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

A white man in evening dress with baton raised dramatically conducts an orchestra, who are barely visible. The empty seats behind him suggest this is a rehearsal photo.
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What’s in store in 2024 for the performing arts (part one)

As season announcements for 2024 begin to roll out across the country, we look in brief at some of next…

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Music Australia will share our songs with the world

The creation of Music Australia will drive commercial exports and strengthen Australia’s live music sector.

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Overcoming threshold anxiety

Geelong Arts Centre’s redevelopment opens the venue up to the public eye, in a way that’s deliberately designed to ensure…

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How stage and screen directors can deepen their understanding of their craft

NIDA’s Master of Fine Arts in Directing provides students with the opportunity to think about process, communication and craft through…

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On the move: latest sector appointments

Our weekly round-up of arts sector resignations and appointments.

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Unprecedented events of Black Summer fires examined in new verbatim play

A new production from playwright Campion Decent and HotHouse Theatre explores the connection between bushfires and climate change.

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On the move: latest sector appointments

Metro Arts AD steps down, new Board appointments, and more.

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Safeguarding body the Creative Workplaces Council established by Government

The Federal Government has established the Creative Workplaces Council, a national body intended to raise and set workplace standards across…

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How to stage a festival in a city with no CBD

The Gold Coast is a city with no identifiable CBD, so how does its unique geography impact the annual BLEACH*…

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On the move: latest sector appointments

A GM is farewelled, a Director of Engagement appointed, and more.

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