Why the Prime Minister must get behind a new regime to allow theatres to reopen
Adrian Vinken tells Daily Mail readers what they're going to lose if there is no tangible, practical Government support for the theatre sector.
Try to imagine a world without your local theatre: Christmas without panto for the children, or trips to London’s West End.
This joyless prospect came a step closer this week as the Prime Minister announced an easing of the lockdown that offered nothing to Britain’s once-booming performing arts sector.
The irony is that – as thousands of workers face redundancy – the Government is allowing theatres to reopen from July 4, providing it is not for the performance of live theatre!
At the Theatre Royal, Plymouth – one of Britain’s most successful regional theatres – we have had to let go of our freelancers and this week we started consulting on laying off 110 people: One-third of our full-time staff... Keep reading on Mail Online
Try to imagine a world without your local theatre: Christmas without panto for the children, or trips to London’s West End.
This joyless prospect came a step closer this week as the Prime Minister announced an easing of the lockdown that offered nothing to Britain’s once-booming performing arts sector.
The irony is that – as thousands of workers face redundancy – the Government is allowing theatres to reopen from July 4, providing it is not for the performance of live theatre!
At the Theatre Royal, Plymouth – one of Britain’s most successful regional theatres – we have had to let go of our freelancers and this week we started consulting on laying off 110 people: One-third of our full-time staff... Keep reading on Mail Online