Yet again the rules around first nights are breaking down irretrievably. On Tuesday, the new musical I Dreamed a Dream opened officially at Newcastle Theatre Royal, having begun previews just four days earlier, on Friday; but the Sunday Telegraph published a review, based on seeing the very first preview, on the weekend. Veronica Lee, the critic despatched by the news desk to do so, had simply bought a ticket and fil…
SOURCE: The Stage at 01:43AM on March 29, 2012