Felix Chan’s sketch of actor Alfred Molina playing Mark Rothko in the stage production Red. He also drew co-star Eddie Redmayne, and gave the caricature to the then little-known actor. Photo: courtesy of Felix Chan Felix Chan’s sketch of actor Alfred Molina playing Mark Rothko in the stage production Red. He also drew co-star Eddie Redmayne, and gave the caricature to the then little-known actor. Photo: courtesy of Felix Chan
Felix Chan’s sketch of actor Alfred Molina playing Mark Rothko in the stage production Red. He also drew co-star Eddie Redmayne, and gave the caricature to the then little-known actor. Photo: courtesy of Felix Chan
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No selfies here: theatre fan sketches actors to preserve memories of the shows he loves most

Eddie Redmayne, Ian McKellen, Ken Watanabe – Hong Kong events organiser loved theatre so much he would travel four hours just to see a show, and taught himself to draw caricatures as his way of remembering favourite performances

Topic |   Art
Eduard Fernández
Eduard Fernández

Updated: 3:19pm, 28 Aug, 2018

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Felix Chan’s sketch of actor Alfred Molina playing Mark Rothko in the stage production Red. He also drew co-star Eddie Redmayne, and gave the caricature to the then little-known actor. Photo: courtesy of Felix Chan Felix Chan’s sketch of actor Alfred Molina playing Mark Rothko in the stage production Red. He also drew co-star Eddie Redmayne, and gave the caricature to the then little-known actor. Photo: courtesy of Felix Chan
Felix Chan’s sketch of actor Alfred Molina playing Mark Rothko in the stage production Red. He also drew co-star Eddie Redmayne, and gave the caricature to the then little-known actor. Photo: courtesy of Felix Chan
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