Navigating the Live Performance Award through a producing lens
How often do you hear the terms “industry standard” and “award rates” thrown around? What are award rates, and how do they interact with your schedule, contracts and budget?
Run by theatre producer and admitted lawyer Madeleine Gandhi, this online workshop will de-mystify and breakdown key provisions in the Live Performance 2020 (LPA) through a producing lens. The first half of this workshop will explain the operation of the LPA and how it can he
lp all producers – whether or not you are bound by the LPA – to benchmark role classifications and confidently negotiate fees and allowances. Through a series of practical exercises and templates, we will then navigate the LPA together so you can see what it looks like to build an LPA-compliant production from scratch.
Madeleine (she/her) is a theatre producer, non-practising lawyer and co-founder of LGBTQIA+ Sydney-based theatre company Fruit Box Theatre. She has served as General Manager of Darlinghurst Theatre Company and social enterprise Stage A Change, which aims to create and sustain professional opportunities for artists of colour across Australia.
Madeleine has developed and produced work – from independent one-person shows through to commercial musical tours – at the Sydney Opera House, Comedy Theatre, Home Of The Arts (HOTA), Griffin Theatre Company, Belvoir 25a and Kings Cross Theatre. Outside the performing arts, Madeleine sits on the board of literary journal The Suburban Review and has a strong background in commercial law, charity governance, public policy and federal law reform.
Awarded the Paramount Scholarship by the Pinnacle Foundation, she is currently studying a Masters of Arts & Cultural Management at the University of Melbourne with the goal of embedding workplace safety, innovative business strategy and inclusive pathways in Australia’s cultural sector.
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