‘He lent me his RSC Oberon cape for my school play’: Patrick Stewart remembered by readers

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Key context: <p>From coaching youth community theatre to supporting Huddersfield football club and delighting sci-fi fans at graduation ceremonies, the actor is fondly remembered</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/culture/gallery/2026/oct/29/patrick-stewart-a-life-in-pictures">Patrick Stewart – a life in pictures</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2026/oct/30/patrick-stewart-jean-luc-picard-star-trek">On Star Trek, Patrick Stewart could make anyone feel hopeful for humanity</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/oct/30/patrick-stewart-death-tribute-shakespearian-actor-superhero">Patrick Stewart brought gravitas and complexity to the screen</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/culture/live/2026/oct/29/patrick-stewart-dead-at-86-live-updates?page=with%3Ablock-6ae3acb38f08559a67f93992#block-6ae3acb38f08559a67f93992">‘He stood for the best of us’: William Shatner and more pay tribute</a></p></li></ul><p>What I always loved about Patrick was that he genuinely seemed connected to where he came from despite his global success. Once a Yorkshireman, always a Yorkshireman. I was lucky enough to see him at the Royal Shakespeare Company performing Hamlet, Merchant of Venice, and in Godot at the Haymarket, which is the only time the play has been so brilliantly performed as to make sense to me. I loved that he supported causes he clearly believed in, such as tackling domestic violence. He remained a good old-fashioned socialist. Got to applaud that. <strong>Shirley, 55, West Yorkshire</strong></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2026/nov/04/readers-memories-of-patrick-stewart">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.