I have a few pairs of tickets waiting in box offices until the theatres open again. The shows have been cancelled, but I took the option of leaving the tickets rather than getting the money back, as it helps with the theatre's cash flow. I can use them against future performances if the venues survive.
I think that two of them are pretty safe (and one is a rock gig organised by a major tour company, so I'm assuming will be insured) but one is a semi-amateur theatre, so could struggle. They have a resident rep company, and also hire out the theatre to others, and run workshops etc for aspiring actors and other theatre skills. I hope they will survive, and am happy to take the risk to keep them afloat. It may turn out to be a donation, but all things considered, I don't really mind.
These are very difficult times for the Arts. I am involved in a lot of poetry and similar performances, and many are moving online. It's not the same, but it allows artists a chance to get their names known, which is better than nothing, I suppose.
There is very little money in that sort of performance at the best of times, but people are very reluctant to pay anything at all for an online event. I think many take the view that they are sitting at home, so shouldn't have to pay, but they forget the organisation involved, and the fact that the performers have to make a living.
Unfortunately, if attitudes don't change, and people aren't prepared to pay, the performances will dry up altogether. It needn't cost as much as going out to a venue, as obviously there is no room hire to factor in, but there is still a cost involved. I hope that if people get used to 'attending' the free events over the summer that they will pay for them next year, if we can't safely attend them in person.
