Gregory’s Girl actor will make his Glasgow stage debut in Jeeves and Wooster in Perfect Nonsense at the Theatre Royal.
John Gordon Sinclair was going to turn down his latest role when he realised it would mean spending time away from his kids. But he couldn’t resist when he realised he would finally have the chance to perform in a Glasgow theatre.
Remarkably, the Gregory’s Girl star has never trod the boards of his home city.
But he’ll finally get the chance when he stars in PG Wodehouse’s Jeeves and Wooster in Perfect Nonsense at the Theatre Royal.
“It wasn’t a thrilling prospect to be going on tour and missing my kids,” the 52-year-old said.
“But I haven’t done anything in Glasgow for 20 years and I’ve never done any theatre in the city. I came straight to London after youth theatre. I don’t think I was cool enough for the Citizen’s Theatre anyway!”
John plays Jeeves in the production, which enjoys a three-month stint in London’s West End before going on tour.
“I worked with Sean Foley, the director, in The Ladykillers and he asked if I wanted to do this. I play five different characters, which I thought would be interesting to do.
“There are only three of us and I’m on stage all the time.”
But John almost quit the production before it started.
The father-of-two released his first novel two years ago, a crime story called Seventy Times Seven, which received a great response from critics and readers alike.
The launch of the follow-up, Blood Whispers, coincided with the beginning of rehearsals for the show and it was all becoming a bit much.
“It was a real struggle and I came close a couple of times to quitting,” he admitted. “But it’s a fantastic show, so I’m glad to be involved.
“July next year is the deadline for the third book, so after this I don’t think I’ll be doing anything for quite a while. Next year will be all about the writing, as I want the third book to blow people away.
“I wrote the first book when we had our first child and I realised I had to write whenever I could.
“It was a good discipline to learn because I can write anywhere now, whether it’s on a train or on the toilet.”
Jeeves and Wooster in Perfect Nonsense is at the Theatre Royal from November 24 to 29.
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