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!
Leah St Luce was most recently seen in the UK touring production of Beautiful: The Carole King musical. Her other credits include Kathy and Cover Judy in 9 to 5 The Musical (UK & Ireland Tour); Lisa in Mamma Mia! (Novello Theatre); Ensemble in Cinderella (Chris Hallam, Greenwich Theatre); Corrine in Come Back and Gone (BBC Radio 4); Zonia in Joe Turner’s Come and Gone (The Young Vic) and Young Nala in Disney’s The Lion King (Lyceum Theatre).
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*Some information mentioned in this article may be out of date due to the progress of the current situation.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*
Leah St Luce was most recently seen in the UK touring production of Beautiful: The Carole King musical. Her other credits include Kathy and Cover Judy in 9 to 5 The Musical (UK & Ireland Tour); Lisa in Mamma Mia! (Novello Theatre); Ensemble in Cinderella (Chris Hallam, Greenwich Theatre); Corrine in Come Back and Gone (BBC Radio 4); Zonia in Joe Turner’s Come and Gone (The Young Vic) and Young Nala in Disney’s The Lion King (Lyceum Theatre).
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 actually at home. My suitcase was all packed ready to head to Sunderland, our next venue. I remember feeling overwhelmingly stressed trying to make a decision whether or not I should still head to the station to catch the train to Sunderland or to stay put as no official announcement had been made yet. Luckily, I decided to stay put and booked a ticket to travel the next morning instead. Later that evening we received the news. I had mixed emotions. But mostly I remember feeling very anxious knowing that this was only the beginning of something very serious.
Can you tell us anything productive you’ve been doing?
There are days where I have the motivation to do a full work out and then spend the rest of the day singing/sorting through all my rep. Other days the most productive thing I manage to do is have a shower and bake some cookies. It's easy to feel guilty and compare yourself to others who are keeping extremely active during this time. There is no right or wrong way of how you spend your time during the lockdown. The main thing is that we’re all keeping healthy. If you come out of this with a brand new skill, I think that’s incredible! But if you come out of this lockdown only discovering the perfect skincare routine for you, that’s also a win! You’ve got to do what’s best for you during this crazy confusing time and that's okay!
