Victorian theatre sector united despite wedge attempts

Attempts at wedge politics earlier in the year have only served to unite the sector say delegates at 2015 Victorian Theatre Forum.
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TNV’s All Together Now panel at the Victorian Theatre Forum (L-R): Nicole Beyer, moderator, and panellists Rachael Maza, Nicola Gunn, Leticia Cáceres and Matt Lutton. Photo: ArtsHub.

Despite the challenges of the last seven months, including cancelled funding rounds at the Australia Council and the lack of consultation around the introduction of the NPEA – now replaced by Catalyst – Australian Arts and Culture Fund –  the Victorian theatre sector presented a united and optimistic front at the sixth annual Victorian Theatre Forum on Tuesday.

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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