The Australian production of Come From Away is among the major shows returning to Sydney. Image: Jeff Busby.
Many in NSW are relishing new freedoms this week as that state’s 70% fully vaccinated population takes their first steps out of lockdown. For stage shows this is a welcome new beginning, signalling what performing arts producers hope will be a more permanently open theatre world.
But rather than snapping back to pre-COVID realities, theatres may feel a bit different to before, as the live performance sector prepares for a more open, vaccinated world.
ArtsHub's Arts Feature Writer Jo Pickup is based in Perth. An arts writer and manager, she has worked as a journalist and broadcaster for media such as the ABC, RTRFM and The West Australian newspaper, contributing media content and commentary on art, culture and design. She has also worked for arts organisations such as Fremantle Arts Centre, STRUT dance, and the Aboriginal Arts Centre Hub of WA, as well as being a sessional arts lecturer at The Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA).
