Welcome to the Compendium

Welcome to the Compendium, created by Ngoc in 1997, chock full of more info about Kenneth Branagh than you ever imagined existed. To quote Ngoc's original intro: "the guy acts, he sings, he dances, he directs, he writes, he channels Bill Shakespeare on a regular basis, he's an awfully nice chap, and he's kinda cute. In the minor deity hierarchy, Kenneth Charles Branagh is one level below Joe Montana (the greatest quarterback of the greatest football team ever) and just above the guy who invented Pepsi".

He's also the Kenergizer, Kinetic Ken, Multi-tasKen, etc. etc. You get the picture... the Compendium runs along behind, in the trail of interviews, articles and photos, trying to grab as many as possible.

Enjoy!

This site is now archived - that is to say it will remain accessible online but is not being updated. The main reason is a health issue affecting the "webmaster", but it is also the fact that there are now endless sources of information which are easily accessible and mostly free of charge. The site will remain online as a resource for early documents and an overview of pivotal times in the Branagh career. It was a great ride and, wonderfully, with current websites for culture and entertainment it remains so.

Thank you Sir Kenneth, for all the years past, for the current work and for all the work in all the years to come! You have enriched our lives and you continue to do so ! THANK YOU!


Oh yeah, please read the all-important (so say my lawyers) disclaimer before proceeding.




Please note that Kenneth Branagh does not have a Facebook page or a Twitter account


  Regular Features


NEWS & NOTES
 (Updated 13 June 2022)
The latest from the wonderful world o' Ken - the part to read first! All the news and all the photos (many of which may not make it to the Photo Gallery)!

THE PHOTO GALLERY (Updated 28 November 2012)
LATEST PHOTOS ADDED
 (Updated 21 March 2019)
The only aesthetically pleasing part of this site

THE COVER GALLERY (Updated 20 May 2014)
"Wanna see my picture on the cover...  Wanna buy five copies for my mother!"
(anyone remember this song?)

THE READING ROOM (Updated 4 March 2022)
Read Ken articles 'til your eyeballs fall out

    Current / Recent Work


KING LEAR


BELFAST


TENET


ARTEMIS FOWL


ALL IS TRUE


MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS


KENNETH BRANAGH THEATRE COMPANY



FILM   |   THEATRE   |   TELEVISION   |   BOOKS & AUDIO


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Resistance is futile!
In 2021 the Ken-Friends celebrated Kenneth Branagh's 61st birthday with a donation to to the William and Frances Branagh Memorial Bursary fund for students from Northern Ireland at RADA.

Since 1998 the Ken-Friends have have donated a grand total of $110,328 to Kenneth Branagh's charities and organisations.

Click here to learn about this and previous donations, and see pictures of project coordinator Jude Tessel meeting with Kenneth in New York (thanks to his very cool and conspiratorial assistant) to make the 1998 presentation.

  Membership has its privileges
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Questions, comments or suggestions? Send me a message at renata@branaghcompendium.com

**Special thanks to the founding patron of this site, the über-cool Cate Agnew**
**More special thanks to the second patron of this site, the über-über-cool Ngoc Vu**
**More and more special thanks to the continuing co-patrons of the site,
the über-über-über-cool Virginia Wilhelm and Douglass Dalton**

Thanks also to my pals over at Ken-Friends for providing tons of info,
good company and free therapeutic support

Last updated on 9 June 2023