Richard Armitage ‏@RCArmitage
I'll be doing a live twitter Q&A with @oldvictheatre Sept 12th so please submit some questions about #The Crucible

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We hope you enjoyed that, twitter! Now it's your turn to #AskArmitage - send us your Qs and we'll put the best to @RCArmitage next Friday!

Hands up who's looking forward to #AskArmitage tomorrow? We'll be tweeting some of your Qs to @RCArmitage from around 5pm. See you there!

The Old Vic Theatre ‏@oldvictheatre 12 Min.
We're all ready to go with #AskArmitage with @RCArmitage! Are you ready?

The Old Vic Theatre ‏@oldvictheatre 11 Min.
What are your early memories of theatre? What sparked the passion? @RCArmitage @SimpleJoys4Me #AskArmitage

Richard Armitage ‏@RCArmitage 12 Sek.
@oldvictheatre @SimpleJoys4Me Gingerbread Man Leicester Haymarket aged 7. Michael Gambon 'Volpone’ Janet McTeer Dolls House... RSC Stratford

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@oldvictheatre @SimpleJoys4Me Ian Holm Lear Alan Howard 'Women of Troy' audio.Ian McKellen Macbeth John Barton.Tony Sher 'Year of the King'

The Old Vic Theatre ‏@oldvictheatre 11 Min.
Which of Proctor's lines do you find the most difficult to speak? Which line moves you most? @RCArmitage @SunkenTreasure7 #AskArmitage

Richard Armitage ‏@RCArmitage 11 Min.
@oldvictheatre @SunkenTreasure7"When will you know me...were I stone I would have cracked for shame this seven month".

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What were your first impressions of working with @yfarber? @RCArmitage @RCNY13 #AskArmitage

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Richard Armitage ‏@RCArmitage
.@oldvictheatre @yfarber @RCNY13 Her uncompromising indomitable search for the truth, beyond the civilised, permitted acceptable...

Richard Armitage ‏@RCArmitage
@oldvictheatre @yfarber @RCNY13 into the realm of the visceral ferocious burning humanity that yearns to be released from us all,

Richard Armitage ‏@RCArmitage
@oldvictheatre @yfarber @RCNY13 if we can't do it, we must witness it

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What aspects of society/culture do you think #TheCrucible best speaks to today? @RCArmitage @PamelaTrang3 #AskArmitage

Richard Armitage ‏@RCArmitage
.@oldvictheatre @PamelaTrang3 It speaks of prejudice and persecution and any society who has permitted it's government...

Richard Armitage ‏@RCArmitage
.@oldvictheatre @PamelaTrang3 to legislate in favour of such denial of human rights, be it, race, gender, religion, sexual preference and

Richard Armitage ‏@RCArmitage
@oldvictheatre @PamelaTrang3 political orientation.

The Old Vic Theatre ‏@oldvictheatre
How did visiting Salem help you prepare for the role? Anything in particular that put you in character? @RCArmitage @NikiTucker #AskArmitage

Richard Armitage ‏@RCArmitage
.@oldvictheatre @NikiTucker Seeing the foundations of Paris's parsonage, the clearing in the woods where the Girls may have danced...

Richard Armitage ‏@RCArmitage
@oldvictheatre @NikiTucker the grave stones in Salem town, and a baby’s small wooden cot in Rebecca nurses house.

The Old Vic Theatre ‏@oldvictheatre 11 Min.
Proctor is quite an intense character, how did you prepare yourself to become him? @RCArmitage @abikababi #AskArmitage

Richard Armitage ‏@RCArmitage 11 Min.
@oldvictheatre @abikababi He's been 43 years in the making, I can't describe it in 140 characters. CowsVoiceSalemMillerMillerMiller

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What has been the best moment for you during the production of #TheCrucible? @RCArmitage @sharonshazkley #AskArmitage

Richard Armitage ‏@RCArmitage
.@oldvictheatre @sharonshazkley The first time I attempted Act 4, in the rehearsal room, the whole company were gathered to witness...

#Richard Armitage ‏@RCArmitage
.@oldvictheatre @sharonshazkley and support. I could barely speak, it broke me.

The Old Vic Theatre ‏@oldvictheatre
After playing a character for so long so intensely, how do you let them go when the role ends? @RCArmitage @Reebeekins #AskArmitage

Richard Armitage ‏@RCArmitage
.@oldvictheatre @Reebeekins We never really let them go, I'll never play Proctor again, so I must keep him somewhere...

Richard Armitage ‏@RCArmitage
.@oldvictheatre @Reebeekins I think he's always been here to an extent.

The Old Vic Theatre ‏@oldvictheatre
At what point of your performance in #TheCrucible have you felt most connected to your audience? @RCArmitage @VelouriaV #AskArmitage

Richard Armitage ‏@RCArmitage
.@oldvictheatre @VelouriaV It's in the silences, 900 people collectively holding their breath as John and Elizabeth find each other in Act 4

Richard Armitage ‏@RCArmitage
.@oldvictheatre @VelouriaV it is a deafening silence, a respectful painful recognition of love from those who witness.

The Old Vic Theatre ‏@oldvictheatre 11 Min.
Is it more challenging to perform in the round? How does it feel to be so close to the audience? @RCArmitage @apple_fia #AskArmitage

Richard Armitage ‏@RCArmitage 11 Min.
.@oldvictheatre @apple_fia It's thrilling,and challenging.From the woman in white who appeared to be shopping on the Internet on the front..

