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Lifetime achievement award for Patricia Cornelius at Green Room Awards

Just weeks after winning US $165,000 (AUD $234,000) in the Windham-Campbell Prize for drama, the Melbourne playwright has been honoured for her contribution to Australian theatre.

2 Apr 2019

Richard Watts

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Playwright Patricia Cornelius. Image supplied.

Recognising outstanding professional work on Melbourne’s stages in 2018, the 36^th annual Green Room Awards were presented at the Comedy Theatre on Monday night (1 April).

Playwright Patricia Cornelius was the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award, in recognition of her body of work and contribution to Melbourne’s independent theatre sector. The award follows hot on the heels of the US $165,000 (AUD $234,000) Windham-Campbell Prize for drama, presented to Cornelius just a few weeks ago.

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Richard Watts

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