METHOD TO HIS MADNESS

This immersive theatrical practice–developed by Russian board-treader Konstantin Stanislavski in the 1910s–requires an actor to stay in character at all times in order to achieve TOTAL identification with the role they are playing. Many of the finest cinematic turns in modern times have been rooted in the ‘method’ approach–from Day-Lewis’s groundbreaking performance as Abraham Lincoln in Lincoln and Marlon Brando’s Colonel Kurtz in Apocalypse Now, to Sid James’ mesmerising portrayal of Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond in Carry On Up The Khyber.

But it’s not just Tinseltown’s great and good who have fallen head over heels for Stanislavski’s famous technique. Many players in the UK’s amateur dramatics scene also subscribe to this legendary craft.

Just ask DOUGIE EGGWIG-JONES.

Barnsley-based Dougie is one of South Yorkshire’s most critically revered amdram stars, and his studious embrace of the method acting technique has led to his performances being reviewed as “brave,” “vital” and “searingly urgent” on local websites such as Dougie-Eggwig-Jones.com and Dougie-Eggwig-Jones.blogspot.net.

“I quite literally lay my soul bare for my art,” gushes terminally unemployed Dougie, 62. “Every role I undertake ends with me diving so deep into the character that it’s hard to know where I begin and they end.”

But while Dougie’s commitment to theatrical realism may be a boon for his audiences, it has caused untold problems in his personal life. “I’ve lost count of the times I’ve got in hot water with my missus or the filth