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Does Brisbane really need a new Lyric Theatre?

A new, 1,500-seat Lyric Theatre is expected to be built as part of the Queen’s Wharf redevelopment – but is such a large venue really required?

28 Oct 2015 12:00

Richard Watts

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Queensland Performing Arts Centre foyer. Photo by Mark Burgin via www.qpac.com.au

A new Lyric Theatre, seating 1,500 patrons, is expected to be built as part of Destination Brisbane Consortium’s winning bid for the redevelopment of Queen’s Wharf, with works to begin in 2017. But some members of the arts community suggest a smaller venue would better suit the needs of the Brisbane theatre sector.

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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