It was the raised stage (logion) and scene building (skene) that underwent radical change.
The nine part series was shot on location in the new Ashford Studios (south of Dublin) on a 30,000-square-foot main stage and exterior scenes shot on the sprawling Guinness estate and Powerscourt, amongst others.
For example, if you walk on stage and your scene partner says, "My, isn't it a lovely day on Mars!", you shouldn't respond with a "block" and say "Whaddya mean?
By the time he was 24, this son of an Omaha brewery worker was the toast of the New York and London stage and social scenes.
I can only imagine how difficult it is to write for a large array of beloved characters while also figuring out how to stage and shoot scenes involving humans and puppets of various sizes.
That is, photographers weren't simply creating events by doctoring pictures, they were staging performances and scenes for the camera.
Writing in The New York Times, Lawrence Van Gelder called "Frog and Toad" "a bright, bouncy, altogether lovable show, packed with talent on the stage and behind the scenes".
You may find yourself anticipating lines that never arrive (English supertitles are projected above the stage) and longing for scenes that have been removed; this is a loose adaptation of Shakespeare's work, not a strict translation.
While the Mercury Music Prize is a sombre affair, fittingly presided over by a professor of music, the Brits are pure showbiz both on stage and behind the scenes.
As usual, we will be both on stage and behind the scenes to report from the conference.
