Once - the musical
Smitten Thrice Guy
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ustralian actor Toby Francis has the difficult job of following in the footsteps of an Irish legend.
BY LLOYD GORMAN
He is set to take to the role of Guy, the male lead character in the stage musical of Once in the Regal Theatre, Subiaco at the end of May. His character was originally portrayed (and nailed beautifully) by none other than Glen Hansard in the original and much loved film of the same name, written by Enda Walsh and directed by John Carney (the same combo who we have to thank for yet another classic music based flick set in Dublin, Sing Street.) It will be the third time this guy has been that Guy and the theatrical trilogy should
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