In 1987 Alan Cumming was at the Rep. as Phil McCann in two of the three plays from John Byrne's The Slab Boys Trilogy, 'The Slab Boys' and 'Cuttin' a Rug'. In the early 1990s, the future "Doctor Who" star David Tennant appeared in several productions starting with a role in "The Princess and the Goblin" before making his big break in television. Other alumni include Joanna Lumley, Geoffrey Hayes (beloved of British TV-viewers as the host of cult children's show "Rainbow"), and Hannah Gordon.