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| Posted by: BroadwayLover 11:42 am EDT 07/19/21 | |
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| Now that the U.K. is opening up, is anyone planning a London theatre trip this summer? Many shows are currently on the boards in the West End. The new vaccination policy for non-British citizens is not clear to me. Anyone have advice or clarification? | |
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| Posted by: sf 09:34 pm EDT 07/19/21 | |
| In reply to: London Theatre Trips - BroadwayLover 11:42 am EDT 07/19/21 | |
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| I live 20 miles west of London. This summer, honestly, it's not worth the trouble and expense of planning to fly here from the US to see theatre, even if/when quarantine restrictions are lifted (at the moment any arrival from a country on the amber list who is not fully vaccinated *via the UK's vaccination programme* must quarantine for ten days on arrival). The situation here is such that a significant number of performances are being cancelled at short notice; it would be a pity to travel all that way for a trip based around theatre performances and have half the shows you planned to see cancel, and that's certainly a plausible scenario. And I believe the CDC just issued a Do Not Travel advisory for the UK, based on our sharply-rising case numbers. I do think things here will calm down, despite the best efforts of the sociopathic blond idiot in Downing Street, but they aren't going to calm down quickly enough to make a summer trip to the UK an easy proposition for overseas visitors. And there isn't the range of theatre on offer that there would be when things are running normally. For this summer, in your position I think I'd wait until things here are a bit more stable. |
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| Posted by: BroadwayLover 11:20 am EDT 07/20/21 | |
| In reply to: re: London Theatre Trips - sf 09:34 pm EDT 07/19/21 | |
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| Thank you for the excellent advice. I appreciate it! | |
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| Vaccination clarification | |
| Posted by: Leon_W 12:21 pm EDT 07/19/21 | |
| In reply to: London Theatre Trips - BroadwayLover 11:42 am EDT 07/19/21 | |
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| I am British but can’t go home without quarantining because my vaccine wasn’t administered by the UK National health service. The rules now only allow British residents that have a vaccine from there to avoid quarantine. This seems very unfair to me. They could ask for spike protein tests to prove vaccination if they wanted to. That’s the test that can see vaccine antibodies. | |
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| London theatre is an unpredictable mess right now. Now ALW has closed Cinderella, seemingly for good | |
| Posted by: ryhog 11:55 am EDT 07/19/21 | |
| In reply to: London Theatre Trips - BroadwayLover 11:42 am EDT 07/19/21 | |
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| They seemed to have their act together before. Now they don't. I would not make plans unless they are fully refundable... | |
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| Posted by: MockingbirdGirl 11:51 am EDT 07/19/21 | |
| In reply to: London Theatre Trips - BroadwayLover 11:42 am EDT 07/19/21 | |
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| Someone on t'other board recent traveled from the US to London for theatre. You might find it helpful, esp. the first paragraph about the quarantine period: | |
| Link | Two Weeks Of Theatre In London |
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