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Ria Jones: 'Understudying Glenn Close was the best decision of my career'

Ria Jones: 'Understudying Glenn Close was the best decision of my career'

5 minutes with Gethin Anthony: 'I cried when I got a call from the RSC'

5 minutes with Gethin Anthony: 'I cried when I got a call from the RSC'

5 minutes with Jay Taylor: 'I walk out of shows at the interval with my head in my hands'

5 minutes with Jay Taylor: 'I walk out of shows at the interval with my head in my hands'

5 minutes with Ella Purnell: <em> 'Natives</em> is draining, I've never worked so hard in my life'

5 minutes with Ella Purnell: 'Natives is draining, I've never worked so hard in my life'

5 minutes with Richard Harris: <em> 'Dog Ends</em> is is a totally different play to <em>Stepping Out</em>'

5 minutes with Richard Harris: 'Dog Ends is is a totally different play to Stepping Out'

5 minutes with Catherine Russell: 'No one is safe in <em>What the Butler Saw</em>'

5 minutes with Catherine Russell: 'No one is safe in What the Butler Saw'

5 minutes with Vicky McClure: 'We don't take no bullshit in Nottingham'

5 minutes with Vicky McClure: 'We don't take no bullshit in Nottingham'

5 minutes with Jeany Spark: 'Acting is such a weird way to spend your life'

5 minutes with Jeany Spark: 'Acting is such a weird way to spend your life'

5 minutes with Summer Strallen: 'I was definitely a tag-along little sister'

5 minutes with Summer Strallen: 'I was definitely a tag-along little sister'

5 minutes with Gabriel Vick: 'I needed to do <em>Promises, Promises' </em>

5 minutes with Gabriel Vick: 'I needed to do Promises, Promises'

5 minutes with Joel Fry: 'Actors have taught me what not to do'

5 minutes with Joel Fry: 'Actors have taught me what not to do'

5 minutes with <em>The Weir</em>'s Orla Fitzgerald: 'I've had to work harder to prove myself'

5 minutes with The Weir's Orla Fitzgerald: 'I've had to work harder to prove myself'

5 minutes with: Tom Bateman – 'Josie Rourke cast me while I was still in school'

5 minutes with: Tom Bateman – 'Josie Rourke cast me while I was still in school'

5 minutes with playwright Nick Dear: 'I’d love people to go home arguing about <em>Dedication</em>'

5 minutes with playwright Nick Dear: 'I’d love people to go home arguing about Dedication'

5 minutes with: Julie Legrand – 'I went from walk-on to leading part in two months'

5 minutes with: Julie Legrand – 'I went from walk-on to leading part in two months'

5 minutes with: Anna Martine – 'This is all I could ask for as an actor'

5 minutes with: Anna Martine – 'This is all I could ask for as an actor'

5 minutes with: Obioma Ugoala – 'It's a lot of pressure playing Smokey Robinson'

5 minutes with: Obioma Ugoala – 'It's a lot of pressure playing Smokey Robinson'

5 minutes with – Tamla Kari: 'I might end up working behind a bar again'

5 minutes with – Tamla Kari: 'I might end up working behind a bar again'

5 minutes with: Elliot Levey – 'It was comforting being in a straitjacket during <em>The Ruling Class</em>'

5 minutes with: Elliot Levey – 'It was comforting being in a straitjacket during The Ruling Class'

5 minutes with: Ron Cook – 'I was done with Shakespeare but then Grandage called me up'

5 minutes with: Ron Cook – 'I was done with Shakespeare but then Grandage called me up'

5 minutes with Sean McGinley: 'TV isn't about dumbing down anymore'

5 minutes with Sean McGinley: 'TV isn't about dumbing down anymore'

5 minutes with: Naomi Frederick – 'It was brave to put <em>Made in Dagenham</em> straight into the West End'

5 minutes with: Naomi Frederick – 'It was brave to put Made in Dagenham straight into the West End'

5 minutes with: Helen McCrory – 'We've become too reverent with Rattigan'

5 minutes with: Helen McCrory – 'We've become too reverent with Rattigan'

5 minutes with: Issy Van Randwyck – 'It took 19 years to get <em>The Go-Between</em> onstage'

5 minutes with: Issy Van Randwyck – 'It took 19 years to get The Go-Between onstage'

5 minutes with: Tony Jayawardena – 'The West End is a difficult arena to succeed in'

5 minutes with: Tony Jayawardena – 'The West End is a difficult arena to succeed in'

5 minutes with: Michael Socha – 'I'm so scared to be on a West End stage'

5 minutes with: Michael Socha – 'I'm so scared to be on a West End stage'

5 minutes with: Javone Prince – 'Everyone thinks I'm a comic but I trained as a straight actor'

5 minutes with: Javone Prince – 'Everyone thinks I'm a comic but I trained as a straight actor'

5 minutes with: Gillian Bevan – 'Being the first woman to play Cymbeline at the RSC was too good to miss'

5 minutes with: Gillian Bevan – 'Being the first woman to play Cymbeline at the RSC was too good to miss'

5 minutes with: George Maguire – 'After <em>Sunny Afternoon</em>, I thought, what could follow that?'

5 minutes with: George Maguire – 'After Sunny Afternoon, I thought, what could follow that?'

