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Radio 4,03 Aug 2021,28 mins

Series Series 6

Theatre

Simon Evans Goes to Market

Available for 264 days

As the waters recede from the tsunami of the global pandemic and Britain settles into its new relationship with Europe and the World, Simon Evans returns to focus his jokenomics lens on the myriad economic challenges and opportunities facing humanity. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought Britain’s world-leading performing arts sector to its knees. Even with significant government investment to keep the industry temporarily afloat, will audience behaviours have changed so significantly that the live event experience is never the same again? Simon Evans is joined by another Simon Evans, the director of the acclaimed lockdown hit 'Staged' Written and presented by Simon Evans Additional material from Dan Evans Production co-ordinator: Cherlynn Andrew-Wilfred Producer: Richard Morris Photo credit: Steve Best A BBC Studios Production

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