The Rebirth Of Theatre - with Matt Hemley

The Kevin Clifton Show

This week, on the very day that theatres the nation over begin to open again, Kevin talks to Matt Hemley, the news editor for The Stage Magazine, the world's oldest theatre publication, as well as presenting a fortnightly theatre segment on Matthew Wright's TalkRadio show.

Matt discusses the effects of lockdown and how the theatre industry hopes to move out of its crippling position and into a brave new world, as well as the positives that lie ahead.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• During lockdown, the tendency has been to talk about how performers and theatre has been negatively impacted. Now that we are moving past lockdown, we must focus on the positives.
• Many discount the fact that it is not just the front-page faces, the performers, who have felt the effects of theatrical lockdown. Many technicians and backstage professionals have had their careers devastated, and are looking forward to getting back to work.
• The arts seem to be seen as a luxury and are not being taken seriously enough in this country. But the country would be a far poorer place without it in terms of culture, community and income.
• Voices that have always been quieted are now being heard due to the fact that more people than ever are listening. This has meant a sea change in the world of human rights.

BEST MOMENTS

'If I can, I feel like I'm going to go and see a show every night, like I just want to be back amongst it all' - 2:30

'I can't actually remember what we were writing about before March last year!' - 6:39

'We have to fight for the arts so hard' - 13:12

'A lot of voices have suddenly been heard' - 28:28

VALUABLE RESOURCES

Matt Hemley Twitter - https://twitter.com/MattHemley

ABOUT THE HOST

Kevin Clifton is a professional dancer who has been performing & competing at the highest level for over a decade. Kevin has worked on shows like 'Burn the floor' & 'Rock of Ages' to 'Strictly Come Dancing' one of the biggest TV shows in the UK which Kevin won in 2018.

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