"I just think there's a richness that it brings to people's lives that as much as box sets and Netflix have looked after us, there's nothing like this... and getting caught in some escapism," she said. "And I think after the year that we've had, we all desperately need to get back to that." "I've always thought that it was really important symbolically that The Mousetrap re-open the West End," producer Adam Spiegel told Reuters. About a third of London theatres will reopen this week namely smaller productions with lesser costs. "This time, I think absolutely there's an expectation this is it, and that cinema audiences will want to come back and enjoy the big screen."

Source: Otago Daily Times May 18, 2021 02:26 UTC