Post by theatreliker on Sept 26, 2022 19:55:45 GMT
When Baz's column in the Mail was at its height, I used to love his Thursday night Twitter announcements. And theatre gossip is one of the main reasons I read forums such as this one or Broadway World.
But over the years there are lots of theatre rumours that never come to be. Plans change, talks breakdown, there are lots of reasons why a rumoured show or piece of casting might not transpire however strong the original intentions were. It's easy to forget these so I thought I'd ask what your favourite ones you've heard are? Sometimes they pop up as juicy curios in biographies. Here are some I can remember which never came to be (yet):
Robert Lindsay making his NT debut in a double bill in Othello (as Iago)/ Habeus Corpus.
Emma Thompson doing All's Well That Ends Well (or As You Like It?) At the NT in the 90s
Renee Zelwegger making her West End Debut in the Hustler
Lenny Henry in the Richard Pryor biopic at the NT
Betty Buckley taking over as Mrs J in Blood Brothers in N.Y.
But over the years there are lots of theatre rumours that never come to be. Plans change, talks breakdown, there are lots of reasons why a rumoured show or piece of casting might not transpire however strong the original intentions were. It's easy to forget these so I thought I'd ask what your favourite ones you've heard are? Sometimes they pop up as juicy curios in biographies. Here are some I can remember which never came to be (yet):
Robert Lindsay making his NT debut in a double bill in Othello (as Iago)/ Habeus Corpus.
Emma Thompson doing All's Well That Ends Well (or As You Like It?) At the NT in the 90s
Renee Zelwegger making her West End Debut in the Hustler
Lenny Henry in the Richard Pryor biopic at the NT
Betty Buckley taking over as Mrs J in Blood Brothers in N.Y.
