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Theatres might not reopen for a year, writer says

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Playwright James Graham has warned it might take a year for theatres to reopen. The writer, whose credits include Who Wants To Be A Millionaire cheating scandal Quiz, which he adapted into a TV series, said performing arts venues will struggle.

The industry has examined “social distancing models” but they do not work economically, he said. Graham told Question Time: “We have tried our very best.  “It’s now apparent that there’s no real, viable social distancing model to get audiences safely, and it has to be safe, back into theatres to watch plays and musicals. “They have to be 20% full if you do the measures and they need to be 80% full to sustain themselves economically.” He told the BBC One programme: “For every £1 you invest in the arts

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