Wonderland

It was the worst show I have ever seen on tour. I'm not sheading any tears.. people need to pay up or lose out. Simple business just sorry for the young cast members crew and band. Do the audience get their money back?

I agree! It's disgraceful how the whole situation has been handled. I really feel for the whole cast involved who have suddenly had their jobs pulled from them and left unemployed for three weeks which they wouldn't have accounted for as they were still due to be in the tour. Likewise, I also hope they all find the jobs they all deserve to have as it was a talented cast.

Sounds like there was a lot on non-financial issues on top of this. The MD tweeted that he was left responsible for printing sign-in sheets for the cast so it seems like a very poorly organised tour.

Can you link it?

After a successful run I'd imagine people may want to buy their costumes but after all this drama? What an insult!

The Musicians Union have a list of people who you should phone them about before accepting work from them.

I'll give you two guesses...

Show did seem a bit random with several of the cast doing 6 out of 8 shows a week and often on as different roles. If you wanted to see a certain combo then it was also get on twitter and ask. My biggest sympathy would be with the ensemble and younger cast members who are owed money.

And the musicians, engineers, crew, costumiers, etc. And the freelancers not on contracts involved in the production, such as engineers who come to break the show down, pack it in a truck and then put it into the next theatre. And the transport companies who provide the haulage of the show around the country. And many many more individuals and organisations. All of these people are owed money, most of them without firm confirmation that they will get paid.

Forgot to post my thoughts on this. I thought it was a delight. The plot was threadbare, and there were some silly superfluous moments, but I thought the songs were catchy and the cast did their utmost with the material. The set was decent and the costumes impressive.
Kerry Ellis has a fantastic voice. Wendi Peters was super too- she's got a great stage presence.
We had the understudy as the Mad Hatter, Francesca (I think) and her voice was incredible.
There were a few technical faults (the show had to be stopped three times) due to a malfunctioning 'looking glass'.
Having read some of the reviews here, I almost didn't buy tickets but I found it thoroughly enjoyable and it was definitely one of the most joyful things I've seen this year.
The crowd was modest but people seemed to have really enjoyed it.
As for this sorry premature end to the tour, it's awful to read. Such a shame for the cast and those who had bought tickets for the rest of the tour.

Oh dear. Bitter?

Bitter for being treated like sh*t?? I can't blame her personally but you do you.

Tis a shame the cast probably aren't allowed legally to say anything about the goings on, cause based on some of their tweets, they wanna say soooo much. And deservedly so, he who shall not be named deserves to be called out on what he has done in my eye.

Well, I don't know, Burly, it is good to be warned of suspect goings on in the business. I designed a big panto a few years back, with decent names, and sure enough after a few shows, the leading man walked as he had not been paid, nor had any of us received a penny. Then there was a fire in the theatre and the costumes mysteriously ripped, but still no money, and nowt we could do. It happens, but it happens all too often, when things are not right from the start.

Just as I was asked to write a big feature film script. Two years ago I delivered the script, which they love, and I am still waiting for even a single penny. It's hard to trust people, these days, and especially all the jobs on the legit pages that advertise jobs with no pay, but will be good for the CV. How dare they!