Who's seen him??

[knickers76]

Has anyone seen Cillian in any plays? If so what was it called and what was he like? I would love to go and watch him act up on stage.

[disarm79]

Nope, I haven't . I'm hoping in the future he'll do a play over here in the states, and even better if the play was in Chicago There are a couple members on the forum that have seen him on stage.

Razzthekid
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Punctuator
cillianforum.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=Disco&action=display&thread=1556&page=1

[knickers76]

oh beautiful thanks disarm79. I don't like my chances at all but I can wish and dream that the lovely man will travel with a play down to Aust. If he did i highly doubt it would tour over to my side West. Aust but I would surely fly over to the east to see him.
Oh and disarm79 do you like the Smashing Pumpkins by any chance?, I only ask because of your screen name

[disarm79]

Yes I'm a Smashing Pumpkins fan........well.....was. I followed them until they broke up in 2000. Then pumpkins got back together again and I was like, "I'm sorry, I love you Billy but what is this you crazy man?!!!" I'm the Gish thru Adore fan. Machina was ok, I quess. I can go on and on with tons of stories like how my friend was going to be in one of their music videos, a boyfriend back in highschool broke up with me two days before we had plans to go to SP concert, one time my backstage passes were sold because I let a friend hold onto our tickets, or how my aunt lived right next door to Billy. Yes all of this and I never once seen the Pumpkins on stage, or met Billy. oh well .

Disarm= the first song I heard by Smashing Pumpkins back when I was 14
79=the year I was born, but also a Pumpkin song

**I also have a tattoo of the SP heart on my upper arm, hahaha

[knickers76]

Oh thats just bad luck with all the near misses
The Melon Collie CD for me was just the epitome for all music, the year that came out was my I don't no how to put it, I guess my coming of age, that year was full of so many highs lows, it was the best as well as the worst, so many emotions going on around that time and there was always Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness to come home to. Oh the amount of time i spent in my room listening singing dancing crying, dreaming of Billy haha! It was great and funnily enough my boyfriend at that time who I have looked back at pictures of bears a striking resembalance to Cillian, there is a few pictures of Cillian around the time he made Sunshine that I have seen that i have thought holy sh*t that could be Andrew lol!

[disarm79]

You're lucky Knickers for dating a Cillian look alike. There is nobody in my life that looks like him. I only find that other actors (somewhat) sort of look like Cillian.

I have a question. You say "dreaming of Billy" , now do you mean dreaming of his music or him? lol. Because not many people were ever attracted to him. So if you were, and you are also attracted to Cillian that means.........we have the exact same taste in men. That's funny:D

I did get to see Billy back in '03 in Chicago for his poetry reading. He looks fragile in photos, could be because of his awkward hunch over frame but in real life....dear lord, he's a giant!!!!

ok, so now I'm done hijacking your thread , haha I'm surprise there aren't more stories of fans meeting Cillian. I think Razz and Punctuator are the only ones on this forum at this time that have seen him in person. which reminds me ....*goes to a different thread*

[punctuator]

Okay, okay: random ramblings and reminiscences--

Saw Love Song seven times (think it was seven, anyway, or so says The Ancient Brain), five times at the start of its run in London in December 2006 (or it might have been four, as I had tickets for the matinee performance on December 7, thought I had a ticket for the evening performance, and was up in Colindale at the Royal Air Force Museum that afternoon, looking out at an extremely threatening sky and thinking, The hell. They don't get tornadoes in Britain... do they? And, as it turned out, that day, they did. Anyway, the matinee was canceled, and Cillian on that very afternoon did an interview that appeared in a magazine that I picked up on my second London trip, in which he quite memorably stated, re: tornadoes in London, "No one expects the fookin' apocalypse!") and twice at the end of its run, in February 2007.

Thoughts:

Cold season. Though London in December and February felt positively tropical to a freeze-dried Midwesterner, it was a little hellish on vocal cords. Cillian through his American accent as Beane sounded a little hoarse at times; so, too, did Third Rock from the Sun's Kristin Johnston, who played Beane's sister Joan.

