The Evacuation

On Monday 2^nd June, The Chrysalis Theatre in Camphill Milton Keynes held a practice fire evacuation.  The Chrysalis had asked David Pibworth (who is the director of Milton Keynes Theatre of Comedy) to provide the audience with a magic show. The audience needed to be made up of 209 volunteers. The Chrysalis Theatre had teamed up with Willen Hospice (a charity which provides specialist palliative care and support for families) to mark the start of National Volunteer Week. It was explained that they needed our ‘#TimeNotMoney’. While David Pibworth was performing his show, the fire alarm was set of and Martina Fiserova, who is the theatre manager explained were the fire exits were and that we should assemble outside of the front on the Chrysalis Theatre. This practice fire evacuation was planned in order to review the theatre’s evacuation procedure. There were lots of refreshments of cakes and teas and coffee before and after the fire evacuation in the foyer of the Chrysalis Theatre. I thought this event was important because we know what do if there was a real fire.

 

Alex Fox