Richard Armitage ‏@RCArmitage 11 Min.
row to people leaning forward with their trembling shocked hands to their mouths, we've seen them all.

The Old Vic Theatre ‏@oldvictheatre 11 Min.
What's next? @RCArmitage @rshields646 (and many more!) #AskArmitage

Richard Armitage ‏@RCArmitage 11 Min.
.@oldvictheatre @rshields646 hmmm?....let me think....
tease!

The Old Vic Theatre ‏@oldvictheatre 11 Min.
If you could ask any actor/director living or dead a question, who would it be and what would you ask? @RCArmitage @Izzydrip #AskArmitage

Richard Armitage ‏@RCArmitage 11 Min.
.@oldvictheatre @Izzydrip @yfarber Farber Re: bodily fluids in extremis, tears, snot, vomit,pee. Acceptable,accidental,incidental,essential?

yael farber ‏@yfarber 12 Min.
@RCArmitage @oldvictheatre @Izzydrip Essential. Need you ask?

The Old Vic Theatre ‏@oldvictheatre 11 Min.
Now that you've re-entered theatre in a big way, what other plays are in your wishlist? Top 3? @RCArmitage @sashih1 #AskArmitage

Richard Armitage ‏@RCArmitage 11 Min.
.@oldvictheatre @sashih1 Mamma Mia.... No only kidding...Macbeth, Oedipus, The Cherry Orchard. One of them is germinating in my mind...

The Old Vic Theatre ‏@oldvictheatre 11 Min.
Could you please highlight some of what you have learned professionally from #TheCrucible cast members? @RCArmitage @RA0254 #AskArmitage

Richard Armitage ‏@RCArmitage 11 Min.
@oldvictheatre @RA0254 It takes a huge amount of commitment and concentration for 23 actors to haul this huge 'Opera' onto it's feet...

Richard Armitage ‏@RCArmitage 11 Min.
@oldvictheatre @RA0254.every night, and Proctors journey could never have happened without that collective effort.

The Old Vic Theatre ‏@oldvictheatre 11 Min.
What's the most important thing that playing John Proctor has taught you? @RCArmitage @tinyterrorX #AskArmitage

Richard Armitage ‏@RCArmitage 11 Min.
.@oldvictheatre @tinyterrorX That truth may be buried, hidden, obscured, denied, warped and discarded but man becomes closer to his 'God'...

Richard Armitage ‏@RCArmitage 2 Std.
.@oldvictheatre @tinyterrorX.when he fights for that truth even at the cost of his own life. The courage to die for the truth.

The Old Vic Theatre ‏@oldvictheatre 11 Min.
What drew you towards the character of John Proctor? @RCArmitage @mcoscia21 #AskArmitage

Richard Armitage ‏@RCArmitage 11 Min.
.@oldvictheatre @mcoscia21 The possibility to experience an ascent of the soul, the privilege speak Miller's words that grabbed me by the..

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.@oldvictheatre @mcoscia21 throat, the heart and the balls when I read them 20 years ago.

The Old Vic Theatre ‏@oldvictheatre 11 Min.
What is the one thing that you have enjoyed most about playing John Proctor? @RCArmitage @EandAG #AskArmitage

Richard Armitage ‏@RCArmitage 11 Min.
.@oldvictheatre @EandAG Feeling the full throttle,uninhibited release of a character. I hear him ringing in my ears well after the curtain..

Richard Armitage ‏@RCArmitage 11 Min. call, as Miller describes 'with a cry of his whole soul' "because it is my name"

The Old Vic Theatre ‏@oldvictheatre 11 Min.
But really... What's next? @RCArmitage #AskArmitage

Richard Armitage ‏@RCArmitage 11 Min.
.@oldvictheatre A cameo in a movie based on a well known novel by Lewis Caroll, Independent psychological drama "Sleepwalker" directed by..

Richard Armitage ‏@RCArmitage 11 Min.
.@oldvictheatre Elliot Lester with Anha O'Reilly in LA, Hobbit BOFA press tour, Christmas with the family....Big SKI up a mountain!!

The Old Vic Theatre ‏@oldvictheatre 11 Min.
What do you hope the audience will be left contemplating after the performance? @RCArmitage @mansagiddything #AskArmitage

Richard Armitage ‏@RCArmitage 12 Min.
.@oldvictheatre @mansagiddything I hope our audience leave with a sense of purpose, duty and responsibility...

Richard Armitage ‏@RCArmitage 11 Min.
.@oldvictheatre @mansagiddything That they are at one with their mortality and that they believe in love.

Richard Armitage ‏@RCArmitage 11 Min.
Thanks for listening everyone, and thank you for your brilliant questions. Winner of "What Not To Wear Salem 1692" coming up...

The Old Vic Theatre ‏@oldvictheatre 13 Min.
That's all for #AskArmitage! Thank you for your great questions and we hope you enjoyed @RCArmitage's answers!

Richard Armitage ‏@RCArmitage 13 Min.
Here is the winner of WNTW Salem1692.

Nic ‏@tangerinebean 5. Sep.
@RCArmitage Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition…. #TheCrubicle

Äh, ich steh hier grad auf der Leitung - aber was hat das jetzt mit #hide the chin rug zu tun? Muss man dafür den Monty Python Sketch kennen??

:scratch: Äh, ich steh hier grad auf der Leitung - aber was hat das jetzt mit #hide the chin rug zu tun? Muss man dafür den Monty Python Sketch kennen??