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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How Patch Theatre plans to enrich Adelaide’s arts ecology

Rehearsal spaces are ‘like hens' teeth’ in Adelaide; in its new home in Kent Town, Patch Theatre aims to change…

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Dancing into the gallery: Lucy Guerin Inc turns 21

LGI’s NEWRETRO remixes 21 years of choreographic practice.

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Pop-up theatre space will aid flood recovery

NORPA is reconnecting culture and community in Lismore a year on from 2022’s devastating floods.

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On the move: latest sector appointments

Bangarra and The Blue Room farewell staff as SA Museum and Asia TOPA announce appointments.

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Albanese Government acts on audio and e-book lending rights promise

Updating Australia’s lending rights schemes to include digital content will see increased payments flow directly to local writers, illustrators and…

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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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