5 minutes with: Chris Peluso – 'I would have been sad if <em>Show Boat</em> accents were off'

5 minutes with: Chris Peluso – 'I would have been sad if Show Boat accents were off'

5 Minutes with: Polly Findlay – 'Directing <em>Svengali</em> was a lesson in complete economy'

5 Minutes with: Polly Findlay – 'Directing Svengali was a lesson in complete economy'

5 Minutes with: Tom Wells – 'It was a happy accident that I liked theatre'

5 Minutes with: Tom Wells – 'It was a happy accident that I liked theatre'

5 minutes with: Steffan Rhodri – <em> 'Harry Potter</em> was incredible, like nothing else'

5 minutes with: Steffan Rhodri – 'Harry Potter was incredible, like nothing else'

5 minutes with: Mikel Murfi – 'I have no fear onstage so the place can get wrecked'

5 minutes with: Mikel Murfi – 'I have no fear onstage so the place can get wrecked'

5 minutes with: Gary Beadle – 'When I did <em>EastEnders</em> people said you'll never work again'

5 minutes with: Gary Beadle – 'When I did EastEnders people said you'll never work again'

5 minutes with: Arlene Phillips – <em> 'Starlight Express</em> has to be a career highlight'

5 minutes with: Arlene Phillips – 'Starlight Express has to be a career highlight'

5 Minutes With: Tessa Walker – 'Birmingham is a great place to start out'

5 Minutes With: Tessa Walker – 'Birmingham is a great place to start out'

5 minutes with: Damian Humbley – 'I'm bored with musicals at the moment'

5 minutes with: Damian Humbley – 'I'm bored with musicals at the moment'

5 minutes with: Fenella Woolgar – 'Thatcher was fascinating to play'

5 minutes with: Fenella Woolgar – 'Thatcher was fascinating to play'

5 minutes with: Scott Garnham – 'We're putting our own stamp on the <em>Billy Elliot</em> tour'

5 minutes with: Scott Garnham – 'We're putting our own stamp on the Billy Elliot tour'

5 minutes with: Phill Jupitus – 'I've always wanted to play Nathan Detroit'

5 minutes with: Phill Jupitus – 'I've always wanted to play Nathan Detroit'

5 minutes with: Owen Sheers: 'I wanted my legacy to be onstage'

5 minutes with: Owen Sheers: 'I wanted my legacy to be onstage'

5 minutes with: William Postlethwaite: <em> 'The Mother</em> is like a kaleidoscope of pain'

5 minutes with: William Postlethwaite: 'The Mother is like a kaleidoscope of pain'

5 minutes with: Milly Thomas: 'My gender hasn't yet made me feel like I'm getting a raw deal'

5 minutes with: Milly Thomas: 'My gender hasn't yet made me feel like I'm getting a raw deal'

5 minutes with: Ashley Zhangazha – 'Daniel Evans is one of the best directors around'

5 minutes with: Ashley Zhangazha – 'Daniel Evans is one of the best directors around'

5 Minutes with: Charlotte Gwinner: 'I feel like I’ve been tutored by Samuel Beckett'

5 Minutes with: Charlotte Gwinner: 'I feel like I’ve been tutored by Samuel Beckett'

5 minutes with Daisy Haggard: <em>You For Me For You</em> is extraordinary

5 minutes with Daisy Haggard: You For Me For You is extraordinary

5 minutes with: Lydia Leonard – 'I wasn't dying to do another play, but then I read <em>Little Eyolf</em>'

5 minutes with: Lydia Leonard – 'I wasn't dying to do another play, but then I read Little Eyolf'

5 minutes with: Ellie Nunn – 'You can have one great job then months of watching <em>Gossip Girl</em>'

5 minutes with: Ellie Nunn – 'You can have one great job then months of watching Gossip Girl'

5 minutes with: Alex Hassell

5 minutes with: Alex Hassell

5 minutes with: Beverley Knight

5 minutes with: Beverley Knight

5 minutes with: Romola Garai – 'I’d love to have a crack at playing <em>Macbeth</em>'

5 minutes with: Romola Garai – 'I’d love to have a crack at playing Macbeth'

5 minutes with: Robert Sheehan – 'The script for <em>Wars of the Roses</em> looked like an encyclopaedia'

5 minutes with: Robert Sheehan – 'The script for Wars of the Roses looked like an encyclopaedia'

5 minutes with: Ray Fearon – 'I really wanted to be a tennis player but acting took over'

5 minutes with: Ray Fearon – 'I really wanted to be a tennis player but acting took over'

5 minutes with: Tanya Ronder – 'We must all hate ourselves for how little we are doing'

5 minutes with: Tanya Ronder – 'We must all hate ourselves for how little we are doing'

5 minutes with: Tom Rhys Harries – 'Strindberg is a headache, but a good one'

5 minutes with: Tom Rhys Harries – 'Strindberg is a headache, but a good one'

5 minutes with: Diana Vickers – 'Performing has always been in my bones'

5 minutes with: Diana Vickers – 'Performing has always been in my bones'

5 minutes with: Patrick Kielty – 'I've stumbled into happiness'

5 minutes with: Patrick Kielty – 'I've stumbled into happiness'

5 minutes with: Director Abbey Wright – 'I feel very inspired'

5 minutes with: Director Abbey Wright – 'I feel very inspired'

5 minutes with: Marcus Brigstocke – 'It's a privilege to play Edinburgh'

5 minutes with: Marcus Brigstocke – 'It's a privilege to play Edinburgh'

5 minutes with: Anne Reid – 'I finally feel I'm who I wanted to be'

5 minutes with: Anne Reid – 'I finally feel I'm who I wanted to be'

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