There’s no business like showbusiness, even if that does mean wearing a costume bought from a charity shop an hour before curtain-up.
Being an understudy is just as hard as being in the main cast.
We'll have two or three auditions and work on multiple scenes with a tough director before we're offered the job.
So don't think for a minute getting an understudy gig is easy.Warner Bros / Via giphy.com
And once we get the job, we have a million lines and songs to learn.
We might be understudying three to five roles, which means three to five sets of dialogue to remember. And if we're a Swing in a musical, there are dance steps to learn too. It's not easy.
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We get so used to being in the background, it can be a little overwhelming when everyone fusses over us.
Overhwelming, but awesome.
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And we're absolutely terrified the first time we go on for a lead role.
We suddenly realise we haven't practiced for months, and we have no idea where our script is, and OH HELP!
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