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SA arts sector celebrates ‘new’ funding and theatre redevelopment

$7.7 million has been returned to the state's arts budget, while a $35 million upgrade for Her Majesty’s Theatre has also been announced.

19 Jun 2016 12:00

Richard Watts

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Image via historyfestival.sa.gov.au

The South Australian Government today announced a $35.2 million investment over three years for the redevelopment and expansion of Adelaide’s Her Majesty’s Theatre, in order to attract more touring productions to the venue – one of the last remaining theatres from the 20th century Tivoli circuit.

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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