Theatre companies and wardrobe staff from across the UK are pitching in to help NHS have the PPE they need during the COVID-19 Crisis.
Theatre companies anf their dedicated wardrobe staff across the UK are pitching in to help the NHS with PPE during the Covid-19 crisis. Here are just a few, if your company is helping to fight the fight please let us know. Feel free to get in touch with any of these great theatre coimpanies if you can help with donations of fabric or anything that might help them to make the scrubs so desperately needed by the NHS.
ENGLISH NATIONAL OPERA
The English National Opera's costume team are using their down time to make face masks, medical scrubs and hats to support key workers.
https://twitter.com/Imperialpeople/status/1250487354567143425
SHEFFIELD - CRUCIBLE THEATRE
The wardrobe department at the Crucible in Sheffield have been busy supporting Yorkshire hospitals.
https://twitter.com/crucibletheatre/status/1251151789782491136
BIRMINGHAM REP
Heartlands and Solihull hospitals are being supported by the staff at Birmingham Rep.
https://twitter.com/BirminghamRep/status/1252272324331614208
DUNDEE REP
Cate Mackie is rounding up support from Dundee Rep for Dundee, Perth and Teeside to make up 5000 sets of scrubs.
https://www.facebook.com/cate.mackie/videos/10159745978119126/
You can help Cate and her team by donating to buy fabric HERE
If your group is involved in this effort get in touch.
Douglas Mayo has had a life long love affair with musical theatre. He has authored several books on publicity and marketing for amateur theatre groups. He is in the process of developing a musical based on his original story concept.
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