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Surfing the yellow wave

Asian-Australian theatre-makers are tired of waiting for inclusion so they are taking the initiative in increasing cultural diversity on the Australian stage.

16 Nov 2015 12:00

Richard Watts

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Image: The Yellow Wave publicity image via poppyseed.net.au

In her 2007 Platform Paper, Changing the Face of Australian Theatre, Lee Lewis wrote: ‘Mainstream theatre in Australia is very white. Too white. Why are we falling behind the rest of the theatrical world in seeing complex diverse casts onstage in our major theatre companies?’

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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