The stark warning came from top producer Sonia Friedman British theatre is on the “brink of total collapse”, one of the industry’s leading producers has warned.
Sonia Friedman, who has produced hit shows such as Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, has called for a government rescue package to prevent more than 1,000 theatres from permanently closing following the coronavirus outbreak.
Writing in The Telegraph, Friedman warned that the UK stage faces “the real possibility of complete obliteration” if substantial government support is not provided. “Without an urgent government rescue package, 70% of our performing arts companies will be out of business before the end of this year,” she wrote. “More than 1,000 theatres around the country will