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Exit interview: Geordie Brookman, State Theatre Company SA

Brookman looks back on the challenges and highlights of his term as Artistic Director after seven years at the company’s helm.

25 Mar 2019

Richard Watts

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Geordie Brookman. Photo by Tash McCammon.

‘Theatre is a medium that never stays still,’ said Geordie Brookman, the outgoing Artistic Director and co-CEO of State Theatre Company South Australia (STCSA).

Reflecting on his time at the company – which included three years as Associate Director from 2008 to 2010 before taking on the AD’s role in July 2012 – Brookman said theatre as an art form has continued to evolve during his many years at STCSA.

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Richard Watts

Richard Watts is ArtsHub's National Performing Arts Editor; he also presents the weekly program SmartArts on Three Triple R FM, and serves as the Chair of La Mama Theatre's volunteer Committee of Management. Richard is a life member of the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, and was awarded the status of Melbourne Fringe Living Legend in 2017. In 2020 he was awarded the Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards' Facilitator's Prize. Most recently, Richard was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Green Room Awards Association in June 2021. Follow him on Twitter: @richardthewatts