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Two months ago, Teegavarapu Sarath Mohan decided the best way for his restaurant Vivaan to cope with Ontario’s pandemic stay-at-home order was to close temporarily.
Naturally, he’s glad the province’s order lifted last week and restaurant patios will be able to open Friday. But even with business looking up, Vivaan faces a new hurdle. Nearly all of its staff are not returning and Mohan is scrambling to hire an entirely new team of servers, bartenders and support staff.
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Julie Hesmondhalgh didn’t disappoint as a stand-alone narrator. Photo: Alex Harvey-Brown/Savannah Photographic
Venue: York Theatre Royal
Review by Julia Pattison
Julie Hesmondhalgh trained at LAMDA and is best known for her award–winning portrayal of Hayley Cropper in Coronation Street.
There’s no doubt in my mind that her name drew in bums on seats, and she didn’t disappoint as a stand-alone narrator.
Seeing her live, on stage, greeting us warmly, and glowing like the ray of sunshine she is, helped you to instantly forget the discomfort of having to wear a mask (necessary, but a faff!) and was a cocoon of comfort as we’re all tentatively tiptoeing out of Covid Lockdown.