Leading actor of the musical 'Everybody's Talking About Jamie', Noah Thomas - who plays Jamie - sits in the auditorium of the Apollo Theatre where the musical is preparing to continue its run in London. Photo: APThe young actor was still in drama school when he was cast to play the lead role in the London West End musicalThomas made his professional debut in early 2020. Weeks later, as the coronavirus pandemic washed over Britain, the city's theatres closed.
The pandemic has devastated British theatre, a world-renowned cultural export and major economic force. Some wonder if its energy will ever return. When lockdown froze much of the economy, the British government stepped in to support jobs. Many theatre workers fell through the cracks; as freelancers, they weren't eligible for the payments given to furloughed employees. Many took jobs as delivery drivers or retail workers; some were forced to leave London because of sky-high rents.
The theatres in London's West End shut when lockdown began in March 2020, and have remained closed for most of the past 13 months. Photo: AP
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