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

Features

Class barriers locking kids out of culture

It is getting harder for working class kids to get a start in the arts. The result is inequity and…

News

Regional Arts Australia puts Long Paddock out to tender

Expressions of interest sought from individuals, organisations and consortia to manage live and online touring support programs.

News

Meet South Australia’s new Arts Minister

The Labor Right Minister's portfolios also include Defence Industries, Health, and Mental Health and Substance Abuse.

Features

Making money while making ‘em laugh

Sustaining a career in comedy involves more than just being funny.

News

Murder and imagination: Attenborough on Macbeth

Queensland's Super Star Fund is delivering a new prize this week, Macbeth, directed by British darling Michael Attenborough.

News

Mermaid reimagining makes for dark drama

Canberra playwright Emma Gibson has reimagined Hans Christian Andersen’s iconic tale of love, pain and sacrifice.

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No northern lights for Dark Mofo

The winter festival’s plans for a Launceston program have been cancelled due to the lack of a sustainable business model.

News

Melbourne Opera revisits Madame Butterfly

Director Caroline Stacey is revisiting her acclaimed 2004 production of Giacomo Puccini's immortal opera.

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Former child soldier receives inaugural arts scholarship

The Arts & Cultural Development Scholarship for Refugee Youth was made possible by a generous bequest.

Opinions & Analysis

Adelaide Festival Centre defends itself

Last week ArtsHub published an op-ed outlining artists' grievances with Adelaide Festival Centre. How did the AFC respond?

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