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

Features

The joys and challenges of making art for babies

Everybody has a right to a cultural life, including toddlers and babes in arms. The presentation of such work can…

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Undertake a practical apprenticeship in dance and drama

The National Theatre Drama School and Ballet School are looking for team players who are fearless and imaginative. Auditions for…

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Leading from the front: how an MFA helps realise your vision

Ali Murphy-Oates, the Managing Director of Sydney-based company Moogahlin Performing Arts and a proud Wailwan woman, has her eyes firmly…

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Exit interview: Tim Munro, Theatre Royal, Hobart

After 17 years as CEO of Australia’s oldest continually operating theatre, Tim Munro is moving on. He reflects on his…

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Creating new theatre in the heart of Canberra

The New Works program at Canberra Theatre Centre is offering free access to the Courtyard Studio for either a week’s…

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New series RISING Podcast 2021: the audio guide to Melbourne’s winter festival

A new festival deserves a new approach to the way artists share and discuss the ideas that inform their work.

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How a long-term approach to artistic development has benefitted Canberra’s artists

A considered approach to developing artists’ careers over many years is a cornerstone of practice at The Street Theatre.

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Staging COVID-safe arts events outdoors

Sarah Neal, Executive Producer and Co-CEO at Malthouse Theatre, and Glyn Roberts, Artistic Director of the Castlemaine State Festival, share…

News

Latest batch of RISE funding allocates $25 million across the nation

‘This funding is an important step in the rejuvenation of Australia’s arts sector from COVID-19,’ said Minister Fletcher.

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Bringing a new lens to arts coverage on the ABC: Namila Benson talks Art Works

The host of ABC TV’s new weekly arts program promises to be much more than just a talking head.

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