstruction of old enthusiasms," he says. "I similar to to see her you do what she is happiest you do and if you wish to have great entertainment you need Hollywood movies since they pay. Theatre doesnt."

Naked greed

Wealthy MP Bernard Jenkin had no difficulty essay a coupon for roughly �37,000 to pay off the Commons fees bureau after his dodgy losses claims. Mandrake wonders if his North Essex subdivision organisation will find it so easy to hang with him, though.

A series of members would cite an pure candidate. "People have regularly been happy to accept Bernards naturism and alternative eccentricities," says one, "but they pull the line at greed."

Barbara Follett, the usually MP forced to pay off some-more than Jenkin, is stepping down.

Unloverly thought

Is there a abuse of My Fair Lady? First, Keira Knightley had second thoughts about personification Eliza Doolittle in Sir Cameron Mackintoshs stirring remake. Now, Hugh Grant has pronounced "thanks, but no interjection after being sounded out to fool around Henry Higgins.

Caring and sharing

Labour harps on about Lord Ashcroft, but the Tories right away have an additional challenging fund-raiser in their camp. Richard Caring, the owners of The Ivy, hosted a celebration at Annabels this week that lifted some-more than �500,000.

"One of the auction prizes was a fire at Carings nation estate," says a guest at his Mayfair nightclub. "Bryan Ferry sang."

Caring, who done his happening in the broom trade, is still due income by Labour after he lent the celebration �2 million to cover debts it ran up during the 2005 ubiquitous choosing campaign.