Richard Watts
Richard Watts's Latest Articles
Australia Council withdraws support from youth theatre
Ten of 13 youth performing arts companies have lost their Australia Council funding, sending shockwaves through the sector.
Kate Cherry to leave Black Swan
After eight years with Western Australia’s State Theatre Company, Cherry will step down at the end of 2016.
Switched on Symphony
Partnering with Google Play Music to present new recordings as part of the Classical Live service is helping advance the…
How to be an effective arts advocate
You don’t have to be a well-paid political lobbyist or have a weekly radio program to be an arts advocate.…
Outgrowing the ‘ta-dah!’ moment in contemporary circus
The pause for applause after completing a trick regularly punctuates circus shows – but is it impeding the art form’s…
Like magic, the 2016 Adelaide Fringe is less overwhelming
The southern hemisphere's largest arts festival will be made more navigable, with the 2016 program bringing audiences new filters, search…
Open, establish, evict: Sydney theatre sector in flux
From Parramatta to Annandale and Kings Cross, Sydney’s theatre ecology is undergoing change - positive and negative.
Gender partity: maintaining the rage
The battle is far from won. From Sydney to Dublin, the fight for gender parity in the performing arts is…
Sector responses to Catalyst range from caution to dismay
Although some funding has been restored to the AusCo concerns about process, impartiality and doubling up on resources remain.
Victorian theatre sector united despite wedge attempts
Attempts at wedge politics earlier in the year have only served to unite the sector say delegates at 2015 Victorian…