Playwriting’s new peak body announces name and leadership team

Formed from the merger of Playwriting Australia and Australian Plays, Australian Plays Transform has announced details of its Board of Directors and Executive Producer/CEO.

Australian Plays Transform (APT) is a new national organisation dedicated to the development, publication, production and promotion of Australian playwriting.

Formed from the merger of development body Playwriting Australia and the Tasmanian-based publishing and licensing organisation Australian Plays, APT aims to support Australian playwriting at every stage, from script development through to production, publication and licensing.

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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