The actor’s ability to find lightness in tragedy put him on the radar. But it’s his astonishing performance in On Chesil Beach that will make him a star. He talks to Megan Conner about his northern roots, why acting is still a class issue and his obsession with the seaside
When Billy Howle was a boy, he auditioned for an all-singing, all-dancing version of Babe, the Sheep-Pig. The production was set to show at the Oxford Playhouse and when Howle got to the casting, he was met with an auditorium overrun with Stagecoach kids. “It was really quite brutal,” he recalls, wide-eyed. “All these jazz-handsy kids and their pushy parents. Needless to say, I was ejected mid-song.” At this point, Howle remembers running off-stage bawling to his mum. When their eyes met, she grabbed him by the scruff of the neck. “I just remember the gritted teeth,” he says,...
When Billy Howle was a boy, he auditioned for an all-singing, all-dancing version of Babe, the Sheep-Pig. The production was set to show at the Oxford Playhouse and when Howle got to the casting, he was met with an auditorium overrun with Stagecoach kids. “It was really quite brutal,” he recalls, wide-eyed. “All these jazz-handsy kids and their pushy parents. Needless to say, I was ejected mid-song.” At this point, Howle remembers running off-stage bawling to his mum. When their eyes met, she grabbed him by the scruff of the neck. “I just remember the gritted teeth,” he says,...
- 5/20/2018
- by Megan Conner
- The Guardian - Film News
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