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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Tasmanian theatre talent celebrated at The Errols

Theatre-makers from across the state were recognised at the 2016 Tasmanian Theatre Awards.

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What is live art?

Immersive, experiential, unusual – it’s easy to recognise live art when we see it, but how exactly to define it?

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Habitus

Australian Dance Theatre’s latest work, the first in 'The Nature Series', examines our domestic arrangements.

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The James Plays

Contrasting medieval morality with contemporary dialogue, this magnificently staged trilogy lacks political resonance for Australian audiences.

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The Young King

Oscar Wilde’s fairy tale is brought to vivid life in this inventive new Slingsby production.

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The Events

David Greig’s script is excellent, but it’s the presence of a different choir on stage every night that truly makes…

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Go Down, Moses

Italian theatre-maker Romeo Castellucci’s latest work is brilliant and baffling in equal measure.

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Next Wave co-CEO resigns

Meghan Bourke, Executive Director & CEO of Next Wave will part ways with the festival only days before its program…

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Festivals: once the circus has left town

What legacy do festivals leave behind them, and how important are such concerns for contemporary festival directors?

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Regional communities connected by Festivals Australia funding

More than $750,000 will be distributed among 18 projects through the Ministry for the Art’s latest funding round.

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