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Bob Hoskins on stage: tremendous as the villain, chippy as the dustman by Michael Coveney

A founder member of the Ken Campbell Roadshow, Hoskins later made a definitive Nathan Detroit in Guys and DollsFor someone who entered the theatre by accident, Bob Hoskins preserved a sort of accidental realism about his performances, even after he made his breakthrough on film in The Long Good Friday.He was a brilliantly sweaty and physical founder member of the Ken Campbell Roadshow, performing in pubs and clubs wi…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:45AM on April 30, 2014

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