West End and UK theatres shut down to fight spread of coronavirus

&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpcnt">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpa">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<span class&equals;"wpa-about">Advertisements<&sol;span>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"u top&lowbar;amp">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<amp-ad width&equals;"300" height&equals;"265"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; type&equals;"pubmine"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-siteid&equals;"111265417"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-section&equals;"2">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;amp-ad>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div><p>Theatres in the West End and around the UK will close from tonight as part of stringent new measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Society Of London Theatre &lpar;SOLT&rpar; – which represents hundreds of theatres in the capital including the National Theatre&comma; London Palladium and London Coliseum – and UK Theatre said the decision was &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;not taken lightly”&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;--Ads1--><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told a press briefing today&colon; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;What we are doing is giving very strong advice that public venues such as theatres should no longer be visited&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The proprietors of those venues are taking the logical steps that you would imagine&comma; you are seeing the change happen already&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;As for enforcement&comma; we have the powers if necessary but I don’t believe it will be necessary to use those powers&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Theatres will remain closed until further notice and will reopen as soon as possible&comma; following Government recommendations&comma; SOLT and UK Theatre said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Ticket-holders for cancelled shows will be contacted by ticket providers and are entitled to a refund&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>They are asked to bear in mind that customer service teams are extremely busy&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote class&equals;"twitter-tweet" data-width&equals;"550" data-dnt&equals;"true">&NewLine;<p lang&equals;"en" dir&equals;"ltr">We regret to announce that from this evening SOLT and UK Theatre venues have closed in light of official government advice&period; Your box office&sol;retailer from whom you bought your tickets will be in contact with regards to refunds and exchanges&period; Read more&colon; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;t&period;co&sol;k4ENR118JU">https&colon;&sol;&sol;t&period;co&sol;k4ENR118JU<&sol;a> <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;t&period;co&sol;cxsLHIMKW5">pic&period;twitter&period;com&sol;cxsLHIMKW5<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&mdash&semi; Official London Theatre &lpar;&commat;london&lowbar;theatre&rpar; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;twitter&period;com&sol;london&lowbar;theatre&sol;status&sol;1239618716377153536&quest;ref&lowbar;src&equals;twsrc&percnt;5Etfw">March 16&comma; 2020<&sol;a><&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;platform&period;twitter&period;com&sol;widgets&period;js" charset&equals;"utf-8"><&sol;script><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Julian Bird&comma; chief executive of SOLT and UK Theatre&comma; said&colon; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;We are extremely grateful to all of our audiences who have continued to support us for as long as they can&comma; and to theatre staff across the country who have worked so hard in recent weeks to ensure the safety and enjoyment of audiences&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Closing venues is not a decision that is taken lightly&comma; and we know that this will have a severe impact on many of the 290&comma;000 individuals working in our industry&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;In these uncertain times&comma; SOLT and UK Theatre remain committed to helping provide vital support for those in need&comma; and hope we are able to welcome audiences back to our theatres before too long&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;--Ads2--><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Many theatres that have been forced to cancel performances are charitable enterprises&comma; and while ticket-holders are entitled to a refund for cancelled performances&comma; those who can afford to do so are encouraged to donate the cost of their ticket to show support for the industry&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Over the coming weeks&comma; SOLT and UK Theatre will provide updates to the industry and the public as the situation changes&comma; sharing Government and NHS advice&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Jason Manford&comma; starring in touring musical Curtains&comma; said his show was still going ahead because the Government advice was too vague&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He wrote on Twitter&colon; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Show&OpenCurlyQuote;s going on &lpar;I’m getting into costume&rpar;&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote class&equals;"twitter-tweet" data-width&equals;"550" data-dnt&equals;"true">&NewLine;<p lang&equals;"en" dir&equals;"ltr">Show&OpenCurlyQuote;s going on &lpar;I’m getting into costume&rpar;&period; Cos of how vague PM has been &lpar;whereas other leaders have been definitive in their actions&rpar; he has still left decisions to theatres &lpar;thus meaning everyone is terrified of making the decision incase they get sued for breach of