As fans return to socially distanced audiences, ministers could step up Covid-19 restrictions and bring the curtain down again
For John Holliday the wait during the pandemic to watch Les Misérables felt almost as long as the time since he last saw London’s longest-running musical in 1987.
Queuing outside the Sondheim Theatre on Shaftesbury Avenue, pre-performance crowds swelling around him, Holliday is thrilled to be watching his first show in 10 months. “I’m very excited. The theatre brings people together. It’s such a source of escapism, and optimism.”
