Andrew Lloyd Weber told a government that hearing air in his theaters was “cleaner than the air outside.”

Spoke at a meeting about its impact Coronavirus Art Pandemic, composer and theater impressorio said the industry was in a state of no return and that it was financially impossible to maintain venues while keeping a social distance.

Master Lloyd-Weber He spent $ 1 million on a pilot project at the London Palladium, hoping that theaters would be able to operate and operate again, and after the construction of his musical Phantom of the Opera he was able to remain in South Korea with strict sanitation – but no social distance.

He told the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) Committee: “I am sure the air at the London Palladium and all my theaters is cleaner than the air outside.”

Lord Lloyd-Weber said the UK needs to reopen the arts sector.

He continued: “Now there is something we can do no more.

“Theater is a business that works incredibly well. In many ways, presenting a show now is almost a work of love. Very few shows affect the jackpot, as Hamilton, the Lion King or the Phantom of the Opera do.”

It was announced in July Phantom of the Opera – Second longest musical in the West End – Closes in London due to financial impact Covid-19 Crisis.

Speaking to DCMS Hearing, Lord Lloyd Weber said that theater productions are not like movies and you can’t open the building.

When asked if he could answer why people did not attend the theater show even though people could fly, Lord Lloyd Weber said: “No, I have not received a satisfactory answer.”

Following a simple suggestion that he might consider performing a play on a plane, he joked: “It may be a very good idea. At one point we thought of turning the London Palladium into a garden center.”

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Rebecca Kane Burton, chief executive of Lord Lloyd-Weber Theaters, said the lockdown was devastating and destructive to the industry and that Christmas was in equilibrium.

They said they do not intend to open the buildings at 30% capacity and need to find a way out of the current situation.

Meanwhile, the Royal Albert Hall has demanded a $ 20 million donation due to the epidemic.

The venue in Kensington, west London, lost $ 18 million in revenue and returned more than $ 6.5 million in ticket sales within six months of closing its doors in March – ineligible for the government’s $ 1.57 billion emergency grant. Arts Rescue Package.

Its senior team gives evidence to the DCMS committee, and Chief Executive Craig Hazel said that despite the government holding the venue as a crown, it faces a “dark future”.

Hussein said the venue was lucky to have generous support members and private donors, but unfortunately many fans of the rescue package have given us the misconception that many donors are giving us enough support elsewhere.

Musicians are currently performing live at the Royal Albert Hall, but without the audience due to restrictions, throughout the last two weeks BBC Proms.