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$80,000 federal funding for theatre’s 50th anniversary

The 50th anniversary of the SBW Stables Theatre in Kings Cross has been supported with a federal grant to Griffin Theatre Company, which calls the Stables home.

26 Mar 2019 12:00

Richard Watts

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Griffin’s SBW Stables Theatre in Kings Cross is ‘the heartland of new Australian stories’. Photo credit: Brett Boardman.

The Federal Government announced this week (25 March) that it will provide $80,000 to help Sydney’s Griffin Theatre Company celebrate the 50th anniversary of its intimate and significant venue, the SBW Stables Theatre.

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Richard Watts

Richard Watts OAM is ArtsHub's former 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