Daily Times
July 6, 2021
One of the world’s biggest theatre festivals gets underway Monday in the southern French city of Avignon after a year-long hiatus caused by Covid-19, with masks compulsory for audiences but organisers relishing a return to relative normality.
Theatregoers and troupes have expressed excitement at being reunited for the 75th edition of the Avignon theatre festival, which rivals Edinburgh for the title of the world’s biggest showcase of performing arts.
“I feel euphoric, as if this is my first festival,” said festival director Olivier Py, who has run the event since 2013. Being deprived of last year’s edition had shown both the public and performers alike “how precious it is”, he said.
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