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Sacha Mahboub earns Order of Australia honour for local arts legacy

This year’s Order of Australia awards generated a lot of headlines over one particular nominee, but this Western Australian is being celebrated for his positive contributions to the arts here in our state.

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Sacha Mahboub received the Medal of the Order of Australia this year for his service to the performing arts, celebrating a decades-long career as a dresser, as well as creating his own fabulous productions.

Sacha joined Leigh for OUTinPerth and All Things Queer for a chat about where his career as a dresser began.

Listen to the full conversation here.


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