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Vale Frank van Straten (1936-2024)
In this Vale episode of the STAGES podcast, we remember Arts Historian - Frank van Straten, who passed away in April.
Frank was the inaugural archivist at the Performing Arts Museum (now Australian Performing Arts Collection at Arts Centre Melbourne) and later its founding Director.
Renowned as a theatre historian of supreme knowledge, Frank was the author of many publications which celebrated theatres, artists, practitioners and productions. His historical perspectives of plays and musicals were a regular feature of programs for commercial producers.
Between 1986 and 2001, he researched and…
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