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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On the move: latest sector appointments

Windmill announces new AD, MTC appoints Deputy CEO, Carclew CEO resigns, and more.

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Darwin Festival rejects $200,000 sponsorship offer

The Festival Board has rejected a sponsorship offer from an arts and environmental coalition on the basis it may adversely…

Features

Exit interview: Sue Giles, Artistic Director, Polyglot

After 22 years at Polyglot, Sue Giles AM moves on to focus on international advocacy for theatre for young audiences.

Features

Exit interview: Adelaide Wood, Tracks Dance Company

Adelaide Wood has moved on to new challenges after five years in Darwin with Tracks Dance. Here, she reflects on…

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On the move: Latest sector appointments

Footscray Community Arts farewells ED, Performance Space appoints guest Co-ADs, and more.

Features

A summer festival sampler to whet your arts appetite

Performing Arts Editor Richard Watts selects 10 intriguing summer festival productions to include in your 2023 arts calendar.

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51% of indie artists considering a career change, says new report

Theatre Network Australia’s latest survey of independent artists reveals that mid-career artists are more likely than emerging or established artists…

Career Advice

So you want my arts job: set designer

If you’re collaborative, highly organised and can balance both technical and creative skills, a career in stage design may be…

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On the move: Latest sector appointments

Director appointed for Canberra’s new festival, AD departs 4A Centre, and more.

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National Cultural Policy needs a Music Australia agency: Greens

A national peak body for contemporary music could help grow the sector at home and abroad.

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