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[Michael H]

Honoured Guest, on 16 July 2012 - 11:38 AM, said:

How about a winter berth after its arena tour for J C Superstar - ideal for the Olivier.

I may humbly suggest that certain people may not be of the opinion that using a venue in the subsidised sector to perform a piece by the multi-millionaire Lloyd-Webber is the best use of public money.

[Honoured Guest]

Which certain people? Whoever they may be, their opinion obviously has no weight because it hasn't prevented the multi-millionaire Alan Bennett's People being scheduled in the NT Lyttelton over the same period.

[Jamiem]

The national theatres commercial producing arm is putting the established commercial producers to shame

[Titan]

@honouredguest

There is a difference between the National producing a show written by a millionaire playwrite or composer themselves and them playing host to an external for profit commercial production.

[maggiem]

They do have a family show that would be perfect for the Christmas season, and I think its a few years now since it was last put on. It would go down very well as an NT Live broadcast as well.

It's called "Wind In The Willows".

[xanderl]

Not a bad idea!

They also have His Dark Materials

[Rooster Byron]

Peter & The Starcatcher is where Rooster is placing his money for the Christmas show.

[Reich]

Do they still have the sets for Frankenstein? Now would be an ideal time to bring it back

[maggiem]

Reich, on 30 July 2012 - 12:04 PM, said:

Do they still have the sets for Frankenstein? Now would be an ideal time to bring it back

Who would you cast?

[xanderl]

Jedward