Happy Valley's James Norton 'needed' an intimacy co-ordinator for his 'disturbing' new role in A Little Life.
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"There are no punches pulled in this production, we do have to go places which are quite disturbing," Norton tells BBC News. "Lots of people have lots of opinions about intimacy coaches and it's a relatively new job and I think people are still working out certain parameters," Norton says. The West End premiere will mark the show's English-language debut - its director Ivo van Hove has previously staged it only in Dutch, with subtitles. And reaction has been mixed.
But as a Type 1 Diabetic, who has to inject insulin and monitor his blood sugar levels, he faces a further challenge. The play is 3hrs 40mins long and James Norton is on stage the whole time. So he has to plan ahead. "It changed my life," says Norton now of Happy Valley, "and it definitely helped my journey to this job, I'm sure.""I have been thinking it would be fun to do some comedy," he says "But not because the roles or sets on Happy Valley or A Little Life are particularly downbeat or lacking in fun. Sometimes the darker the material the more warmth and fun and mutual support there is to offset the darkness.
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