Thursday, July 19, 2012

£27 million Olympics Opening Ceremony shortened by 30 minutes amid transport fears


Director Danny Boyle has been told to cut the length of the Olympic Opening Ceremony with organisers increasingly anxious that spectators will be left without transport home if it overruns.

The decision to cut back the artistic element of the ceremony was made following rehearsals on Saturday night and Sunday raised concerns that the show will take longer than its three-hour target time.


Rehearsals will continue on Wednesday, with volunteers and performers running through the refined program. A 10-minute sequence from the end of the show involving stunt-bikes has been cut altogether.

Read more: The Telegraph

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