Sir Alan Bates : Obituary notice

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I had the luck...

I had the luck to see three of Alan's performances, I saw him give a virtuoso performance in The Showman at The Almeida in 1994, Simply Disconnected at Chichester, Life Support, The Master Builder at The Haymarket, Antony and Cleopatra at The Barbican and finally The Unexpected Man on Broadway. He was a favourite actor of mine and audiences adored him, but it must be said he was also avery , very nice man. I met him after three of his plays and found him incredibly "unactorish". His unexpected death was a blow as he always exuded youth,vitality and energy.
A brilliant actor and a delightful man.

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By Bryan Hewitt on 21st Sep 2009
Alan Bates and my...

Alan Bates and my Dad Michael La Haye went to school together. My Dad immigrated to New Zealand from Britain when he was 16. When my Dad was 52 years old, he took my Mum, me and my twin sister to Britain for four months when I was 15.
My father wrote to Alan Bates to arrange a reunion. They hadn't seen each other since school. We visited Alan Bates and his twin sons who were also 15 years old.
My Dad still has photos of all of us standing in Alan Bate's backyard. I still remember Alan Bates staring at my Dad and holding my Dad's arms as he couldn't believe it had been that long since they'd seen each other. Alan Bates was very kind and a polite man.

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By Sally La Haye on 26th Aug 2008
He was a man...

He was a man who always wore his heart on his sleeve, and that was reflected in his performances on screen, which were full of energy and passion - a one-off, inspirational actor. I was never lucky enough to meet him, but if anyone reading this remembers him there's a website called You&Yesterday which lets you write your memories about famous people from Derbyshire. The address is www.youandyesterday. co.uk

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By Claire Shanahan on 17th May 2007

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