Minister Catherine Martin has won a major battle at Cabinet to achieve the easing of restrictions after arguing that those working in Culture and the Arts have suffered most in society from the ravages of Covid-19 and that now is the time for the show to go on, albeit in limited circumstances.
“These events will help to demonstrate the capacity of the sector to take creative and responsible approaches to the challenges posed by the pandemic,” she said.
A number of test live performances that will take place in the coming days and weeks. These will include a performance of the Irish Chamber Orchestra at the National Concert Hall on Saturday next, 19 December, and at the Abbey Theatre, which will ironically host a production of ‘Theatre for One’, by Landmark Productions and Octopus Theatricals from Friday, 18 December.
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