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Lyn Gardner

Lyn Gardner is a theatre critic and associate editor of The Stage. Read her weekly column every Monday.

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In this week’s Your Views, readers discuss the viability of socially distanced performances, emergency funding delays, inclusivity in the arts and the temporary West End pay deal between Equity and the Society of London Theatre

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A crowdfunding campaign has been launched to subsidise 1,000 free memberships to the Creative Industries Federation