Theatres Trust director Jon Morgan responds to the Prime Minister’s update on Step 4, the government’s plan for living with Covid and what it means for theatres:
The Prime Minister’s announcement today that capacity caps and the need for social distancing in theatres in England will be lifted as part of Step 4 of the reopening roadmap is very welcome news for a sector that has been hugely impacted by the pandemic. We hope that this will be followed by confirmation next week that Step 4 will indeed go ahead on 19 July.
Several shows that have recently reopened at reduced capacity have had to cancel suddenly when a cast or crew member has to self-isolate. We are encouraged that the Prime Minister mentioned that a different system would be introduced for people who are fully vaccinated, and look forward to hearing further details.