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Theatre broadcasts a vital link for isolated audiences

Streaming productions out into the regions offers companies much more than just audience development opportunities.

29 Jun 2015 12:00

Richard Watts

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Black Swan’s 2014 live broadcast in action; image supplied.

In a state the size of Western Australia, catching the latest production from Black Swan State Theatre Company is no easy task.

‘There is no choice of theatre in our small community other than what we provide, because Perth is a 700 km drive, Albany is a 500 km drive and Kalgoorlie is 400 kms to the north,’ explained Victoria Brown, President of the Esperance Theatre Guild.

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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