Clapham’s Omnibus Theatre has been wrapped in bright pink barrier tape, to highlight the damage to the industry due to the pandemic

The Missing Live Theatre project is happening nationwide.

There’s a warning that 70% of arts companies will close by Christmas without government support.

Marie McCarthy, from the Omnibus, says 157 events were cancelled overnight in March, and “took all the life out of the theatre”.

They’re running events online, and say “audiences are willing us to survive”.