RTÉ may defend ‘Toy Show The Musical’, but projected returns were pie in the sky

Reliance on a sell-out run for €2.7m show displays hubris and lack of experience in live theatre

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At the start of lockdown, Late Late Show producers Katherine Drohan and Jane Murphy had what must have seemed like a Eureka moment. The two women were discussing The Late Late Toy Show when the prospect of a musical struck them.