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

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Theatre review: Roman Tragedies, Adelaide Festival

Three Shakespearean plays performed back to back over six hours, and exquisitely performed, makes for electrifying theatre.

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Bigmouth

Great political speeches are deftly edited together and powerfully, though sometimes unsubtly, performed in this one man show.

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Is your organisation past its use-by date?

Closing your doors doesn't equal failure. Some arts organisations have a natural lifespan and permanence just makes the work moribund.…

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Youth circus sector swings in to Adelaide

The South Australian Circus Centre will next week welcome youth circus delegates from across the country.

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$10,000 fund for Gold Coast circus artists

The creative development fund is the latest initiative from the City of Gold Coast in the lead up to the…

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Cultural diversity the focus of new Playwriting Australia initiative

The Lotus Asian-Australian Playwriting Project provides training and mentoring for would-be playwrights.

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Chooky Dancers: coming soon to a theatre near you

From their home on Elcho Island, the acclaimed dance group are readying for an eight-month, five-state tour.

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Fundraising challenging for small to mediums, says Vitalstatistix

The Port Adelaide company has launched their 30th anniversary fundraiser with the support of the State Government.

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2013 Green Room Awards nominations announced

Always sure to generate debate, the nominations for Melbourne’s 2013 stage productions are especially contentious this year.

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Brisbane Festival announces new artistic director

La Boite’s loss is the Festival’s gain as its Artistic Director/CEO steps up to a new role.

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