Ben Whishaw and Hugh Dancy Share a Kiss in The Pride

The Pride, now playing at the Lucille Lortel theater in New York, stars Hugh Dancy and Ben Whishaw as lovers in two different time periods. Ben Whishaw, who recently drew attention for appearing out of the closet in an Out Magazine profile and closeted in New York Magazine, has apparently not grown wary of reporters. Today, an article in The Times explored the themes of his current play as well as his beliefs about sexual identity and art.

The Times writes: “With the people I like as artists there is an intrigue, and you want to know what they are really like,” he said in deflecting the inquiry about his own sexual identity. “But I think it’s essential for there to be some distance and privacy. It’s hard for it to remain an imaginative engagement if you know you’re watching a guy onstage who’s sleeping with — whoever. I find that puts up a wall.”

Don’t worry, Ben. You have nothing to fear about people ending their “imaginary engagements” with you. Mine’s still going strong and two people have already bought things off our registry at The Container Store. The Pride plays at the Lucille Lortel theater through March 20th.

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