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In retrospect, we look naïve. The afternoon of Friday 13 March 2020, I was signing a deal with a regional theatre. That evening, I welcomed a packed press night audience to Jermyn Street Theatre, the West End studio which I run, to see The Tempest, starring Michael Pennington as Prospero. By Saturday, as France slid into lockdown, I was rethinking my planned Parisian getaway, and our reviews for The Tempest were coming out. Sunday saw plans made and remade at breakneck speed, leading up to t...

December 15, 2020 10:00 am Marie Claire is supported by its audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. Marie Claire caught up with five of the nation’s leading creatives to talk lockdown lessons, the future of theatre and banding together to #savethearts The pandemic has had a devastating impact on those whose incomes relied on live performance – from theatre workers on precarious zero-hours contracts, to freelance ...