Theatre mogul Andrew Lloyd Webber has urged the U.K. government to follow South Korea’s trace-and-test method so stage shows can reopen amid the coronavirus crisis.
The Asian country has had fewer than 300 coronavirus deaths, despite having a population of more than 50 million, and the 72-year-old has stated that the country’s system of testing, tracking and tracing to combat the virus represents the “beginning of a road map back to non-socially distanced live entertainment”.
In the plan, obtained by Britain’s Daily Mail newspaper, the Evita composer suggests essential measures should be put in place so that theatrical events can continue in the U.K.