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Hugh left RADA in 1968. He worked extensively in that great (and now largely defunct) training-ground, repertory, all over the country from Liverpool to Exeter. His first appearances in London were at the Open Air Theatre in Regents’s Park, where he played Romeo.
Hugh has subsequently worked with both The Royal Shakespeare Company and
The National Theatre. With Cheek by Jowl, he won a Time Out award when he
played Malvolio in Twelfth Night, He has appeared frequently in
the West End, most notably in Death and the Maiden, The Woman in Black,
The Invention of Love, Stephen Sondheim’s Passion (Olivier
Award Nomination), Bent and Plague Over England. Other recent successes include 5/11
at Chichester, Pyrenees for Paine’s Plough at the Menier Chocolate
Factory, and Pinter’s The New World Order at the Brighton Festival
2007, and Waste at the Almeida
His performances have received some excellent notices in the press. In 2005, reviewing his performance in Pyrenees, Lloyd Evans wrote in The Spectator:
"Recently, I've seen Ross shine in two leading roles. A seasoned Scottish
professional, he looks at the first sight like nothing special. His technique
is subtle almost to the point of invisibility and his performances radiate
power and sympathy. I doubt if even the knighted movie-greats like Hopkins
and McKellen could surpass his grace and authority."