By Manori Ravindran West End performers with contracts in place have secured some job security post-lockdown under a new deal struck by U.K.
actors union Equity and industry body Society of London Theatre (SOLT). Under the new deal, casts who are currently under contract will be able to continue on those pre-existing contracts, and can restart rehearsals or performances with revised dates once the shutdown ends.
The deal, however, assumes that a show will be able to return post-lockdown, which may not be the case for all West End shows.
The Adelphi Theatre’s production of the Sara Bareilles-fronted “Waitress,” for example, was set to run until July 4 and will not be returning post-lockdown, according to producers.
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