Despite the best intentions of producers, and the hopes of cast and crew, sometimes shows close early. As a worker, you need the skills and flexibility to cope.
Any such closure – especially in the case of major productions such as The Addams Family, which cancelled its national tour after closing its run early in Sydney this year – has ramifications for the industry as a whole: shockwaves ripple across the country as jobs that previously seemed secure topple like ninepins.