STACK #133 Nov 2016

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with GETHIN ANTHONY

What attracted you to Aquarius ? GETHIN ANTHONY: To be part of a big show about LA in the sixties was just a really exciting idea and, of course, the challenge of playing Charles Manson within a historical fiction was a really big draw. I was really pleased to get the job and jumped into it with two feet. How did you react when you were offered the part? I was at a pub with a few friends of mine when I got the call and I just went outside and laid down in the middle of the street. I was a little bit overwhelmed. It came across to me that it was a big challenge but one I really

wanted to go for, so it all just felt incredibly exciting.

How did you prepare for the role? I had a few weeks, which was a good amount of time. There is so much information out there about not only Charles Manson but everyone who was around him. The show’s creator, John McNamara, sent the younger members of the cast a kind of homework sheet with books to read and music to listen to in order to try to help us acclimatise to the era. It was the most fun homework I have ever been set. After

David Duchovny as Sam Hodiak

that, I tried to understand as much as I could about Manson’s personal history and his life. Then I had to learn to play the guitar, which I have never done before. It was quite a frantic few weeks of trying to learn basic chords and master strumming patterns.

How did you perfect Manson’s voice? There was a particular clip that

Gethin Anthony as Charles Manson

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