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Topic History of: I'd Do Anything ? Max. showing the last 5 posts - (Last post first)
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fred
Mart wrote: What are we going to get served up next?
Hmm.........."The Battle of the Bands".???
....the winner gets a gig....
I think this has already happened on C4 with the unsigned competition. Someone called Envy and Other Sins won -although apparently they'd already been signed! Confused? I certainly am!
The Cat
Nancy is a grown woman throughout the story. There is no child prostitution involved. Dickens hints at a dark past but there are few specifics other than that she used to steal for Fagin.
I'm glad you added the
zooloo
I forgot the -
zooloo
The Cat wrote: But the story is set in a real place in a specific period in history.
If we were casting a musical about the fictional son of a Massai tribal Chief in 19th century Kenya, would it be credible to cast a white boy? It's no different. The audience needs a degree of credibilty.
Nancy was a child prostitute... how much credibility are you going to insist on?
Mart
What are we going to get served up next?
Hmm.........."The Battle of the Bands".???