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 2019 Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards' Facilitator's Prize. 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

A black and white photo of a coffin heaped with flowers in the back of a hearse. Adelaide Writers Week
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Adelaide Writers' Week cancelled, remaining Board members step down

A safe and successful Adelaide Festival is now the focus, as the arts sector and festival goers wait for the…

Louise Adler has resigned as Director of Adelaide Writers Week.
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Director Louise Adler quits as Adelaide Writers Week crisis deepens

With more than 100 writers withdrawing from the festival program, Adler’s resignation, and legal letters flying, the future of Adelaide…

Randa Abdel-Fattah Adelaide Writers Week
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Adelaide Writers Week in disarray as almost 100 writers boycott over Board’s ‘censorship’ of Randa Abdel-Fattah

Helen Garner, Melissa Lucashenko and Zadie Smith are among the more than 40 writers to have withdrawn from Adelaide Writers…

A cyclist photographed from behind on a road at night; the image is blurred, suggesting the photograph was taken by another cyclist while moving. arts sector appoinments
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On the move: latest arts sector appointments

Your weekly round-up of Australian arts sector appointments.

Alexander Briger conducts the Australian World Orchestra. Briger has his arms raised dramatically and his head is thrown back; orchestra members are arrayed before him, with audience members visible behind him.
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2026 season announcements: our rolling guide to the performing arts

Orchestras, recital centres, theatre companies and more: we're compiling a list of 2026 season announcements, to be updated regularly, for…

Creative State 2028 focuses strongly on First Peoples creative and cultural practice and economic development. Pictured is the Koorie Heritage Trust in Melbourne's Federation Square.
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Creative State 2028: the Victorian arts sector responds

Peak bodies and cultural institutions respond to Victoria’s newly released cultural policy, Creative State 2028.

A red car drives at speed across a sand dune, throwing up a cloud of sand as it goes. arts sector appointments
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On the move: latest arts sector appointments

Your weekly round-up of Australian arts sector appointments.

A mountain bike hurtles at speed down a steep, wooded slope. arts sector appointments
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On the move: latest arts sector appointments

Your weekly round-up of Australian arts sector appointments.

A person draws circles of light in the air with a firework; they are faintly visible at its centre, surrounded by circles of light and dramatically flying sparks.
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On the move: latest arts sector appointments

Your weekly round-up of Australian arts sector appointments.

The University of Queensland’s Master of Writing, Editing and Publishing. Three UQ students from a range of cultural backgrounds sit at an outdoor table discussing their work, with laptops, books and papers beside them.
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How to hone a passion for writing into an industry-ready practice

The University of Queensland’s Master of Writing, Editing and Publishing provides writers of every medium with the skills and connections…

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