Editorial: Summer Term 1 2019-20

Very suddenly, we find ourselves in a period of greater uncertainty than ever. The Covid-19/Coronavirus outbreak carries potential for a crippling or even fatal effect on aspects of the theatre and drama industry, just as it does in all others. As I write this, theatres across the country have been forced to close, TV and film productions have halted shooting, and it is at time of writing difficult to imagine how public examinations are going to take place in what is predicted to be the peak period of the epidemic in the UK. While we are going to press with the most up-to-date information we can offer, I urge you to double check details of any workshops, courses and performances covered in this issue of Drama & Theatre, as a number of things are being cancelled and postponed as precautionary measures against the spread of the disease.