posted 08-23-2006 11:57 AM                   

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Harry Potter Goes Nude!
Daniel Radcliffe Will Strip For His London Stage Debut
LONDON, July 28, 2006

Daniel Radcliffe will strip off his Harry Potter eyeglasses and robes for his London stage debut next year.

The 17-year-old actor, who plays the bespectacled schoolboy wizard in the Hollywood adaptations of J.K. Rowling's novels, will star as a troubled stable boy in Peter Shaffer's "Equus."

The play delves into the psyche of a boy named Alan Strang who blinds six horses with a metal spike. The production is scheduled to open next March in the West End theater district, said spokesman Peter Thompson.

"It is an extraordinary play, and he's very much looking forward to the role," Radcliffe's spokeswoman, Vanessa Davies, said Friday. "He is maturing as an actor and beginning to take on new and challenging roles."

In one scene the actor playing Strang is required to simulate sexual ecstasy while riding a horse naked. But Davies said nudity was not the focus of the play.

Richard Griffiths, who plays Harry's Uncle Vernon in the films, is lined up to play the psychiatrist who interviews the troubled youth.

Radcliffe is now filming "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix," the fifth installment in Harry's adventures, and recently finished shooting "December Boys," the story of four orphans who compete for adoption.

"Equus" opened in 1973 at London's National Theatre, before a successful run on Broadway starring Anthony Hopkins. Richard Burton starred in a 1977 film adaptation.

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posted 08-24-2006 12:12 AM                       

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a very convincing effect of real blood spewing from the agonized animals' eye sockets

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the audience cheered the players on as the psycho-sexual nightmare unfolded

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Many said they were pleasantly surprised by the deft execution of several more mature scenes, such as Jill and Alan's abortive sexual encounter in the stable.

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If I had a child, I'd be looking to move them to another school, and write to the school board as to why. I don't think any play, who's sole existance is centered around such a strong sexual content, and violence, and in general is so fucked up, is appropriate for elementary schoolers. Even toned down. They could've don a condensed version of Romeo and Juliet, got an appropriate level of sexual tension, in a more child safe format. And they'd have been playing a classic to boot. What exuse does the teacher have for wanting to have 7yr olds depicing a story about someone's sexual dysfunctions? I suspect they may have some of their own.

Herminie, or however it's spelled, is cute, and will be a beautiful woman one day, but for now, she's a bit too young to be drooling over just yet.

posted 08-24-2006 07:28 PM                 

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I love when people don't get the joke.

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posted 08-24-2006 07:42 PM                    

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but for now, she's a bit too young to be drooling over just yet. [thumbsup]

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