JF On The Homecoming -- "To interrogate this as a naturalistic play is to miss it; You sort of have to play it as a classic play disguised as a naturalistic one. It's normal speech, but it's poetic. It's funny but brutal; devastating but hilarious."

On Career Highlights -- "On stage, Other People at the Royal Court was a highlight. Christopher Shinn is a wonderful writer. He's got a new play coming up at the Court, called Where Do We Live , that features two of the same characters from Other People . It's set just before and just after 11 September and sounds fascinating."

  On King Lear -- "I love the play and Edmund is a great part. I also wanted to be part of the whole 'Almeida moment' under Jonathan Kent and Ian McDiarmid, and this was the last chance to do it. One of my first jobs was as acting ASM (assistant stage manager) at the Almeida and it was always my ambition to return. "

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For links to Production Company websites, click on those names underlined .

Production	Character	Production Company
The Homecoming (2007) * this is James Frain's Broadway debut	Teddy	Cort Theatre
King Lear (2002)	Edmund	Almeida
Othello (2001)	Iago	BBC Radio 3
Other People (2000)	Mark	Royal Court Theatre
Zenobia (1995)	Wahballat	RSC at the Young Vic
She Stoops To Conquer (1993)	Hastings	Queen's Theatre London
Rules of the Game (1992)	Giorgo	Almeida
All For Love (1991) * this was James Frain's first professional engagement	Myris	Almeida and tour

Here is a video of Michael McKean being interviewed on a local news program. He mentions all his co-stars, plus there is footage of the play interspersed in the interview. Fun!

This is a small fun sequence from Theater TALK with Ian McShane and Raul Esparza discussing the rehearsal process of "The Homecoming"

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