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

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Why all young men should learn to dance

Fitness, teamwork, agility, creativity: the benefits of learning to dance far outweigh the pressures of avoiding a ‘girly’ pastime.

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Losing ourselves in illusion

A metaphor for life and a challenge to the mind; dare you enter the House of Mirrors?

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Floods devastate Northern Rivers arts community

Floods associated with the aftermath of Cyclone Debbie have caused sector-wide destruction.

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The UNESCO City of Music without a concert hall

The lack of a purpose-built, acoustically engineered concert hall is hindering the artistic development of the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra.

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Female composers forced to think small

On the eve of a new premiere, a leading female composer has spoken out about the disadvantages still faced by…

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Opera furore rages on as creatives decry Carmen changes

Opera Australia’s claim to have remounted the Handa Opera production ‘as true to [its] original format as possible’ has been…

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Matilda the Musical scoops Green Room Awards

The popular musical, based on the Roald Dahl novel and featuring music and lyrics by Tim Minchin, won eight of…

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Dance Massive diary 2017

ArtsHub's series of snapshot reviews of work presented as part of Dance Massive.

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The art of the makeover

Rebranding, expanding and refreshing a company’s identity: there’s more to it than just changing a logo.

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How creatives can stop drinking themselves to death

From gallery openings to the ritual of post-show drinks, alcohol saturates the arts. How can we lessen the damage grog…

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