One of Britain’s leading playwrights has warned that the UK’s cultural landscape is “in collapse” as the future of theatres hangs in the balance. pic.twitter.com/fIfEuXB5mp — Theatre Royal Plymouth (@TRPlymouth) June 23, 2020He wrote on Twitter: “That’s one of the largest, most well attended theatres outside London. Our world-beating cultural landscape is in collapse.”The entire artistic team at the Theatre Royal Plymouth are being made redundant in 3 days. Even with reduced social distancing there are also questions about whether independent cinemas and art galleries will be financially viable. “Reducing social distancing from two metres to one metre will have little effect on the challenges facing theatres.

Source: Irish Independent June 23, 2020 15:11 UTC