Richard Watts
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Intimate Space
The secret lives of hotel workers and the inner lives of people with perceived disabilities are explored in this new…
The Secret River
Transposing this stage play from theatre to a quarry under the stars is a masterstroke, giving its story greater resonance…
Not lost in translation
Funding programs such as Catalyst encourage cross-cultural collaboration, but there’s more than language barriers to consider when embarking on such…
Beyond the mid-life crisis
Growing older doesn’t have to mean abandoning a career but when your body is your instrument, it does require adjustment.
Succession planning grows from restructure
Arts organisations need to be flexible and responsive, as do the people who work in them, if they are to…
The allure of monsters in an age of horror
Trump, terrorism, murder: nightmares dominate the news. So why do we turn to fictionalised villains for entertainment?
The Homosexuals, or 'Faggots'
Declan Greene’s latest comedy – a farce about political correctness and contemporary gay life – is slightly off-kilter but still…
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s the Bard!
Just as Shakespeare fused history with popular myths and legends, a new theatre production is mashing up Henry V with…
Shakespeare’s body shaming confronts Melbourne
Being cast as a ‘lump of foul deformity’ is strangely liberating for Kate Mulvany. Bell Shakespeare is equally innovative off…
Fringe cheaper for artists but not everyone is happy
New funding will ensure Adelaide Fringe is more affordable for artists but some argue the money could be better targeted…