a year ago theatres in england closed their doors because of the pandemic. in that time the theatre world has lost income of around 200 million pounds. many theatre workers are freelancers and a quarter of them have gone out of business. our arts editor will gompertz has spoken to four performers who ve had to change jobs to make ends meet. music: there s no business like showbusiness theatre, one of the great success stories of britain s creative industries but this time last year the bright lights of the west end went dark. theatreland s professionals suddenly found themselves unemployed and needing a plan b. i am a freelance and as well as the show, i also do a range of other kinds of playing such as concerts and recording sessions and tourism things like that. as well as the show closing, all of that went up in smoke. so all of your income has disappeared? yes, exactly. these guys here were looking for an extra pair of hands and they kindly agreed to take me on. in fact
hello this is bbc news, the headlines: the prime minister borisjohnson says he and his partner will light a candle this evening for sarah everard after an official vigil in south london was cancelled. despite this, hundreds have gathered at clapham common to raise the issue of women s safety. metropolitan police officer wayne couzens has appeared in court after being charged with sarah everard s kidnap and murder. most of italy is set to shut schools, shops and restaurants from monday after an increase in coronavirus infections. the tighter restrictions will extend to the whole of the country over easter. former formula 1 commentator murray walker has died. he was 97. walker was appointed an obe in 1996 for his services to broadcasting and motor racing. now on bbc news, our world. james clayton meets the investors who made a fortune trading from their bedrooms, the tech supremos who were watching on astonished, and the hedge fund giants nursing their losses. there s this narr
and driving that price up are the retail traders, just by virtue of their size in the marketplace. so what just happened ? was this something extraordinary, did something change, and could it happen again? you re going to find that the large institutions have already made changes in their policies that pretty much prevent these extreme situations from happening. i would be certain that right now, there is not a chat board out there that any hedge fund doesn t have their people in there in every single chat, watching everything that s going on. andrew left says he ll think twice about shorting in the future. did i lose money on gamestop? yeah, i took it, i moved on, i have many good years left of me in the stock market, i hope. you don t think that s what happened will make people more nervous about shorting? in the future? of course it will. no, no, of course.
i would be certain that right now, there is not a chat board out there that any hedge fund doesn t have their people in there in every single chat, watching everything that s going on. andrew left says he ll think twice about shorting in the future. did i lose money on gamestop? yes, itook it, i move on, and i ll have many good years left of me in the stock market, i hope. you don t think that s what happened will make people more nervous about shorting in the future? of course it will. no, no, of course. and as for gamestop, well, it s now looking to move its operations digitally. its share price is still incredibly variable. in february, it s been between $40 and $200. casper and matt believe what happened shows what the internet can do through collective action. i think from now on the hedge funds are going to have, in their risk models and prediction models, there s going to be a new line item in there, like,