Taking drama to the next level

Last night's performance was brought to an abrupt and unscheduled end when Brendon Kinch, who plays Parolles, threw himself into his role with a little too much enthusiasm. In the second half of the show, Brendon slipped on something in the middle of a physically intense scene, coming crashing to the ground and stunning himself, so that he had to be carried off by other cast members. While it looked, at first, like part of the scene - and all credit to the quick thinking of the various lords and young lords for managing to pull that off - it soon became clear that Brendon wasn't fit to carry on, and the performance was postponed.

The good news is that Brendan is only suffering a mild concussion and will be fine with a day or two's rest. In the meantime, his role will be played by a stand in, who will be announced shortly.