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22 famous faces who performed at Glasgow's Citizens Theatre
Pierce Brosnan (Image: Newsquest)
JAMES Bond himself, the Hollywood star Pierce Brosnan was captured backstage by in his Citizens Theatre dressing room during a run of Noel Coward's Semi-Monde in 1977.
Sean Bean at the Citizens Theatre (Image: Citizens' Theatre/John Vere Brown) Talking of 007, a villain from the franchise, the Lord of the Rings star and soon to be seen in epic new BBC drama This City is Ours, Sean Bean played a journalist in The Last Days of Mankind, by Karl Kraus, at the Citizens Theatre, in 1983.
Gary Oldman, second from right, and Ciaran Hinds, third from right (Image: Citizens' Theatre/John Vere Brown) The play also starred a young Ciaran Hinds and Gary Oldman, visible in this photo by John Vere Brown. Oldman starred in several productions at the theatre in the early 1980s, including Christopher Marlowe's The Massacre at Paris and Der Rosenkavalier.
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Glasgow's own David Hayman, currently starring as Siobhan Finneran's aging father in thrilling ITV drama Protection, is a long-time fan of the Citizens and has appeared at the venue many times. He recently visited the building during renovation works, calling it 'the most beautiful theatre'.
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Largs-born actor Daniela Nardini, now working as a psychotherapist in Glasgow, got her big break in 90s show This Life about a group of insufferable young lawyers trying to reach the top while negotiating love, drugs and excess. In January 2004, she appeared at the Citizens [[Theatre]] in Top Girls.
Jonathan Hyde (Image: Newsquest)
Australian actor Jonathan Hyde played Lady Bracknell in the Citizens Theatre production of The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde in 1977.
Jonathan Hyde in Jumanji (Image: Newsquest) He went on to have a string of starring roles in Hollywood movies such as Richie Rich with Macaulay Culkin, Jumanji with Robin Williams and Titanic.
John Fraser, Roddy McMillan and Ronald Fraser (Image: Newsquest)
The Christmas show at the Citizens has always been a much-loved part of the city's festive calendar. In 1953 esteemed movie actor John Fraser, known for the films The Trials of Oscar Wilde, The Dam Busters and Tunes of Glory, appeared alongside Roddy McMillan, who played Para Handy in The Vital Spark, and English actor Ronald Fraser, in Tapsalteerie-o.
Siobhan Redmond (Image: Newsquest)
Most recently spotted as a distillery boss implicated in a poisoning on BBC crime drama Death in Paradise, and famous for her roles in Between the Lines, The High Life, Holby City and Unforgotten, Siobhan Redmond is a fan of the Citizens.
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She played Queen Elizabeth I in Mary Stuart, among many other roles.
Fulton McKay with Valerie Miller and Jimmy Stuart (Image: Newsquest)
Best known as the dour prison warder in Porridge, Fulton McKay starred in the 1954 Christmas show, Whigmaleeries, pictured here with Valerie Miller and Jimmy Stuart.
Una McLean (Image: Newsquest)
In 1960, Una McLean, much-loved star of stage and screen, most recently seen in River City, was delighting audiences in the Citizens Christmas show, Gaggiegalorum.
Glenda Jackson at the Citizens (Image: Newsquest) Glenda Jackson at the Citizens (Image: Newsquest)
Oscar-winning actor Glenda Jackson, who later became a politician, appeared in Brecht's Mother Courage at the Citizens in 1990.
Craig Ferguson, Grant Smeaton and Ross Stenhouse (Image: Newsquest)
Actor, comedian, and former host of US talk show The Late Late Show Craig Ferguson starred in Dario Fo's The Accidental Death of an Anarchist. He is pictured with Grant Smeaton and Ross Stenhouse, who went on to set up Hopscotch Theatre Co.
Constance Cummings (Image: Newsquest)
Hollywood and West End star Constance Cummings was known for her appearances in the likes of Long Day's Journey into Night and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? When she appeared on the Glasgow stage, in The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore, in September 1969.
Caroline Paterson (Image: Angela Catlin/Newsquest)
Soap star Caroline Paterson, best known for playing troubled Ruth Fowler in EastEnders in the 90s, directed plays at the Citizens in the early 2000s.
Rupert Everett (Image: Newsquest)
Other big names appearing at the Gorbals venue include Wolf Hall's Mark Rylance; and a young Albert Finney (Henry IV) in 1963.
Harry Potter and Die Hard star Alan Rickman (Fear and Misery of the Third Reich) was at the venue in 1980; and The Musketeers and My Best Friend's Wedding actor Rupert Everett, performed several times at the Citizens, notably in The Vortex, The Importance of Being Earnest, and Heartbreak House.
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