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

News

Circus gets serious

The Victorian circus sector presented a united front on Friday at the first of a series of national meetings organised…

Features

What to do when you’re defunded

After the tears and the rage, what should your next step be if your funding is cut, or axed altogether?

News

Rights issue forces late season change at Malthouse and Belvoir

An unforeseen issue with the rights to The Philadelphia Story means the planned co-production will not be staged in 2014.

News

More than Ten Days on the Island

The biennial Tasmanian festival launched its new brand this week, marking a major shift in programming and community engagement.

News

Turning it up to 11: live music action plan launched

A plan to support live music in Sydney was launched this week, but can it overcome decades of neglect?

News

Turning the tables: youth theatre for adult audiences

Once dismissed as worthy but unprofessional, theatre made by young people is increasingly moving onto our main stages.

Opinions & Analysis

What makes a good Arts Minister?

Industry knowledge? Passion? Political nous? Australian arts identities discuss the skills needed in such a role.

News

Youth arts orgs lose out in funding cuts

Arts Queensland has cut triennial funding for a range of youth arts organisations, including peak body Youth Arts Queensland.

News

Channel Nine continues arts sponsorship push

Brisbane Film Festival and WA Screen Academy join Nine’s list of partners alongside Adelaide Fringe and Adelaide Film Festival.

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Students a-twitter as Monash Uni shakes up Bachelor of Performing Arts degree

Social media fans the rumour mill, but the future of Monash's Bachelor of Performing Arts is brighter than first feared.

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