Neve Campbell as Beane's amour, Molly. Not to jump on any Scream fans here present, or to smack people for the sake of smacking, but if the cast had a weak link, she was it. She tended to stampede her lines (I remember thinking, very distinctly, like dimestore telepathy, SLOW. THE HELL. DOWN. during her opening scenes with Cillian. WHAT IS THIS? A RACE? YOU HAVE SOMEWHERE YOU NEED TO BE, NEVE?-- and a few other all-caps musings, thinking all the while, too, of our drama coach in high school, who used to fire off tennis balls at performers whose focus drifted), and, unfortunately, it was a little contagious. In February, she had it a little more under control-- largely, though, by draaaawing ouuuut certain words. Campbell fans: apologies. Her delivery, and certain shock-for-shock's-sake lines, kind of-- well, if it didn't kill the mood in the romantic scenes between Molly and Beane, it sort of kicked said mood in the shins.

One for the "unffff!!!" crowd, though: The moment(s) at which Neve leaped into Cillian's arms, wrapping her legs around his waist, and he carried her off stage....

He was great in his scenes with Michael McKean and, especially, Kristin Johnston. They had a genuine, affectionate brother-sister vibe going (even if Kristin, topping out at a strapping six feet, sometimes seemed like a very big big sister). The scene where a newly lovestruck Beane (wearing a grungy white tank top and trousers slightly past their sell-by date) bursts into Joan and Harry's apartment and rants ebulliently while raiding their fridge.... Cillian chugging from a stage-bottle of wine while exclaiming how he'll prove skin waterproof by walking naked down the street in the rain: it doesn't get much cooler than that.

*****

Anyway... that's all for now. Gotta get back to work!

[knickers76]

wow thats great punctuator, your so lucky to have had the chance to see so many plays, I feel like i live at the back of beyond so we hardly get any big productions or if we do its only the eastern side of Australia that will show them. Glad to read Kristin Johnston was apart of one of Cillian Murphy's plays I really like her as an actress and good to know her and Cillian had good chemestry on stage. As for Neve Campbell, I have never been a big fan of hers so I can accept what you thought of her performance. Oh man! after reading what you wrote I desperatley would love to Cillian perform on stage even more now. Thanks for answering my thread

Disarm YES I thought Billy was the hottest man in music, I have never gone for the steriotypical 'goodlooking' guy. I for some reason really loved Billy's teeth (is that a strange thing to focus on lol!) his voice was/is just out of this world, some of his songs would make me quite emotional because he would sing them with such emotion, it really felt like he was singing from the heart, oh its taking me back right now Well that leads me to this question for you Disarm, your thoughts on The Cure?? and Robert Smith?? The Cure are my absolute all time favorite band I went to their '92 Wish concert when they came to Perth and I swear I almost died with excitement to see my absolute idols on stage. I love Robert Smith I think he is almost as gorgeous as Cillian Murphy haha! I am interested to hear your thoughts on that

[disarm79]

I'm also not much of a Neve Campbell fan.

The Cure-I didn't really listen to much of their stuff, so I really wasn't into Robert. I love to dance, so alot of my music was dance-pop up until 13-14 yrs of age. Then came the emotional times(which of course never ends, lol) thats when I started listening to Pumpkins, NIN, Tool, and Marilyn Manson(back in highschool). After HS it was pretty much anything, even a little bit of country or classical but I'm finding myself going back to hip hop/dance in the last year.

Oh and Billy's teeth.........don't even. Sooo Sexy! Cillian is an alien and Billy is a vampire,haha I'm such a dork. I'm starting a Billy thread

[knickers76]

Apr 13, 2011 12:55:27 GMT -5 disarm79 said:

Oh and Billy's teeth.........don't even. Sooo Sexy! Cillian is an alien and Billy is a vampire,haha I'm such a dork. I'm starting a Billy thread

Haha thats funny! Yes start a Billy thread

[disarm79]

I started one, I put it under the music (non-Cillian discussions)

[knickers76]

Oh good, I will check it out now.