from many venues, and not in a good way. will theatres survive another winter if they don t? not all of them. not all of them, no. i mean, some have gone already. and i ve done a lot of touring in the provinces and a lot of the tiny theatres that i ve worked in over the years have gone. i mean, it s quite heartbreaking. it is, because life is changing. and i think it would be really sad if we lost live theatre. so, you know, wejust pray and hope that we all get through this winter. and those behind the scenes are just as worried. everybody s nervous. we don t know what s around the corner. you know, we look at the news, we watch the news, we watch the press conferences. and last year was very, very painful. you know, pantomimes were closed down and lots of people lost jobs. people who had trained to be in the theatre business went and worked in shops or on building sites, came back into the theatre and lost theirjobs at christmas. so we can t have that this year. early reports suggest
i m talking about all the people backstage, the lighting, the ushers, everything, every part of it, the box office staff. i mean, it s endless. are you ready, boys and girls? yes! then i give you cinderella. debbie mcgee plays the fairy godmother and wishes she could cast a spell to ensure everything goes ahead because she fears if what happened last year is repeated, it could be curtains from many venues, and not in a good way. will theatres survive another winter if they don t? not all of them. not all of them, no. i mean, some have gone already. and i ve done a lot of touring in the provinces and a lot of the tiny theatres that i ve worked in over the years have gone. i mean, it s quite heartbreaking. it is because life is changing. and i think it would be really sad if we lost live theatre. so, you know, wejust pray and hope that we all get through this winter. and those behind the scenes
of the tiny theatres that i ve worked in over the years have gone. i mean, it s quite heartbreaking. it is, because life is changing. and i think it would be really sad if we lost live theatre. so, you know, wejust pray and hope that we all get through this winter. early reports suggest that panto ticket sales are down, but not by as much as expected. and many theatregoers, but not all, are ready to return. the one we re going to is local. so i think it s not going to be very crowded there. frozen! frozen the musical! it s the jack and the beanstalk in a village hall. i feel safe around everyone, and if you wear a mask and whatever. i haven t caught the covid thing yet, so. yeah, it s all right. it s all right. ijust think it s too much of a risk, even though i ve been triple jabbed and i ve had covid. but i still don t want to get in that environment. it s tradition, isn t it? it s a lovely tradition. oh, yes, it is! there are changes this year. audiences are being asked to wear masks
i mean, it s quite heartbreaking. it is, because life is changing. and i think it would be really sad if we lost live theatre. so, you know, wejust pray and hope that we all get through this winter. early reports suggest that panto ticket sales are down, but not by as much as expected. and many theatregoers, but not all, are ready to return. the one we re going to is local. so i think it s not going to be very crowded there. frozen! frozen the musical! it s the jack and the beanstalk in a village hall. i feel safe around everyone, and if you wear a mask and whatever. i haven t caught the covid thing yet, so. yeah, it s all right. it s all right. ijust think it s too much of a risk, even though i ve been triple jabbed and i ve had covid. but i still don t want to get in that environment. it s tradition, isn t it? it s a lovely tradition. oh, yes, it is! there are changes this year. audiences are being asked to wear masks and most shows have axed