The West End musical Hairspray and the Bridge theatre’s production of Bach & Sons, starring Simon Russell Beale, are among several major shows that have recently closed their doors for a number of performances shortly after opening.Įquity, the performing arts workers’ union, released a statement saying it was “very saddened” to hear of Cinderella’s cancellation, and reiterating its request for the government to bring forward changes to the self-isolation rules for the performing arts and entertainment sectors in England. If a worker on a production is forced into isolation after testing positive for Covid or receiving a Test and Trace “ping” on the NHS app, it can bring down a show for several days without the safety net of insurance. There is rising frustration among theatres, who say that the current operating conditions are unsustainable. Ivano Turco as Prince Sebastian and Rebecca Trehearn as the Queen in Cinderella. Tickets for performances beyond this weekend are no longer available on the show’s website, which says they will go back on sale soon. Nevertheless, the production will now remain closed for the rest of this week due to the government’s Covid isolation instructions. In a statement on Monday afternoon, Lord Lloyd-Webber said that further tests had been carried out on backstage crew and on those due to perform on Monday evening, and that they had all been negative.
Two preview performances of Cinderella were cancelled on Saturday as a precautionary measure after the testing system at the Gillian Lynne theatre in London’s West End identified a member of the cast in a small role who had Covid. Uncertainty now hangs over the future of the show, which the composer says has been subjected to “the impossible conditions created by the blunt instrument that is the government’s isolation guidance”. Andrew Lloyd Webber has announced the cancellation of the opening night for his new musical, Cinderella, just hours before it was due to welcome the press and its first full-capacity audience.
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