Theatres in Ontario have faced some of the longest industry closures in North America.While some theatres were permitted to reopen in the fall of 2020, strict health restrictions altered the experience and within weeks, they were again forced to close by the onset of the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.The Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema hasn’t hosted an audience since March 2020.
“It’s fair to say that it’s not been great,” Hot Docs Managing Director, Alan Black, told CTV News Toronto on Wednesday.
Black says the community theatre used to have a regular customer base of about 10,000 — all of which they have not seen in over a year.