The pandemic has taken a toll on Welsh theatres far greater than ‘just’ a financial one. Emma Schofield reflects on where it might need to go next.
'In March 2020 theatres and cultural venues across Wales closed their doors for what was only meant to be a few weeks. For many of us, the image of a lone lamp, shining its light into an empty theatre struck a chord in those early weeks of the pandemic, when everything was turned on its head and the luxury of enjoying a live show was abruptly replaced with evenings of staring mutely at the grim figures rolled out at each daily news bulletin and wondering whether to go and give the food shop another wash in the sink...' Keep reading on Wales Arts Review.
'In March 2020 theatres and cultural venues across Wales closed their doors for what was only meant to be a few weeks. For many of us, the image of a lone lamp, shining its light into an empty theatre struck a chord in those early weeks of the pandemic, when everything was turned on its head and the luxury of enjoying a live show was abruptly replaced with evenings of staring mutely at the grim figures rolled out at each daily news bulletin and wondering whether to go and give the food shop another wash in the sink...' Keep reading on Wales Arts Review.