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the Staff, stagehands, costume designers, makeup artists and those who serve the beloved in the shadow of the blinding spotlight, now fighting for survival, no less than their stellar counterparts. During a pandemic, they did not go with the homemade show and was just waiting for the open theatres. According to the British theatre Guild, some of them even contemplated suicide. Save English theatre, or rather its technical part, volunteered sir Ian McKellen, a legendary figure of the British stage and Hollywood screen. He opened the extremely assistance Fund, and he invested a considerable amount.

the Actor, known to audiences for his role of Gandalf in the movie-the Saga of Peter Jackson’s “Lord of the rings”, has started a fundraiser with donations in the amount of 40 thousand pounds (about 3.6 million) from private fees, which were collected during his recent 80-year tour of British theatres. Recently, the actor agreed to play hamlet. Although the last time she had done it 50 years ago. He has already started a virtual practice, although still a month producers were preparing to meet in person.

“Many people working in the theatre industry, saw their last money simply disappear in the eyes of the pandemic coronavirus. For example, I got terribly sad letter from the Director, who is facing eviction from homes that can’t get government assistance,” says McKellen.

the New Fund appeared in the Theater Guild, which exists in the UK for 125 years. Most of its members are low-paid, self-employed or contract workers with zero working day. When the industry got hit by the pandemic, almost all of them have lost their jobs and were not included in the government programme for the protection of theatres.

Actors Eddie Redmayne (known for his roles theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking in the film, and newt Salamander in “Fantastic creatures”) and Prasanna Pavanaja also support the work of Mackellan. “Theatre is not only a scene, but everything that happens behind the scenes. And there all the time are sewed costumes, made props, artists work scenes, operators, lighting, sound, box office and bar staff and cleaners,” says Redmayne.

According to General Manager of the Guild’s Adam Bambro, imprisonment has led to the fact that many are unable to pay the rent, and some even contemplated suicide. “These people – the most important part of every theatre building in the country. Besides the fact that they are basically freelancers those who have a job, suffered greatly from the wave of layoffs in theaters. Unfortunately, I’ve heard nine or ten people what they thought to commit suicide in the last few weeks. Many are struggling to find money for food and rent,” – the dialectit Bambro.

the Organization aims to help with paying bills for food, housing, utilities and even a personal doctor.