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Is all happiness in the past? Well, the births of three children. And playing with children and grandchildren.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 September 2018 source ↗
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What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy?Originally asked
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Maybe when my wife Sarah and I were walking back to our hotel in Covent Garden, London, through the snow after the Olivier awards when Matilda won all the stuff. Hold on, I’m meant to say the birth of my children, aren’t I?
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When I got my first professional dance job: West Side Story in Melbourne in 1983.
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When I was 16, I’d just won full scholarships to both the Royal Academy and the Royal College of Music, and felt like the world was my oyster.
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