Tom Hollander ‘cautious’ about opening put up from Russia throughout ‘anti-Putin’ play
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om Hollander stated he’s “more cautious” about opening any put up from Russia that arrives on the West End theatre the place he stars in an “anti-Putin” play following the struggle in Ukraine.
The White Lotus star, 55, performs billionaire businessman Boris Berezovsky reverse His Dark Materials actor Will Keen who stars as Vladimir Putin in Patriots on the Noel Coward Theatre.
The Bafta-award profitable actor appeared on Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg the place he was requested if his strategy to the play had modified, given it was written by Peter Morgan earlier than the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
Hollander stated: “What has changed now that we’re at war is I’m more cautious about opening any post that arrives at the theatre from Russia.
“We’re at war aren’t we, and we’re quite visibly doing a play which is broadly speaking anti-Putin and so I just go, ‘Oh, I probably won’t open that’.”
When requested if he felt he has made himself a goal by taking up the position, he stated: “No, I just think it’s a little bit more serious than it would have been before the war, that’s all.
“We’re not doing this sweet (Anton) Chekhov play, we’re doing something that’s about living figures who are embattled with the west. It’s just a reason for not opening everything that arrives in the post.”
Hollander described the play as a “morality tale” about any person going to struggle with the satan and shedding.
He added: “They were all patriots, Putin is sincere, he is a moralist.
“Berezovsky in his own way is a moralist, so is (Alexander) Litvinenko. All these characters who we learn about, they’re all fighting over the soul of Russia and they all felt they were doing the right thing and therein lies the tragedy.”