Visitors to the open air Roman Theatre in St Albans will find socially-distanced seating, staggered arrival times and no interval to avoid queues for toilets when performances resume. Outdoor performances of theatre, opera, dance and music will be able to resume from Saturday, provided social-distancing measures are in place. The Roman Theatre of Verulamium will only seat 220, instead of the usual 275, when shows resume – and the audience will be further back from the stage than normal to avoid the potential spray from projecting performers. “We are still discussing if we can do the bar safely. We are looking at what the open air cinemas are doing because obviously you don’t want lots of people gathering at a bar to be served, so we are looking at the possibility of pre-ordering and serving people at their seats.

Source: Irish Independent July 11, 2020 01:41 UTC