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STC’s 2015 season a conversation between canon and new ideas

Andrew Upton’s new season embraces fresh works by female playwrights, and the rich and resonant history of the well-written play.

5 Sep 2014

Richard Watts

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Image: Geoffrey Rush in King Lear. Photo © James Green.

Though featuring a range of theatrical classics and established names (including a new production of King Lear starring Geoffrey Rush directed by Neil Armfield; Cate Blanchett and Richard Roxburgh in a fresh adaptation of Chekhov’s Platonov directed by Ireland’s John Crowley in his Australian debut; and Hugo Weaving in Beckett’s Endgame), Andrew Upton’s latest season for the Sydney Theatre Company (STC) also features a strong mix of new works by female playwrights.

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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