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Murder and imagination: Attenborough on Macbeth

Queensland's Super Star Fund is delivering a new prize this week, Macbeth, directed by British darling Michael Attenborough.

24 Mar 2014

Richard Watts

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Centuries before psychological theorists had coined phrases such as ‘collective subconscious’ and ‘super-ego’, William Shakespeare was exploring the darkest recesses of the human mind in works which still resonate today – even though modern audiences might sometimes struggle a little with his language.

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Richard Watts

Richard Watts is ArtsHub's National Performing Arts Editor; he also presents the weekly program SmartArts on Three Triple R FM, and serves as the Chair of La Mama Theatre's volunteer Committee of Management. Richard is a life member of the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, and was awarded the status of Melbourne Fringe Living Legend in 2017. In 2020 he was awarded the Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards' Facilitator's Prize. Most recently, Richard was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Green Room Awards Association in June 2021. Follow him on Twitter: @richardthewatts