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Post by crowblack on May 1, 2023 18:52:33 GMT
A Normal People double act… - Paul Mescal in The Plough and the stars at the lyric Hammersmith - Daisy Edgar Jones in Albion? - a few of the Bridgerton crew were in musicals (one of them was in Book of Mormon I think) - Kit Harington in War Horse - Emma D’Arcy in The Crucible at the Yard Oh yes, Albion, and Emma D'Arcy in Against with the aforementioned Ben Whishaw (good performances in the latter, though a disappointing play)
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Post by moelhywel on May 1, 2023 19:18:34 GMT
Michael Gambon as Othello, also Escalus in Romeo and Juliet and Peter Cauchon, Bishop of Beauvais in Saint Joan at the Old Rep, Birmingham 1968. Anna Calder-Marshall as Juliet in R&J and Joan in Saint Joan as above. Derek Jacobi in the title role of Oedipus Rex by Sophocles and Mr Puff in The Critic (a double bill) at the new Birmingham Rep. in 1972.
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Post by jm25 on May 1, 2023 20:57:06 GMT
Kit Harington in War Horse. Didn’t make the connection that I’d seen him until I was a fair way through Game of Thrones. My two distinct memories of War Horse are the brilliance of the puppetry and, unfortunately, how dreadful he was in it. But he seems to have improved since!
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Post by joem on May 1, 2023 22:36:05 GMT
Bill Nighy in King Lear at the NT Yes, as Edgar - saw it on a school trip to London along with Antony & Cleopatra around the same time (I recently found a little drawing of him as mad Tom in my school notebook, so he did make an impression - unlike Hopkins who was surprisingly disappointing!). Probably my first visits to the NT. Trigger warning: I was sat in the front row for King Lear and got absolutely drenched in Hopkins' spittle.
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Post by theatregoer22 on May 1, 2023 22:43:07 GMT
Kit Harington in War Horse. Didn’t make the connection that I’d seen him until I was a fair way through Game of Thrones. My two distinct memories of War Horse are the brilliance of the puppetry and, unfortunately, how dreadful he was in it. But he seems to have improved since! Oooh, I saw War Horse at the National in 2008 so I might be able to add Kit Harrington to my list as well.
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Post by n1david on May 1, 2023 23:29:59 GMT
My main claim to this is that I was a student in Glasgow in the mid 1980s and saw Alan Cumming and Forbes Masson as Victor and Barry numerous times, in their own shows, as cabaret comperes, in panto at the Tron Theatre in Glasgow... It has been a delight to see both of their careers develop over the following years and so I am so excited for the V&B book next year and even possibly "The High Life - The Musical" which is reported to be on the way...
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Post by marob on May 2, 2023 0:16:08 GMT
My main claim to this is that I was a student in Glasgow in the mid 1980s and saw Alan Cumming and Forbes Masson as Victor and Barry numerous times, in their own shows, as cabaret comperes, in panto at the Tron Theatre in Glasgow... It has been a delight to see both of their careers develop over the following years and so I am so excited for the V&B book next year and even possibly "The High Life - The Musical" which is reported to be on the way... I’ve seen Forbes Masson in a few things, and I watched The High Life when it originally aired. Somehow never connected the two though. Oh deary me…
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Post by barrowside on May 2, 2023 10:51:57 GMT
Brendan Gleeson - The Plough and the Stars (Abbey 1991) Andrew Scott - Six Characters in search of an Author (Abbey 1996) Cillian Murphy & Eileen Walsh - Disco Pigs (Cork/Dublin 1996) Hugh Jackman - Oklahoma! (NT 1998) Ruth Negga - Duck (Out of Joint/Abbey 2003) Domhnall Gleeson - The Lieutenant of Inishmore (RSC/Garrick 2002) The History Boys (James Corden/Samuel Barnett/Dominic Cooper/Russell Tovey/Jamie Parker....) - (NT 2004) Paul Mescal - The Red Shoes (Dublin Gate 2017) and finally Alison Oliver - Dancing at Lughnasa (NT 2023) who's going to be a big star
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Post by andbingowashisname on May 2, 2023 12:52:26 GMT
As I've been going to the theatre since the mid 70s there have been many, but the ones that spring to mind are: Tom Hardy in Man of Mode at the NT Hugh Jackman in Oklahoma at the NT Sheridan Smith in Into The Woods at Donmar Caroline Quinten in Les Mis at The Palace If memory serves then I think you will have also seen a young Damian Lewis in that production of Into The Woods at the Donmar (playing the Wolf/Cinderella's Prince). I've seen a lot of finals shows at drama schools over the last 15 years or so so I've been fortunate enough to see all sorts of future stars taking their first steps into the profession. Beyond that, seeing Benedict Cumberbatch in Zoo Story in a tiny room at the Edinburgh Fringe in 1999 is a definite highlight. His talent and commitment were palpable, and I'd still have it up there as one of the more electric experiences I've ever had in a theatre.
