Stratford-upon-Avon indie theatre company Tread the Boards have fought against the odds to put on covid-compliant live arts
| Updated: 23:30, 31 January 2021
John-Robert Partridge, artistic director of Stratford independent theatre company, Tread the Boards, shares the ups and downs from a tumultuous year.
2020: The season that never was
The beginning of 2020 started out positively with rehearsals for Shakespeareâs Twelfth Night and Macbeth due to open in April. When the pandemic struck we were forced to close and had to explore alternative ways of paying our overheads; local government funding, âGo Fund Meâ pages and putting on zoom online acting classes. In the summer we toured an outdoor production of The Wind in the Willows which was a big success, was well attended and financially sustained us until Christmas.
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