Rat in the Skull

[lovethemanrs]

[kygal]

Thanks!

[GreenEyesToo]

Thanks, LTM. I'm happy to say I can add some more pics from this production:





I have to say, the jumpers he wears on film/stage are often awful, but I quite like this one!


And his hair in that third one......

[kissmekate]

Thanks for the pics, LTM and GE2!

Absolutely agree on the hair Oh, and that profile

[rueful]

Thanks for the photos, GE2 and LTM! Very nice. Love the hair, but that intense, razor-stubbled stare in GE2's 2nd photo is what does me in!

[adina]

This thread just has to have the link to an older thread : rufussewell.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=media&action=display&thread=1369
It's about the rehearsals of this play. I think it's very interesting.
Besides, one of my favourite quotes is from there:
"Later, when Daldry suggested another physical gesture to Sewell, the actor responded, 'What does it look like? Because that's what I thought I was doing,'
'Ah!' answered the director. 'Well, that's probably why I'm suggesting it. I'm serious - I usually suggest things that people do.'"
;D



And another quote from somewhere else:

Sewell plays the prisoner, Michael Patrick de Valera Roche, like a shrewd, agile, wary animal, scared and concerned, but by no means defeated, Roche understands the enemy's body language, what it means when the other man suddenly turns towards him or slowly and deliberately takes off his blazer; and he knows that the other man knows that he knows. Under Doyle's barrage of intimidation, Sewell gives a performance of silent terror the like of which I have seldom seen; a portrait of fear scored across by a desperate determination not to be, let alone seem afraid. Hutchinson never pretends that Roche is innocent; and Sewell underlines this by his casual, almost boyish swagger.
www.usva.info/2003/rat-in-the-skull.html

[francesca]

I have the book 'A director Calls' by Wendy Lesser, a study of Stephen Daldy and his work , in which the author sits in on the rehearsls of "A Rat"
Some of the quotes above are from this book.
I am delighted to see the pics above as the book hasn't any.
I am going to download them amd print them off and add them in a folder to my book .
Thank you LTMRS and especially GE2. those pics are wonderful.
Modified ;-
I have been looking again at the pics.How beautiful his hands are .
In GE2's pics 3 out of the 4.

[anglophile]

OK, I've missed this one completely. Someone send me to a source or supply background. Thanks in advance.
The hands, the hands. You're so right. Frannie.

[nell]

I've read the book and probably should have scanned the cover and posted it here so thanks for doing that LTMRS. Thanks also to GE2 for all the extra pics and Adina for posting the link to the previous thread and the extra article



It's great to see and read about the older works like this.

[megagem]

This is awesome! Thank you all so much for the pics and the info!

I love seeing rehearsal/performance shots of his theatrical productions. It reminds me of when I was in the drama and choir group in high school and doing various stage performances throughout the years (I never did anything huge, just variety stuff with the dance and orchestra classes and the upperclassmen's acting, singing and orchestral groups). It was so much fun. Backstage was a riot. I was always terrified of performing before each performance, but everything always ended up fine in the end (and we always did an individual jump off the stage once rehearsals were finished, and my school's theatre master would chase us out, yelling that we were ruining his stage ). It makes me wonder what stories he has of all his performances and things that went on backstage during performances. I'm sure there are a few interesting ones ;D I really hope he writes a memoir or some form of autobiography someday. I'm sure he's a treasure trove of stories

[kissmekate]

Jan 18, 2012 15:44:04 GMT francesca said:

I have been looking again at the pics.How beautiful his hands are .

I thought the same when I was looking at the thread again.

Meg, I agree, I'm sure the autobiography of Rufus Sewell would make a great read!

[stama]

[kissmekate]

, you've really been at it, Martina Thanks!

[walt]

Apr 5, 2012 5:40:04 GMT stama said:

...... and here without watermark,

Looking better by far now! Thanks so much for deleting the watermark Stama!

[GreenEyesToo]

This another thread where we've lost pics , so I have removed/amended the posts relating to those. Plus, I think these might be two of the missing ones:





I'm pretty sure I can get them without the watermarks, but these'll do for now.