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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Booming international interest in Australian dance

More international delegates than ever before are attending this year’s Dance Massive.

Opinions & Analysis

Free tickets for critics at what cost?

Opera Australia has removed two critics from its comps list, highlighting the fraught issue of free tickets for reviewers whose…

Features

Ten intriguing stage shows to see in 2015

From circus and contemporary dance to theatre and musicals, the New Year promises countless delights for performing arts devotees.

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Ten must-see shows at Sydney Festival

On the eve of the 2015 festival, here are our hot tips as to the shows you absolutely shouldn’t miss…

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The essential skills of a great choreographer

Craft, collaboration, inspiration, communication: leading choreographers share the secrets of their art.

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Best of performing arts 2014

From around the nation, here are our picks for the ten best performances, productions and concerts of the year.

Opinions & Analysis

Art versus spectacle

Contemporary circus is positioned between the need to evolve the art form, and the need to entertain: which will dominate?

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Perth arts community mourns David Blenkinsop

Formerly the Artistic Director of Perth Festival from 1976 to 1999, Blenkinsop has died aged 77.

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Piano profits music for charities' ears

Trucking magnate Lindsay Fox's share of profits from The Exclusive Piano Group, the national distributor for Steinway & Sons, will…

Features

Creating and critiquing children’s theatre

Other than an awareness of the audience’s age, is there any difference in how theatre-makers and theatre critics approach work…

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