Amid the delights of Nicholas Hytner’s all-conquering production of Guys & Dolls at the Bridge Theatre was an intriguing mystery. Who the hell was Andrew Richardson, the complete unknown making a charismatic professional stage debut as Sky Masterson? How did a total newcomer effortlessly hold his own against the musical talents of Marisha Wallace and Celinde Schoenmaker, and the comic timing of Daniel Mays? Where did this fully formed leading man come from?
