Read more: Nostalgia: Movie star Alan Rickman takes a stroll in Barrow
EXPLORING: Actor Alan Rickman wanders the streets of Barrow in October 1992… 
STROLL: Cast members Alan Rickman, from left, Julia Ford, David Burke and Michael Byrne pictured in Barrow in October 1992 
INTEREST: Seen at the press call for Hamlet in 1992 are Mayor Joyce Fleet, Alan Rickman and chief executive Bob McCulloch… STROLL: Cast members Alan Rickman, from left, Julia Ford, David Burke and Michael Byrne pictured in Barrow in October 1992… 
QUESTIONS: The national media at Barrow, to quiz actors and organisers of Hamlet in Brady’s Warehouse featuring me (bottom right) next to my future boss… 
CREATIVE: Thelma Holt was the producer for Hamlet at Brady’s Warehouse, Barrow, in 1992.
One day at work at the Cumberland & Westmorland Herald in 2018 as I was idly scrolling through the North West Evening Mail website when I stumbled across this nostalgia feature. Now when you think of nostalgia your mind casts you back to the 70s. But I was surprised to see my photos from 1992 used in the feature.
Having said that I had not been at the mail that long but when I heard that the late great Alan Rickman was due to play Hamlet in a warehouse in Barrow I knew I wanted to be at the press call so myself and my deputy chief photographer were dispatched to the official launch and the gallery is a mix of mine and her shots. It was quite bizarre that she got a shot of me sat right next to my future boss at North News and Pictures during the Q&A.
Needless to say it was good to meet an absolute acting legend on that day and he was very obliging to the requests for the various shots (him next to the scaffolding pole was definitely one of my shots used as the main shot in the cutting).
I have to add that the pics look fuzzy probably because the shots were probably not taken from the original negatives and probably taken from copies of the prints so they were not ideal copies which is unfortunate. Having said that it was nice to be reminded of such a nice assignment.
Nostalgia: Movie star Alan Rickman takes a stroll in Barrow
HOLLYWOOD movie star Alan Rickman scattered some stardust on a chilly October day in 1992 when he strolled through the streets of Barrow to promote a production of Shakespeare’s Hamlet being staged in the unusual setting of Brady’s Warehouse.
His arrival, with fellow actors Julia Ford, David Burke and Michael Byrne, attracted the national media pack, with representatives from the Daily Express, Mirror, Telegraph, Liverpool Echo and Granada TV.
Mr Rickman told them: “We are doing a play which isn’t just about what was going on 400 years ago.
“Hamlet is a great play because it is full of references to the world we live in today.”
The big night was on October 27 and 800 people packed the chilly warehouse, paying between £7.50 and £12.50 for a ticket.
The Mail noted: “The warehouse was unrecognisable inside, with reception area, attractive bar and a beautiful, fully enclosed auditorium all created from scratch.
“By the interval alcoholic drinks were shunned and huge queues formed for hot coffee as the temperature plummeted and there was a dash to the car park for travelling rugs for the lucky punters who remembered they had them.”
North West Evening Mail website on November 8, 2018.
Ian Duncan Media 