Pantomimes are back… oh yes they are! Traditional festive stage shows will return in time for Christmas as theatres get cash for seats they must leave empty The National Lottery operator approached Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden Cash-strapped theatres will receive money from a private fund to cover costs Pantomimes are expected to take place at … Read more
Government is planning ‘SEAT out to help out’ plan with cut-price tickets to get theatres open and fans back in sports grounds Ministers are looking at plans encouraging crowds into theatres and stadiums The Eat Out To Help Out scheme could be reformed into ‘Seat Out To Help Out’ One idea is discounted meals on … Read more
Government is planning ‘SEAT out to help out’ plan with cut-price tickets to get theatres open and fans back in sports grounds Ministers are looking at plans encouraging crowds into theatres and stadiums The Eat Out To Help Out scheme could be reformed into ‘Seat Out To Help Out’ One idea is discounted meals on … Read more
Blow to West End as Les Miserables and Hamilton producer Sir Cameron Mackintosh makes 200 staff redundant from his theatres English theatres able to open to open for the first time since lockdown yesterday But social distancing measures mean many owners say it’s not financially viable Sir Cameron said openings may have to be pushed … Read more
Blow to West End as Les Miserables and Hamilton producer Sir Cameron Mackintosh makes 200 staff redundant from his theatres English theatres able to open to open for the first time since lockdown yesterday But social distancing measures mean many owners say it’s not financially viable Sir Cameron said openings may have to be pushed … Read more
Casinos, bowling alleys, theatres, gig venues and wedding receptions can reopen from today, and unpampered Britons can finally get their facials. Businesses have said they are ‘delighted’ to be welcoming customers back through their doors as part of the latest easing of lockdown restrictions in England. It follows the Prime Minister announcing that fines for … Read more
Andrew Lloyd Webber, 72, will receive experimental coronavirus vaccine as part of Oxford trial as he says he’ll ‘do anything to prove theatres can re-open safely’ The University of Oxford and the drug company AstraZeneca are working on the development of the experimental vaccine called ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 Thousands of people the UK, United States, Brazil … Read more
Andrew Lloyd Webber volunteers for experimental COVID-19 study working towards a vaccine: ‘I’ll do anything to prove that theatres can re-open safely’ The composer announced that he will take part in an experimental study that’s working towards a coronavirus vaccine The University of Oxford and the drug company AstraZeneca are working on the development of … Read more
The Royal Shakespeare Company has today warned that many UK theatre companies could close and the theatre world will become unable to support diverse communities if ‘the pain continues’ under coronavirus lockdown rules. Erica Whyman, deputy artistic director, said there was a ‘real risk’ of company closure for a ‘substantial length of time’ if they … Read more
Theatres, museums and galleries get £1.6billion lifeline as thousands of arts venues shut by coronavirus are not expected to reopen for mass events until next year Cultural venues including theatres to get £1.6billion bailout for grants and loans Boris Johnson vows to safeguard Britain’s cultural industry from going under But it is thought that concerts … Read more