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Darwin’s diversity takes centre-stage

German theatre company Rimini Protokoll will put a human face to Darwin's unique demographics at this year's Darwin Festival.

3 Jun 2014

Richard Watts

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100% image copyright Rimini Protokoll; photo by T. Mitchell

Darwin: frontier capital of the Top End, home to hard-drinking locals with a tendency to go troppo, and to a transient population who are fond of crocodile-related headlines. These shallow stereotypes and more will be explored and exploded in a new production set to premiere at this year’s Darwin Festival.

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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