MTC touts a major’s support for S2M

The MTC Board has bought into the conflict between majors and S2M sector with a diplomatically-worded statement emphasising the relationship between the two.
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Mark Leonard Winter stars in the current MTC production Birdland. Photo by Jeff Busby.

Melbourne Theatre Company has taken the opportunity of​ releasing its annual report to make a significant statement about its relationship with the small to medium (​S2M) sector.

The statement comes ​a week after the launch of a campaign against the silence of the majors in the face of Budget changes which disproportionately affect S2M and independent artist funding.

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Richard Watts is ArtsHub's National Performing Arts Editor; he also presents the weekly program SmartArts on Three Triple R FM, and serves as the Chair of La Mama Theatre's volunteer Committee of Management. Richard is a life member of the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, and was awarded the status of Melbourne Fringe Living Legend in 2017. In 2020 he was awarded the Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards' Facilitator's Prize. Most recently, Richard was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Green Room Awards Association in June 2021. Follow him on Twitter: @richardthewatts