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Vale John Pinder

Renowned for his support of Australian comedy and circus, and closely involved with multiple festivals, Pinder passed away on Tuesday.

27 May 2015

Richard Watts

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John Pinder, who opened Australia’s first comedy cabaret venue The Flying Trapeze Café in Melbourne in the early Seventies, died early this morning. He was 70.

His death was announced on Facebook today by his partner Dasha Ross: ‘Early this morning John slipped away freed from the suffering and pain his cancer had caused him. He was so peaceful and surrounded by love.’

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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