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Post by alece10 on May 2, 2023 13:25:28 GMT
As I've been going to the theatre since the mid 70s there have been many, but the ones that spring to mind are: Tom Hardy in Man of Mode at the NT Hugh Jackman in Oklahoma at the NT Sheridan Smith in Into The Woods at Donmar Caroline Quinten in Les Mis at The Palace If memory serves then I think you will have also seen a young Damian Lewis in that production of Into The Woods at the Donmar (playing the Wolf/Cinderella's Prince). I've seen a lot of finals shows at drama schools over the last 15 years or so so I've been fortunate enough to see all sorts of future stars taking their first steps into the profession. Beyond that, seeing Benedict Cumberbatch in Zoo Story in a tiny room at the Edinburgh Fringe in 1999 is a definite highlight. His talent and commitment were palpable, and I'd still have it up there as one of the more electric experiences I've ever had in a theatre. Yes you are right. Forgot about him.
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Post by anthony40 on May 2, 2023 15:05:40 GMT
In Australia I saw Russell Crowe as Mickey in Blood Brothers. This would have been about 1988-1989.
I also saw him as Eddie/Dr. Scott in a production of The Rocky Horror Show.
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Post by anthony40 on May 2, 2023 15:07:38 GMT
I also saw a very young Toni Collette as Fredrika in the Sydney Theatre Company's production of A Little Night Music at The Sydney Opera House
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Post by westendboy on May 2, 2023 16:18:47 GMT
Cynthia Erivo in 'I Can't Sing!' at the Palladium.
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Post by ptwest on May 2, 2023 18:00:55 GMT
Daniel Day Lewis and Amanda Root in an RSC tour of Romeo and Juliet some time in the 80s. James Cordon in Martin Guerre. Luke Evans in Avenue Q. Clutching at straws here a bit, but Tamsin Outhwaite in Oliver at the Palladium.
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Post by Mr Crummles on May 3, 2023 9:45:50 GMT
Maybe they were not unknown at the time, but I didn't know who they were.
Benedict Cumberbatch in Hedda Gabler Eddie Redmayne in Red Tom Hiddleston in Othello Hannah Waddingham in Beautiful Game Paul Mescal in Red Shoes Taron Egerton in The Last of the Haussmans James Norton in The Lion in Winter Monica Dolan in King Lear and The Seagull
I often check the old theatre programmes I keep, and get surprised at the names that didn't mean much for me then and are now fairly everywhere.
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Post by jaqs on May 3, 2023 10:59:40 GMT
Cynthia Erivo in I was looking at the ceiling and then I saw the sky at Stratford East.
I saw Lucie Jones in an amateur concert in Cardiff prior to x-factor.
I didn’t realise so many future names were in Posh.
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Post by profquatermass on May 3, 2023 12:30:18 GMT
Maybe they were not unknown at the time, but I didn't know who they were. Benedict Cumberbatch in Hedda Gabler Eddie Redmayne in Red Tom Hiddleston in Othello Hannah Waddingham in Beautiful Game Paul Mescal in Red Shoes Taron Egerton in The Last of the Haussmans James Norton in The Lion in Winter Monica Dolan in King Lear and The Seagull I often check the old theatre programmes I keep, and get surprised at the names that didn't mean much for me then and are now fairly everywhere. I saw most of those and did recognise Cumberbatch Anyone who saw the Plantagenets trilogy at the RSC in 1988 probably encountered Ralph Fiennes, David Morrissey and Jason Watkins for the first time as well as Kevin Doyle, late of Downton Abbey
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Post by lynette on May 4, 2023 19:48:13 GMT
Michael Gambon as Othello, also Escalus in Romeo and Juliet and Peter Cauchon, Bishop of Beauvais in Saint Joan at the Old Rep, Birmingham 1968. Anna Calder-Marshall as Juliet in R&J and Joan in Saint Joan as above. Derek Jacobi in the title role of Oedipus Rex by Sophocles and Mr Puff in The Critic (a double bill) at the new Birmingham Rep. in 1972. Yay, hello, another Brummie? Anna Calder Marshall was brilliant wasn't she and years later, recently saw her in Rory Kinnear’s play about disabled sister. Still brilliant.
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Post by profquatermass on May 4, 2023 20:46:43 GMT
Danny Dyer in No Man's Land at the NT in 2001
Catherine Zeta Jones in 42nd Street
Not an actor but I saw Greg Doran in the Antony Sher Merchant of Venice
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Post by Bickers on May 8, 2023 14:38:44 GMT
Sheridan Smith as Lola in Bugsy Malone Samantha Barks as Sally in Cabaret Kerry Ellis as Ellen in Miss Saigon
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Post by londonmzfitz on May 8, 2023 17:55:38 GMT
Ramin Karimloo as "Pirate / Policeman" in Pirates of Penzance, Wimbledon, running Tuesday 12th to Saturday 16th March, 2002. Pirate King was Gary Wilmot, Ruth was ... Su Pollard. Ramin is 13th listed in my programme.
Ditto to the Anna Maxwell Martin in His Dark Materials, NT Ditto to Hugh Jackman in Oklahoma, NT Ditto to Hannah Waddingham in Spamalot I have a programme from La Cava but Gawd I hated that show so I'm not digging it out.
