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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Glasgow School of Art burns but ‘treasured building saved'

The heritage-listed building, designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, is a unique art school and architecturally significant.

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Sex drama shows Victorian prudery in new light

A pornographic 19th century novel attributed to Oscar Wilde and friends has been adapted for the stage.

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Next Wave Artistic Director finishes on a high

The Melbourne-based organisation's 2014 festival has been a critical and financial success.

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Vampire dance a delicate situation

South Australian choreographer Lina Limosani’s latest work is a darkly poetic response to death and the afterlife.

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‘Addiction to buildings’ hurting outdoor work

Is a focus on ticketed events and existing venues hindering the growth of companies working in non-traditional spaces?

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Six Degrees revamp VCA's Grant Street Theatre

Formerly home to student performances, Grant Street is set to become Melbourne’s latest destination bar.

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Do we need a National Indigenous Theatre?

The new conversation about a National Australian Theatre has a feeling of deja vu for Indigenous performers who have long…

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Chunky Move commissions are unstoppable

Three dance talents present their latest choreographic works in this triple bill commissioned as part of the Next Move program.

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Young performers grapple with mortality and manhood

A new series of forums presented by St Martins Youth Arts Centre explores young people’s thoughts about death and masculinity.

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NICA and Flying Fruit Flies join forces to strengthen circus sector

The two national schools have signed a Memorandum of Understanding designed to strengthen career pathways for circus students.

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