I miss the audience: a French performer's life in Covid lockdown

'There are days when, what weighs on me in this solitude, is the lack of contact with the public,' said Trinidad Garcia. Photo: Reuters

On the stage at the Hebertot theatre in Paris, Trinidad Garcia is re-enacting a scene from her one-woman show, For You To Keep Loving Yourself, to an audience of zero.

The show premiered in September and was meant to run at the theatre until December, before Covid-19 intervened. A nationwide lockdown has forced the closure of the theatre, and the cancellation of the shows.