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LONDON When Andrew Lincoln steps onstage at London’s Old Vic Theatre as Ebenezer Scrooge in “A Christmas Carol,” he looks out on an empty auditorium.
The spectators are beyond the theater walls, in houses and apartments, staring at screens. In this pandemic year, the Old Vic’s seasonal production of Charles Dickens’ classic is being livestreamed nightly until Dec. 24, with ticket-holders around the world tuning in over Zoom.
“It’s a very strange experience, doing something theatrical on a stage and then not feeling the reverb of an audience,” said Lincoln, the British actor who starred for nine seasons in AMC zombie drama “The Walking Dead.”
Coronavirus shuts many UK theaters but online the show goes on
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Last Updated: Dec 16, 2020, 02:20 PM IST
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In this pandemic year, the Old Vic s seasonal production of Charles Dickens classic is being livestreamed nightly until Dec. 24, with ticket-holders around the world tuning in over Zoom.
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London: When Andrew Lincoln steps onstage at London s Old Vic Theatre as Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol, he looks out on an empty auditorium.
The spectators are beyond the theater walls, in houses and apartments, staring at screens. In this pandemic year, the Old Vic s seasonal production of Charles Dickens classic is being livestreamed nightly until Dec. 24, with ticket-holders around the world tuning in over Zoom.
Jill Lawless
People leave the Sondheim Theatre, in London, where Les Miserables returned to the stage for the first time in almost nine months at the start of December, and now closes as London moves into the highest tier of coronavirus restrictions at midnight as a result of soaring case rates, Tuesday Dec. 15, 2020. (Aaron Chown/PA via AP) December 16, 2020 - 12:56 AM
LONDON - When Andrew Lincoln steps onstage at Londonâs Old Vic Theatre as Ebenezer Scrooge in âA Christmas Carol,â he looks out on an empty auditorium.
The spectators are beyond the theatre walls, in houses and apartments, staring at screens. In this pandemic year, the Old Vicâs seasonal production of Charles Dickensâ classic is being livestreamed nightly until Dec. 24, with ticket-holders around the world tuning in over Zoom.
Virus shuts many UK theatres but online the show goes on
by Jill Lawless, The Associated Press
Posted Dec 16, 2020 2:52 am EDT
Last Updated Dec 16, 2020 at 2:56 am EDT
LONDON When Andrew Lincoln steps onstage at London’s Old Vic Theatre as Ebenezer Scrooge in “A Christmas Carol,” he looks out on an empty auditorium.
The spectators are beyond the theatre walls, in houses and apartments, staring at screens. In this pandemic year, the Old Vic’s seasonal production of Charles Dickens’ classic is being livestreamed nightly until Dec. 24, with ticket-holders around the world tuning in over Zoom.
“It’s a very strange experience, doing something theatrical on a stage and then not feeling the reverb of an audience,” said Lincoln, the British actor who starred for nine seasons in AMC zombie drama “The Walking Dead.”
LONDON (AP) When Andrew Lincoln steps onstage at London’s Old Vic Theatre as Ebenezer Scrooge in “A Christmas Carol,” he looks out on an empty auditorium.
The spectators are beyond the theater walls, in houses and apartments, staring at screens. In this pandemic year, the Old Vic’s seasonal production of Charles Dickens’ classic is being livestreamed nightly until Dec. 24, with ticket-holders around the world tuning in over Zoom.
“It’s a very strange experience, doing something theatrical on a stage and then not feeling the reverb of an audience,” said Lincoln, the British actor who starred for nine seasons in AMC zombie drama “The Walking Dead.”