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In praise of understudies: Any-Swing Goes!

In Dance, Features, London theatre, Musicals, Native, Opinion, Regional theatre, Touring by Andrew WrightLeave a Comment

One couldn’t help but notice the slight hysteria surrounding understudies this week but is this really anything new? Cast your minds back to missing performances from Martine McCutcheon in My Fair Lady, Tamsin Outhwaite in Sweet Charity… the list goes on. If I see the ‘At this performance’ sign in the box office my heart…