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Macahan 08:58 am UTC 05/10/14 |
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Whistle Down the Wind - Community theatre - MasterMoose 10:48 pm UTC 05/08/14 |
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> So I was at a community theatre production of Whistle down
> the Wind last night in Auckland, my only source material
> for this show is the London cast recording and I have a
> few questions for those that may know more than I.
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> This version was abridged and seemingly sanitised.
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> Home by now was left out, both at the beginning and
> refrain at the end.
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> Annie Christmas removed all mention of Moustaches and
> Necklaces
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> Charlie Christmas was not even a song.
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> Long overdue for a miracle reduced to a few lines of
> spoken dialogue (as were a few other parts)
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> Off Ramp Exit to paradise - Cut
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> The Nature of the beast was cut short (No "Its still in
> me")
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> Throughout the show there were various shortening of songs
> and changing of words.
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> So what I want to know is: This version I saw, is it due
> to the local groups cuts and edits, or is there an
> abridged book for this play that was sprung on me (Much
> like all these "School" and "Junior" Versions that are
> popping up)
>
As far as I remember "Charlie Christmas" was cut from the UK tour show. There might be more that I didn't notice.
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