I can't even begin to tell you how lucky I feel to have had the privilege of seeing Equus. This was an experience that I will always remember and will never take for granted. EVER
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I've read about the cigs in different places. But I did find this from Page on her DanSite -
As of late, there has been much controversy in the media (which I'm sure you've read) that anti-smoking groups are fuming over Dan's smoking on stage. I feel sad that I even have to address this folks but will due to a massive influx of emails. Please note that Dan does not NOT smoke in real life. The cigarettes used on stage are simply props, they do not contain nicotine, and they are not addictive. To those of you who note how "natural" Dan looks while smoking, I would only offer that this is directly indicative of how great an actor he is (it IS an act....). While the groups are concerned that Dan is being perceived as smoking, and report that this behavior is "less than desirable" because he is a role model, it is an essential part of the play and I would invite anyone to see the play to gain the context of the scene's importance. To validate this point, David Pugh, the producer of the revival, said: "If they are worried about smoking and not about the fact that he's simulating sex with a young girl on stage, it makes me think that they've got their priorities wrong.
"Daniel smokes in the play. He doesn't smoke in life. It's in the script and it always has been. It is not gratuitous. In fact, it's a very beautiful scene where Alan Strang (played by Radcliffe) is with his psychiatrist. The psychiatrist offers him a cigarette and it's really the first time the man and boy bond as they talk and smoke."
As of late, there has been much controversy in the media (which I'm sure you've read) that anti-smoking groups are fuming over Dan's smoking on stage. I feel sad that I even have to address this folks but will due to a massive influx of emails. Please note that Dan does not NOT smoke in real life. The cigarettes used on stage are simply props, they do not contain nicotine, and they are not addictive. To those of you who note how "natural" Dan looks while smoking, I would only offer that this is directly indicative of how great an actor he is (it IS an act....). While the groups are concerned that Dan is being perceived as smoking, and report that this behavior is "less than desirable" because he is a role model, it is an essential part of the play and I would invite anyone to see the play to gain the context of the scene's importance. To validate this point, David Pugh, the producer of the revival, said:
"If they are worried about smoking and not about the fact that he's simulating sex with a young girl on stage, it makes me think that they've got their priorities wrong.
"Daniel smokes in the play. He doesn't smoke in life. It's in the script and it always has been. It is not gratuitous. In fact, it's a very beautiful scene where Alan Strang (played by Radcliffe) is with his psychiatrist. The psychiatrist offers him a cigarette and it's really the first time the man and boy bond as they talk and smoke."
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*is happy again*
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