The past two years have been the toughest the performing arts sector has faced. The pandemic has closed countless shows and left many without work for months at a time.
Now, as artists and companies get back on the job, Omicron’s spread is putting extra layers of responsibility on all involved.
Fenn Gordon is Executive Producer for independent producing company Tandem, and is currently producing two shows at Carriageworks for Sydney Festival. After enduring multiple COVID cancellations of one of those works – Set Piece by Anna Breckon and Nat Randall was cancelled twice in 2021 – Gordon says she feels very lucky to have delivered it at Sydney Festival, albeit in extreme conditions.
