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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Ten shows to see at Melbourne Festival

As the Melbourne Festival celebrates its 30th anniversary, we select our program highlights for 2015, among them iconic voices Toni…

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David Sefton announces Adelaide Festival swansong

His fourth and final Adelaide Festival of Arts program features theatrical epics, post-rock legends, and… a stadium spectacular?

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NPEA impedes Arts Access

The peak national body for arts and disability has blamed the turmoil caused by the introduction of the NPEA for…

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The art of adaptation

Adapting an existing property for the stage is a tightrope walk between slavishness and loyalty, as the creators of new…

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Towards new Australian musicals

A new advocacy group with plans to raise funds for the development of new Australian musicals was a key outcome…

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New artistic directors keen to make their mark, slowly

Four Artistic Directors from around the country share their thoughts on new roles, new opportunities, and making their mark on…

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The Australian Ballet launches 'transformative' 2016 season

John Neumeier’s Nijinsky will be the highlight of the 2016 season, alongside classics, new works, and a visit by the…

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Dancing up a storm in Perth

New contemporary dance company Co3 is preparing for its debut performance: a triple bill at the State Theatre Centre of…

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Sam Strong announced as QTC's new AD

Currently the Associate Artistic Director of MTC, Strong will take up the reins at QTC in November.

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How (and why) to remake a classic

‘If it ain’t broke don’t fix it’ doesn’t apply to the arts, where classics are tinkered with all the time.

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