When Matt Lucas withdrew from the opening night of Me and My Girl, his stand-in had just two hours to prepareEvery understudy awaits their big break. Yet few replace a household name on the opening night of a blockbuster show with critics watching in the audience. But when Matt Lucas received last-minute medical advice to rest his voice, his stand-in Ryan Pidgen found himself vaulted to the leading role in Chichester…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:18PM on July 10, 2018