The Covid-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on a large number of services and businesses in the UK and sectors such as the theatre industry has had to adapt to stay afloat. But how do smaller, independent companies without the access to big open theatres perform for their communities and survive in this socially-distanced era?
The theatre industry has been heavily impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, but there has been a lack of focus on small independent theatre companies and how they will survive during this period of uncertainty.
Smaller independent theatre companies also usually rely on the use of community centres or other venues in their local area to put on a production, and struggles due to government restrictions mean it is difficult to safely put on an in-person performance for their audiences.
They are struggling to gain necessary government support to keep performing and find it more difficult to adhere to government guidelines due to the lack of resources and facilities.
These companies have instead been having to adopt different practices to survive and entertain during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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