Patrick Gracey

Looking back over the past year – including Covid closures, Black Lives Matter and the aftermath of Brexit – producer and general manager Patrick Gracey says that, as we build a future for our industry, we need to encourage empathy

Though proof of vaccination and Covid-status apps appear to aid the industry’s swift recovery, venues must be wary of excluding marginalised communities and potentially ushering in coercive surveillance

We will emerge from this crisis and enjoy theatre once again, but we must acknowledge the challenges ahead, says producer Patrick Gracey

With new restrictions on the horizon and extensions to the furlough and self-employed schemes looking unlikely, it could be some time before we move beyond Act II of this long, three-act play, says Patrick Gracey