The Peterborough Evening Telegraph
Cresset to host socially distanced ‘Strictly’ show
Theatre to welcome back audience for live performance
A theatre has unveiled plans to stage its first socially distanced live performance in Peterborough since lockdown.
The Cresset, in Rightwell, Bretton, is to host performances by BBC Strictly Come Dancing stars Kevin Clifton and Joanne Clifton under newguidelinesforindoorperformances.
Tickets for An Evening with Kevin & Joanne Clifton, which will take place in November, went on sale on Monday.
Organiserssayaspecial socially distanced seating plan
has been devised in order to keep the 220-strong audience safe.
And it will also be possible to book VIP tickets that offer a socially distanced meet and greet with the stars before the show.
A spokesperson for the Cresset said: “As we understand this is the first theatre event to be announced in Peterboroughthatwillbeoperating under the new guidelines for indoor performances, so we’re very excited.”
Theatres across the UK were ordered to shut their doors as part of the nationwide lockdown enforced in March as a way of slowing the spread of coronavirus.
The closure order was lifted last month.
Penny Hansen, head of commercial Activity at The Cresset, said: “We’re delighted to be able to host this very special event, and can’t wait to welcomeaudiences back to The Cresset.
“We’ve spent a lot of time working through how we can stage events safely within the government guidelines, and hopetoannouncemoreevents in the near future.
An Evening with Kevin & Joanne Clifton is billed as an intimate show which has been specially produced for a socially distanced audience.
The talented siblings will sing songs from their CD, tell stories of their dancing lives and perform some of your favourite Ballroom and Latin dances with their professional dance partners.
Two performances are scheduled at 2.30pm and 7.30pm on November 14, with tickets going on sale from 10am on Monday, September 7.
All ticket i nformation and details on how Socially Distanced events will work is available at www.cresset. co.uk.