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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Value of the arts demonstrated in new Australian study

Young people’s anxiety levels decrease and their resilience increases when they engage with theatre, new research shows.

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Community, country and sector: fighting for change

Rather than accept the new status quo after funding cuts, we should fight for change, said speakers at the Australian…

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Sydney Symphony changes position on marriage equality

The SSO has publicly stated its commitment to the Yes campaign, an about face to its ambivalent position a few…

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Schofield slams Sydney Symphony over marriage equality stance

The Board’s decision not to express public support for the Yes campaign puts them at odds with the majority of…

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Adelaide Fringe awards record $85k in grants to Australian artists

Fifteen artists and ensembles have received funding compared to nine the previous year.

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Singing for marriage equality

The latest entry in the Yes campaign is a touching video created by The Ballarat Arts Academy, The BallaRat Pack…

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Facebook vs Face to Face: Analogue bodies in a digital world

From robots and long-distance rehearsals, to new models of collaboration and company structures, technology will change all our lives.

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Tasmanian ecology shifts as festivals move out of Hobart

Will the relocation of Ten Days on the Island and Mona Foma away from Hobart help heal Tasmania’s long-standing north-south…

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Exit interview: Lindy Hume

After almost six years as Artistic Director of Opera Queensland, Lindy Hume shares her experiences of running the AMPAG company…

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