Glaswegian actor James McAvoy slams his hometown as 'horrible' after cast ... trends now
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James McAvoy has slammed his home city of Glasgow saying performing there was 'horrible' because female co-stars in his Cyrano de Bergerac theatre show were racially abused when the production came to town.
The actor said women involved in the cast suffered 'sexually explicit and violent' taunts on a daily basis during their time in his home city.
The 43-year-old Hollywood star said the experience made him regret bringing the production to Scotland.
The play, adapted by Martin Crimp and directed by Jamie Lloyd, ran for nine sold-out performances at Glasgow's Theatre Royal in March before moving to Brooklyn.
James McAvoy, Jamie Lloyd and Anita-Joy Uwajeh attend the press night after-party for Cyrano de Bergerac
McAvoy said his female co-stars of colour were racially abused 'pretty much on a daily basis' when the production came to his home city of Glasgow
Cyrano de Bergerac, adapted by Martin Crimp and directed by Jamie Lloyd, ran for nine sold-out performances at Glasgow's Theatre Royal in March before moving to Brooklyn
In an interview with GQ, McAvoy, who was brought up in the Drumchapel area of Glasgow, said: 'The cast were
