We are proud of our record of Covid management: since implementing our Covid Management Policies in 2021, KXT has been minimally impacted by Covid Cancellations. The last time a performance was cancelle due to Covid was in June 2022, and prior to that we were able to support affected companies as they managed the impacts of illness. This is despite delivering more work than any other venue in Sydney. Key to this success has been our masking policy. See below for details.
2023:
Please wear a mask while in the theatre seating banks.
You may enjoy a drink in the foyer and you’re welcome to take it into the theatre with you
Online ticketing only
Not latecomers will be admitted entry
If you are unwell or show any symptoms we ask that you please stay home
PLEASE NOTE: Our covid regulations are designed to protect the actors and crew that work at KXT. Indie budgets are tight, and have no room for under studies, and should a member of the company fall ill and performances need to be cancelled this can cost the company significant income. This is a small thing we can do to keep shows on stage and venues open
NSW Health Regulations change regularly and we will be in touch prior to the performance to notify you of an updated information
KXT x COVID What We Did
2020 – 2023: KXT may have closed the theatre doors to audience during Covid, however we used the time available to us to make plans and implement programs that have ensured the venue thrived.
During lockdowns we leant into our already robust mentoring program, launching Phone A Friend to support those emerging and graduating artists who were most impacted, by connecting them via Zoom with leading arts practitioners. We took our Step Up program to the next level, supporting young artists to develop, write and plan for upcoming seasons. We invested heavily in a program of support for producers to be sure they could launch successful work quickly when doors reopened
As we came out of lockdowns, we first showcased the work of designers – those artists whose work needs a stage - launching By Design with a 3 week art installation. The season featured a week long durational work by Aleisa Jelbart; a short film by Jasmin Simmons, her first; and a breathtaking installation by WA designer Kelly Fregon. *Based in WA, border closures meant Kelly was unable to travel to NSW, and her work was created, packed up and shipped to a colleague in Sydney, who delivered and installed with Kelly on video call.
We invested heavily in the bAKEHOUSE residency program, opening the doors to KXT to writers, directors, actors and producers to investigate and develop new work. This program included the development of Hubris & Humiliation which was picked up from KXT by STC; the development of the 3 most recent plays in the Belvoir 25a program: The Italians by Danny Ball, Feminazi by Laneikka Denne and Porpoise Pool by Jojo Zhou; and offered time for additional work on award-winning productions Symphonie Fantastique and Yellow Face
Via our Open the Door platform we invested in short affordable and award-winning seasons of work from the graduates of our Step Up program, most notably Natives dir by Charlie Vaux and prod by Emily Buxton; and Three Fat Virgins Unassembled by Ovidia Yu dir by Tiffany Wong.
We relaunched StoryLines, the bAKEHOUSE platform showcasing the work of writers and artists of colour, partnering with kwento on Saman Shad’s The Marriage Agency and One Hour No Oil by Jordan Shea & Kenneth Moraleda. We took Katie Pollock’s Human Activity - the playwright’s response to her bACE Residency in Kamthipura - back into final development ahead of a planned 2023 season
