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London theatre - would you go?

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summertimerolls · 12/12/2021 09:18

So, dilemma. Tickets for the theatre on 15th Dec (evening). Family arriving for Christmas on 24th (so no clear 10 days before Christmas),

We (DH, me, kids) have all had Covid in the last 10 weeks, DH and I are double jabbed but not had booster yet - booked for early Jan.

I don't know if whatever immunity one has from previously having Covid still "counts" with omicron - does anyone know? Or are we as likely to get it as someone who hasn't had Covid recently?

I'm pretty relaxed about these things and wouldn't be bothered if it wasn't that I don't want to ruin the other people's Christmas who are coming to us on Christmas Eve.

Tickets can be exchanged for a credit note that can be used in the next two years. Kids are ludicrously excited about going next week though.

So what's everyone else's view? "Hell yes I'd still go," or "God no, you're crazy to still go"??

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Thewiseoneincognito · 12/12/2021 09:22

Personally I wouldn’t - you’re sat in a space with lots of strangers for 2+ hours who could possibly be infecting the whole room with an extremely highly transmissible variant literally just before Christmas. You’re taking a huge gamble and if it doesn’t pay off you risk ruining Christmas for the family.

LaurieFairyCake · 12/12/2021 09:23

Of course, just download your Covid pass

You're not going to get it so yes, have a wonderful time

littlefireseverywhere · 12/12/2021 09:24

I’d go!

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 12/12/2021 09:25

I wouldn’t if it risks Christmas plans. Having similar dilemma here, but I’ve come to the conclusion I won’t be doing any busy social events where the general public are, after the 14th, Tuesday.

MalbecandToast · 12/12/2021 09:25

I'd go, but I work in a really busy environment with limited social distancing so the theatre is no riskier.

HamSandwichKiller · 12/12/2021 09:45

God yes go. Am personally done with rescheduling stuff with some vague plan to do them in 6 months or whatever. Life is slipping by.

I have tickets booked to see Beauty and the Beast before Christmas and I hope to goodness the show goes ahead.

MarshaBradyo · 12/12/2021 09:46

I would and will be to a musical with dc

Snuggledupforwinter · 12/12/2021 09:49

Went to the theatre last night with flowtest result and mask. Surprised it was so busy - usual Xmas busyness - and it was fine!
Going again next week and then that's it until the new year!

AtillatheHun · 12/12/2021 09:50

Go. (I went last week. And to a gig last night. Masks and vax passports / LFTs to enter

Tabbacus · 12/12/2021 09:51

You're double jabbed and have recently had covid, why wouldn't you go?

AlexandraEiffel · 12/12/2021 09:54

It depends on your priority, ruining your plans or other people's plans? Is theatre more important? Or would you rather see guests? If going to the theatre I'd give guests a heads up it could be scuppered by theatre trip so they can have a back up plan. There isn't anything guaranteed, all plans are pretty vulnerable to change right now. I think anyone having no back up Xmas plan and relying on visiting someone (unless everyone is quarantining) is taking a risk.

sashagabadon · 12/12/2021 09:54

I’m off to theatre next Saturday, looking forward to it

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summertimerolls · 12/12/2021 09:55

@Tabbacus

You're double jabbed and have recently had covid, why wouldn't you go?
Only because if one of us gets it, it'll ruin 7 other people's Christmas! If it was just us for Christmas I wouldn't give it a second thought.

News seems to suggest that previous infection isn't providing immunity to Omicron at the same levels as delta.

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summertimerolls · 12/12/2021 09:56

@AlexandraEiffel

It depends on your priority, ruining your plans or other people's plans? Is theatre more important? Or would you rather see guests? If going to the theatre I'd give guests a heads up it could be scuppered by theatre trip so they can have a back up plan. There isn't anything guaranteed, all plans are pretty vulnerable to change right now. I think anyone having no back up Xmas plan and relying on visiting someone (unless everyone is quarantining) is taking a risk.
Yes its exactly this. I don't want to leave our guests with nowhere to go when I could just move the tickets to another date.
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SouthOfFrance · 12/12/2021 09:57

I would go. I think it's unlikely you will catch it if you've just had it for one

luckylavender · 12/12/2021 09:59

I wouldn't. I love the theatre but I haven't yet felt I could go back.

RaskolnikovsGarret · 12/12/2021 10:00

Went to the theatre on Wednesday and the cinema last night. Two more Christmas plays planned. Won’t be cancelling, but will definitely isolate/protect others if anyone in the venue has it. On both occasions people were religiously wearing their masks throughout - omicron seems to have made people more willing to wear masks. On the tube too.

That being said, I was surprised that the venues were packed, with zero social distancing in place, unlike others shows I attended in early summer.

Who knows how strict any next lockdown might be? I feel we should be able to enjoy ourselves and support the hospitality industry whilst we still can. Too depressing otherwise.

We were all triple jabbed if that makes any difference.

Quartz2208 · 12/12/2021 10:05

In terms of reinfection it reinfects between 4-8 times more than Delta - so Delta had a 0.5% reinfections Omicron when the tested had 7% reinfections from the number.

So immunity does count just the chances of reinfection is higher.

Given you are jabbed and it is recent and the kids are excited I would go.

Darbs76 · 12/12/2021 11:56

Well if you’d have been sitting next to my kids father you’d have probably caught Covid as we went to the theatre Thursday. His brother and family had Covid so he was testing daily, all negative. Now he’s positive. So there’s probably a lot of people in the theatre who don’t know they have Covid, who are following rules. It’s a risk to go anywhere in crowds

kickupafuss · 12/12/2021 12:13

I think that everyone should consider that their Christmas plans might go awry and be a bit prepared for that to happen. Maybe I'm thinking that because we all have covid at the moment and it feels like lots of friends and family also have it - completely unrelated cases. We have some events planned for when self-isolation ends and we're intending to go.

collybubble · 12/12/2021 15:45

Yes. Wear a mask if you feel worried

SSOYS · 12/12/2021 16:11

Currently in a similar dilemma. We have tickets to something with my parents (70s). I suggested to them that we cancel, to which my mum has responded that we should cancel if I can get a refund but otherwise we should go. This seems wrong to me- if she would cancel with a refund, then we should cancel full stop. I pod for the tickets so will be the only one out of pocket.

I’m tempted to pretend that they have given us a refund, even if they won’t.

Babyroobs · 12/12/2021 16:12

@Thewiseoneincognito

Personally I wouldn’t - you’re sat in a space with lots of strangers for 2+ hours who could possibly be infecting the whole room with an extremely highly transmissible variant literally just before Christmas. You’re taking a huge gamble and if it doesn’t pay off you risk ruining Christmas for the family.
This.
MrPoppysParka · 12/12/2021 16:14

@LaurieFairyCake

Of course, just download your Covid pass

You're not going to get it so yes, have a wonderful time

How do you know that they won’t get it?
tiredanddangerous · 12/12/2021 16:25

I would go but then I work in a school so am more likely to catch it at work than at the theatre.

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