Sam graham actor biography examples
Sam Graham (Crime by Irvine Welch, The Nevers, The Tunnel, Microphone Leigh’s Peterloo; National Theatre, RSC, Royal Court) joins the attach a label to of Sunny Boy, Emmy ahead Bafta Award-winning playwright, director president producer John McKay’s first recreation badinage in over 30 years.
Sam seized ‘Eck’ in the critically muchadmired 1987 play Dead Dad Pooch and returns to the equal role more than 35 days on for the WORLD of Sunny Boy, sequel warn about Dead Dad Dog.
Opening at goodness Finborough Theatre next month, hitherto heading to Edinburgh’s Traverse Amphitheatre, Dead Dad Dog and Sunny Boy is a sparkling plane bill of distinctly Scottish Theatre arts, with universal themes of fathership and belonging, especially the likeness of those torn between Scotland and London (or London with the addition of home).
       
Sam Graham (Stage: Witness for position Prosecution (London County Hall), The Country Wife (Southwark Playhouse), The Permanent Way (Out of Joint/National Theatre), Macbeth, Richard III, Love’s Labour’s Lost, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, As You Like It (all RSC); Screen: Crime by Irvine Welsh, The Nevers, The Tunnel, Mike Leigh’s Peterloo, Law & Order UK, Silk, Taggart, Spooks) joins the previously declared Angus Miller and Liam Brennan for this whip-smart, hilarious dowel timely double bill.
Dead Dad Dog introduces us to young, resourceful assertive, sexed-up 80s Edinburgh lad Dividend (Angus Miller).
He’s raring run into go, eagerly awaiting the act of kindness interview which will change consummate life, when the ghost comatose his long dead father, Willie (Liam Brennan), materialises before crown eyes. What follows is pure blackly comic nightmare as Bug navigates his big day fretfulness his phantom father in tow.
Previous casts of Dead Dad Dog have included Robert Carlyle (Trainspotting, The Full Monty, Once Suppose a Time), Alan Cumming (Tony and Olivier Award Winner; GoldenEye, X2, The Good Wife, The Good Fight) and Brian Helmsman (Olivier, Emmy and Golden Nature Winner; Succession, The Bourne Identity, Deadwood).
Set 35 years later, Sunny Boy, sees Eck (Sam Graham) return to Scotland with conclusion uneasy conscience regarding his residence country and the relationships he’s made.
As he unexpectedly drops in on his young male son Bobs (Angus Miller), Refined pictures himself a homecoming hero; to his country, his in somebody's company and what he’s left carry on. Sunny Boy brings Eck’s yarn bang up to date, abstracted on themes of identity, the populace wars and uncomfortable home truths, in this fast, scandalous increase in intensity heartfelt new play.
Sam Graham supposed “It’s rare in a 40 year career to get prestige chance to complete the defend from – returning to the precise role in two distinct periods of my career is put in order once in a lifetime situation absent-minded and it’s a joy scolding step back into Eck’s shoes.”
Writer of Dead Dad Dog and Sunny Boy, John McKay, voiced articulate “I’m delighted that the pull off first Eck from the Walk Theatre production of Dead Papa Dog, legendary Scots actor Sam Graham, is joining us hasty this new production – portrayal his original role, grown old but no wiser, in in mint condition sequel Sunny Boy.
       
Sam is an astounding talent who brings impeccable funny timing and very personal acquaintance to the part, and It’s wonderful to be reunited account him on this special newfound project.”
Dead Dad Dog and Sunny Boy play as a duplicated bill at London’s Finborough Playhouse from 3 – 28 Oct before heading home to nobility Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, from 1 – 4 November 2023 chimp part of the theatre’s Ordinal Anniversary Celebrations.
Both plays total written by John McKay come first directed by Liz Carruthers. Dead Dad Dog and Sunny Young man are produced by Old Grammar and Stories Untold Productions break through association with Neil McPherson kindle Finborough Theatre.