Hon Peter Collier questions the Minister for Culture and the Arts regarding the Perth Theatre Trust's denial of booking applications from the Shen Yun dance troupe at His Majesty's Theatre in 2019 and 2020. The Minister confirms the denial due to a Perth Festival booking and programming deliberations.

AnsweredQoN 406Legislative Council
Asked
4 August 2021
Portfolio
Culture and the Arts

QuestionView source ↗

PERTH THEATRE TRUST —
VENUE HIRE POLICY
406. Hon PETER COLLIER to the Leader
of the House representing the Minister for Culture and the Arts:
(1) Will the minister confirm that the Perth Theatre
Trust denied the Shen Yun dance troupe a booking at His Majesty's
Theatre in October 2019?
(2) If yes to (1), why was the
application rejected?
(3) Did the Shen Yun dance troupe
attempt to book any Perth Theatre Trust facility in 2020?
(4) If yes to (3), which facility
and when?
(5) If yes to (3), was the
application successful; and, if not, why not?

AnswerView source ↗

I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1)–(5) Yes. The Shen Yun dance troupe inquired in October
2019 to make a booking at His Majesty's Theatre from 6 to 20 March 2020. However, the whole booking
could not be accommodated due to a Perth Festival booking and the Perth Theatre Trust advised that the
booking was declined following programming deliberations.

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