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By Lora Jones
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image captionNica Burns is the chief executive of Nimax Theatres and co-owns six theatres in London s West End We were walking innocently into the future with no idea what was coming, says Nica Burns, chief executive of Nimax Theatres.
On 16 March last year, she was watching a preview of the musical City of Angels that was due to open at the firm s Garrick Theatre. We knew we had something special, she said.
Within a couple of hours, cast and crew gathered in the bar for a sudden goodbye, sharing pizzas and drinks with colleagues they thought they would see in a few weeks time.
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