Vale Andrew McKinnon

McKinnon’s sudden death last week, aged 70, has shocked and saddened the sector.

Funeral details have been announced for Andrew McKinnon, the theatre impresario whose death on 21 February shocked the industry.

His funeral will take place at St Stephen’s Cathedral, Brisbane on Wednesday 15 March.

McKinnon’s sudden death at the age of 70 was confirmed last week in a statement from his family, which read: ‘Andrew dedicated his life to the arts; his enthusiasm and love for music and theatre is celebrated by all who knew him.

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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