EnTrance ending a successful run
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Whether the final three shows this weekend make things better or worse is a matter of perspective: At press time there were only a few tickets left for tonight and tomorrow night. [Check the box office, 040-5585.1 On Sunday, two of the dancers are scheduled to leave the island, so there is no hope of an extended run.
"To bring the show back would mean finding two more persons willing and able to devote three months to rehearsal, Ms. Rayner pointed out this week. By the time a revised cast would be ready, Cayman Drama Society would be in the middle of its next major production, Robin Hood - The Musical. If she has any regrets at all, they must be focused on her "great white stairway" set. Because there is not sufficient space available to store it, it will have to be dismantled.
But she seems comfortable with the success already achieved by her effort to showcase music and dance styles from around the world. Her initial satisfaction, expressed the week before the show opened, came from the "spirit of togetherness" that had developed within the dance troupe - in fact, the whole company, which includes singers, a magician and two practitioners of the comedic arts.
That reaction must come from the teacher side of her. But as choreographer and one of the lead dancers, she can also bask in the warmth of audience praise.
She seemed especially pleased by compliments from Colin Wilson, who knows better than most people the heartaches and joys of theatre productions. Colin's comment was that EnTrance was the best show of its kind that he had ever seen in Cayman.
The lucky people who have reservations will be able to judge for themselves. For others, there were the tantalising performances during the NCVO Radio/telethon last week.
But for everyone there is the expectation that Ms. Rayner, after a well-deserved break, will not be content to rest on her laurels.
