It is “not financially viable” for the Royal Shakespeare Company to put on productions with social distancing measures in place inside theatres, according to its executive director. Catherine Mallyon said the RSC needs theatres to be close to capacity “to get the financial model to work”. She added that theatres across the country are facing a “grave” situation because of the coronavirus pandemic. pic.twitter.com/a2G1Mp66qT — The RSC (@TheRSC) June 2, 2020On Tuesday the RSC announced that a number of events and productions are being postponed or cancelled because of the ongoing pandemic. New family musical The Magician’s Elephant has been postponed from winter 2020 until winter 2021.

Source: Irish Independent June 02, 2020 18:00 UTC