Sydney playwright disowns Perth production

Audiences at Perth Theatre Company's Alienation are greeted with a terse note from the playwright distancing himself.

Audiences at Perth Theatre Company’s Alienation are greeted with a terse note from the playwright distancing himself.


Playwright Lachlan Philpott (Truck Stop, Silent Disco) has made very public his unhappiness with the PTC’s world premiere of his new work, inspired by interviews with Australians who believe they have been abducted by aliens.

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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