Big name stars continue to tread the boards in the West End, and yesterday saw the press night of A Streetcar Named Desire starring an impressive Rachel Weisz alongside Ruth Wilson and Elliot Cowan, as well as the cast change of Calendar Girls, featuring Jack Ryder, Jerry Hall, June Brown, Jill Halfpenny and Gemma Atkinson. Jude Law continued to get mobbed after his performance in Hamlet last night, with fans queueing from 4am to get tickets. The growing involvement of A-list actors in stage productions has encouraged younger audiences to theatres and increased press coverage too. I'd love to know whether it influences you, so vote below to let me know: does a big name star draw you to the theatre?
7 For All Mankind
I think it's something they should do really... It's going back to the root of their profession. I don't go to the theatre as much as I like but yes I think if a star is in a play I think that one stands out more than the other productions on so I may be more inclined to go.
1I would love it if the big stars ever came to play in Glasgow, but they never do! They only play London, but I would def be more inclined to go if there was a big name involved. I agree tototee, its going back to the raw talent of acting.
2I think it helps to draw crowds in - I probably wouldn't of wanted to see Rain Man if Josh wasn't it - but for me I also have to find the actual story behind the play interesting.
3Jude Law certainly drew me to seeing Hamlet - and he was fantastic!! There were whoops and cheers from the audience for his curtain call which I guess were because of his star status, but he sooo deserved them! He put everything into it and was a great Hamlet!
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