S1 E2: Performing to an Audience of None

When COVID-19 took hold in 2020, we collectively turned to the arts to save our sanity. We found solace in our favourite music, binged our way through Netflix, and sought out our favourite comedians online when we needed a laugh. But despite providing sanctuary from the pandemic, the arts and entertainment industry has been hit hard, leaving thousands of creative workers, artists, and performers jobless and desperate to get the show back on the road.

Our stories today come from Melbourne, Victoria. Once known as the epicentre of the Australian arts scene, the city is now famous for spending more days in lockdown than any other place in the world, surpassing Buenos Aires record of 245 days in October 2021.

In this episode, we talk to Melbourne-based performers about their experience surviving the pandemic, the future of live performance and getting back on stage in a post lockdown world.

Our guests include comedian Kirsty Webeck, cabaret favourite Queenie van de Zandt, and Adam Portelli from MEAA Victoria.

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