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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How the National Theatre is changing the face of ballet and drama

Making the arts accessible to working class kids and young people from disadvantaged backgrounds, is a passion for the directors…

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Five ways arts training helps creatives

From hands-on experience in a major stage musical, to polishing your writing skills across a range of genres, arts education…

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Reimagining a brutal love story for the age of #MeToo

WAAPA’s full scale, mid-year musical is a gritty new production of the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic, Carousel.

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Artists and arts workers reveal their personal arts heroes

The mentors, friends and colleagues who inspire us deserve to be acknowledged – so let’s take a moment to do…

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New report highlights gender inequality in dance sector

Introducing quotas, improving access to childcare, and stronger mentoring opportunities are among the many recommendations of the independent report, Turning…

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New theatre for Brisbane not welcomed by all

A new 1500 seat theatre is to be built at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) but Aboriginal leaders say…

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Review: Lost Boys at Illawarra Performing Arts Centre

The sins of the past resurface in this new Australian play exploring the epidemic of homophobic violence which swept Sydney…

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The VCA Dance 40th anniversary celebrates the future of dance

VCA Dance is celebrating 40 years of outstanding dance education and training and the accomplishments of its alumni at a…

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Electrical fault identified as cause of La Mama blaze

Arson has been ruled out as the cause of the fire which gutted the heritage-listed Carlton theatre on Saturday morning.

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La Mama Theatre gutted by fire: sector shocked

Carlton's legendary La Mama Theatre, which last year celebrated its 50th anniversary, has been devastated by fire.

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