Role in the hay for Joanna

This is the young woman chosen by Daniel Radcliffe to be his girlfriend - on stage, that is. The Harry Potter star makes his West End theatre debut in Peter Shaffer's play Equus in February and Joanna Christie will play the teenage girl with whom his character Alan Strang — a groomsman who has blinded six horses — has a torrid fling. The young lovers have a steamy sex scene together. Director Thea Sharrock and producers David Pugh and Dafydd Rogers auditioned 308 young actresses for the part of Jill, the stable-girl. The list was narrowed to six, each taking turns to perform scenes on stage with Daniel in a secret session one lunchtime at the Prince Of Wales Theatre, normally home to Mamma Mia! Joanna, 24, from Holmfirth in West Yorkshire (Last Of The Summer Wine country), was called back four times to test with Daniel in some of the play's most intimate scenes. Finally, she was chosen and contracts were signed on Wednesday. 'It was the chemistry between them,' observed Mr Pugh, one of the producers of Equus, which will begin performances at the Gielgud Theatre on February 16, with a first night on February 27. Mr Pugh joked: 'She was the one Daniel fancied the most, and that swung it for us.' Award-winning actor Richard Griffiths leads the cast with Daniel. Griffiths will play the psychiatrist who explores why the troubled youth carried out the seemingly senseless acts of cruelty on the horses, although it turns out it's the shrink who is more in need of healing. Jenny Agutter, who played Jill in the screen version of Equus 30 years ago, will also be in the drama, this time playing a magistrate. At least Joanna has someone to turn to for advice on how to tackle the role. The young actress recently returned from travelling with a theatrical troupe around India for a year and has done several plays since she graduated from Mountview theatre school in North London. One of her earliest performances was in Immaculate Conceit, with the National Youth Theatre.

Those who have worked with her describe her as a 'very charismatic free spirit'.

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thanx for the info though i don't like this girl 🤢

Originally posted by: megha_gupta

thanx for the info though i don't like this girl 🤢

and I very well know why.... 😉😛

almost all the girls on this forum....are not going to like her...

we'll as far as I'm concerned its a different story all together.😉😛

Tejas

Thanx for the info. Didn't know that they had steamy scenes together in Equus.

Joanna looks a bit older than Daniel, doesen't she???

even i dont like this girl............. she is just 👎🏼