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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Patch Theatre receives $1.037 million touring funding over three years

The Adelaide-based company will tour three productions for audiences aged four to eight nationally in 2015-17.

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There’s nothing ad-hoc about Adhocracy

Vitalstatistix's annual hothouse program supports the creative development of new art and performance.

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WA’s live music scene is State of the Art

More than 30 acts, all Western Australian, will perform across four stages in Perth this weekend.

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Intelligent rap show is definitely by design

Canadian performer Baba Brinkman fuses hip-hop with Darwinism and biology with beats.

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Patrick White’s legacy celebrated in STC honours

Two playwriting awards totalling $32,500 in prize money were presented in Sydney on Friday night.

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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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