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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2015 Helpmann Awards nominees announced

Battlelines are drawn between three very different musicals, while Brisbane Baroque performs strongly in its first year.

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Adelaide Fringe delivers $68.8 million to SA economy

A 9% increase in audience and 21% increase in ticket sales helped deliver a bumper 2015 Fringe.

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Fundraising dilemma: to cut or grow?

We examine two opposing strategies by which companies are bolstering their fundraising revenue.

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Economic value of WA small to mediums revealed

A new report commissioned by the Chamber of Arts & Culture WA reinforces the importance of the small to medium…

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Jazz world mourns death of Allan Browne

The jazz drummer and composer passed away on Saturday, a month shy of his 71st birthday.

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The keyboard is mightier than the sword

The George Brandis Live Art Experience is a satirical response to the Minister for the Arts’ abrupt reallocation of arts…

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Artists converge on Canberra to #freethearts

Sector representatives from across the country will meet with the major political parties in a bid to reverse the recent…

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Attracting culturally curious audiences digitially

Social media is more than just a tool for sharing cat videos; it’s also a great way to encourage audience…

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Funders move beyond the edifice complex

It has always been easier to get money for a building than for performers to play in it but new…

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Creative industries strategy open for submissions

The development of Victoria's Creative Industries Strategy is underway with the launch of a discussion paper.

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