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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A Krakouer of a show

DECKCHAIR THEATRE: Reg Cribb’s multi-award-winning story about the footballing Krakouer brothers returns for a national tour.

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Shining a light on Vivid Sydney

OPINION: When is an arts festival not an arts festival? When it’s a giant advertising campaign.

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Working with geological memory

17th BIENNALE OF SYDNEY: Artist Mikala Dwyer has turned to stone for inspiration.

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Sydney Fringe announces inaugural director

A new Sydney Fringe Festival will be held in the inner west later this year.

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Tears soak the sticky carpet

The recent closure of live music venues in Melbourne and Sydney threaten the future of the Australian music industry.

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National Play Festival furore

The 2010 National Play Festival’s publicity material has been decried as sexist and demeaning to women.

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6th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art

Featuring work by more than 100 artists and filmmakers from over 25 countries, the 6th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary…

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The Black Arm Band’s 'dirtsong'

MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL: Indigenous musical supergroup The Black Arm Band enthralled audiences with their latest work.

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Heavy metal in Baghdad

MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL: This remarkable piece of DIY filmmaking tells the story of Iraq’s first and only metal band.

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The future of Australian theatre

Last month, for the first time in 20 years, theatre practitioners from across the country descended on Melbourne to explore…

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