Being part of a show such as The Tiger Who Came to Tea is like being part of a big cake.
So, I'm sorry Forrest, put your chocolates down for a second because I'm going with a more baked variety of analogy. You have some really important parts like the producers - who I suppose are the oven - providing the necessary means to bring all the parts together. The writer, directors and creatives who would be the flour and butter that form the base of the whole creation. Actors and crew would be the sugar, a sweet ingredient uniting the other elements together so you start to get the shape and texture of the production. All these elements are important, no, vital to a good production, without any one of these the cake would simply not rise and have a very soggy bottom... hopefully only in the metaphorical sense.
But what gives a production that 'wow' factor? What is the proverbial icing on the cake? What is it that would make Mary Berry wobbly at the knees and Paul Hollywood give you his icy blue eyed stare of approval? Well that, in my opinion, would be you! The wonderfully honest theatre-going audience.
