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Front Row: As theatres in England reopen soon, we ask what the experience will be like for audiences and staff?

As theatres in England reopen soon, we ask what the experience will be like for audiences and staff?

BBC Radio 4 - Front Row, As theatres in England reopen soon, we ask what the experience will be like for audiences and staff?

Theatres in England reopen soon, what will the experience be like for audiences and staff?

Theatres in England will reopen soon, what will the experience be like for audiences and staff? How is the money they receive from The Cultural Recovery Fund being spent?

From next Monday theatres in England will legally be allowed to reopen with social distancing and strict capacity restrictions. We find out what it will be like for audiences and staff as they return to venues. We also hear from one theatre director in Scotland who's not reopening and ask why. 
The Cultural Recovery Fund has provided a lifeline for some arts organisations who would have gone under as well as some individuals but how are the millions of pounds of public money being spent? We speak to Louise Chantal CEO and Director of the Oxford Playhouse, and Nica Burns, CEO of Nimax Theatres which operates several commercial theatres in London. And we talk to Amanda Parker, Founder and Director of Inc Arts  about those who didn't get any money from the Culture Recovery Fund.

Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap will be the first play to reopen in the London's West End, with its first performance on Monday night. What else can we look forward to in the coming months, and how will the theatrical experience change? Theatre critic Sarah Crompton tells us what to expect. 

A brothel in Pompeii is at the centre of Elodie Harper’s new novel, The Wolf Den.  She talks to Kirsty about telling a story of women’s lives in the Roman Empire, and how she wanted to show that there was more to everyday life for ancient people than togas and baths.

Presenter: Kirsty Lang
Producer: Julian May

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