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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New theatre inspired by classic tunes

Playwrights pen a playlet that’s only as long as a song for this unusual Red Stitch fundraiser.

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Hannah Gadsby vs the myth of white men in hats

The stand-up comedian with an Art History degree explodes the art canon in her new ABC TV series.

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Putting the art in SheppARTon

The 18th SheppARTon Festival celebrates the cultural diversity and creativity of the Goulburn Valley.

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River of Fundament

As a monumental artistic vision, Matthew Barney’s latest film is admirable, but there’s little about it to actually enjoy.

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Kiss of the Chicken King

Lacking both wit and poetry, this production seems an odd inclusion in an international arts festival.

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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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