The actor found fame as Ted Hastings at 53. Now he’s making his debut in a musical in the classic Kiss Me, Kate
Have you ever started off on the wrong foot with a stranger then spent the rest of the conversation awkwardly trying to get on to the right foot? That’s how my hour with Adrian Dunbar goes. I kick things off by asking the actor about the badges on his trendy denim jacket. The “A” pin is for Arsenal so I mention how much I liked the Gunners legend Tony Adams when I interviewed him about his sobriety. Then, foolishly, I remember aloud that I’d read that Dunbar is sober too. Except it turns out that he isn’t. “They keep getting all that wrong,” he says gruffly. “I stopped drinking when I was about 40 and then I started again when I was about 55.” I ask how much he typically drinks these days. “It’s not an issue, all right?” he growls, arms folded.