Shane Richie took to the streets to celebrate the re-opening of London s West End following the lifting of further lockdown restrictions on Monday.
The former EastEnders actor, 57, stood in Piccadilly Circus and cheered for the return of the capital s arts and culture district surrounded by fellow performers from Magic Mike Live and Everybody s Talking About Jamie.
Theaters and hospitality venues can now welcome 1,000 audience members, or half their capacity, whichever is lower, according to government guidelines.
Hooray! Shane Richie took to the streets to celebrate the re-opening of London s West End alongside his Everybody s Talking About Jamie co-star Noah Thomas on Monday
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In this April edition of Business Line, the monthly business barometer from Dubai, we take a look at how Dubai is positioning itself as a global creative hub, why Bill Gates is calling on governments and corporations and after being closed for over a year, London’s West End is gearing up to welcome back audiences.
Dubai gets creative
Dubai has recently announced its Creative Economy Strategy, which aims to transform the Emirate into a global hub for creative industry including culture, content, media, design and arts by 2025.
The focus is on increasing the contribution of the creative economy to the country s GDP from 2.6 percent to 5 percent.
The best theatre shows to book tickets for in 2021, in London and the UK
Excited about post-lockdown life? Good news: numerous tickets are available, from Andrew Lloyd Webber s Cinderella to a Bob Marley musical
Theatre highlights to come include Ian McKellen s Hamlet
The show will go on! Theatres finally reopened on May 17 with socially distanced audiences, as England moved into Step 3 of the lockdown roadmap. It is hoped that venues can return to full audiences from June 21 (Step 4).
Many shows, including new and returning West End productions, are already selling tickets. Check out our picks below and get booking.
Best theatre shows for 2021
The pandemic has devastated British theater, a world-renowned cultural export and major economic force.
The stages that collectively employ 300,000 people were ordered shut a week before the country went into full lockdown in March 2020. They have remained closed for most of the last 13 months, endangering thousands more related jobs in bars, restaurants and hotels that cater to theater-goers.
A general view of the exterior of the Apollo Theater in London, Thursday, April 8, 2021, which is preparing to continue its run of the musical ‘Everybody’s Talking About Jamie’ (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
“We were the first to be closed,” producer Nica Burns said. “And we were the last to come back.”
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