James O’Connell, Mark Tregonning and Lyall Brooks in Patricia Cornelius’ Savages (2013). Photo: Sarah Walker
Playwright Patricia Cornelius, the award-winning author of works including SHIT, Savages, Slut and Do Not Go Gentle… challenged Minister for the Arts Senator Mitch Fifield over the Abbott-Turnbull Government’s poor handling of arts funding in a brief but pointed confrontation on Tuesday night.