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Post by hulmeman on Mar 16, 2020 11:17:12 GMT
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Post by Deal J on Mar 16, 2020 12:17:15 GMT
Aww, another one of the old guard.
I remember him being hilarious as Pseudolus in A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum back in 1999 at the Regents Park Open Air Theatre.
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Post by tonyloco on Mar 16, 2020 14:31:15 GMT
It was my privilege some years ago to play piano for a music hall tour with the Hiss and Boo company starring Roy Hudd. He was a real star and fully understood what music hall was about and yet kept it current with his humour and personality as well as his accomplished singing.
The tour included a couple of shows in the Fairfield Hall, Croydon, and when I saw how large the venue was I wondered how we would ever fill it. I needn't have worried: it turned out that Roy was a local Croydon lad and the shows were filled to capacity, in fact I do believe people were hanging from the rafters! And Roy didn't disappoint.
Goodbye Roy: a lovely man who brought much joy and pleasure to many people through his brilliant performances as an actor, singer, comedian and all-round entertainer.
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Post by theatreian on Mar 16, 2020 14:59:01 GMT
He certainly was one of the old school and whenever you saw him he seemed a really genuine guy. I liked his stint on Coronation street as Archie . RIP Roy.
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Post by joem on Mar 16, 2020 23:36:57 GMT
I remember him in "Underneath the Arches", RIP.
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Post by tonyloco on Mar 17, 2020 20:12:47 GMT
And in 2010/11 he appeared in a wonderful production of Priestley's When We Are Married at the Garrick with a starry cast including Michele Dottrice, Simon Rouse, Sam Kelly, Maureen Lipman, Rosemary Ashe, Lynda Baron and Susie Blake. It was hilarious from start to finish and nobody in the large cast put a foot wrong.
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Post by emsworthian on Mar 19, 2020 7:06:30 GMT
I submitted one-liners and sketches to "New Huddlines" back in the 90s. He was such a pro. I remember with pride how in one show he made the punchline from one of my sketches a running gag throughout the show.
He had such a love for the theatre.
RIP Roy.
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Post by tonyloco on Mar 20, 2020 12:03:54 GMT
I'll never forget the night he played the Scottish King. We made him a present of Mornington Crescent… we threw it a brick at a time... It's not just his talent, it's all his memories and vital library link to our variety and music hall past. Sleep well, sweet King.
They threw nuts and sultanas, fried eggs and bananas...!
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Post by tonyloco on Mar 20, 2020 15:26:30 GMT
Of course...! But how could you bear to part with them? |
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