![]() “The Government must use this anniversary to finally end the exclusion and give the industry the tools it needs for a successful reopening. She added: “One year on and the Government support schemes are still failing too many, with a staggering 20% excluded from support. Philippa Childs, head of Bectu, says support needs to be more targeted, including the introduction of insurance schemes. The Government has already announced that furlough and SEISS will continue until September, describing the support they have offered to theatres as “unprecedented”. “I’m angry, I’m angry about other people in other sectors who may have been able to work through the pandemic and may have received the help.” She said: “We’ve kind of been told by the Government that your profession isn’t valid, that it isn’t worthy. ![]() She was unable to find work for the past year and says she has struggled to access the SEISS scheme despite being eligible. Nearly 60% have considering quitting the industry altogether because of the impact of pandemicīryony Lemon, a freelance costume maker living in Brixton, had been working on the major production the Prince of Egypt when the pandemic struck. More than 54% workers have lost more than half their income during the last year Responding to the survey, famous West End actor Michael Ball described the findings as “heartbreaking”.ģ9% of workers had been made redundant at some point during the last yearĢ0% have been unable to receive any financial support payment from the Government (including Furlough and the Self-Employment Income Scheme (SEISS)Ĥ9% say the payments were not big enough to cover their household bills ![]() It comes exactly one year since theatres closed in the UK, a day known in the industry as ‘Dark Monday’ due to the devastating impact of the pandemic on London’s West End. The findings come from an ITV News survey, conducted alongside the union Bectu, of more than 1,000 people living or working in London’s theatre, TV production, and live events industries. A man walking past the Palace Theatre on Shaftesbury Avenue
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