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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Robbie Griffiths

Londoner’s Diary: Prompt! David Tennant frets about forgetting his lines

DAVID TENNANT has spoken of his fears that he will forget his lines in the middle of a stage run. “You start rehearsing the speech you’re going to have to make to the audience about the fact that you can’t do this any longer and you’re going to have to go to your dressing room and sob yourself to sleep,” he said.

Tennant said a voice in his head says: “Even though I’ve done this for six weeks, I will no longer be able to do it and a bit of my memory is about to drop out.” The star told the Interval Drinks podcast he has a strict routine during each show to silence his doubts, which has included three squares of chocolate.

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