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Why is Oliver Dowden ‘coming to the theatre one week and watching us close the next’?
London’s abrupt move into Tier 3, meaning that theatres have had to close their shows with very little notice, has decimated a slowly recovering sector. Producer Kenny Wax had just reopened his musical, SIX, at the Lyric Theatre in the … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged closed, closure, covid, government, interview, kenny wax, london, musical, producer, six, six the musical, telegraph, tier 3, west end
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‘There is no evidence at all of theatres spreading Covid’: fury in London at Tier 3
The lights will have to dim in the West End yet again, thanks to the Government’s decision to plunge the capital into Tier 3 – just as London’s theatres were beginning to reopen. Arts leaders are understandably apoplectic. Read my full Telegraph article here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged closed, closure, covid, government, interview, julian bird, london, solt, telegraph, theatre, tier 3, west end
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The West End is slowly reviving – the Government must not kill it with Tier 3
This past week has seen a miraculous rebirth: West End theatres opening their doors, and delighted audiences returning in (safely distanced) droves. Christmas entertainment is saved! Read my full Telegraph article here
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged closed, covid, government, lockdown, london, telegraph, theatre, west end
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Grayson Perry’s uplifting lockdown art exhibition cancelled – thanks to lockdown
The new, more restrictive tier system has created a high-stakes national lottery for arts venues. Land in tier 3, and your luck is out: no galleries or museums are allowed to open at all. Read my full Telegraph article here
Posted in Art, Journalism, TV
Tagged Alistair Hudson, art, cancelled, channel 4, christmas, closed, covid, december, exhibition, gallery, grayson perry, graysons art club, interview, lockdown, manchester, Manchester Art Gallery, museum, telegraph, tier 3, tv, Whitworth
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‘No notice, no proper details’: the little bookshop fearing a second lockdown
“We feared a second lockdown might happen, but we wanted it earlier,” says Jonathan Main, owner of independent Bookseller Crow on the Hill in London’s Crystal Palace. “Locking down again during our second-busiest sales month of the year? Bad news.” … Continue reading
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Tagged arts, book, books, bookshop, boris johnson, christmas, closed, cookbooks, crow on the hill, crystal palace, emily st john mandel, government, high street, interview, jonathan main, lockdown, lockdown 2, london, novel, pandemic, publisher, publishing, reading, sales, second lockdown, shop, station eleven, telegraph
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