Exit interview: Sean Pardy, Brown’s Mart Theatre

In his time at Brown's Mart, Pardy has witnessed the NT arts ecology strengthen and expand.

26 Oct 2021 17:00

Richard Watts

Theatre

Sean Pardy says he’ll ‘always have a connection’ with Darwin. Photo credit: Cj Fraser-Bell.

Describing himself as ‘a big fan of change,’ Sean Pardy has stepped away from Darwin’s Brown’s Mart Theatre after almost nine years as Artistic Director.

‘Change makes things healthy and gives people opportunity and keeps things fresh … and I’m ready for change,’ Pardy said, describing his decision to leave Brown’s Mart.

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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