âItâs been such an odd time. Weâve produced a new play by a major writer on the main stage, weâve had a dress rehearsal and previews but no audience. The process has been nerve-wracking, a bit like a Hitchcock film, right up to the endgame. As the numbers grew, we were playing Russian roulette with the production. If anyone had tested positive for Covid, the whole thing would have been over.â Jimmy Fay, executive producer at Belfastâs Lyric Theatre, describes the tense countdown to BBC Northern Irelandâs live filming of David Irelandâs new play, Sadie, to be broadcast over a year after the theatre closed its doors.