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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What the arts can learn from advertising

There is so much more to effective advertising than telling people to come and see a great show.

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OzCo CEO promises 'major transformation'

The Australia Council CEO Tony Grybowski has provided more details about the new five year plan he describes as the…

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Pilot program for children with disabilities launched in Melbourne

Children with special needs and their parents and carers attended a landmark performance at Arts Centre Melbourne.

Opinions & Analysis

Homophobia, Opera Australia and the Twitter-storm

What can the arts sector learn from the Tamar Iveri scandal?

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All ages gigs return to Victoria

After a 20 year absence, all-ages shows are set to make a comeback following changes to Victoria’s Liquor Control Reform…

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Brisbane Festival unveils 2014 program

Noel Staunton’s fifth and final Brisbane Festival features circus, theatre and Indigenous arts, bookended by American culture.

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Comedian mines dark fare for dramatic debut

The final hours of two fatally entwined lives are explored in comedian turned dramatist Sarah Young’s first play.

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The mundane becomes magical in Deckchair’s last hurrah

Fairy tale characters enter the real world in this nationally touring production starring Ursula Yovich.

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Homophobia scandal forces Opera Australia to dump diva

Following 48 hours of intense drama, the contentious opera singer Tamar Iveri has been released from her Opera Australia contract.

Features

When the dance is over

Physical wear and tear, compounded by injury, force most dancers to stop performing in their thirties. What happens when you…

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