Storyhouse’s Christmas show now full steam ahead as theatre exempt from all lockdowns

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Storyhouse Chester’s much awaited festive production of A Christmas Carol will go on general sale at 2pm today (Wednesday 14 October), after previously delaying the on-sale date until after the Prime Minister’s recent announcement.

It is expected that the lockdown restrictions outlined yesterday will remain the same for the Christmas period so the producer is now happy to proceed.

The venue has, however, said that it will hold seats back for all for Tier 3 regions and customers from North Wales who are caught up into tighter travel restrictions.

CEO Andrew Bentley said: “Chester of course borders both the Wirral and North Wales and some of our most loyal customers come from those areas. It would be tragedy for them to miss out, lord knows we needs some fun right now. So, to combat that, we are holding seats in the theatre for all customers from these areas. When the various restrictions are lifted, we’ll release those seats but only to customers from those areas. Customers can visit our website to find out how to pre-register if they’re not already on our list.

“We got a great vote of confidence from the government this week with some funds specifically to help us remain open and put on productions at this tricky time. It’s great to see that the unique steps we have been taking to stay open have been recognised, in return we’re going to pull out all the stops this Christmas to make it special.

“With 4 out of 5 UK theatres mothballed this will be one of a tiny number of Christmas shows in the UK this year and we are mindful that demand will be high. 30% of the tickets have been sold already to members in the priority period. It’s only fair that we try to distribute them evenly.”

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