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

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Fighting zombies and pirates and having fun with your friends: Zero Latency VR celebrates its 10th anniversary

From a garage in Melbourne to over 140 venues in 30 countries around the world, Zero Latency VR has come…

A grey-haired and grey beared fair-skinned man wearing a long black coat and dark framed glasses, stands in a circus training facility. The word 'Circus' in colourful lettering hangs on the wall behind him.
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Flying Fruit Fly Circus appointed head tenant of state-of-the-art circus centre in Melbourne

The former Circus Oz training and rehearsal centre in Collingwood, renamed Circus Centre Melbourne, is expected to open its doors…

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The art of intimacy: how cabaret artists connect with you from the stage

Adelaide Cabaret Festival artists share their stories of fostering connection with audiences and breaking down the fourth wall on even…

13 brightly coloured inflatable loops arch over a Brisbane Bridge. The photo is taken from above, showing the muddy river beneath and some of the city skyline.
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'A love letter to Brisbane': Louise Bezzina’s 2025 Brisbane Festival program revealed

For her sixth and final Brisbane Festival, Bezzina’s program is “bold, joyful, and created with and for the city”.

A small mob of emus moving through the Australian bush. Their upraised heads and necks echo the slim tree truns rising around them.
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On the move: latest art sector appointments

ArtsHub’s weekly round-up of Australian arts sector comings and goings across the country.

Joe Paradise Lui, a Chinese-Australian man with long red-streaked back hair and wearing glasses, stands with his hands raised in front of a representation of Guanyin, the Chinese bodhisattva or goddess of Mercy and Compassion, who is played by the Chinese-Australian actor and theatre-maker Merlynn Tong. She has short black hair and sits with her hands raised, in a blue prop representing Guanyin and her many arms and hands.
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Theatre review: Legends (of the Golden Arches), RISING, The Lawler, Southbank Theatre

A wry, witty and self-aware theatrical journey through Chinese Hell, presented by the MTC for RISING.

An atmopheric photo of Darwin Festival's Festival Park at dusk, showing festivalgoers dining al fresco under fairy lights and the sunset-streaked sky.
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Darwin Festival 2025: collective visions, creative collaborations and musical treats

The 2025 Darwin Festival features eight world premieres, an array of acclaimed works and a rich mix of musical offerings.

Four smiling young people from a range of cultural background, and all dressed in black and holding orchestral instruments, walk down a grey institutional hallway. They are members of the Australian Youth Orchestra's 2024 Young Symphonists program.
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More than an orchestra: the institution that’s nurturing Australia’s next generation of classical musicians

The Australian Youth Orchestra’s specialist training programs transform passionate young instrumentalists – and others with a love for fine music,…

A photograph of salmon leaping a small waterfall as they swim upstream, illustrating ArtsHub's weekly On the move column, which summarises arts sector appointments across the country.
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On the move: latest art sector appointments

ArtsHub’s weekly round-up of Australian arts sector comings and goings across the country.

An aerial view of a red, dark red building surrounded by native trees, grasslands and an amphitheatre.
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Yitpi Yartapuultiku: the soul of Port Adelaide is ready to open its doors

Yitpi Yartapuultiku (‘the Soul of Port Adelaide’ when translated from Kaurna) opens this Sunday 1 June.

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