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Actress really does 'break a leg' Actress really does 'break a leg'
(about 15 hours later)
When actors are told to "break a leg" before a performance they should not take this good luck message literally.When actors are told to "break a leg" before a performance they should not take this good luck message literally.
However, this is exactly what happened to Marie Arnold as she was rehearsing for the opening of Welsh playwright Frank Vickery's Trivial Pursuits.However, this is exactly what happened to Marie Arnold as she was rehearsing for the opening of Welsh playwright Frank Vickery's Trivial Pursuits.
Ms Arnold took a tumble on Sunday, and a subsequent visit to hospital confirmed her leg was broken. In an unusual twist she will be replaced by a man because she was using her deep voice to play a male role.
Actor Richard Shackley has stepped in to fill the role and the play opens in Swansea's Grand Theatre on Tuesday. Ms Arnold broke her leg in a tumble on Sunday just 48 hours before the play opens in Swansea's Grand Theatre.
Mr Shackley was at a barbecue when he got the call late on Sunday evening and started rehearsals for the play, a comedy, first thing on Monday morning. Replacement actor Richard Shackley was at a barbecue when he got the call late on Sunday evening and started rehearsals for the play, a comedy, first thing on Monday morning.
"This is all a bit sudden, but I'm very excited to be working with Frank and at the moment I'm running on pure adrenalin." said the actor, who graduated from the Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff in 2005."This is all a bit sudden, but I'm very excited to be working with Frank and at the moment I'm running on pure adrenalin." said the actor, who graduated from the Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff in 2005.
Ms Arnold said she was "gutted" to be missing out.Ms Arnold said she was "gutted" to be missing out.
"I was praying on the way to hospital that it was only a sprain," she said. "I was praying on the way to hospital on Sunday that it was only a sprain," she said.
"I was really looking forward to this, I'd worked so hard. But I suppose it happens.""I was really looking forward to this, I'd worked so hard. But I suppose it happens."
We all wish each other well saying "Break A Leg" but we didn't want Marie to actually to it Richard Tunley, cast member and assistant directorWe all wish each other well saying "Break A Leg" but we didn't want Marie to actually to it Richard Tunley, cast member and assistant director
Richard Tunley, the play's assistant director who also stars in the production, said: "The whole cast is devastated.Richard Tunley, the play's assistant director who also stars in the production, said: "The whole cast is devastated.
"Marie is such a lovely lady and this was a terrible accident."Marie is such a lovely lady and this was a terrible accident.
"We all wish each other well saying "Break A Leg" but we didn't want Marie to actually to it."We all wish each other well saying "Break A Leg" but we didn't want Marie to actually to it.
"But as the saying goes - the show must go on and Richard has stepped in and saved the day!""But as the saying goes - the show must go on and Richard has stepped in and saved the day!"
'Terrible accident''Terrible accident'
Mr Vickery, who took Ms Arnold to hospital, said the actress was "feeling fine".Mr Vickery, who took Ms Arnold to hospital, said the actress was "feeling fine".
"It was a terrible accident to happen, but I'm so relieved Marie is feeling fine and I'm looking forward to working with Richard for the first time."It was a terrible accident to happen, but I'm so relieved Marie is feeling fine and I'm looking forward to working with Richard for the first time.
"We were very fortunate to find someone of his calibre to take over the role at the 11th hour.""We were very fortunate to find someone of his calibre to take over the role at the 11th hour."
And while Ms Arnold will not be able to act in the play, she will still be helping out the production behind the scenes acting as a back-up for Mr Shackley should he forget any lines or need any tips.And while Ms Arnold will not be able to act in the play, she will still be helping out the production behind the scenes acting as a back-up for Mr Shackley should he forget any lines or need any tips.
"He has been holding his own in rehearsals today," she said. "I think he's going to be fine but I'll be close at hand if necessary.""He has been holding his own in rehearsals today," she said. "I think he's going to be fine but I'll be close at hand if necessary."
She had been due to play the role of Eddie, a male part, and had been looking forward to "foxing" audience members with her performance.She had been due to play the role of Eddie, a male part, and had been looking forward to "foxing" audience members with her performance.
"I have got a naturally deep voice and so it seemed easy to cast me in that role," she said."I have got a naturally deep voice and so it seemed easy to cast me in that role," she said.
"We were going to have some fun I think foxing some of the audience members but now we will never know.""We were going to have some fun I think foxing some of the audience members but now we will never know."
The spring tour of Trivial Pursuits opens in the Grand Theatre, Swansea on Tuesday and runs there until Saturday before it goes to The Muni Arts Centre in Pontypridd, Park & Dare Theatre in Treorchy, Coliseum Theatre in Aberdare, Blackwood Miners' Institute and the Congress Theatre in Cwmbran.The spring tour of Trivial Pursuits opens in the Grand Theatre, Swansea on Tuesday and runs there until Saturday before it goes to The Muni Arts Centre in Pontypridd, Park & Dare Theatre in Treorchy, Coliseum Theatre in Aberdare, Blackwood Miners' Institute and the Congress Theatre in Cwmbran.