'Enormous amount of hubris' around staging of Toy Show musical

The ill-fated venture, which ran last December but was beset with problems including cancellations do to illness and low ticket sales, had been projected to bring in revenue of roughly €4.1m. Picture: Andres Poveda

Playwright and director Phillip McMahon has said there was “an enormous amount of hubris” around the staging of Toy Show The Musical.

Meanwhile, panto star and TV presenter Alan Hughes has said the RTÉ musical was a “major blow” to his production of Snow White at the National Stadium last Christmas.