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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Projection art: transforming the everyday

Glow Winter Arts Festival returns for a fifth year, transforming the familiar environs of Malvern East after dark.

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Boutique performing arts school punches well above its weight

Performing arts education at primary and secondary levels equips students for life in the arts, and life in general.

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Spectacular investments at VCA and Melbourne Conservatorium Open Day

The history of the Victorian College of the Arts and Melbourne Conservatorium is well known, but a $200 million investment…

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The cutting edge course that welcomes flexible thinkers

Get a headstart on your peers by starting your study in November, at a university that is focused on developing…

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The Australians are coming! The Australians are coming!

The annual Australian invasion of Edinburgh is about to begin. What attracts them in such numbers? And with over 130…

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How to ace your next audition

12 actors offer advice for making the best impression at an audition and how to avoid putting yourself through the…

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Who needs a Fringe Festival anyway?

How does the lack of a Fringe Festival impact on a city’s cultural ecology: is its absence actually a positive…

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Touring tips: Making it easier for indies to get from coast to coast

Touring a show from Perth to Sydney is hard yakka – especially when your artistic ambition is constrained by the…

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Warm up with 18 days of hot art at Darwin Festival

Instead of shivering through August, perhaps it’s time to embrace the thriving culture of the Top End?

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Finding common ground on red earth

Performing Arts Connections Australia’s 2018 Performing Arts Exchange and Conference goes regional, with five days of performances, pitches and vital…

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