These recent times have been some of the hardest challenges we've faced and as a community, it hit us pretty hard. However during these difficult times, here at Pocket Size Theatre, we wanted to spread a little positivity and share some peoples experiences because we are all in this together. Each day we'll be speaking to our friends in the industry to share their experiences with you all so take a read and see how people are getting through these hard times.
Let's stick together, share the love and get through this as a community!
*Some information mentioned in this article may be out of date due to the progress of the current situation. Please keep that in mind when reading*
Chloé Pole will be playing the role of Skylar in the UK touring production of Bring it On. Her other credits include Swing/ Understudy Vicki in the Original West End cast of Everybody’s Talking About Jamie (Apollo Theatre) and Ensemble/ Dance captain on Miracle on 34th Street The Musical (Liverpool Playhouse).
On Monday 16th March 2020, The Society of London Theatre announced the closure of all Theatres in London. This followed suit with regional venues. Where were you when you found out and what was your initial reaction?
I was at home when I saw the news on twitter, it made me feel quite emotional actually. Although I could see it coming and completely agree with the action taken, my heart went out to everyone working in the theatre industry!
Can you tell us anything productive you’ve been doing?
I’ve kept myself busy trying to keep my fitness levels up during lockdown, I’ve set myself a little training timetable that I push myself to stick too. I’ve started pilates and I’ve been doing lots of weight training which I really enjoy. I’ve done a bit of teaching online and I’ve also been able to learn some new choreography for the upcoming Bring It On UK tour from home, which has been really cool! Other than that its been great to soak up the lovely weather we’ve had, wearing factor 50 of course as gingers and sun are not the best combination!
