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Former Riverdance producer stressed Toy Show musical’s financial risk ‘from day one’

Julian Erskine, a consultant producer on the project, said that the risk associated with the production was not ‘interrogated deeply’

Toy Show The Musical ran for just 27 shows in December 2022 and used just 41 per cent of capacity at the National Convention Centre where it was staged. Picture: Ste Murray

The RTÉ board has released a new version of Grant Thornton’s report into Toy Show the Musical, which has revealed the names of 20 contributors to the investigation.

The new version has revealed that Julian Erskine, a consultant producer on Toy Show the Musical, was the individual who first raised concerns about the financial risk of the project and flagged low levels of ticket sales in advance of the production.

Last month, the RTÉ board ...