'Boredom bags' and jars of sweets: a Christmas gift guide from theatre's lost souls
Oh My Sweets! is among the offerings from enterprising former West End workers Credit: Oh My Sweets! “Necessity is the mother of invention” is a proverb that has been tested and proven to the hilt this year. Theatre-makers – and those in associated industries – have seen the sudden and lengthy closure of the playhouses blast their livelihoods to smithereens. And notwithstanding some – far from comprehensive – Government support, masses of freelancers have been forced to do what they can to keep body and soul together. Such is the burgeoning nature of the new activity, which has se...
Source: telegraph.co.uk