The arts was among the industries worst-hit by the coronavirus pandemic and with the curtain about to go up on live shows again, hand sanitiser and social distancing are taking centre stage.
No industry escaped unscathed when the coronavirus pandemic struck, but the arts was among the worst hit.
"We've had to come up with new ways of moving people in and out of the theatre safely, managing our artists backstage so that we reduce chances of transmission and we've all learned a lot about health procedures." Director Bridget Boyle said the play, which won the Queensland Premier's Drama Award in the 2018-19 season, originally incorporated audience participation, which had to be rethought in the age of coronavirus.
On a smaller stage in Brisbane's Fortitude Valley, up-and-coming singer-songwriter 'Oh Bailey' was preparing for her first concert since the pandemic began.
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