LightSoundJournal.com: Peachy Playhouse, a new socially distanced entertainment concept developed to deliver safe live performances – comedy, music, children’s shows, etc – during the coronavirus pandemic, closed its summer season at Loseley Park, Guildford, Surrey, UK on a high note.
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Peachy Playhouse seems like the example that everyone involved in the theater industry should try to follow. The theater’s summer season involves two weeks of showings followed by two weeks of break, in an attempt to contain any type of transmission. In addition to that, the theater incorporated social distancing practices in a way where all adequate services can still be offered to the audiences, like catering, merchandise, bathrooms etc., which honestly speaks of the amount of effort and investment that the producers and the theater itself committed to, in an attempt to continue with their theatrical lives to their best of their ability, despite a raging pandemic. I am hoping that the theater can continue with this success and continue to entertain the audiences, in a safe, thoughtful and fun way. It seems like forever that this pandemic has been meddling in our lives, and it seems like its about time that people start to get back to their normal lives.
It’s always refreshing to hear about theatres doing well despite the train wreck that the pandemic has caused. Of course this company is in the UK and not the US so the current situation in the country varies greatly from the US. However I do think there are some key components to their success that their investment into this stage was one that allowed them to be dynamic and flexible in what they were able to support for their season. They even discussed how their choice of lighting instruments for the stage facilitated a variety of performances from bands to comedians they could provide multiple options for their patrons. I also thought that the idea of people being more interested in the experience itself instead of the names on the ticket made a lot of sense in the marketing sphere. People really do feel trapped at this moment so just getting out of the house for a night is such a relief that the names don’t hold as much weight since there seems to be less competition. I’m also really digging the idea of all these drive in theatre venues and am hopeful that some might stick around for a prolonged period (without covid as a motivating factor).
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