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The New Normal Festival shows how theatre could return

But unregulated shows are also starting to pop up spontaneously

The Free Association's improv show, Jacuzii, at the New Normal Festival, starring Mae Martin. Photo: Cam Harle 
issue 15 August 2020
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    Royal Victoria Patriotic Building, where the festival continues until 31 August

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    Central London

So the madness continues. Planes full of passengers are going everywhere. Theatres full of ghosts are going bust. My first press night since March took place at a monumental Victorian building in Wandsworth where concerts are staged in an open-air courtyard. The entry process was less fussy than I’d expected.

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