Saturday December 26th eve
Fox
Connor
Francesca
A few random thoughts about the Boxing Day Show. This year Christmas Day falling on Friday has made things quite tricky for cast, crew and Front of House. They did a Christmas Eve mat (which I believe was not very well attended), had Christmas Day off, and then were back in for Saturday eve with Sunday off. As most people had travelled to be with family it meant that they had done a lot of travelling around at a time when there was little public transport. Why oh why are there no trains on Boxing Day? Pretty tiring for all concerned.
I thought that the cast performed well under the circumstances although at times some fatigue was evident. The audience also seemed subdued. Maybe too much Christmas fare? I had not seen Connor before and found him quite a different Michael. He is so tiny that he has to go on tip toe to kiss Billy
He is
so amusing to watch particularly with his facial expressions. Francesca acts with assurance and has developed Debbie's role to perfection. Fox's experience in the part shows and he totally controls the stage and the audience. If he was a bit tired, it did not show.
Thank you to everyone who maintained the BETM standard and who gave up a lot of their Christmas to entertain us.
There are lots of extra matinees this week to make up for the four missed Shows over the festive period. Lets hope that snow does not create difficulties
) Great improvisation by Fox at the beginning during the lolipop chase - there was no small boy and Fox had to cover - a true professional.
