We decided to postpone All Shook Up\u00a0<\/em>until October 2020, and although this was a tough decision to take, we\u00a0 felt we owed the caution to our members and audiences.\u00a0 Little did we know that October 2020 and April 2021 would go by, with still no sign of the theatre word re-opening.<\/p>\n But now, since July, we’ve finally got back to rehearsals.\u00a0 And it’s certainly different.\u00a0 We keeping our distance from one another more than we usually would – not so many hugs and kisses –\u00a0 but we’re singing again and that feels wonderful.\u00a0 We’re putting together a fabulous show and now all we need is an audience.<\/p>\n Of course, things won’t return to the old normal overnight.\u00a0 Our audience for\u00a0All Shook Up<\/em> will be socially-distanced and many will choose to wear masks.\u00a0 That makes sense at the moment, and hopefully by the time we present Made In Dagenham<\/em> in April 2022, things will seem even more normal.<\/p>\n So, it’s time to recover from COVID, bit by bit.\u00a0 Time for us to take to the stage again, and hopefully for our audiences to return too.\u00a0 Tickets for All Shook Up<\/em> are on sale now<\/a>, so let’s hope our socially-distanced audience is a capacity one.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" But now it’s time for us to draw back the curtain and take to the stage once more! In Autumn 2019, with the curtain coming down on Evita, we were all enjoying the thrill of packed houses and happy audiences.\u00a0 As usual, we started rehearsals for our next show, All Shook Up, almost immediately, with … Continue reading We’ve all been away for far, far too long…<\/span> ![\"Empty](\"https:\/\/abingdonoperatic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Our_Empty_Theatres.jpg\")
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