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15 Mar 2024 12:11

Richard Watts

A dynamic photo of a jazz band, taking from behind the trumpet players looking towards the stage lights.

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La Mama to pause public performances in 2025 after unsuccessful funding bid

La Mama Theatre, the independent theatre organisation in the Melbourne suburb of Carlton, announced on Tuesday that it will cease public performances during 2025.

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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