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

Developing a broad skillset. Two teenagers sit on park swings in a suburban landscape. One sits with his back to the camera, the other has twisted their swing around to talk to him.
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How developing a broad skillset can help you flourish as a filmmaker

Screenwriter/producer Benji Menday and director Tatjana Hamilton’s short film ‘Bottleneck’ owes much to the skills they gained at AFTRS.

An urban roadway at night, with the blurred headlights and taillights of cars painting stripes of colour as they move towards and away from the camera.
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On the move: latest arts sector appointments

Our weekly round-up of Australian arts sector comings and goings.

The 2023 Darwin Festival's closing weekend at the Ski Club. A crowd is gathered around a brightly lit stage at sunset. Palm trees and other trees are silhouetted against the sunset and festooned with strings of lights.
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From cyclone tragedy to cultural celebration: Darwin Festival celebrates 45 years

In its 45th year, Darwin Festival commemorates the destruction wrought by 1974's Cyclone Tracy with the world premiere of a…

An Anglo-Australian man smiles affably at the camera. He has short dark hair, stubble, and wears a white t-shirt. He is standing in front of a light yellow backdrop. Andrew Hamilton.
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Prison really is a laughing matter for this stand-up comedian

Andrew Hamilton used stand-up comedy to rehabilitate himself after a stint in jail, and hopes to be able to do…

A man in a red life jacket paddles a bright orange kayak across a rippled stretch of water between two rocky cliffs.
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On the move: latest arts sector appointments

Our weekly round-up of comings and goings in the Australian arts sector.

Artists dressed in pink and purple promote their show on a grey street at Edinburgh Fringe.
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Fringe festival furore as state’s US$32 million arts budget vetoed

Fringe festivals have reacted with shock to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ vetoing all arts funding on the basis that some…

A time lapse photograph of a rocket's trail traced in a fiery arc from the launchpad against the darkening sky.
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On the move: latest arts sector appointments

Our weekly round-up of Australian arts sector comings and goings.

Standing at a podium, his eyes closed in concentration, a bald-headed white man wearing a black suit and white shirt conducts an orchestra.
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Singapore Symphony Orchestra set for 2025 Australian debut

Praised as one of the best orchestras in the world, the SSO performs in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane in February…

A person in shorts and boots has one knee raised in the air while dancing with their head thrown back against a blue background. The word MY can be seen in green neon behind them.
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Listening to the desert speak and answering with art, song, music and culture

September is the ideal time for cultural tourists to visit Central Australia, thanks to the annual Desert Festival and Desert…

A jumbo jet takes off from a brightly lit runway at night, semi-silhouetted against the evening sky.
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On the move: latest arts sector appointments

An Australian heads to Ohio, swapping the AGSA for The University of Melbourne, and more arts comings and goings.

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