Falling stars: what happens when stage actors are a no-show?
From a vanishing Hayley Atwell to a script-reading Oedipus, welcome to the season of the understudyA surprise piece of computer dialogue greets anyone buying tickets online for the current revival of Alexei Kaye Campbell's The Pride at Trafalgar Studios in London. Just before the payment page, a box pops up warning: "Due to commitments during the period of 19th August to 7th September, the producers cannot guarantee …