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Australia Council withdraws support from youth theatre

Ten of 13 youth performing arts companies have lost their Australia Council funding, sending shockwaves through the sector.

14 Dec 2015 12:00

Richard Watts

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Publicity photo for Platform Youth Theatre and La Mama’s production of Martin Hoggart’s Expose the Clothes; image via Facebook.

Outback Theatre for Young People, Cirkidz and Riverland Youth Theatre are among many youth arts companies facing an uncertain future beyond 2016, as the realities of the Australia Council’s reduced budget begin to hit home.

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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