*Witty Catchphrase*

Interview with Michael Sheen and David Tennant about Staged (x)

David: Quite early in lockdown, I realised I was wearing wellington boots, shorts and this old, grey zip-up hoodie - and I’d been wearing them for several days. I thought maybe that was my “lockdown self”, so I put that costume into Staged.

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They feel a natural double act and, coming from the same theatrical generation - Sheen is 51, Tennant 49 - have CVs that frequently over-lap, although last year’s Good Omens was the first time they acted together.

“We talked about that,” says Sheen “We came to the conclusion it was unusual to be in sornething together because normally we would be up tor the same sort of part. There often tended to be one Tennant/Sheen-sized hole in each show, so only one of us could get it. But now we’ve crossed the divide, we’re probably locked together for the rest of our careers.”

Tennant: “In unholy non-matrimony! Yes, I’m sure we have been considered considered for the same roles in the past.“

Sheen: "Well, we have - I believe it was between you and me, David, for  Casanova.” [The fabled Italian seducer Tennant played in the 2005 BBC drama.]

Tennant: “Really? I didn’t know that.”

“Thank you for this incredibly stressful 30 minutes that I have had to re-structure my entire day around and which will give me anxiety poos for the next 24 hours.”

I didn’t get the job.

However, a few weeks later, I was called in to interview with another editor in the same company, and I did get that job. I found out later from the initial editor (the one who didn’t hire me) that he had planned to offer me the job, but since I didn’t follow up with a thank you letter, he assumed I didn’t really want it. He offered the job to another contender–but when he got my letter in the mail shortly after the offer had already been made, he went to HR and gave me a glowing recommendation. It was based on that recommendation that I got called in for the second interview.

So: send an email thank you immediately (same day!) after the interview. If you’re feeling extra, go ahead and send a written one too. OR go immediately to a coffee shop, write the letter, and return to the office and give it to the secretary.