SOLT Update 20 September 2021

Sep 20, 2021 | SOLT Updates

The below correspondence is posted here by kind permission from the Society of London Theatre

The Society of London Theatre (SOLT) is an organisation that works with and on behalf of their Members to champion theatre and the performing arts.

Find out more about SOLT and visit their website here.

New rules for travel to the UK
The UK Government has announced a major overhaul for general travel rules. Under the changes, the current green and amber lists are to be scrapped with just a single red list of ‘no-go’ countries. This will leave countries essentially in either a ‘go’ or ‘no-go’ zone.

Testing requirements will also be reduced for fully vaccinated travellers as they will no longer need to take a pre-departure test when returning to England. Full details can be found at the following links:
 
For England – Red, amber, green lists: check the rules for travel to England from abroad – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

For Northern Ireland – Coronavirus (COVID-19): travel advice | nidirect

For Scotland – Coronavirus (COVID-19): international travel and managed isolation (quarantine) – gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

For Wales – Rules for foreign travel to and from Wales: coronavirus (COVID-19) [HTML] | GOV.WALES

West End LIVE
A huge thank you to everyone who participated in West End LIVE at the weekend – we had tens of thousands of people packing Trafalgar Square on both days for an incredible show with our best ever line-up – over 50 shows and acts and 830 performers and creatives. We’re sure everyone involved agrees what a unique, emotional event it was – truly a triumphant collective return for our industry. Full details of the weekend can be found in our post-event press release here, and the playlist of performance videos are available on the Official London Theatre YouTube channel here.

 USEFUL RESOURCES

Coronavirus Recovery Guidance

Wellbeing and mental health support for you and your staff

Jobs & careers in the sector