A six-month stage reset
Evans says six months and eight weekly performances as Frank-N-Furter at Studio 54 changed his body confidence and gave him an unusually liberating role after years of more conventionally masculine action parts. The run also brought his first Tony nomination in May.
The Party's opening question
The ITV adaptation casts Evans as political journalist Martin Gilmour, whose long friendship with aristocratic politician Ben Fitzmaurice is tested by a crisis. The story begins with Martin bloodied and under interrogation before using flashbacks to unpack what happened.
Six years in development
Evans says he has worked on the adaptation of Elizabeth Day's 2017 novel for six years. His interview frames the thriller around authenticity, power, sexuality and corruption rather than revealing the plot's answer.
Update note: Original interview briefing connecting Evans' completed stage run to the premise and development history of The Party.
Original headline: Luke Evans on his Rocky Horror Show Broadway run and upcoming role in ITV’s The Party (EXCLUSIVE)
The receipts
September 29 interview covering the end of Evans' Broadway run and his long-developed ITV project.
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