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Newcastle Comedy Festival brings COVID-inspired laughter to socially distanced audiences
Comedy legend Rove McManus perhaps summed it up best in opening remarks during his COVID-safe performance at the Newcastle Comedy Festival: “Nothing says fun like ‘are you ready for a big afternoon of comedy?'”
Key points:
- Matinee audience members were seated 2 square metres apart, following COVID-safe measures announced by Newcastle Civic Theatre management
- The gig, featuring Nina Oyama, Randy Feltface, Sam Taunton and others, was split into two sittings to cater for the audience demand
- Despite the downturn in the live performance sector, Newcastle-born comedian Sarah Gaul said she’d had a steady succession of gigs in the last two months
It might have been packed, but matinee audience members were seated 2 square metres apart, following…
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