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Rupert Grint talks West End's "Mojo", fan experiences with The Guardian
Rupert Grint recently spoke with The Guardian about adjusting to his theatrical debut, West End's rendition of Mojo, and how much it has strained and challenged him as an actor. A few tidbits on taking on the role, as well as how it's affected his outlook on fans, can be read here.
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Rupert Grint's dressing table is piled high with throat lozenges and manuka honey. On stage for eight performances a week in Jez Butterworth's Mojo, his voice is suffering: "I've had to have vocal massages, which are extremely painful. You basically get strangled."
"I love the fact that it's not a play for the theatre elite. Young people are camping out for the £10 day tickets," he says.
He credits director Ian Rickson for bringing him Mojo. "That cockney language is almost Shakespearean. And it's a proper ensemble cast. Danny [Mays] gives me so much energy to bounce off and Ben Whishaw is amazing."
There's real camaraderie offstage too. "Everyone in the theatre plays aisle volleyball at 6pm."
The play is energetic and funny, but shot through with sadness. "All the characters are trapped. They're the lost boys. And there's an abuse storyline that is quite relevant today, with all these allegations about 70s TV stars coming out."
How is he coping with fans at the stage door? "The crowd are usually quite manageable. There's one blonde girl who has a photo with me every night but she's never actually seen the play, which is a bit weird." The worst thing is cameraphones when he's eating. "People set up a fake friend next to you and pretend they're taking a picture of them. You can spot it a mile away."
There's a modesty to Grint: being the oldest of five from a close-knit Catholic family "keeps you quite level". And on Potter there were never any egos. "We filmed it in Watford, so that's quite grounding!"
"I've got a really weird relationship with money. I don't really know how much the full amount is." His guilty pleasure is offensive T-shirts.
He'd love to do more theatre. "It's opened my eyes; I've learned so much."
Also, Rupert and Mojo costar Daniel Mays were guests recently on the Lorraine show in the UK, and can be viewed below.