Gone with The Wind set to close

Alas the rumours are true and Gone with The Wind starring Darius Danesh and Jill Paice is set to close after June 14th, in just two weeks time. The bad news was supposedly broken to a devastated cast after Friday night’s evening performance at the New London Theatre.

Digitalspy has the scoop along with Playbill and Broadwayworld :

Showbiz – News – Darius Danesh’s West End run cut short – Digital Spy
Following low ticket sales and a poor response from critics, the production will now complete its run on June 15. Patrons who hold tickets for cancelled performances have been told that they will receive a refund.

“From the beginning of our journey we have all worked hard to achieve the realisation of putting Margaret Mitchell’s classic novel, Gone with the Wind, on stage at the New London Theatre,” producer Aldo Scrofani explained in a statement. “Despite the critical response the Company have enjoyed much praise from audience members during our run and for that we are grateful, nevertheless we have made the difficult decision to close the production.

“Plans for a New York production are currently on hold but in the meantime we are pursuing various options that have been presented to us from interested parties worldwide.”

This is a great shame, because by all accounts the show was starting to shape up and given time may have developed into a long running classic musical. London Theatre Breaks commiserates with all involved.