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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Review: Baby Bi Bi Bi at MELT Festival, Brisbane Powerhouse (QLD)

A sex-positive and playful cabaret about life as a bisexual woman.

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Review: Yank! A WWII Love Story, MELT Festival at Brisbane Powerhouse (QLD)

Despite some frustrating directorial choices, this gay WWII-era musical romance moves and fascinates.

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Review: Cassie Workman, Giantess, MELT Festival at Brisbane Powerhouse (QLD)

An atmospheric and deeply moving picture book brought to life, packed with wry humour and pointed insights.

Features

Young dancers put their best feet forward

Members of the youth dance sector will be networking, training and performing at the Australian Youth Dance Festival in Melbourne…

Features

What makes a great theatre?

Programming, people, acoustics, atmosphere or state of the art equipment: many elements make up a truly great theatre.

News

Co-Artistic Directors announced for reimagined Melbourne International Arts Festival

Choreographer and director Gideon Obarzanek and artist, curator and festival director Hannah Fox will jointly lead the new-look festival following…

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Review: Fold: A Domestic Circus, NORPA (NSW)

From dancing with mops to wrestling with a fitted sheet, this new circus production is inventive, warm and quietly distinctive.

Career Advice

So you want my arts job: Casting Director

Casting directors might be the first person a performer meets to discuss a role, but they don't make the call…

Features

Why queer art still matters

The battle for marriage equality in Australia is won but the fight for queer representation rages on.

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