Sunday, July 30, 2006

Good news/Bad news for Coco!

The good news: 'Harry Potter' Actor to Be Naked on Stage

The bad news: You will have to go to London to see it.

'Harry Potter' Actor to Be Naked on Stage
By KATIE FRETLAND, Associated Press Writer
LONDON - "Daniel Radcliffe will strip off his Harry Potter eyeglasses and robes for his London stage debut next year.
The 17-year-old actor, who plays the bespectacled schoolboy wizard in the Hollywood adaptations of J.K. Rowling's novels, will star as a troubled stableboy in Peter Shaffer's "Equus."
The play delves into the psyche of a boy named Alan Strang who blinds six horses with a metal spike. The production is scheduled to open next March in the West End theater district, said spokesman Peter Thompson.
"It is an extraordinary play, and he's very much looking forward to the role," Radcliffe's spokeswoman, Vanessa Davies, said Friday. "He is maturing as an actor and beginning to take on new and challenging roles."
In one scene the actor playing Strang is required to simulate sexual ecstasy while riding a horse naked. But Davies said nudity was not the focus of the play.
Richard Griffiths, who plays Harry's Uncle Vernon in the films, is lined up to play the psychiatrist who interviews the troubled youth.
Radcliffe is now filming "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix," the fifth installment in Harry's adventures, and recently finished shooting "December Boys," the story of four orphans who compete for adoption.
"Equus" opened in 1973 at London's National Theatre, before a successful run on Broadway starring Anthony Hopkins. Richard Burton starred in a 1977 film adaptation."

7 comments:

yvonne said...

I'm just a tad bit disturbed about Harry being nekkid on stage.

Debcapsfan said...

Sounds too deep for me.
:)

Zombs said...

Well we will know where to find Coco.

Swami said...

The opportunities for a new avatar are certainly exciting!

And this? "{Harry Potter} is required to simulate sexual ecstasy while riding a horse naked" just tickles my fancy enormously.

Famously (according to rumor) Lord Montbatten (the one who got blown up) was supposed to don a condom and go riding with young women as a form of sexual release. But then the British are so darn into their horses...

Oops! Was that a pun?

Seana said...

I can't deal with that.

kim (weltek) said...

I read that headline & my eyes started shooting flames. I couldn't read the rest of the story.

What a lousy time for Coco to be taking a break. How are we supposed to harass her?

HistoryDetective said...

Dammit! I was hoping for Viktor Krum!!!