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Sydney Theatre Company puts their money where their mouth is, creating career pathways for diverse appointees following the signing of a Cultural Representation Pledge in 2020.

In November last year, Sydney Theatre Company (STC) pledged to ensure that the company was representative of greater Sydney – a city where more than one in four people come from non-European/non-Anglo Celtic backgrounds.

The company’s resulting Cultural Representation Pledge states in part: ‘Indeed, we believe it is vital that STC reflects our city not only on our stages but also backstage, in our rehearsal rooms, auditoria, foyers, board rooms, and offices.’

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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 2019 Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards' Facilitator's Prize in early 2020. He received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Green Room Awards Association in 2021, and a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in June 2024. Photo: Fiona Hamilton. Follow Richard on Bluesky @richardthewatts.bsky.social and Instagram @richard.l.watts