The entire Palace Cinema network has now shut down as the government closes non-essential gatherings of more than a hundred people for the next six months. The Leederville cinemas in WA are still functioning while the Nova in Melbourne, also a Palace partner, has adjusted seating to create a four square meter per person zone, and changed screening times so less people gather in the foyer.
Given that Palace has already flagged a possible equity sharing arrangement which reduces the family’s financial burden, we can expect a lot of hard thinking behind closed doors. As we keep saying to each other, the unthinkable is now possible.
