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Sam Strong announced as QTC’s new AD

Currently the Associate Artistic Director of MTC, Strong will take up the reins at QTC in November.

22 Sep 2015 12:00

Richard Watts

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Sam Strong in rehearsal for the 2014 MTC production The Sublime. Photo by Gina Milicia.

Theatre director Sam Strong, the Associate Artistic Director of Melbourne Theatre Company (MTC) since 2013 and a former Artistic Director of Griffin Theatre Company, was today announced as the new Artistic Director of Queensland Theatre Company (QTC).

Strong, who is currently Chair of Brisbane-based company Circa, will commence in his new role in November.

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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