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Family drama pushes buttons at QTC

Theatremaker Todd MacDonald has made art out of one of his daughter's Tuberous Sclerosis diagnosis and its impact on his family.

16 Sep 2014 12:00

Richard Watts

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Performing Arts

Todd MacDonald in The Button Effect. Photo by Ian Golding.

Opening in Brisbane this week, Todd MacDonald’s The Button Event is a deeply personal work created in response to one of his daughters being diagnosed with a serious medical condition.

A story of sleeplessness, medication, hospital visits and side effects, MacDonald – a multiple Green Room Award winner and Artistic Associate at Queensland Theatre Company – describes the piece as one of the most revealing productions he has ever performed in.

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Richard Watts

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 2019 Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards' Facilitator's Prize in early 2020. He received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Green Room Awards Association in 2021, and a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in June 2024. Photo: Fiona Hamilton. Follow Richard on Bluesky @richardthewatts.bsky.social and Instagram @richard.l.watts