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*Some information mentioned in this article may be out of date due to the progress of the current situation.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*
Cilla Silvia was most recently seen in The Boy in the Dress at the Royal Shakespeare Company. Her other credits include Viola in Twelfth Knight (Park Theatre of Stockholm); Helena in A Midsummer Nights Dream (Polar Eclipse Theatre); Kushboo in Tiger Bay (Wales Millennium Centre); Cathy in The Last Five Years (TeaterStudio Lederman); Ensemble & cover Maria in West Side Story, Ensemble & Cover Mrs Lyons in Blood Brothers, Ensemble & Dance Captain in Sweeney Todd, Natalie in Hair (Stockholm City Theatre) and Understudy Scaramouche & Meat in We Will Rock You (2Entertain).
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?
My husband and I were actually midway through our honeymoon in Japan. We woke up in Hiroshima to find out London was going into lockdown and our flight had been cancelled. Our first reaction was honestly should we really go to London? Into the wildfire! However, decisions had to be made quickly so we packed up and got on the bullet train while booking a new flight. It took us 38 hours to get home so it was tough but definitely the right decision to do.
Can you tell us anything productive you’ve been doing?
I started to play the uke at the beginning of the year and now I play it every day. I am also halfway through writing my first play which I am very excited about. We have a very artsy flat so there is more or less always someone playing an instrument or singing. Me and my husband also do a “Musical theatre quiz” every day on my Instagram story where people are guessing a musical and I absolutely love this part of our daily routine.
