Sarah Jessica Parker: ‘The details matter.’
Photograph: David Levene
Fake noses, lucky tokens and a bed of nails – Sarah Jessica Parker, Joseph Fiennes and other stars reveal their secret dressing room routines
Whoever wins next month’s Olivier awards, global stars will continue to flock to the West End of London to give the stage their all. We take a peek behind the curtain …
By David Levene and Miriam Gillinson
At what point does the transformation process start, as an actor prepares to get into character backstage? For Jared Harris – who recently starred in Harold Pinter’s The Homecoming – it begins en route to the Young Vic, with a meditative stroll across Golden Jubilee Bridge. While performing as Gareth Southgate in Dear England, Joseph Fiennes began his preparations with a quiet cup of tea. Ken Nwosu, playing Othello at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, delays getting into role until the very last moment: “I wanna be me for as long as I can before the show begins.”
