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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Phoenix festival rises from the Fringe

Melbourne Fringe’s program has been reinvented, with 55 in-person shows swiftly adapted for digital performance.

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Mining sector’s complicity called out in artwashing award

11 companies that hide their dirty business behind a façade of supporting the arts are the nominees for this year’s…

Opinions & Analysis

More arts on the news? An ABC internal review once agreed.

It’s time for the ABC to adopt the findings of its own Arts Review, with the help of extra funding…

Career Advice

So you want my arts job: Theatre Technician

If you have a good work ethic and a willingness to learn, as well as solid technical skills, working as…

Features

Why vaccine passports are the future of live performance

Masks and vaccinations have helped European theatres safely reopen, says Adelaide Festival's Rachel Healy.

Features

Dancing about genes and climate change

A recessive gene’s potential extinction and environmental concerns have informed Dancenorth’s latest work.

The #VAXTHENATION campaign is urging Australians to get the jab in order to speed the return of live performance. Image: Shutterstock.
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#VAXTHENATION campaign muddied by Guy Sebastian

An alliance of artists and live entertainment industry bodies has launched a nation-wide campaign to encourage vaccination.

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63 orgs share $20M in latest RISE round

A new Australian musical based on cult 90s TV series Round the Twist is among the projects to be funded.

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The art of urban renewal

Art and culture will play a key role in the development of Northshore Brisbane, explains Brisbane Festival’s Louise Bezzina.

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On the Move: latest sector appointments

CAN farewells joint CEOs, Regional Arts NSW’s loss is Canberra Glassworks’ gain, and more.

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