Joanna Christie, who plays opposite Dan Radcliffe in the stage production of
Equus, had a few things to
say about her upcoming nude scene with the HP actor.
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Luckily I feel very comfortable with Dan.
He and I get on really well and that definitely helps create a relaxed atmosphere in rehearsals.
Because we both appear naked on stage we feel like we can support each other. There's a lot of pressure and I am sure Dan feels it, too.
When we first started rehearsing, it became a joke between us. But the nudity isn't gratuitous. It is beautiful and necessary to the play.
When we're naked on stage, it's not me and Dan - it's the characters and it's our job to honour the play.
She goes on to say how strange it is to be caught up in all the media hype surrounding Dan.
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It has been bizarre, but exciting.
I expected some of it because, obviously, it was Daniel Radcliffe and he's famous. I think in a lot of people's minds he's still Harry Potter.
I'd read the first two Harry Potter books and I'd seen Dan in some of the films, so it was weird to begin with.
But we're over that now.
And how does she feel about her father seeing the play?
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I think I'll just have to tell him not to look.