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Exit interview: Geordie Brookman, State Theatre Company SA

Brookman looks back on the challenges and highlights of his term as Artistic Director after seven years at the company’s helm.

25 Mar 2019 12:00

Richard Watts

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Geordie Brookman. Photo by Tash McCammon.

‘Theatre is a medium that never stays still,’ said Geordie Brookman, the outgoing Artistic Director and co-CEO of State Theatre Company South Australia (STCSA).

Reflecting on his time at the company – which included three years as Associate Director from 2008 to 2010 before taking on the AD’s role in July 2012 – Brookman said theatre as an art form has continued to evolve during his many years at STCSA.

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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