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

Arts Centre Melbourne records $7.2 million deficit

Programming costs and aging infrastructure blamed for massive budget blowout.

News

Attenborough, more actors, and 75% Australian plays: QTC's 2014 season

Wesley Enoch’s third season features an internationally acclaimed director, four female playwrights, and more work for actors.

StarsStarsStarsStarsStars

In Spite of Myself

Nicola Gunn’s meta-theatrical delight at the Melbourne Festival simultaneously satirises and celebrates performance art.

News

Adelaide rental prices blamed for Tuxedo Cat's Melbourne relocation

Pop-up venue The Tuxedo Cat, a staple of the Adelaide and Melbourne Fringe Festivals, is putting down more permanent roots.

Features

Two-speed cities: can art bridge the urban divide?

Artists are trying to bridge the growing gulf between our well-resourced inner cities and the under-resourced outer fringes.

News

Mrs Brown’s very rich boys

Astonishing box office figures have been revealed to ArtsHub by the producers of the British-Irish television show’s live national tour.

Features

Small world has some big challenges

From earthquakes in Java to learning entirely new melodic structures, international collaborations are fraught with difficulty, but equally, the outcomes…

Opinions & Analysis

Why you can’t afford to stay home

Taking your show on the road isn’t cheap, but there are definitely advantages to finding new audiences interstate.

News

Bad programming decisions blamed for Arts Centre losses

Though an $8 million loss has been predicted for the Arts Centre, the exact amount won't be known for several…

News

Multicultural Arts Victoria receives $350,000 bequest

Young and emerging artists from refugee backgrounds will benefit from the generous donation.

1 214 215 216 217 218 229