When Harry met Sally, Cambridge Arts Theatre, 2005
Cast: Gaby Roslin, Jonathan Wrather, Rebecca Gethings, Qarie Marshall, Matt Wolf, Polly Maberly, Ann Wenn, Edward Hayes-Neary
Adapted by Marcy Kahan from the film by Nora Ephron
Director: Simon Cox
Music by Ben & Jamie Cullum (the Harry Connick Jr stuff was obviously too expensive)
It's obvious why I went to see this - the film is great and still stands up well (I last watched it when Carrie Fisher died and am overdue another watch) but this is everything that's wrong with theatre. I see how it brings in a new audience but how does it encourage new writing and voices? And yet I go to this stuff and hate myself for it. Also, Gaby Roslin? She's a presenter and although she went to an acting school her first time on stage was three years previously in Chicago. Let's do less of this kind of thing in future.
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