contract&rpar; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;t&period;co&sol;EJcIc9BtP7">https&colon;&sol;&sol;t&period;co&sol;EJcIc9BtP7<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&mdash&semi; Jason Manford &lpar;&commat;JasonManford&rpar; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;twitter&period;com&sol;JasonManford&sol;status&sol;1239621316858314754&quest;ref&lowbar;src&equals;twsrc&percnt;5Etfw">March 16&comma; 2020<&sol;a><&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;platform&period;twitter&period;com&sol;widgets&period;js" charset&equals;"utf-8"><&sol;script><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Cos of how vague PM has been &lpar;whereas other leaders have been definitive in their actions&rpar; he has still left decisions to theatres &lpar;thus meaning everyone is terrified of making the decision incase they get sued for breach of contract&rpar;&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Musical Wicked confirmed it will not go ahead tonight&comma; with a message on the show’s official Twitter page reading&colon; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Tonight’s performance &lpar;16 March&rpar; of Wicked will not proceed and we expect to provide further clarification as soon as it is received from UK Government&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote class&equals;"twitter-tweet" data-width&equals;"550" data-dnt&equals;"true">&NewLine;<p lang&equals;"en" dir&equals;"ltr">Tonight’s performance &lpar;16 March&rpar; of Wicked will not proceed and we expect to provide further clarification as soon as it is recieved from UK Government&period; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;t&period;co&sol;3Vdr6Vyapz">pic&period;twitter&period;com&sol;3Vdr6Vyapz<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&mdash&semi; Wicked UK &lpar;&commat;WickedUK&rpar; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;twitter&period;com&sol;WickedUK&sol;status&sol;1239622398145638400&quest;ref&lowbar;src&equals;twsrc&percnt;5Etfw">March 16&comma; 2020<&sol;a><&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;platform&period;twitter&period;com&sol;widgets&period;js" charset&equals;"utf-8"><&sol;script><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;--Ads3--><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Royal Opera House said it will close the building to the public and cancel all performances in Covent Garden with immediate effect&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>A statement said&colon; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The safety and security of the Royal Opera House staff&comma; audiences and artists is of paramount importance and we take this responsibility very seriously&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;In light of the Covid-19 pandemic&comma; we have taken the decision with a heavy heart to close the building to the public and cancel all performances in Covent Garden with immediate effect&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The staff and artists of the ROH are vital to the lifeblood of our art forms&comma; without them we would simply not exist&period; This suspension of performances will impact not only our loyal audience but also our committed and talented workforce&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;We will work within the Government guidelines to ensure the safety and wellbeing of our staff and artists during this difficult time&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote class&equals;"twitter-tweet" data-width&equals;"550" data-dnt&equals;"true">&NewLine;<p lang&equals;"en" dir&equals;"ltr">In light of the COVID-19 pandemic&comma; we have taken the decision with a heavy heart to close the building to the public and cancel all performances at the Royal Opera House with immediate effect<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>We will be in contact with all ticket buyers in due course<a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;t&period;co&sol;JxcnP3MLzs">https&colon;&sol;&sol;t&period;co&sol;JxcnP3MLzs<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&mdash&semi; Royal Opera House &lpar;&commat;RoyalOperaHouse&rpar; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;twitter&period;com&sol;RoyalOperaHouse&sol;status&sol;1239616234485944323&quest;ref&lowbar;src&equals;twsrc&percnt;5Etfw">March 16&comma; 2020<&sol;a><&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;platform&period;twitter&period;com&sol;widgets&period;js" charset&equals;"utf-8"><&sol;script><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Our employees&comma; permanent and casual&comma; are reliant on the income which we derive through ticket purchases&period; Without performances it is inevitable that we will become more reliant on philanthropic support and charitable donations&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Where possible&comma; we ask that audiences consider donating the value of their tickets to the Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation rather than requesting a credit note or refund&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;You can keep up to date via the ROH social media channels for announcements on the programme of free broadcasts we will bring you during this period of closure&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;--Ads4--><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;We thank you for your continued support of the ROH&comma; it is invaluable during these uncertain times&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Our number one priority is to support each other during this unprecedented situation&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div style&equals;"padding-bottom&colon;15px&semi;" class&equals;"wordads-tag" data-slot-type&equals;"belowpost">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div id&equals;"atatags-dynamic-belowpost-68e2d66727cb7">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<script type&equals;"text&sol;javascript">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;window&period;getAdSnippetCallback &equals; 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