I feel positive about ailing theatre sector’s prospects, says Sam Mendes

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Sam Mendes has said that he feels “positive” about the prospect of a solution being found to support the UK’s ailing theatre sector through the lockdown.

Earlier this week, the acclaimed director of films such as Skyfall and 1917 and plays such as The Lehman Trilogy and The Ferryman put forward his suggestions for how to stop theatres going under during the period.

He now feels that his proposals have been “listened to”, he told the BBC’s The Andrew Marr Show on Sunday. He said: “I do feel there’s a way through here.

I feel very positive about it, I think one has to stay positive. “I believe there’s a way here and I feel that is a sense that has been listened to and over the next couple of weeks this might begin to have some purchase.” The