Exit interview: Peter Kift, Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company

The company’s long-serving General Manager, who stepped down from his role in mid-December, reflects on the triumphs, challenges and future of Yirra Yaakin.

28 Jan 2024 17:39

Richard Watts

Peter Kift. Image is a head shot of a bald headed man with a white beard and glasses on his head.

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Peter Kift has stepped down after almost 11 years as Yirra Yaakin’s GM. Photo: Supplied.

After 10 years and 10 months as the General Manager of Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company, Peter Kift has stepped down from his rewarding but demanding role.

‘It’s time to step away, let somebody else take the reins and take on all the challenges and joys that this job provides,’ Kift told ArtsHub late last year.

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Richard Watts OAM is ArtsHub's 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 Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards' Facilitator's Prize in 2020. In 2021 he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Green Room Awards Association. Most recently, Richard received a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in June 2024. Follow him on Twitter: @richardthewatts