As Covid hit casts, understudies suddenly found themselves needed everywhere " with little warning. We meet these unsung heroes, including a Beanstalk Jack who took on three other last-minute roles 'My initial reaction," says Greg Arundell, with a laugh, "was no." The actor had been playing Jacob Marley, the deceased partner of Ebenezer Scrooge, in a production of A Christmas Carol at Beaulieu Abbey. Then several of …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:48AM on January 19, 2022