Playwright who left ‘Toy Show The Musical’ says RTÉ did not pay its creatives enough

Toy Show The Musical underwhelmed at the box office during its run last Christmas
Ellen Coyne
A playwright has claimed that creatives working on the controversial Toy Show musical were not well paid and were offered contracts that were below industry standard.
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