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

Brightly coloured kites fly against a blue sky dotted with clouds.
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On the move: Latest sector appointments

Creative Producer departs Women’s Circus, ActNow Theatre farewells Executive Director, new staff join ILBIJERRI and more.

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Theatre review: Girls & Boys, State Theatre Company of South Australia

A finely wrought and harrowing piece of theatre and a highlight of the 2022 Adelaide Festival.

Muddy brown water dominiates the phot, which shows a theatre half-sumerged by floods.
Features

Northern Rivers companies focus on flood recovery

After devastating floods at the end of February, artists and arts organisations in the Northern Rivers are now focused on…

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Winning design for NGV Contemporary revealed

Australian architects Angelo Candalepas and Associates have designed the centrepiece of the $1.7 billion renewal of Southbank arts precinct.

Hot air balloons float over Lake Burley Griffin in Canberra at dawn.
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On the move: Latest sector appointments

Founding AD of Rawcus steps down, Senior Producer joins The Last Great Hunt, latest board movements and more.

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Visionary ideas sought for transformative Brisbane precinct

Expressions of Interest from artists, collectives and organisations are now open for immersive interventions at Northshore Brisbane.

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Queer view mirror: new exhibition celebrates LGBTI culture

Selected from over 80,000 artworks, a new exhibition celebrates queer culture, history and desire.

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The art prize with a 75,000 year tradition

A $20,000 acquisitive prize is offered by the Shepparton Art Museum’s Indigenous Ceramic Award, entries for which are now open.

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Board places theatre company on ice

The Tasmanian Theatre Company's Board has paused the company's activities in order to save its cash reserves.

Career Advice

So you want my arts job: Lighting designer

To work well as a lighting designer you need to be able to pick up on the emotional cues of…

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