IT’S BEEN a sell-out but for now the curtain has fallen again.
The Mill at Sonning had just launched a run of Covid-safe productions in a revamped auditorium set up for social distancing. But the new lockdown means that it has closed again until December.
The planned performances for November are currently being rescheduled.
It is hoped that the restaurant will reopen on Wednesday, December 2, with a comedy night taking place on Thursday, December 3. A Fright Night is planned for Friday, December 4.
There are just 66 seats available for each performance.
In an open letter, The Mill’s owner Sally Hughes said that its first two shows since reopening – Some Enchanted Evening and an evening with Simon Williams and his daughter Amy – had both sold out.
“I cannot tell you the joy, the emotion I felt to see and hear a real live audience laughing, clapping and cheering. We all felt it – the cast, the backstage crew – who have worked tirelessly for weeks preparing a beautiful Covid-safe auditorium – and the audience. Many tears of happiness were shed,” she wrote.
“And what about the auditorium? Check it out below. Everyone who stepped into the space for the first time were just blown away by the stunning transformation.”
She added: “We will get through this. We will enjoy entertainment again. Not stuck in front of a screen, but in a magical space called a theatre where we can laugh and cry and sing – together.”
For more details, log on to millatsonning.com
