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Does Brisbane really need a new Lyric Theatre?

A new, 1,500-seat Lyric Theatre is expected to be built as part of the Queen’s Wharf redevelopment – but is such a large venue really required?

28 Oct 2015

Richard Watts

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Queensland Performing Arts Centre foyer. Photo by Mark Burgin via www.qpac.com.au

A new Lyric Theatre, seating 1,500 patrons, is expected to be built as part of Destination Brisbane Consortium’s winning bid for the redevelopment of Queen’s Wharf, with works to begin in 2017. But some members of the arts community suggest a smaller venue would better suit the needs of the Brisbane theatre sector.

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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