Tina Turner musical in London's West End (ITV News)

The figures - from union Bectu - also reveal that, on top of this, there are tens of thousands of more freelance theatre workers with little or no work.

Theatre job losses soar from 3,000 to 5,000 in a month, says union

Sir Patrick Stewart says that he wishes he was back with his theatrical peers in Britain fighting shoulder to shoulder to keep the sector alive.

Sir Patrick Stewart: 'I will be back at the Royal Shakespeare theatre' 

Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden announces outdoor theatre and music performances can resume from July 11 as he leads Downing Stress press briefing. 

Government says outdoor arts performance can resume from July 11 

One of the businesses that has boomed during the coronavirus lockdown is giving financial help to one of the sectors that has been brought to its knees.  

'Lean on me': Another funding source for the arts industry announced 

Chancellor Rishi Sunak unveiled the economic support package for the sector on Sunday evening.

'We can't save everyone': Minister admits arts jobs and venues will be lost

As lockdown measures in England ease, live performances in theatres and concert halls remain off limits - so can the industry survive?

Coronavirus: What is the future of the UK's theatres and music scene?

He also starred in Alien and Chariots Of Fire.

Lord Of The Rings star Sir Ian Holm dies aged 88

He found fame with the BBC Radio 2 sketch show The News Huddlines, which ran for 26 years.

Roy Hudd remembered as ‘much loved and amazingly talented’ after death at 83

London's West End has all but shut down as Society of London Theatres (SOLT) and UK Theatre venues close their doors.

Coronavirus fears hit the entertainment industry with closures and delays

The songwriting duo are back together after famous falling out. 


Robbie Williams reunites with Guy Chambers to write music for theatre show

He first found fame in Beyond The Fringe in the 1960s.

Renowned theatre director and writer Sir Jonathan Miller dead at 85

Several people have been injured and more than 1,000 evacuated after part of the ceiling in one of London's West End Theatres collapsed.

Several injured and 1,100 evacuated after ceiling collapses at West End theatre

A theatre manager has criticised audience members in the front row who were following the England penalty shootout on their phones.

Theatregoers watching penalties were ‘disrespectful and distracting’

Still redoing steps when she was 90, the fact that Dame Gillian Lynne had been in dance for so long made her a force in British theatre.

Farewell to Dame Gillian Lynne, a force in British theatre

Harry Potter And The Cursed Child triumphed at the Olivier Awards with a record nine awards including best actor and supporting cast.