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

Don Dunstan. An aerial view of Adelaide Festival Centre and its surrounds taken at Golden Hour, as the sun sets in the west.
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Don Dunstan’s legacy lives on for Adelaide Festival Centre’s 50th anniversary

Public conversations exploring the influence of the arts and the legacy of Don Dunstan will be held as part of…

A herd of common zebras (Equus Quagga) galloping in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania. Dust flies up around their hooves and the photo gives an impression of rapid, mass movement.
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On the move: latest arts sector appointments

Print Council of Australia welcomes new Director, a new Chair for Adelaide Contemporary Experimental, and more.

Cal Wilson. Image of woman with short red and black hair, wearing pink jumper and clasping hands.
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Vale Cal Wilson

New Zealand-born, Australian adopted comedian Cal Wilson was one of the kindest and most genuine people in comedy, and will…

Sunset Boulevard. Woman in flowing white dress on the stage in front of an empty theatre, surrounded by house lights and footlights.
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Phantom’s Sarah Brightman to star in new Australian production of Sunset Boulevard

‘All right Mr DeMille, I’m ready for my close-up’: Brightman to play deranged silent picture star Norma Desmond in lavish…

Circus. Image is a man hanging upside down from a rope against a black background.
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National summit aims to strengthen Australian circus sector

Next week 200 delegates will attend the Australian Circus Summit at NICA, which will also be the venue for a…

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On the move: latest sector appointments

Yirra Yaakin farewells long-serving GM, MAV announces new Chair, and more arts appointments news.

Jacqui Dark. Head of smiling woman with green eyes and blonde wavy hair against black backdrop.
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Vale Jacqueline Dark

The 'indefatigably upbeat' Australian mezzo-soprano died this week, aged just 55.

Perth Festival. Digital projections of bandicoots are shone onto a red-lit avenue of trees. A large crowd makes their way down the path between the trees.
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How a year-round festival programming plan aims to offer arts workers greater job security

By rolling out a range of special projects year-round, Perth Festival aims to provide more secure longer-term contracts for staff…

appointments. A time-lapse photo of a rocket launch at Cape Canaveral: the rocket's trajectory traces a firey arc across the evening sky.
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On the move: latest sector appointments

A new Poetry Editor, a new Artistic Director, and more in ArtsHub’s weekly round-up of arts sector appointments and resignations.

performing arts. Against a green and blue backdrop with small images of two women, a woman with bleached blonde hair wearing a blue hoodie holds a musical keyboard while a woman with black wavy hair and sunglasses an black and blue coat holds a typing keyboard both in three-quarter profile.
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What’s in store for season 2024 in the performing arts (part three)

Continuing our round-up of season launches from companies around the country, including a three-part theatrical epic and an ambitious restaging…

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