User blog:Belle pullman/London 2001

OK what's super frustrating here is that this isn't a case of distant research - I was THERE, seeing the show quite frequently through 2001 and 2002. (the problem is, a brochure cost £6, a standing ticket to Starlight Express cost £8 - guess where I spent my money? :P )

So, working backwards, there's the 21st Anniversary edition of the Souvenir Brochure - "1981- 2002 - 21 YEARS" graphics on the cover, published April 2002.

Next, we have an internally identical Brochure, that's a publication date "February 2001". All the photos are identical to the 21st Anniversary cast... distinctive faces like Alexis Owen Hobbs as Bombalurina, who didn't join the show until October 2001..... I'm pretty confident in saying therefore, it's a printing error, a typo, and that which I've always casually labelled "02/01" is actually "02/02". Louisa Shaw replaced Rebecca Lock as Jellylorum in February, otherwise the cast is all from October 2001.

So.... was there an October 2001 version of the Souvenir Brochure? Was there a May/June 2001 Brochure? Was there an October 2000 Brochure - as far as we know there wasn't a significant cast change between April 2000 and October 2000, so unlikely. I do have the June 2000 brochure (it can take a few weeks to get them printed and on sale)  But I'm pretty sure there's at least one, probably two 2001 publications missing!

AND I CAN'T REMEMBER!