Coronavirus, nel Regno Unito teatri e musei chiusi: in arrivo fondi per oltre 1,5 miliardi di sterline. FOTO

Il lockdown legato alla pandemia può uccidere l'industria culturale britannica, una tra le più floride al mondo con incassi per miliardi di sterline. Centinaia di migliaia di lavoratori rischiano il posto. Il governo di Londra prova a limitare i danni

epa08530576 Flags on the Royal Opera House in the West End of London, Britain, 06 July 2020. Britain's government has announced a 1.57bn pounds emergency support package to help protect the futures of theatres, galleries and museum across the country. Many arts institutions are facing financial difficulty due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. EPA/NEIL HALL

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Il lockdown per il Coronavirus rischia di mettere in ginocchio i teatri del Regno Unito

epa08530563 Theatres in the West End of London, Britain, 06 July 2020. Britain's government has announced a 1.57bn pounds emergency support package to help protect the futures of theatres, galleries and museum across the country. Many arts institutions are facing financial difficulty due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. EPA/NEIL HALL

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I teatri sono stati chiusi dal governo il 20 marzo, insieme a pub e ristoranti

epa08530566 The Lyceum Theatre is taped up in the West End of London, Britain, 06 July 2020. Britain's government has announced a 1.57bn pounds emergency support package to help protect the futures of theatres, galleries and museum across the country. Many arts institutions are facing financial difficulty due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. EPA/NEIL HALL

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I locali hanno riaperto i battenti il 4 luglio, causando subito polemiche e critiche per gli assembramenti che si sono creati

epa08530564 A taped up theatre in the West End of London, Britain, 06 July 2020. Britain's government has announced a 1.57bn pounds emergency support package to help protect the futures of theatres, galleries and museum across the country. Many arts institutions are facing financial difficulty due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. EPA/NEIL HALL

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Restano invece chiusi teatri e musei, che continuano quindi a non poter ricevere visitatori

epa08530577 A sign for the play 'The Mousetrap' in the West End of London, Britain, 06 July 2020. Britain's government has announced a 1.57bn pounds emergency support package to help protect the futures of theatres, galleries and museum across the country. Many arts institutions are facing financial difficulty due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. EPA/NEIL HALL

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Per questo il governo di Londra ha deciso di stanziare un fondo da 1,57 miliardi di sterline (1,73 miliardi di euro) per sostenere teatri, gallerie e musei

epa08530552 Workers clean lion sculptures at the base of Nelson's Column on Trafalgar Square in London, Britain, 06 July 2020. Pubs, restaurants, places of worship and other businesses reopened their doors across the UK on 04 July, after more than three months of lockdown due to coronavirus pandemic. EPA/NEIL HALL

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Chiusa, ovviamente, anche la National Gallery di Trafalgar Square. I leoni che fanno la guardia alla colonna di Nelson sono stati ripuliti la mattina del 6 luglio

epa08530555 A theatre is taped up in the West End of London, Britain, 06 July 2020. Britain's government has announced a 1.57bn pounds emergency support package to help protect the futures of theatres, galleries and museum across the country. Many arts institutions are facing financial difficulty due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. EPA/NEIL HALL

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Anche teatri storici attivi da oltre un secolo rischiano la chiusura permanente

epa08530557 A masked woman passes a painting depicting the long running musical 'Les Miserables' in the West End of London, Britain, 06 July 2020. Britain's government has announced a 1.57bn pounds emergency support package to help protect the futures of theatres, galleries and museum across the country. Many arts institutions are facing financial difficulty due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. EPA/NEIL HALL

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La passione dei britannici per il teatro è enorme: a partire dal 2014, il numero di spettatori dei teatri ha superato quelli della Premier League.

epa08530559 A masked woman passes a painting depicting the long running musical 'Les Miserables' in the West End of London, Britain, 06 July 2020. Britain's government has announced a 1.57bn pounds emergency support package to help protect the futures of theatres, galleries and museum across the country. Many arts institutions are facing financial difficulty due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. EPA/NEIL HALL

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Il produttore Cameron Mackintosh ha annunciato che quattro tra gli spettacoli di maggiore successo a Londra (Les Misérables, Mary Poppins, Hamilton and The Phantom of the Opera) non ripartiranno prima del 2021

epa08530560 A worker cleans a closed theatre ticket agent booth in the West End of London, Britain, 06 July 2020. Britain's government has announced a 1.57bn pounds emergency support package to help protect the futures of theatres, galleries and museum across the country. Many arts institutions are facing financial difficulty due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. EPA/NEIL HALL

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Secondo la Creative industries federation e "Oxford Economics", il lockdown per coronavirus rischia di costare 74 miliardi di sterline e 400mila posti di lavoro solo nel settore culturale