Dracula Triumphant

Thank you ren, you have eloquently summarised what was an intensely frustrating experience for those of us involved in the production. It was incredibly exciting to be performing at the Theatre Royal, and as an amateur performer I felt quite spolt at times to be in such a grand venue. Sadly however, in the end I think it was this, and the fact that so many of our family and friends had forked out good money to see us on stage, that kept many cast members from pulling out of the show.

The attitude and behaviour of the producers/writers towards their cast and crew was one of extreme arrogance at best, and at worst, was incredibly offensive and aggressive. While they marketed themselves from the very beginning as a professional production (delusions of grandeur perhaps?), what I saw through my involvement was the most unprofessional conduct I have ever witnessed in my life. And yes, you may accuse me of being unprofessional in posting this message - that's fine, because I don't misleadingly market myself as being a professional. I am an amateur musical theatre performer, I perform for not for my livelihood but for the enjoyment of it - although sadly this was not the case with this show.

Like many of the others invovled in the production, I feel incredible disappointment with how things turned out. What I do not feel is sympathy for the producers of the show as they deserve every bit of negative feedback that has appeared on this and other sites, and in the press.