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Queensland Theatre scoops Matilda Awards

The best of the state’s 2016 theatre productions were celebrated at Monday night’s award ceremony.
21 Feb 2017 12:00
Richard Watts
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A scene from QTC’s 2016 production of Switzerland; photo by Rob Maccoll.

Queensland Theatre (formerly Queensland Theatre Company) dominated the 2016 Matilda Awards, presented at Brisbane Powerhouse last night and celebrating the excellence of southeast Queensland’s theatre industry.

The company won Best Mainstage Production for its production of Switzerland, with Matthew Backer winning Best Male Actor and Andrea Moor picking up the award for Best Female Actor for their performances in the same production.

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Richard Watts

Richard Watts OAM is ArtsHub's National Performing Arts Editor; he also presents the weekly program SmartArts on Three Triple R FM. Richard is a life member of the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, a Melbourne Fringe Festival Living Legend, and was awarded the Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards' Facilitator's Prize in 2020. In 2021 he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Green Room Awards Association. Most recently, Richard received a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in June 2024. Follow him on Twitter: @richardthewatts

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