Dundee Schools Music Theatre shows scheduled for later this year have been cancelled, the city council is announcing.
Productions were due to be staged of The Little Mermaid, In the Heights, Sweeney Todd and All Shook Up involving secondary pupils from across the city.
The decision has now been taken to concentrate on the 2021 season when schools return after measures to tackle the coronavirus pandemic are lifted.
Dundee City Council children and families service convener Stewart Hunter said: “I realise that pupils and their relatives will be disappointed, but I am sure that they understand why we have taken this decision.
“At this point in time, our schools are not in their normal cycle - with the gates shut, exams cancelled and online learning replacing the classroom.
“So it would not be appropriate to plan for shows that would have taken place in the late summer.
“Dundee Schools Music Theatre encourages and develops tremendous artistic talent among our young people.
“I have no doubt that they will put on shows to remember when they return.”
Dundee City Council
Dundee draws skilled workers from a 60-minute catchment population of 640,000 and has a local population of over 140,000. The availability of a large pool of highly skilled labour is a key feature in the Dundee economy. Flexibility in the labour force is currently more prevalent in Dundee than in Scotland as a whole. All forms of labour market flexibility - part-time, temporary employment, self-employment and shift work - are widely operational within the city. Labour force stability in the city is excellent, enabling companies to plan with confidence. Labour turnover levels are less than 5% and absenteeism averages 2%.
