News

Lifetime achievement award for Patricia Cornelius at Green Room Awards

Just weeks after winning US $165,000 (AUD $234,000) in the Windham-Campbell Prize for drama, the Melbourne playwright has been honoured for her contribution to Australian theatre.

2 Apr 2019 12:00

Richard Watts

[This is archived content and may not display in the originally intended format.]

Performing Arts

Playwright Patricia Cornelius. Image supplied.

Recognising outstanding professional work on Melbourne’s stages in 2018, the 36^th annual Green Room Awards were presented at the Comedy Theatre on Monday night (1 April).

Playwright Patricia Cornelius was the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award, in recognition of her body of work and contribution to Melbourne’s independent theatre sector. The award follows hot on the heels of the US $165,000 (AUD $234,000) Windham-Campbell Prize for drama, presented to Cornelius just a few weeks ago.

Unlock this content?

Access this content and more

Join Now Login

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