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Flying Fruit Fly Circus appointed head tenant of state-of-the-art circus centre in Melbourne

The former Circus Oz training and rehearsal centre in Collingwood, renamed Circus Centre Melbourne, is expected to open its doors in October.

13 Jun 2025 11:46

Richard Watts

A grey-haired and grey beared fair-skinned man wearing a long black coat and dark framed glasses, stands in a circus training facility. The word 'Circus' in colourful lettering hangs on the wall behind him. Australian arts sector.

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Flying Fruit Fly Circus CEO Richard Hull at 50 Perry Street Collingwood, now to be known as Circus Centre Melbourne. Photo: Ian Sutherland. Australian arts sector movements.

One of Australia’s most successful regional creative companies will lead a new, state-of-the-art circus hub in Melbourne, backed by the Allan Labor Government.

The Victorian Government – which owns the former Circus Oz HQ and circus training and rehearsal centre at 50 Perry Street, Collingwood – announced it was seeking a new and experienced operator to manage the venue in October last year.

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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 Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards' Facilitator's Prize in 2020. In 2021 he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Green Room Awards Association. Most recently, Richard received a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in June 2024. Follow him on Twitter: @richardthewatts