Is the Economic Downturn to Blame?

A Delfont Mackintosh press release announcing the closure said: “After receiving some of the best reviews seen for a brand new musical in the past 20 years and despite an enormously enthusiastic reaction from audiences each night, the new musical has failed to attract an audience in sufficient numbers to remain economically viable.  It seems that the prevailing economic uncertainties nationally are leading audiences to take less risks on spending their money on new and unknown work and to seek refuge in safe and familiar titles and material.  It is, perhaps, significant that ‘Les Misérables’ and ‘The Phantom of the Opera’ continue to play to packed houses every night.”

A Fantastically Funny Show   

It’s 1947, and although the war is over rationing continues to bite across England, especially in the rural towns and villages of Yorkshire. A royal wedding seems set to lift the spirits, and a celebration banquet is planned. However, when the community decides to raise a pig for a bit of extra meat, trouble soon comes knocking in the shape of a fastidious government food inspector.