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Covid-19 theatre closures
Theatre by the Lake cancels summer season
Keswick popular summer theatre worried about "uncertainty" of planning a season
NT to stream some of its top shows free
One Man, Two Guvnors to launch programme of shows streamed free on YouTube from April 2
£160million emergency funding for the arts in England
The Arts Council is making money available for theatres and performers during the Coronavirus crisis