And, as even Canberra locks down, so do all the shows. The Melbourne Theatre Company shuts down its production of Jackie and at almost the same instant we discovered that the Brisbane production of Wagner’s Ring Cycle in November is not going to happen. It was ironic because Queensland was the only place not in lockdown on account of the Covid virus but who was to say what Delta storm might not arrive up north? The cancelling of Wagner’s Nibelung saga was an especial blow to many people around the country because Wagner’s 15-hour total work of art remains the...