Andrew Lloyd Webber’s CINDERELLA postpones opening night

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It has been announced this afternoon that the opening night of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella has been postponed.

Currently previewing at the Gillian Lynne Theatre, a new official opening has yet to be announced.

Andrew Lloyd Webber said in a statement: "Today, on this "Freedom Day", I have been forced to take the heart-breaking decision not to open my Cinderella.

"At Cinderella, from the outset, we have employed a rigorous testing system for all the cast and backstage crew before they begin work. On Saturday, as part of this process, we identified one positive case in a member of our cast who has a cameo role in the show. As a precautionary measure, we cancelled two shows on Saturday while we carried out further tests on everyone backstage, which were negative. Any of those who were identified as a close contact of the positive case were given additional PCR tests. These tests too were negative. This morning we carried out additional tests on those due to perform tonight. Every one of them was negative.

"Despite this, the impossible conditions created by the blunt instrument that is the Government's isolation guidance, mean that we cannot continue. We have been forced into a devastating decision which will affect the lives and livelihoods of hundreds of people and disappoint the thousands who have booked to see the show.

"Cinderella was ready to go. My sadness for our cast and crew, our loyal audience and the industry I have been fighting for is impossible to put into words.

"Freedom Day has turned into closure day."

Seems like one thing after another at the minute, Besties. Fingers crossed it will be able to reopen soon.