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Ian McKellen withdraws from tour of his play to ‘protect my recovery’ after fall from stage
Read full article: Ian McKellen withdraws from tour of his play to ‘protect my recovery’ after fall from stageActor Ian McKellen is withdrawing from a U.K. tour of his latest play because he needs more time to recover after falling off the stage at a London theater last month.
Family of slain boy ‘shattered’ after murder suicide in Miami-Dade
Read full article: Family of slain boy ‘shattered’ after murder suicide in Miami-DadeThree people are dead, including a child, after a shooting occurred Friday morning outside of a Chase bank in west Miami-Dade, authorities confirmed.
Man faces 32 charges after woman escapes to report nightmare in Miami-Dade’s West End
Read full article: Man faces 32 charges after woman escapes to report nightmare in Miami-Dade’s West EndA woman recently suffered hours of anguish in an apartment in Miami-Dade County’s West End neighborhood after her 26-year-old live-in boyfriend grabbed a gun, pointed it at her head, and threatened to shoot her, according to a police report.
Airport worker arrested for murder of man buying and selling gold in Miami-Dade
Read full article: Airport worker arrested for murder of man buying and selling gold in Miami-DadeOfficers arrested a 22-year-old man early Friday morning in Hialeah for the murder of a 43-year-old man who had just parked his red Cadillac in south Miami-Dade County’s West End neighborhood.
'Hamilton,' 'Phantom' will be off London stages until 2021
Read full article: 'Hamilton,' 'Phantom' will be off London stages until 2021Shops and outdoor spaces such as zoos are now starting to reopen, but indoor venues remain closed because of social distancing rules that require people to remain two meters (6 feet) apart. The government says it's reviewing the distance rule amid pressure retailers, restaurateurs and others to cut it to one meter (three feet). A study released Wednesday by research firm Oxford Economics projected that the U.K.s creative industries could lose 74 billion pounds ($93 million) in revenue this year and a fifth of the U.K.s 2 million creative-sector jobs could disappear. Norbury and other culture-sector leaders called on the government to set up a cultural renewal fund and continue support programs that have supported self-employed people and furloughed workers during the lockdown. The Treasury plans to scale back the programs in the next few months.
London theater tests new staff bodycams to deter rowdy audiences
Read full article: London theater tests new staff bodycams to deter rowdy audiencesStuart C. Wilson - WPA Pool / Getty ImagesA theater in London's West End has introduced mini body cameras for staff, in a bid to discourage rowdy audience behavior. The industry groups Society of London Theatre and UK Theatre have teamed up with security company Calla to prevent aggression against staff, according to Phill Brown, head of risk and safety at the Society of London Theatre and UK Theatre. "We haven't got a major problem and we don't want to have a major problem," he said. Throwing alcohol into the mixIt has also been suggested that the changing behavior of theater audiences could be a factor in the issue. In June 2018, a fight broke out between two "middle-aged blokes" at the National Theatre in London, according to eyewitnesses who posted about the incident on Twitter.