'We're delighted!' England's outdoor theatres prepare to open

Theatres from have been given the go-ahead to open as lockdown restrictions lift further

With a bright and dry weekend forecast, the weather is perfect for England’s outdoor theatres, which now have permission to reopen for live performance. But as the government gave the go-ahead only on Thursday evening, it will still be some time before most shows can go on.

The open-air Minack Theatre, situated on the cliffs of south-west Cornwall with the Atlantic as its backdrop, reopened its grounds last Saturday. It has since had 2,500 visitors, “but we’ve not been able to put anything on the stage for them,” said the executive director, Zoë Curnow. “It’s been really frustrating. So we’re delighted [by Thursday’s announcement].”

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from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2ZfFVeV