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Rumours of yet ANOTHER cancelled production

Mon, 15 Feb 1999, 12:29 am
Kimberley20 posts in thread
I heard on the grapevine this morning that GRADS production of CORALIE LANSDOWN SAYS NO has been cancelled due to the director pulling out.Can anyone confirm this ?Why Jason ???? If this is true then this is the second production you have pulled out of in less than twelve months.I have a friend in the cast who is bitterly disappointed. She has poured heart and soul into this show ( my interpretation, not hers ) and has been EXTREMELY stressed by various problems associated with the show. Despite this she was really looking forward to the production.This actress ( and it was a very talented cast across the board ) has turned down opportunities to appear in very good roles in at least two productions that I know of.The director, Jason Seperic has always struck me as being a very decent ( as well as talented ) guy. I can't understand why a director would pull out of a show.Further to that.......Why are productions "pulled" when directors quit ? Would a theatre group cancel a show if a director was seriously ill ? Lead actors throw tantrums in the final weeks and are sacked.........surely a directorless show with a few weeks to go would be salvagable...........Kim( Who is hoping someone can answer my question and is wondering why shows always DIE just after the 10th of the month, which is the Stage Whispers deadline )

Re: Rumours of yet ANOTHER cancelled production

Thu, 18 Feb 1999, 02:28 pm
Eliot !!Good question.Coralie was only the third or fourth ITA production cancelled ( or postponed indefinately ) in the last 12 months. Can't name the shows cancelled without pulling out a years worth of Stage Whispers. ( My definition here is using shows that were pulled after the 10th of the month prior to the production - my deadline ).I can email you a list of clubs and the months of shows if you like.About another four shows altered their dates significantly after my publication date ( that includes non ITA shows as well ).Heaps more changed their casts after I listed cast members in a show preview.( Watch for March Stage Whispers which probably has a certain actress in the wrong show......lol ) This is not a huge problem, but I keep having visions of disgruntled "fans" coming after me !!!!!!!!Its not the end of the world. I will live. My readers will live ( all 3 of them ! )Unfortunately three or four shows cancelled is still too many isn't it ?Kim

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