Australian theatre grapples with access, diversity and job losses through the coronavirus shutdown
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DecDecember 2020 at 7:03pm
The Sydney Opera House was among the thousands of venues across Australia that went dark at the onset of the pandemic.
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It s hard to quantify just how damaging 2020 has been for the Australian theatre sector.
Performing arts workers from writers and directors to ushers, stagehands and lighting artists lost work overnight, after theatres across the country went dark in March.
Due to the short-term contract-based nature of their work, many were let go without severance pay and were not eligible for JobKeeper.
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