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Post by mistressjojo on May 9, 2023 9:11:42 GMT
Hugh Jackman in the Australian version of Sunset Boulevarde in 1996.
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Post by theglenbucklaird on May 9, 2023 13:59:55 GMT
Hugh Jackman in the Australian version of Sunset Boulevarde in 1996. My friend went to school with Hugh Jackman and said even to his very untrained eye it was obvious he was going to be a superstar from an early age. He also said he had great fun trying to subtly change lines and feeds during school productions to try to mess Hugh up. Being the consumate professional this would annoy him greatly.
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Post by bobbievanhusen on May 12, 2023 2:58:45 GMT
I've been in a few productions with people who went onto great things. Mark Strong, back when he had hair, Joanna Riding in her first professional show after drama school, Catherine Russel, Sean Pertwee. They were all doing Rep, back when that was a thing.
And I saw Hannah Waddingham in Lautrec. She had a fantastic solo called 'Look Into My Eyes' that bought the house down.
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Post by theatreman on Jun 5, 2023 1:00:59 GMT
Dominic Cooper - The History Boys James Corden - The History Boys Russell Tovey - The history Boys Eddie Redmayne - The Goat or Who Is Sylvia? (2004) Emily Blunt - The Royal Family (2001) Jessie Buckley - A Little Night Music (2008) Olivia Colman - Long Day’s Journey Into Night (2000) Rebecca Hall - Mrs. Warren’s Profession (2002) Ruth Negga - Phedre (2009) Sebastian Stan - Picnic (2013) Broadway Tom Hardy - The Man of Mode (2007) Tom Hiddleston Ivanov (2008) Aaron Taylor Johnson - Macbeth (2002) Andrea Risenborough - Ivanov (2008) Carey Mulligan - The Seagull (2007) David Harbour - Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (2006) Michelle Dockery - The pillars of the community Anthony mackie - Beheading at Spokane (Broadway)
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Post by profquatermass on Jun 5, 2023 16:56:15 GMT
Dominic Cooper - The History Boys James Corden - The History Boys Russell Tovey - The history Boys Eddie Redmayne - The Goat or Who Is Sylvia? (2004) Emily Blunt - The Royal Family (2001) Jessie Buckley - A Little Night Music (2008) Olivia Colman - Long Day’s Journey Into Night (2000) Rebecca Hall - Mrs. Warren’s Profession (2002) Ruth Negga - Phedre (2009) Sebastian Stan - Picnic (2013) Broadway Tom Hardy - The Man of Mode (2007) Tom Hiddleston Ivanov (2008) Aaron Taylor Johnson - Macbeth (2002) Andrea Risenborough - Ivanov (2008) Carey Mulligan - The Seagull (2007) David Harbour - Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (2006) Michelle Dockery - The pillars of the community Anthony mackie - Beheading at Spokane (Broadway) Gosh. I saw most of those. I'd seen Russell Tovey before as he was already a fixture at the NT. I had np idea Emily Blunt was in the Royal Family or Michelle Dockery in Pillar of the Community (was that the production with Damien Lewis at the National?). I see that Emily Blunt was in Vincent in Brixton the following year - I didn't notice her then either I saw Roger Allam in Way of the World at the National in 1996 (not the first time I'd seen him) which I see also had Catherine Tate and Julian Rhind-Tutt. And a pre -Stacey Joanna Page in What the Butler Saw
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Post by clarefh on Jun 5, 2023 17:58:02 GMT
I also had no idea Michelle Dockerty was in threat production of Pillars of the Community ( I did absolutely love it though and it has stayed with me very vividly.).
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Post by Peter on Jun 5, 2023 19:06:51 GMT
Dominic Cooper - The History Boys James Corden - The History Boys Russell Tovey - The history Boys Eddie Redmayne - The Goat or Who Is Sylvia? (2004) Emily Blunt - The Royal Family (2001) Jessie Buckley - A Little Night Music (2008) Olivia Colman - Long Day’s Journey Into Night (2000) Rebecca Hall - Mrs. Warren’s Profession (2002) Ruth Negga - Phedre (2009) Sebastian Stan - Picnic (2013) Broadway Tom Hardy - The Man of Mode (2007) Tom Hiddleston Ivanov (2008) Aaron Taylor Johnson - Macbeth (2002) Andrea Risenborough - Ivanov (2008) Carey Mulligan - The Seagull (2007) David Harbour - Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (2006) Michelle Dockery - The pillars of the community Anthony mackie - Beheading at Spokane (Broadway) Today I learnt that I saw David Harbour back in 2006!
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Post by Jan on Jun 6, 2023 7:44:58 GMT
Alex Jennings as Clown in Antony and Cleopatra (the one who brings in the asp) at Chichester in 1985.
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Post by alicechallice on Jun 6, 2023 10:02:46 GMT
Alex Jennings as Clown in Antony and Cleopatra (the one who brings in the asp) at Chichester in 1985. Michael Grandage was also in that, wasn't he? I know that both he & Jennings were also in The Scarlet Pimpernel that season.
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