British theatres urgently need to be given a date when they can reopen at full capacity if they are to survive the coronavirus pandemic, composer and theatre owner Andrew Lloyd Webber told a parliamentary committee on Tuesday.
The man behind a string of hit musicals including “Cats”, “The Phantom Of The Opera” and “Evita” said a pilot show that took place at one of his London theatres in July had shown that it was not viable for venues to operate at 30 per cent of capacity.
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