The dust before the storm

A massive dust storm is both catalyst and character in Suzie Miller’s new play for Black Swan State Theatre Company.
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The 2009 Australian dust storm was the biggest such storm in 70 years. Image via www.madaussie.com

Playwright Suzie Miller is passionate about writing Australian stories. ‘We’re a country that has such incredible stories at our disposal, and I just think engaging writers to write them and with directors to engage with those stories, and actors to tell them is just so important; I really can’t over-emphasis how significant it is to invest in local culture,’ she said.

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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