That’s the sentiment shared by Ghislain Caron, executive director of Théâtre Français de Toronto, as the company responds to new restrictions shuttering indoor performance venues yet again.
The regulations came less than three months after the province lifted all capacity limits to indoor venues Oct. 9. Chloé Hung’s dark comedy “Three Women of Swatow” will also have to wait for its premiere at Tarragon. The play, a bloody portrait of three generations of women as they navigate intergenerational conflicts, abusive relationships, addictions and murder, was supposed to have its world premiere in March 2020. That was pushed to later this month and has been rescheduled once again to run April 18 to May 15.
Coal Mine Theatre’s productions of “The Antipodes” and “Detroit,” slated to open in January and April respectively, will each now be delayed approximately 10 week, in hopes that they can play to in-person audiences. Meanwhile Crow’s Theatre continues to rehearse “Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo,” originally scheduled to start performances on Jan. 11, as they wait for more information on the province’s reopening plans before naming a new date.