The theatre was receiving an influx of booking enquiries ahead of the weekend as NSW edges towards the 80 per cent double vaccination target.

"Naturally artists and agents are wanting to book, but we have decided to wait," Mr Bevear said.

Initially, the committee were positive towards reopening after each lockdown stint during the pandemic, however, taking bookings had "become a disaster", especially with bigger acts who book 12-months in advance.

"We were taking bookings, selling tickets and had to refund tickets - it was a bloody nightmare," he said.

When lockdowns were lifted in 2020 and earlier this year, the theatre went ahead with shows as COVID restrictions allowed.

"We were getting pressure from artists - we felt sorry for them, they were struggling," Mr Bevear said.

Now, with the Delta strain of the virus impacting the community, Mr Bevear said times were too uncertain to reopen.

"There are still a lot of people unvaccinated; it's difficult to plan anything if we hit a spike again," he said.

"We don't want to go down the path of booking shows until the government says we can go ahead at 100 per cent capacity."

At present, Mr Bevear said the 200-seat theatre is restricted to selling 75 per cent of tickets, which was not viable.

"Because we're such a small venue, we really need to sell 100 per cent capacity to make it worthwhile for the artists and to give us the confidence to open safely again," he said.

Because the theatre is a non-profit organisation, run by volunteers, Mr Bevear said they could afford to shut the doors "and not go broke".

But, still need support from people to return once opened. He said Artists were crying out for an audience and hoped people would come back to support them.

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The theatre was looking to welcome bookings closer to Christmas and reopen soon thereafter.

During lockdown, Mr Bevear was most concerned about young and emerging talent wanting to start a career in the entertainment industry.

He said bigger industry names were "doing alright", but upcoming talents "have done it tough".

"It was one industry that wasn't well supported by the government," Mr Bevear said.

"The people who have done it tough, are people who rely on that industry for their bread and butter.

"It has been concerning, but Aussies will come back - we are resilient."

He said the theatre has tried to "do their bit" in support by donating to various industry organisations, such as Support Act.

Despite the closure of entertainment venues throughout the pandemic, Mr Bevear felt optimistic: "There's some amazing talent out there, I think there's a golden age coming through."

"A lot of musos have been stuck at home, picking up an instrument and playing music," he said.

Keep an eye on the Milton Theatre's website for the reopening date.