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6 Май 2009 | 07:29 pm
10th May 2007: Theatregoers were treated to a post-show Q&A session with the writer, director (Rufus Norris) and cast of Vernon God Little at the Whatsonstage.com Outing to the Young Vic on 10th May 2007. A tiny excerpt:
On casting Colin Morgan, still in drama school, as Vernon
Rufus Norris: Good casting directors have their spies in many places. We did have to look pretty hard for that part and it took a long time. Colin was literally the last person we saw. There were two others who were alright but when Colin came in on the last day we knew we had our Vernon.
Colin Morgan: It was nice of DBC Pierre to say that he thought I really looked like Vernon. It was good casting I suppose.
Picture of Colin Morgan and Andrew Clark at the Q&A session:
also: Casting was confirmed on 8th March 2007. This snippet from the news at the time:
Colin Morgan will make his professional theatre debut in the lead role of Vernon. He is currently studying at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama and says: “I’m absolutely delighted to have been given the opportunity to work and perform at the Young Vic. Still being at Drama School it’s really exciting to move to a new city and start my first professional acting job. I can’t wait to begin rehearsals for this challenging and exciting new show“
also: DBC Pierre visited the rehearsals (as Colin mentions above). In an article in the NewStatesman on 30th April 2007, DBC Pierre describes the problems translating his book. He also gives a small insight into meeting the cast in London. Here perhaps we understand his interest in the casting of Colin as Vernon:
"Over the course of the past year the elements fell into place for a production of Vernon God Little at the Young Vic, directed by Rufus Norris and adapted by Tanya Ronder. The idea that Vernon will reach a professional English-speaking stage is just dawning on me, and with it a sense that I will see the work concretely brought to life for the first time outside of the imagination. I have met Tanya Ronder, have exchanged some correspondence regarding finer points of the book's plot, and have an invitation to visit rehearsals to meet the main characters, including Vernon, the beleaguered companion I shared intense years with. And that's a curious feeling. It must be akin to meeting for the first time the sibling you were separated from at birth. I say it without fear or concern whatsoever for the nature of the work theatrically - not least given the calibre of the team bringing it to life - because there's a calm that comes with knowing a theatrical production is a wholly original work unto itself, and not a mere translation."
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It's not often actors get the chance to make their stage debut on one of London's most famous stages but then most of us aren't Colin Morgan. Morgan, a twenty year old from Armagh, Northern Ireland, won the chance to be cast as the lead role in DBC Pierre's Booker Prize winning novel, Vernon God Little. The stage adaptation of the novel is directed by Rufus Norris whose stage hits include 'Afore Night Come' and 'Small Change'. FunkdupLondon got a chance to speak with the up and coming actor about the play and what he has so far discovered about living in the big city.
F.U.L.: Hello, how are you? I got a chance to see the technical rehearsals, it looks very impressive. How happy are you that your first acting gig is at the Young Vic - it's a pretty big deal?
C.M. : Yeah, I was lucky to get the job and I am still taking it in, really, it's great...
F.U.L.: But it required moving to a new city, how are you finding that?
C.M. : London is huge, I haven't really had a chance to explore it yet, I am in (at the Young Vic) ten to ten every day. But I am looking forward to going out and taking it all in. I am from a city myself, so I guess I know what to expect but London is very different to Armagh, it's very diverse, there seems to be so much going on, just haven't yet had a chance to check it all out.
F.U.L.: So how did you get into acting?
C.M. : For as long as I remember, I've loved it. From doing little plays at school to pantomimes, it's something I have always seen myself doing and I guess it just reinforces for me how lucky I am to actually be doing something that I wanted to do, you know?
F.U.L.: Yes, it's not often that people get that lucky. How did you get the lead role in the play?
C.M. : Well, we performed these five minute pieces and you know, it can be the best or worst time for a student cos you have all sorts of industry people looking and you hope they like your piece and they'd give you a call. If you are lucky, someone will call you and tell you, 'Oh, I have a part that I think you'd be perfect for' or you'll get an agent who wants to sign you on. I was lucky enough to have been offered the opportunity to audition for this role.
F.U.L.: Oh, so you are still a student? How do you plan to juggle your job, living in London and drama school?
C.M. : It's going great actually, I mean, they (the school) understood that the opportunity was the kind you'd get once in a life time and this time counts towards my final mark, so it's all working out well.
F.U.L.: That's good. So let's talk about the play, Vernon God Little.
C.M. : Yes, Vernon. [laughs a little]
F.U.L.: I got the press release for the play and the line that really caught eye is when Vernon says 'See what happens now, I'm in trouble, see the awesome power of trouble.' That line had some resonance because of the recent shootings in Virginia at a college campus, how did you feel about it?
C.M. : Yeah, it was strange cos even though the play doesn't so much deal with the shooting, it deals with the aftermath and how Vernon got all the attention that he couldn't buy when he was just a regular kid.
F.U.L.: Was it strange for you to play such a character, a Texan school boy dealing with the aftermath of a school massacre?
C.M. : Er, well, no. I didn't approach it from that angle. I mean more than the fact that he was running away, Vernon wanted to find somewhere where being himself would be okay and I guess to a degree we can all identify with that, so it was not that strange for me.
F.U.L.: That's very true. So, outside of your work, what do you do?
C.M. : Well, nothing much, I go home and sleep and listen to my CDs.
F.U.L.: Cool, who are you digging right now?
C.M. : Err. let's see, I like Bloc Party a lot, I keep listening to 'Weekend in the City'. Oh, I also watch films a lot and TV when I can cos that's the next level I am aiming for.
F.U.L.: TV or film or both?
C.M. : Well, you gotta dream big [laughs], and if I am lucky enough to get the opportunity to be on TV or appear in a film, I will be pretty pleased.
F.U.L.: Film would be a good move to make after theatre. Any director you would particularly like to work with?
C.M. : I am a big fan of Sam Mendes, he is an excellent director and I think he stays true to the art, I like that.
F.U.L.: Yeah, that seems pretty rare these days, with actors and directors taking the easy route.
C.M. : True, I mean it's like anything really, you will have to compromise but I hope in doing so I can maintain to core the reason that I love acting, you know, it makes me happy and I hope I can put that across.
F.U.L.: Yes, I can fully appreciate that. I only get that feeling with one or two actors, Gael Garcia and Ryan Gosling are two I can think of.
C.M. : And James McAvoy.
F.U.L.: From 'The Last King of Scotland'?
C.M. : Yeah, if I could be as lucky in my career path and choices, I would be happy.
F.U.L.: Where do you see yourself in five years?
C.M. : Happy and doing what I love and hopefully I would have taken in as much of London as I can then, it's so big. I think it may take about that long to see all of it... [laughs]
F.U.L.: Good luck with that.
C.M. : Thank you so much.
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