(1) In 2011 , George Maguire appeared as Richard Loeb in Thrill Me , first at the Tristan Bates Theater in London , and then at the Charing Cross Theatre .
(2) In 2011 George Maguire appeared as Richard Loeb in Thrill Me , first at the Tristan Bates Theatre in London and then at the Charing Cross Theatre .

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