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Saul and The Drover’s Wife the big winners at Helpmann Awards

The 2017 Helpmann Awards were presented tonight in Sydney; here’s a complete list of award winners.

24 Jul 2017

Richard Watts

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Leah Purcell in The Drover’s Wife. Photo by Brett Boardman.

Adelaide Festival’s production of Glyndebourne Festival Opera’s Saul (presented in association with State Opera of South Australia, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra and the Adelaide Festival Centre) and Leah Purcell’s adaptation of The Drover’s Wife at Belvoir were the big winners at tonight’s Helpmann Awards, taking home six awards and four awards respectively.

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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