Behind the deserted streets of London s Theatreland, with its dog-eared publicity posters and abandoned box offices, life is finally stirring at the Gillian Lynne Theatre.
Mostly, it has to be said, in the diminutive form of Andrew Lloyd Webber, who springs on to the stage with the bounce (and knees) of a man half his age. I m on stage. I m in a theatre! Ah the joy! he cries, lifting his arms to the gods and beaming wide. I can t believe it! Welcome, welcome, welcome!
Andrew Lloyd-Webber is pictured on the first day of rehearsals for Cinderella, his much-delayed new musical