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    Tom Chambers discusses the impact of COVID-19 on the theater industry based on his experience. He notes that theaters were closed for 18 months, forcing those in the industry to be creative and promote productions remotely. When theaters reopened, there was much anxiety from both performers and audiences. While the pandemic has expanded access to theater through online broadcasts and cinema screenings, regular theatergoers are taking time to feel comfortable returning, impacting revenues. Encouraging core demographic of theatergoers to come back will be important to the industry's recovery.

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    Tom Chambers discusses the impact of COVID-19 on the theater industry based on his experience. He notes that theaters were closed for 18 months, forcing those in the industry to be creative and promote productions remotely. When theaters reopened, there was much anxiety from both performers and audiences. While the pandemic has expanded access to theater through online broadcasts and cinema screenings, regular theatergoers are taking time to feel comfortable returning, impacting revenues. Encouraging core demographic of theatergoers to come back will be important to the industry's recovery.

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    Tom Chambers discusses the impact of COVID-19 on the theater industry based on his experience. He notes that theaters were closed for 18 months, forcing those in the industry to be creative and promote productions remotely. When theaters reopened, there was much anxiety from both performers and audiences. While the pandemic has expanded access to theater through online broadcasts and cinema screenings, regular theatergoers are taking time to feel comfortable returning, impacting revenues. Encouraging core demographic of theatergoers to come back will be important to the industry's recovery.

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    Interview Notes

    TOM CHAMBERS

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    5:04 Waited 18 months before we went back to theatre

    5:15 People had to be creative to work, Original Theatre


    online did entire promotion remotely

    6:49
    S I learned so much as I needed to setup remote
    N equipment. Normally actors just do acting.
    KI
    8:15 There was no furlough payments for self-
    employed people
    D

    9:01 When theatres did open, there was lots of anxiety.


    U

    11:40 There is now an audience at home that can enjoy


    theatre since filing of shows following COVID
    IJ

    11:59 There are so many people that love theatre that


    can now see it in cinemas (NT Live)
    AB

    12:15 There are many positives in the long run, there are
    more platforms and choices

    12:25 There is still an impact of lower ‘regulars’ that go


    to the theatre. It’s taking a long time to recover
    13:35 Society needs to feel comfortable to go back to the
    theatre
    14:20 There’s a demographic that is the ‘heartbeat’ of
    theatre goers, they need to be encouraged to come
    back

    P
    15:20 The entertainment industry feels like an
    afterthought from support, despite being an

    FM
    important part of community and wellbeing

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