{"id":692,"date":"2022-05-30T10:48:16","date_gmt":"2022-05-30T10:48:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hughmellor.com\/?page_id=692"},"modified":"2022-06-23T13:21:34","modified_gmt":"2022-06-23T13:21:34","slug":"theatre","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hughmellor.com\/index.php\/theatre\/","title":{"rendered":"Theatre"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/hughmellor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Hughbig.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption>Hugh performing in Chekhov\u2019s play The Three Sisters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-1 wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughmellor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Mellor-Theatre-1.jpeg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-gZoI0zfG\" data-rl_title=\"Mellor-Theatre-1\" data-rl_caption=\"Mellor-Theatre-1\" title=\"Mellor-Theatre-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"401\" height=\"640\" data-id=\"823\"  src=\"https:\/\/hughmellor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Mellor-Theatre-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-823\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hughmellor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Mellor-Theatre-1.jpeg 401w, https:\/\/hughmellor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Mellor-Theatre-1-188x300.jpeg 188w, https:\/\/hughmellor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Mellor-Theatre-1-38x60.jpeg 38w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>King Lear<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughmellor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Mellor-Theatre-3.jpeg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-gZoI0zfG\" data-rl_title=\"Mellor-Theatre-3\" data-rl_caption=\"Mellor-Theatre-3\" title=\"Mellor-Theatre-3\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"429\" data-id=\"824\"  src=\"https:\/\/hughmellor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Mellor-Theatre-3.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-824\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hughmellor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Mellor-Theatre-3.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/hughmellor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Mellor-Theatre-3-300x201.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/hughmellor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Mellor-Theatre-3-90x60.jpeg 90w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughmellor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Mellor-Theatre-2.jpeg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-gZoI0zfG\" data-rl_title=\"Mellor-Theatre-2\" data-rl_caption=\"Mellor-Theatre-2\" title=\"Mellor-Theatre-2\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"380\" height=\"640\" data-id=\"825\"  src=\"https:\/\/hughmellor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Mellor-Theatre-2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-825\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hughmellor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Mellor-Theatre-2.jpeg 380w, https:\/\/hughmellor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Mellor-Theatre-2-178x300.jpeg 178w, https:\/\/hughmellor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Mellor-Theatre-2-36x60.jpeg 36w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>The Archbishop\u2019s Ceiling<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-medium-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:200\"><p>Hugh was one of those people who would listen to a director\u2019s sudden change of idea. &nbsp;A smile would cross his face which we knew meant \u2018I am sticking to what I think\u2019.<\/p><p>He was also one of those amazing people who learned their lines at once.<\/p><cite><em>Rosemary Eason<\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-soundcloud wp-block-embed-soundcloud\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Oral History: Hugh Mellor by Cambridge Arts Theatre\" width=\"840\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F1043712103&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxheight=1000&#038;maxwidth=840\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a podcast titled &#8220;Oral History&#8221; by Mellor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The late Hugh Mellor talks fondly of friends he made and productions he was photographed in and remembers witnessing the start of the careers of many, now, well-known names. 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