Theatre companies and wardrobe departments help NHS by sewing scrubs

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.