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 2019 Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards' Facilitator's Prize in early 2020. He received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Green Room Awards Association in 2021, and a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in June 2024. Photo: Fiona Hamilton. Follow Richard on Bluesky @richardthewatts.bsky.social and Instagram @richard.l.watts

Richard Watts's Latest Articles

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Brisbane boys behave badly in rock’n’roll comedy

A new play for anyone who's ever been let down by their favourite band, or their best friends.

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A son’s grief inspires Griffin premiere

Playwright Campion Decent grapples with love and loss in a new play sparked by the death of his parents.

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Napthine Government acts on Agent of Change principles

Legislation designed to protect live music venues will soon be introduced to the Victorian Parliament.

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Reworked myth wins Queensland Premier’s Drama Award

A contemporary take on the legend of Oedipus has been selected as the 2014-15 award winner.

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Will Sydney see a floating Sphinx in 2015?

Verdi’s Egyptian opera Aida has been announced as the next instalment in the Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour program.

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Arts Minister orders opera review

Senator George Brandis has appointed a three-member panel to determine if $32 million in federal funding is being well spent.

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Glass half-full for State Opera SA

Adelaide opera-goers are booking for the full Philip Glass Trilogy, rather than for individual operas as expected.

Features

Flexibility, foresight and forbearance: mounting a national tour

From regional venues to major performing arts centres, adapting a work for touring requires patience, imagination and homework.

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Dancing Blokes set for Darwin premiere

Dancers Matt Cornell and Joshua Thomson are preparing to reveal their movement-based investigation into the typical Aussie male.

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Microphones become instruments in Transducer

New media artist Robin Fox and Speak Percussion’s Eugene Ughetti have collaborated for this rare, immersive performance.

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