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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RISING 2023 focuses on the experiential and immersive

The latest edition of Melbourne’s winter festival is a rallying call to the people of Melbourne to embrace cultural experiences…

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On the move: latest sector appointments

Critical Path appoints new Artistic Director/CEO, MUMA welcomes three key staff, and more.

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Brisbane Festival to focus on cultural and economic growth in 2023

While the full program will not be released until July, some clues as to what Brisbane Festival has in store…

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Adelaide Festival review: Escolania de Montserrat and Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mister Hyde

From an exquisite Catalonian choir to a flawed, film noir-inspired take on a Gothic novella, the opening weekend of Adelaide…

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On the move: latest sector appointments

CEOs step down from ARTRAGE and Castlemaine State Festival, new producer joins Red Hot Arts Central Australia, and more.

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Theatre review: Dogs of Europe, Adelaide Festival

A theatrical cri de coeur and a warning to the world to ignore Russian aggression at our peril.

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Vale Andrew McKinnon

McKinnon’s sudden death last week, aged 70, has shocked and saddened the sector.

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New circus centre opens in Brisbane

The Brisbane Circus Centre offers Flipside Circus a new home from which to train the next generation of circus artists.

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Theatre, dance and circus highlights 2023 part 4: Victoria

More dates for your performing arts diary.

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On the move: latest sector appointments

New AD for DRILL, First Nations leader joins Sydney Conservatorium, MTC's new Executive Director and more.

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