Berlin theatre figures present plan for gradual reopening A scientific study suggests events could resume with attendance of 30 per cent and safety measures. Hopes are pinned on lockdown easings from Easter. Artikel anhören Photo: Imago/GueffroyThis will be us when the clubs are open again (just kidding, it s the dance corps of the Friedrichstadt Palast.) Berlin - After almost four months of full lockdown closure, Germany s cultural workers finally want to stage a return to live theatre and concerts - despite corona. Across the country, artists are pushing for a rapid reopening of the cultural sector. Together with a total of 40 organisations, sports clubs and medical professionals, they presented a study on Monday to persuade the federal and state governments to gradually allow audiences into events. A number of Berlin cultural institutions are among the signatories of the paper.