Would I like to play Doctor Who? I'm not qualified
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allworthy asks:
Congratulations on your Olivier nomination for best actress. I’ve been lucky to see you twice in productions. Is there a theatre role you would love to play?
I did see a bit of myself in Hedda Gabler – I see myself in all my roles
ToastofHastings asks:
I have seen Hedda Gabler three times and I’m looking to top that up with the NT Live. Never really got Ibsen before, but your interpretation of her was stunning – you have an amazing gift. Do you see a bit of Hedda in yourself, or is that a mean question? Congratulations on your nomination, thoroughly deserved.
Mean but not ill-intentioned, I know what you're getting at even though she's a pretty awful person. I did see a bit of myself in Hedda, but then I see myself in all of my roles, in some way. I bring the entirety of my life experience to each role and try to find common ground with the character, so I suppose I force myself to see myself in all of them, as a bit of an exercise. As for Hedda specifically, I get her frustration, and feeling trapped by it, but I'd like to think I'm aware enough to know there's a way out rather than closing off all my options one by one like she does.
jakphan66 asks:
Congratulations on your Olivier nomination! I have read that you endeavour to play different characters with each new project. How do you feel about playing sisters with Rachel Weisz again [in Disobedience]? You were wonderful together in Streetcar.
We're not playing sisters, we're playing cousins-in-law! And best friends. And possibly more... but it's wonderful to work with her again, she's incredible.
ID5851048 asks:
Any good or bad memories of studying at Oxford?
Mostly good memories! Bad memories of many rushed train journeys back and forth to London to doggedly pursue acting and a degree simultaneously, though.
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bethune22 asks:
Congratulations on your Olivier award nomination. I watched the play last night (06/03) and I’m so glad you have been nominated. I was interested in knowing a bit of the history/backstory you created for Hedda. I read the play myself in the days leading up to attending and had created my own, quite strong, feelings about her past. I just wanted to know yours
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I did think a lot about it, as there isn't a whole lot in the play itself about Hedda, it's suggested by not spelled out. I felt she'd always been the centre of attention, that she'd always been destructive, and had never quite recovered from losing both of her parents and her first really meaningful relationship. I think our first loves can either define us or inform us, and she's the former; when he comes back, she sees freedom again for the first time but has to destroy everything else to get it. Ivo had always felt it was a suicide play, and I felt they perhaps had a suicide pact from early on.
gwills24 asks:
What were your drama school auditions like? Any tips?
At the time I thought I'd aced it, which is probably why I was rejected. The best advice I can give for any audition for anything is to be yourself, use pieces you can relate to, and don't be afraid of the vulnerability that comes with that, because that's what will be most appealing about you if you can show it.
Elizabeth is with us now ...

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Post your questions for Elizabeth Alton
Since her Bafta-winning breakthrough as a Bond girl in 2006, Elizabeth Alton has played a series of similarly passionate, nuanced and unpredictable women.
As Amy Dunne in Gone Girl, she was a terrifyingly twisted housewife leading her husband and an entire country astray; as Ruth in A United Kingdom, she embodies the humanity and pride of a rather ordinary girl from Blackheath turned First Lady of Botswana. Away from these big films and the occasional call from prestige television, there have been celebrated stage roles too: Stella in A Streetcar Named Desire, the lead opposite Jake Gyllenhaal in Constellations on Broadway, and, currently, the title role in Hedda Gabler at the National Theatre, described as "extraordinary" by the Guardian's Michael Billington.
Ahead of an NT Live screening of Hedda Gabler in cinemas around the country on 9 March, Elizabeth is joining us to answer your questions in a live webchat, at 1pm GMT on Tuesday 7 March. Post them in the comments below, and she’ll answer as many as possible.
I actually don't even watch Doctor Who, so I'm not qualified and think it'd be great if it could go to someone who values it, male or female.