Jay Laga’aia had always wanted to play the Pirate King in The Pirates of Penzance; always wanted an excuse to say “Argghh!” on stage. Then the actor best known as Captain Typho in the Star Wars films learned that if he accepted the role in Richard Carroll’s new production,…
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Brendan Cowell, actor and writer, was enjoying a successful eight-year stint in London when he had a night out with an unnamed “fabulous British theatre actor”. At 2am the two ex-Hamlets were sharing a bottle, performing the Dane’s speeches on the curbside, and agreeing he never leaves those who play…