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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No pathway for disabled actors

If a casting director needs to cast an able-bodied actor to play a disabled character much of the blame lies…

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Dreamland

If these walls could talk – or sing, or dance, or make site-specific theatre – what stories might they tell…

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Start your arts career by being super smart

For students about to graduate from art or drama school into professional life, the time to think about superannuation is…

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Vale Peter Corrigan

The Australian architect and stage designer is remembered as a gifted artist, a great teacher, fiercely intelligent and richly imaginative.

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How to get the most out of your diploma

There’s more to training than getting into the right course; here are some strategies to help maximise your educational opportunities.

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Tasmania: so much more than MONA

A thriving arts ecology ensures a wide range of events and activities for the discerning cultural tourist.

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$17 million investment sought in upcoming budget

The South Australian arts sector has delivered an ambitious plan to support the state’s small-to-medium arts organisations, individual artists, and…

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Inspire60: Esther Anatolitis

What inspires an arts manager whose work is tied up in frameworks and strategies?

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Joining the big kids at AMPAG

How might a new member might be admitted to the ranks of the Australian Major Performing Arts Group?

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How theatre can help prevent violence against women

Australia is experiencing an 'epidemic of violence against women'. Can the arts help turn the tide?

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