Theatre community mourns Betty Burstall

Tributes for La Mama's founder continue to flow, as the Australian theatre community mourns one of its most significant figures.

21 Jun 2013 12:00

Richard Watts

Theatre

Tributes for La Mama’s founder continue to flow, as the Australian theatre community mourns one of its most significant figures.

As reported on Monday, Betty Burstall passed away peacefully last Friday 14 June, surrounded by family members. She was 87.

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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