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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30 years of interdisciplinary art

Performance Space celebrates 30 years since its doors first opened with a new festival, You’re History!

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Homebake 2013 cancelled

Poor ticket sales and a fan backlash over the event changing its venue and format have led to the festival's…

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A funny thing happened on the way to iTunes

Australian stand-up comedy has been very successful on DVD; will it have the same success online?

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The Art of Australia

Hosted by former Art Gallery of NSW director Edmund Capon, this ABC1 series looks at how art and artists helped…

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Circus sector to meet in Melbourne

ACAPTA is holding the first in a series of national sector meetings in Melbourne with follow-up events in other cities…

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Where are the strong women of circus?

As circus goes mainstream, women are being treated as decoration not skilled performers. A new women's program at Circus Oz…

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The week’s program announcements

From major musicals to exciting new exhibitions, this week has seen some big announcements unveiled.

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This week’s award winners

A recently deceased visual artist, some rocking bands, an intercultural arts company and a short gay film have picked up…

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Mark Dreyfus QC announced as Shadow Minister for the Arts

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten announced his new Shadow Cabinet today, with the arts portfolio awarded to the Member for Isaacs.

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Arts NSW axes Short+Sweet Regional funding

Short+Sweet Productions Australia Ltd suspends operations after a 'serious breach' of its funding agreement.

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