After drama school, Hughes didn’t immediately secure an agent — unlike many of his colleagues. “The voice in my head was saying,’Are you dangerous?'” He said, but those questions were resolved after he secured his role in production. rice field Graeae, A British theater company that plays deaf and disabled actors. Before that, Hughes felt that his appearance was “trying to hold me back,” but after being surrounded by other disabled actors, he felt empowered. He even started wearing his short sleeves to emphasize the difference in limbs, he added.
The Royal Shakespeare Company show is Hughes’ most remarkable casting to date. In May, Doran interviewed The Times of London.A Healthy Actor Can’t Be Richard III.. In a letter of complaint to the newspaper, Doran said the headline was misleading. His claim was that anyone could play that role, but an actor with a disability could “enhance the performance and influence of the production.”
Richard III is often portrayed as a comedy villain, often with a fake “hump and slump,” Hughes said. He didn’t try to hide the villain of his character, but he wanted to pay attention to his motivation. “You can see Despot and Tyrant,” he said. It is underestimated. “
Mat Fraser, another disabled actor, Played Richard III in Hull’s production In 2017 in northern England, the king said he was often played by an older performer who could look like a “dead little twig.” But Hughes is young and muscular, and is suitable for portraying a monarch who died on the battlefield at the age of 32, Fraser said. “I’m going to see the most authentic Richard III ever,” he added.
Hughes says he’s already seen beyond his turn in other Shakespeare roles as Richard, and wants to play Hamlet and Iago from “Othello.”
“I want to play a role that is not designated as a disabled person,” he said. “Obviously, the role I play is invalidated by the very nature I play,” he added. “But that doesn’t matter.”
Richard III
Until October 8th at the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon, England. rsc.org.uk..
