But that is in keeping with the spirit of a "meta-panto": a self-referential affair that starts with a filmed puff for the genre and shows the immaculately preserved star stepping out of her limo to ascend the theatre's steps.
As well as functioning as a theatre, its steps are nowadays often an officially approved location for demonstrations The interior ministry, which issues permits for demos, seems to prefer to have protests take place here rather than outside its own headquarters, at the other end of the avenue.
Long before Gosling mounted the Debussy Theatre's steps with cast members Christina Hendricks and Matt Smith, however, the word was out that the RyGo was a no-no.
"They haven't had blockbuster films [before]," says Bonner, who describes one screening so packed that the audience spilled over from the seats onto the theatre's steps.
This week saw a second theatre heavyweight stepping in to curb your bad behaviour in our workplace.
A lute player by training, he shows almost as much relish for this enterprise as for his wonderful theatre.A step away, in the centre of the city, is another example of the creativity that austerity can spark.
The Barbican Theatre bravely stepped up to the plate.
The company, which won the 2009 Regional Theatre Tony Award, stepped up soon after the New York plans unraveled.
A great deal of Mitchell's worldview is set out in her book, The Director's Craft: A Handbook for the Theatre, which describes, step by step, her way of working.
That night, I went into the theatre with halting steps and met Ian Charleson, who was going to take over from me later anyway.
