Richard Watts

Richard Watts OAM is ArtsHub's National Performing Arts Editor; he also presents the weekly program SmartArts on Three Triple R FM. Richard is a life member of the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, a Melbourne Fringe Festival Living Legend, and was awarded the Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards' Facilitator's Prize in 2020. In 2021 he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Green Room Awards Association. Most recently, Richard received a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in June 2024. Follow him on Twitter: @richardthewatts

Richard Watts's Latest Articles

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Stand Up! grants honour memory & promise of comedian Eurydice Dixon

The new grants program aims to support local women in comedy by covering the practical costs of mounting their shows…

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Why we should celebrate the aging body in dance

Beautiful and athletic bodies are all well and good, but senior dancers bring refinement, emotional depth and a wealth of…

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New home for independent arts as Melbourne Fringe takes over Trades Hall

After 17 years at North Melbourne Town Hall, the Fringe is taking over the license of the Trades Hall bar.…

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#justnotthatmany campaign spreads across social media

The #justnotthatmany campaign addresses the lack of diversity on Australian stages and screens by flipping the existing narrative in a…

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Review: Counting and Cracking, Adelaide Festival

A marvellous production of an epic, exhilarating and deeply moving play.

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Artists celebrated at Australia Council Awards & Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards

Artists from across Australia have been honoured at awards ceremonies in Sydney and Adelaide on Monday.

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Review: Out of Chaos, Gravity & Other Myths, Adelaide Festival

One of Australia’s most exciting circus companies finds the sweet spot between the intimacy and ambition of previous works, resulting…

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Review: Un Poyo Rojo, Adelaide Festival

Virtuosic dance meets playful yet pointed critique of machismo in this engaging but sometimes problematic Argentinean production.

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Review: Schuldfabrik, Adelaide Festival

Ever felt guilty about an expensive, even extravagant designer purchase? Now imagine how guilty you’d feel if the product you…

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