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| Spamalot is on at The Playhouse Theatre until April 2013 |
Stephen Tomkinson was superb as King Arthur, as was Anna-Jane Casey as the Lady of the Lake - the two newcomers. I loved their interpretations of their characters: Stephen gave King Arthur a lot more depth and emotion than he is usually played, and Anna-Jane was vocally stunning and cheeky with it. She is perfect for this part which she should have been offered years ago! But actually all the cast - Todd Carty, Michael Burgen, Graham MacDuff (we go back a long way), Jon Robyns, Robin Armstrong, Rob Delaney, Adam Ellis, James Nelson, Chris Jenkins, Hannah Malekzad, Rachel Knowles, Paul Bullion, Matthew Russell-Jones, Graham Newell, Amelia Adams-Pearce - were outstanding!
Spamalot is SO good and SO funny, it's a wonderful night out and a guaranteed pick-me-up; far better at beating the blues than antidepressants. Its only side effect: strained laughing muscles.
Last night was Press Night so the audience was awash with celebs which made the evening even more exciting! And, I was invited to the After Party with the entire cast and crew. I recently appeared in The Metro for being Monty Python's biggest fan, so what made the evening even more special for me was that many of the cast members I spoke to told me they had read the article! Yesterday was one of the best days of my life!
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| Actress Rebecca Grant (Holby City, Prisioner's Wives, Emmerdale - I'm her publicist!) with artist Anyes Greene |
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| Rebecca Grant, John Wood (me!) and Anyes Greene |
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| Me with John Partridge from Eastenders |
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| Me with Ian McNeice |
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| Rebecca Grant being photographed by a pap |
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| Me with Stephen Tomkinson at the opening "knight" after party (no flash!) |
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| Me with Dave Gormam |
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| Me with Melanie Masson from X Factor |
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| My ticket - the best I've ever had, only 20 seats along from the legendary D1!! |
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| My After Party invitation - Get in! |
Other celebs who were at the show who I didn't manage to photograph: X Factor stars Javine Hylton and Kye Sones (had a nice chat with both of them).
Media coverage of the Press Night:
Media coverage of the Press Night:
