Theatre director Jules Wright died earlier this year – did you know?

In June this year one of Australia’s most innovative women directors died of breast cancer. Chances are you’ve never heard of her.
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Old soldiers fade away. Old theatre directors disappear more quickly. And old female directors can feel like those cartoon characters rubbed out by a giant eraser while they are still very much active. In June this year one of Australia’s most innovative, courageous and entrepreneurial women directors, Jules Wright, died of breast cancer. And the chances are, you’ve never heard of her.

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Julian Meyrick and Elizabeth Schafer
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Julian Meyrick is Professor of Creative Arts at Flinders University.  Elizabeth Schafer is Professor of Drama and Theatre Studies, Royal Holloway.