Well it's been quite a week for Little Leap Forward! We've already had three 4 stars reviews and one near miss. Frances, one of the performers came down with a terrible migraine last Tuesday. I've never had one but i've heard they are horrendously debilitating and this came only an hour before the show was due to start. With no under study available, this meant that there was no way they could go on with the show. Poor old Fran! I can only imagine how bad she must have been feeling. But to add even more pressure to the situation, Vicky Bloor and I had arranged for Lyn Gardner from The Guardian to travel from London to review the show at The Royal Exchange.
It was touch and go for a while and The Royal Exchange and Horse + Bamboo were contemplating the gloomy consequences of not being able to put on the show. Mark (tour manager and performer) rushed to the chemist to get Fran some medicine in order to alleviate her symptoms, I and the rest of the H+B team said a few prayers, and then by some sheer miracle Fran felt a little better and was able to perform. All I can say is - well done to Fran, who is an absolute trooper, and the rest of the cast who put on a great performance and continue to. Click on the link to read Lyn Gardner's review in The Guardian today - http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2009/jun/04/review-little-leap-forward
It was touch and go for a while and The Royal Exchange and Horse + Bamboo were contemplating the gloomy consequences of not being able to put on the show. Mark (tour manager and performer) rushed to the chemist to get Fran some medicine in order to alleviate her symptoms, I and the rest of the H+B team said a few prayers, and then by some sheer miracle Fran felt a little better and was able to perform. All I can say is - well done to Fran, who is an absolute trooper, and the rest of the cast who put on a great performance and continue to. Click on the link to read Lyn Gardner's review in The Guardian today - http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2009/jun/04/review-little-leap-forward
Alithea - Marketing Manger at Horse + Bamboo Theatre
Hooray, I've just booked tickets for us to come and see the production in Leeds on the 29th. I hope the tour is progressing well and can't wait to see the show!
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