dan getting naked on stage.

Harry Potter ditches the glasses . . . and all his clothes

HE found fame wearing wizards' gowns and schoolboy scarves, but Daniel Radcliffe has chosen to make his debut on the London stage wearing nothing at all.

The 17-year-old actor, who is now a multimillionaire thanks to the Harry Potter films, has been cast as the stable boy in Equus, Peter Shaffer's controversial drama about a boy's erotic relationship with horses.

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Peter Thompson, a spokesman for the production, said that Radcliffe would appear in the play, scheduled for early 2007 in a West End theatre.

He will play Alan Strang, a psychologically disturbed youth who is interviewed by a psychiatrist after he blinds six horses with a metal spike.

It is a departure for Radcliffe, whose career has been dominated by his part as JK Rowling's teenage wizard. He recently finished filming December Boys, in which he plays one of four orphans hoping to be adopted.

Richard Griffiths, who plays Harry Potter's curmudgeonly uncle in the films, is in talks to take the psychiatrist role. It would be a triumphant return to the London stage for the actor, who won a Tony award for his lead role in The History Boys.

Last week, the pair were filming Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, the fifth in the series.

Shaffer's work caused a sensation when it was first staged at the National Theatre in 1973. It transferred to Broadway, where it starred Anthony Hopkins, and ran for 1,200 performances, making it one of the most successful plays in New York history. It was made into a Hollywood film starring Richard Burton in 1977.

The playwright, whose works include Amadeus and The Royal Hunt of the Sun, based the story on a real-life incident in which a boy inexplicably maimed six horses.

The play was the subject of controversy recently after John Owen, a drama teacher at Ysdgol Gyfun Rhydfelen in Pontypridd, was accused of sexual abuse after staging it as a school play. He committed suicide the day before he was due to appear in court.

A subsequent report by the National Assembly for Wales called for a ban on Equus in schools.

Radcliffe's agent did not respond to inquiries last night.

dylan.

hi
i fogot to add following peice of news,its really shocking:-
The role requires the actor to simulate sexual pleasure while riding naked on his horse. It is a departure for Radcliffe, whose career has been dominated by his part as JK Rowling's teenage wizard. He recently finished filming December Boys, in which he plays one of four orphans hoping to be adopted.

WHAT ON EARTH IS DAN DOING????
dylan.

i really cud nt believe iot when i read he newz in the paper this morning..i barely woke up..and i saw the news..it away all my sleep 😉 😆

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thts was my reaction when i read this

Well then im not watching that movie! WAT IS DAN DOING? i wish he'll forget about doing that movie.
DAN I BEG U!!!!!!!!!!

The fact that he's doing the play naked is not confirmed yet...i'v already posted this yesterday but i'll post it again.
This is the part of the news i read:

The role of Alan is usually performed nude in several parts of the play. However, there have been multiple versions of Equus in which no nudity was involved. Whether Dan will play the part nude or not, we don't know at this early stage. The play is expected to open in London sometime next spring.

Don't get worried about stuff that has not been officialy confirmed!

Originally posted by: charms16

The fact that he's doing the play naked is not confirmed yet...i'v already posted this yesterday but i'll post it again.
This is the part of the news i read:

The role of Alan is usually performed nude in several parts of the play. However, there have been multiple versions of Equus in which no nudity was involved. Whether Dan will play the part nude or not, we don't know at this early stage. The play is expected to open in London sometime next spring.

Don't get worried about stuff that has not been officialy confirmed!

this news has been confirmed.for further details u can visit theglobeandmail.com. u can also check in yahoo!news.

dylan.

um...i'm not sure cuz theres no such confirmation on his official website,they usually get all the dan news first.

the official daniel radcliffe site had this to say:

I know there is much speculation about the possible "nudity" involved in some of the scenes, but there have been various renditions of this production without nudity as well. None of that has been determined as yet. This is a production of great emotional and psychological magnitude, it's not about nudity (and contrary to uneducated reports, the entire role is not in the nude!!!!). There are of course graphic sequences within the plot, but again, remember, it is not real - it will be acted. PLEASE - do not go nuts in the comments about it - explicit comments will be deleted.

Don't say that yet...I REPEAT THE NUDE SECENS ARE NOT CONFIRMED YET! don't assume stuff before its confirmed...he may not do them and there's a slight chance that he may do them but nothing can be said before he's confirmed the speculations himself!