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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Theatre makers act on gender parity

LA-based group The Kilroys release a list of highly recommended new plays by female playwrights.

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Equity takes piracy fight to Canberra

Australia is a world leader when it comes to illegal downloads of film and TV, but such habits risk actors'…

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Appearing trick: Magic claims its place as an art form

Skilled performers are breaking down stereotypes that conjure stage magic as confined to white rabbits and floating women.

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The dust before the storm

A massive dust storm is both catalyst and character in Suzie Miller’s new play for Black Swan State Theatre Company.

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Cultural program launched for AIDS conference

A diverse program of exhibitions and performances will coincide with Melbourne hosting the 20th International AIDS Conference.

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Council endorses Melbourne arts blueprint

The Arts Strategy 2014-17 aims to support Council’s vision for a bold, inspirational, sustainable and creative city.

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Competitions compete in fairness stakes

Only five of the 14 arts competitions win five stars out of five for fairness to artists in an Arts…

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Comedian Rik Mayall dies aged 56

Tributes flow for the anarchic star of The Young Ones and Blackadder.

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Monocultural media inspires circus critique

The latest production from Westside Circus is inspired by the trend of young people resorting to surgery to look more…

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Regional dance companies join forces for Threefold

This new triple bill is the result of a unique collaboration between Tasdance and Dancenorth.

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