Evita - it's a role-share apparently

Further to our earlier post on the topic of whether Ms Roger is or is not appearing in Evita on any given day, West End Whinger disciple Simon reports that the box office has now come clean about who is and isn't playing Evita on which nights. Amusingly, they are at pains to point out that Roger-less performances are not performed by an understudy - Roger and whoever-the-other-woman-is are, in fact, "sharing the role". Remainder of the exchange goes something like this: Simon: So how many performances is Elena Roger doing? Box office: Six Simon: And how many is the other woman doing? Box office: Two Simon: Well, I'd be pissed off if I were Elena Roger and I were "sharing" the work and had to do three-quarters of the performances. Not my idea of sharing. In related news, Phil reports that the Evita website now has a list of performances where Elena Roger is NOT expected to appear, although it's buried away somewhat. And you won't be warned at the point of booking if you so so online.