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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How to use the media to advance your career

Media coverage is gold for the arts. Here's some practical advice on how to approach the media and maintain relationships…

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Not just for the little ones

Theatre designed for very young children can be a bridge to re-engaging audiences distracted by the demands of child-rearing.

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Perth venue woes spark public action

Growing concerns about the closure of live music venues in Perth are echoed by the theatre and visual arts sectors.

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Jack and the Beanstalk

Instead of wrapping its young audience in cotton wool, this inventive co-production offers them gleefully gruesome thrills.

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Beckett Triptych

Performed in the bowels of Adelaide Festival Centre, these three short plays celebrate Beckett’s precise filleting of human experience.

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Theatre review: Tommy, Adelaide Festival

Making its world premiere at the Adelaide Festival, this jazz reimagining of The Who’s masterpiece is far from audience-ready.

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Theatre review: Azimut, Adelaide Festival

Named after an astronomical term describing a star’s distance from the viewer, this work is remote but beautiful.

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Ten essential shows to see at Adelaide Festival

From transcendent video art to exquisite dance, here are our picks of this year's Adelaide Festival of Arts' program.

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WA arts after the mining boom

With income from the resource sector declining, what are the implications for arts funding and philanthropy in Western Australia?

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Dancing with design

As contemporary dance continues to evolve, design is becoming increasingly integrated into the art form.

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