Beginners to the Stage Please

<p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(33 37 41 1)><em>Have you ever wondered what really goes on behind the scenes of your favourite shows?</em></strong></p><p></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(33 37 41 1)><em>Beginners to the Stage Please</em></strong><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(33 37 41 1)> traces Stewart Arnott's progress from tearing tickets in his teens to becoming the stage manager for </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(33 37 41 1)>The Phantom of the Opera</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(33 37 41 1)> in the West End of London. Along the way he explains various aspects of how the industry works delves into the psychology of performers and audiences and provides detailed descriptions of how shows are put together and run.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(33 37 41 1)>The theatre is a world Stewart knows very well having worked extensively in the West End over four decades: front-of-house stage-door-keeping crewing set-operating and most importantly stage managing. This gives him an in-depth knowledge of individual shows a global overview of the industry and a breadth of experience that offers a perspective few others will have had.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(33 37 41 1)>Peppered with personal anecdotes and a fair amount of (unabashed!) name-dropping this story offers an insight into the nitty-gritty of daily life behind the scenes on some of the West End's most successful and well-known shows.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(33 37 41 1)>So come with Stewart as he takes you through the stage door and into the rarely seen backstage world of London's magical West End.</span></p><p></p>