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

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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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Exit interview: Chris Bendall, Critical Stages Touring

Chris Bendall reflects on nine years at Critical Stages as he shifts his focus from national to local, with a…

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Artists fear impact of Advertiser’s Fringe reviews 'ban'

With Adelaide Fringe not advertising in The Advertiser this year, the paper appears to be striking back by abandoning reviews…

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Review: Djoondal and Perth Moves, Perth Festival

A thrillingly contemporary retelling of an ancient story and a brief but passionate celebration of dance opened this year’s Perth…

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How funding woes inspired a new home for live art

Launceston’s Assembly 197 is a new approach to art-making that celebrates the spirit of community and collaboration.

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On the move: Latest sector appointments

Associate Director Art Museums joins University of Melbourne, Performing Lines TAS Senior Producer resigns, and more.

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