IN the face of disappointing reviews, the plug has been pulled, at least temporarily, on "Candle in the Wind" the tribute show to Diana, Princess of Wales.
Presented by Capital Productions and featuring the English Dance Company and the National Festival Choir, the show played to a half-empty auditoriums at the Opera House in Manchester last week.
I wasn't able to be at the show, but I understand that audience reaction was mixed, with criticism being levelled at some of the performers and the standard of the scenery.
Personalities, including Prime Minister, gave permission for their televised tributes to be included in the back projection but the standard of this also disappointed.
The show should have opened at the Empire Theatre in Liverpool next Tuesday but has been postponed while the organisers look at a re-vamp with, possibly, a new title.
It would be the show's third title, having initially been called "Princess".
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