That's hilarious! What back luck: the lead producer (who I assume is the reason many bought tickets) is not going to see the show with an audience until after opening, a recently fired director, and a cast about to be on 2 hour call.
Apparently Van Laast had done all of the staging and Schneider was just failing to do any character work with the cast and they were going up the wall - so a couple of weeks ago they brought in a female director as replacement and I can't remember what's she called.
"I tend to think if god wanted us to believe in him, he'd exist" Linda Smith
Stuck on late turn this week, i see it when tickets are half price.
What I meant by this show being the next Lord of the Rings, a big theatre, with a lot of unsold seats!
anyway never want to see a show do badly, like to think the producers recoup there money at least, wish all the cast and creative team best of luck tonight.
Just heard on the radio (LBC) that they had nuns abseil down the front of The Palladium, which is a bit strange as when I was last there in February I am sure it did have a stage door!