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Theatre companies including Cahoots NI have described how they’ve responded with creativity and business savvy to generate revenue during lockdowns. But the amount does not nearly match the losses from festival fees and box office income, industry insiders said. Around 90% of companies operating this time last year have moved to digital platforms and many are generating at least some income as well as developing new audiences, both locally and globally. Cahoots NI, an independent company that produces theatre for young people, has attracted 5,000 viewers to its interactive shows, including its University of Wonder and Imagination. But it has generated just 10% of its estimated £0.5m in lost revenue from cancelled shows and festivals over the last year. ....
Newbury s theatre movers & shakers in The Stage 100 NWN first to recognise importance of Zoom theatre Trish Lee ); AT least three of those listed in the prestigious Stage 100 – normally recognising the most powerful people in theatre in a year and this time about theatre in the pandemic – have links to Newbury. First, the amazing Creation Theatre and Lucy Askew, Big Telly and Zoe Seaton are listed on the Putting on Shows section. I’m told N2 and our theatre reviewer Jon Lewis have been a significant factor in this, because the NWN’s reviews are part of the reason The Stage says the shows were ‘well-received’. Our archive of reviews is the only place in the world to see all Creation and Big Telly shows on Zoom reviewed. As Jon says: “It s like we’ve backed the winner of the Grand National. but also clean the jockey’s boots or something.” ....