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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Creative State one year on

One year since the Victorian Government announced an extra $115 million in cultural investment, what has the program achieved, and…

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What's hot in comedy in 2017

From comedians who deliberately make you sad to a new wave of feminist humour, comedy festivals are the perfect time…

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Australian gallery among world’s most visited

Steadily increasing visitor numbers, peaking last year at 2.6 million, have resulted in an appearance in the global Top 20…

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$50 million initiative targets workplace mental health

The new government strategy will be especially welcomed in the arts, where rates of depression and anxiety are considerably higher…

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Caring for our arts elders

A documentary filmmaker and the creative director of a new festival discuss ways in which we can foster greater respect…

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Imagining an Indigenous led performing arts venue

What sort of programming might a First Nations Arts Centre offer, and how would its operations, even its architecture, differ…

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Theatres close for massive renovations

Overhauling the Walsh Bay Arts Precinct will result in the closure of STC’s Wharf Theatres for all of 2018.

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Why all young men should learn to dance

Fitness, teamwork, agility, creativity: the benefits of learning to dance far outweigh the pressures of avoiding a ‘girly’ pastime.

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Losing ourselves in illusion

A metaphor for life and a challenge to the mind; dare you enter the House of Mirrors?

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Floods devastate Northern Rivers arts community

Floods associated with the aftermath of Cyclone Debbie have caused sector-wide destruction.

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