Stombres has plenty of experience preparing for multiple roles, having also worked as an
understudy for the former Fox Valley Repertory Theater in St.
He said: "The quality of entrants was fantastic but in the end we had to have three Totos and one good all-rounder
understudy.
Playing children's favourite Sammy the Squirrel while being
understudy to British acting star and media pin-up Josh Harper doesn't make him any happier...
Josh Cohen The Watford-born
understudy to Rhys finally got his chance to play the part opposite Jerry Hall
Her 18-year-old
understudy, Alexandra Jay, attracted rave reviews after standing in for her the day before.
"I was
understudy to Ray for some time but I never have any regrets because the time I spent there made me a better player and probably enabled me to play on for as long as I have," he added.
What they haven't realised is being an All Black World Cup
understudy is a superb position to be in because you are guaranteed to start against the whipping boys, and there are more of those in New Zealand's opening group than you'd find at a Frank Bough (above) leaving do.
Richard appears as Ariel the robot, for which skating proficiency is needed - and Daniel has been cast as his
understudy just in case he injures himself in the run-up to the show or during show week itself.
My fellow apprentice, Sterling Hyltin, and I got to
understudy the four cocktail waitresses.
A JOBBING actor in a theatre production of The Mousetrap has been an
understudy to the lead character for the last eight years.
Since becoming an apprentice, she has gone on tour with the company and learned many parts in ballets, including Paquita and Don Quixote, mostly as an
understudy.
OLIVER Kahn has ditched talk of retirement and declared himself ready to be
understudy to Germany's No.1 keeper Jens Lehmann at the World Cup.
The spritely 27-year-old was swept in as a last-minute
understudy for the part when Clairemarie Osta came down with double tendinitis.
Cold Feet screenwriter David Nicholls' highly-enjoyable second novel, The
Understudy, operates on many levels, managing to be both knowing yet charming.
* With principal Margaret Tracey injured and apparently no
understudy ready, Bouder was given her big chance--and grasped it with supreme confidence.
