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Depot Theatre blames ‘angry mob’ for its pre-emptive closing

Sydney’s newest independent theatre has announced its closure two months before its official opening.

11 May 2015

Richard Watts

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The Depot Theatre in Marrickville, which was due to open in July, has instead announced its abrupt closure.

‘We had great plans to create a new independent theatre venue, but instead have been forced out by detractors conducting what can only be described as a witch hunt,’ The Depot Theatre’s co-founders Julie Baz and David Jeffrey announced in a statement released late Sunday night.

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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