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East coast companies dominate 2016 Helpmann nominations

Only a smattering of works from SA and WA have been nominated, and none from the NT, while Matilda the Musical has 13 nominations.

21 Jun 2016

Richard Watts

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Melbourne’s Matildas in the media call for Matilda the Musical, from left to right: Dusty Bursill, Tiana Mirra, Alannah Parfett and Ingrid Torelli. Photo by James Morgan @jamesmorganphotographicconsultancy via Matilda the Musical Australia FB page.

Companies and festivals based in Queensland, NSW and Victoria have dominated nominations for the 2016 Helpmann Awards, which were announced on Monday evening at simultaneous events in Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Perth and Brisbane.

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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