The red curtain was finally allowed to be pulled up once again as Irish theatres were amongst the mix of institutions granted permission to reopen on June 28, for Phase 3 of the government’s strategy to ease lockdown restrictions brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic. However, for those working in theatre, reopening at the end of June will be a case of having the lights on with nobody home. “I think it will be September before you see activity happening indoors,” says Irish theatre producer and founder of Landmark Productions Anne Clarke. Landmark is one of Ireland’s leading theatre companies,…