Agents expressed their frustration at having wasted their time on glowing tributes for the dead performer, only to discover that his role will not be recast. Dozens of acting friends have needlessly suffered the emotional strain of ’respectfully’ waiting, before casually offering themselves for a production that is come to an end. Said one: ‘Can we just take it as read that I’m grieving and get straight onto the casting? He’d have wanted the show to go on – with me in it!’
