各地疫情情况 "万磁王"捐款帮助剧院工作者挺过疫情难关

"万磁王"捐款帮助剧院工作者挺过疫情难关  

Ushers
stage hands
dressers and those who work on the stage door of the nation's empty theatres are struggling to survive during lockdown
with some even contemplating suicide according to the industry charity
The Theatrical Guild. Now Sir Ian McKellen
the renowned stage and screen star
has helped to launch an emergency fund to support them.
The actor
famous for playing Gandalf in Peter Jackson's Tolkien films
has kicked off the fundraising drive with a donation of 40
000 pounds of the money raised from his recent 80th birthday tour of British theatres.
"Many people who work in the theatre industry have seen their livelihoods disappear due to the coronavirus lockdown
" said McKellen. "I
for example
have received a distressing letter from a stage manager who is facing eviction from his home and can't access government relief."
麦克莱恩说：“很多在剧院工作的人受疫情隔离影响没了生计。比如说，有一个舞台经理给我写了一封令人痛心的信，家人要把他赶出来，他又得不到政府救济。”
The actor
who has recently announced a plan to play Hamlet again
50 years after the last time
and who is now attending virtual rehearsals for the role
added that the emergency fund scheme is "a wonderful opportunity".
The guild was set up 125 years ago to support those who
with their varied sets of skills
are the unsung heroes of staged performances. Most are low-paid
self-employed or on zero hours contracts and as a result many have fallen through the safety s put up by the government to protect those who lost work during the pandemic.