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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 12:00

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 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