Paul Connell was offered the lead role at the cancelled event in a Glasgow warehouse.
An actor who played Willy Wonka at a cancelled event in Glasgow says he understands why families were angry about the experience.
Paul Connell said he was given the role just days earlier and handed a "gibberish" script and told to "do whatever you want".Organisers House of Illuminati advertised a "journey filled with wondrous creations" in what turned out to be a sparsely-decorated warehouse.: "It was very disappointing to see how many people turned up at this event and found basically me dressed up as Willy Wonka in a half-abandoned warehouse.
He added: "The actors were furious, we’d been conned as well and it did turn quite scary at one point because people were angry.Mr Connell said despite the circumstances, the performers received good feedback online for trying their best to "make the best out of a bad situation".He said he spoke to the organisers during the event, but had not been in contact with them since.
"I asked them what they wanted me to do as a performer and they just kept saying, 'do whatever you want'.House of Illuminati, said in a post on Facebook it was "truly sorry" and had been let down in "many areas" and tried their best to continue.It added in a later post: "This was an event gone wrong.Biden treads carefully through Middle East minefield
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