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Post by theoracle on Nov 11, 2024 23:18:43 GMT
Full cast announced:
Alongside Oliver Award-winner Roger Allam (Endeavour, The Thick of It) as Winston Churchill are Alan Cox (The Good Wife, Young Sherlock Holmes) as Archie Clerk Kerr, Julius D'Silva (Bridgerton) as Vyacheslav Molotov, Peter Forbes (Follies, Singin' in the Rain) as Joseph Stalin, Jo Herbert (The Crown, Cyrano de Bergerac) as Sally Powell, Elisabeth Snegir (The Anarchist) as Olga Dovzhenko, and making her professional debut, Tamara Greatrex as Svetlana Stalin.
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Post by Jan on Nov 12, 2024 9:27:18 GMT
Full cast announced: Alongside Oliver Award-winner Roger Allam (Endeavour, The Thick of It) as Winston Churchill are Alan Cox (The Good Wife, Young Sherlock Holmes) as Archie Clerk Kerr, Julius D'Silva (Bridgerton) as Vyacheslav Molotov, Peter Forbes (Follies, Singin' in the Rain) as Joseph Stalin, Jo Herbert (The Crown, Cyrano de Bergerac) as Sally Powell, Elisabeth Snegir (The Anarchist) as Olga Dovzhenko, and making her professional debut, Tamara Greatrex as Svetlana Stalin. I like Alan Cox. |
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Post by rumbledoll on Nov 13, 2024 7:32:21 GMT
A bit underwhelmed by the casting. Thought Stalin would be played by someone to match Roger Allam's profile.
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Post by Jan on Nov 13, 2024 8:06:24 GMT
A bit underwhelmed by the casting. Thought Stalin would be played by someone to match Roger Allam's profile. What is surprising is that they've got someone of Allam's profile to play Churchill rather than that they've got someone of lower profile to play Stalin. |
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Post by Jon on Nov 13, 2024 11:38:15 GMT
A bit underwhelmed by the casting. Thought Stalin would be played by someone to match Roger Allam's profile. What is surprising is that they've got someone of Allam's profile to play Churchill rather than that they've got someone of lower profile to play Stalin. The OT probably can only afford one name actor per production. |
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Post by lt on Nov 13, 2024 11:45:44 GMT
What is surprising is that they've got someone of Allam's profile to play Churchill rather than that they've got someone of lower profile to play Stalin. The OT probably can only afford one name actor per production. I always think considering the size of the venue, it's surprising the number of well-known actors the OT attracts. |
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Post by Jon on Nov 13, 2024 11:59:33 GMT
The OT probably can only afford one name actor per production. I always think considering the size of the venue, it's surprising the number of well-known actors the OT attracts. It's a combination of a short run and for many of the actors it's local to them so not much of a commute. |
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Post by Jan on Nov 13, 2024 12:22:53 GMT
I always think considering the size of the venue, it's surprising the number of well-known actors the OT attracts. It's a combination of a short run and for many of the actors it's local to them so not much of a commute. It is also due to Tom Littler’s connections and powers of persuasion. The casting is notably more high profile than it was under Paul Miller and before that Sam Walters, although what is nice is he also casts actors who worked there regularly in those previous regimes - Clive Francis for example. |
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Post by aspieandy on Nov 13, 2024 12:28:07 GMT
I wonder if the opportunity of working with an able director in the round also helps; interesting play perhps, something different for a handful of weeks ..
I don't know Alan Cox. Might his dad pop along at some point in support ..
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Post by Jan on Nov 13, 2024 12:35:28 GMT
I don't know Alan Cox. Might his dad pop along at some point in support .. As an actor he is as different to his father as it is possible to imagine - you would never guess they were related. He pops up here and there - I saw him most recently as Uncle Vanya at Hampstead. |
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Post by lt on Nov 13, 2024 12:44:35 GMT
It's a combination of a short run and for many of the actors it's local to them so not much of a commute. It is also due to Tom Littler’s connections and powers of persuasion. The casting is notably more high profile than it was under Paul Miller and before that Sam Walters, although what is nice is he also casts actors who worked there regularly in those previous regimes - Clive Francis for example. Yes, he's managed to attract Jane Asher a couple of times and I think she lives outside London. |
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