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Stage Door News
Live theatre is always exciting, especially because anything can happen at anytime. Such is the case with the North American premiere of the London hit musical MRS HENDERSON PRESENTS. The show was scheduled to begin performances at the Royal Alexandra Theatre on March 12, 2017. But due to unforeseen circumstances beyond anyone’s control, its first performance will be delayed to the evening of March 15.
The reason? Mother nature is to blame, in the form of two hurricanes, Hurricane Ewan and Hurricane Doris. Hurricane Ewan which has been blowing through the North Atlantic and Hurricane Doris has battering the coasts of Ireland, England and Scotland.
With conditions of 120km/h winds and high waves, all shipping out of the UK was suspended for a week. The ship carrying the set for MRS HENDERSON PRESENTS was unable to leave port as scheduled and is only now battling the high seas on its way to Canada.
The ship is now expected to arrive in Montreal on Friday, March 3. The shipping containers containing the show’s sets will then be trucked to Toronto, where they will be erected on the stage of the Royal Alex. Technical rehearsals will then be conducted the week of March 6 and into the early days of the following week.
The previously scheduled performances of Sunday, March 12 matinee, Tuesday, March 14 evening and Wednesday March 15 matinee are now cancelled. Audience members holding tickets to Sunday, March 12 matinee, Tuesday, March 14 evening are being contacted and will be rescheduled to a future performance of their choice. Ticket holders to the Wednesday March 15 matinee performance will be transferred to the newly added Thursday March 16 matinee.
MRS HENDERSON PRESENTS
March 15 - April 23
Royal Alexandra Theatre
$38 - $139
Performance Schedule:
Tuesday to Saturday 8PM
Wednesday, Saturday & Sunday 2PM
Added performance on Thursday March 16th at 2:00 PM, No matinee on Wed. March 15th.
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For more information: www.mrshenderson.co.uk
Photo: Andrey Andreychik. ©2015 Cole Burson.
2017-02-27
Toronto: Two hurricanes prevent the start of "Mrs. Henderson Presents" – previews now begin March 15