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Post by alicechallice on Mar 4, 2024 18:02:39 GMT
This one sank without a trace? It had such good reviews too. Alas, it's been 5 years already.. I loved this, it was great fun. As I recall it had a cast of about 42, which might pose a challenge for a more commercial-minded producer. There is no way that a play which originated in the Minerva at Chichester had a cast of 42. Do you mean 42 characters with lots of doubling up?
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Post by QueerTheatre on Mar 4, 2024 18:05:59 GMT
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Post by Fleance on Mar 4, 2024 18:11:40 GMT
I loved this, it was great fun. As I recall it had a cast of about 42, which might pose a challenge for a more commercial-minded producer. There is no way that a play which originated in the Minerva at Chichester had a cast of 42. Do you mean 42 characters with lots of doubling up? Sorry, just checked my program (Menier Chocolate Factory). Cast of 21 different actors. I guess time made me double it to 42! Molony, Vernon, McGreevy, Alexander, Duval, Goddard, Bankes, Williams, Bannister, Booker, White, Delap, Forward, Fowler, Probets, Clayton, Moore, Ford, Hampton, Southcott, Kat.
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Post by alicechallice on Mar 4, 2024 18:17:26 GMT
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Post by nick on Mar 5, 2024 17:31:38 GMT
This one sank without a trace? It had such good reviews too. Alas, it's been 5 years already.. It was so sad. All arranged for a West End transfer just as Covid took off. I feel particularly sad as a cast member is a good friend and she caught long covid and is still not ready to return to work. So Covid turned a West End role into forced retirement.
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Post by Rory on Mar 5, 2024 18:22:20 GMT
This one sank without a trace? It had such good reviews too. Alas, it's been 5 years already.. It was so sad. All arranged for a West End transfer just as Covid took off. I feel particularly sad as a cast member is a good friend and she caught long covid and is still not ready to return to work. So Covid turned a West End role into forced retirement. That is really awful to hear, nick. I hope your friend makes some good progress soon and I wish them back to full health. It always seemed odd to me that this play appeared to just be cancelled from the offset whereas others were postponed. Many others came back and so far no suggestion that this play may still happen. This, Sunday in the Park and City of Angels really were the ones that got away.
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Post by nick on Mar 6, 2024 16:54:10 GMT
It was so sad. All arranged for a West End transfer just as Covid took off. I feel particularly sad as a cast member is a good friend and she caught long covid and is still not ready to return to work. So Covid turned a West End role into forced retirement. That is really awful to hear, nick. I hope your friend makes some good progress soon and I wish them back to full health. It always seemed odd to me that this play appeared to just be cancelled from the offset whereas others were postponed. Many others came back and so far no suggestion that this play may still happen. This, Sunday in the Park and City of Angels really were the ones that got away. I don’t think Menier coped well with covid. My guess is they sank funds into the transfer and timing meant that they lost all that with no ticket sales at all. It couldn’t have been worse. Factor in that the restaurant still hasn’t reopened and it feels like they were hit hard. Slightly amazing they ever reopened. Just for clarity. This is a guess in my part - I have t discussed it with my friend.
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Post by Fleance on Mar 9, 2024 19:14:02 GMT
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