Richard Watts

Richard Watts is ArtsHub's National Performing Arts Editor; he also presents the weekly program SmartArts on Three Triple R FM, and serves as the Chair of La Mama Theatre's volunteer Committee of Management. Richard is a life member of the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, and was awarded the status of Melbourne Fringe Living Legend in 2017. In 2020 he was awarded the Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards' Facilitator's Prize. Most recently, Richard was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Green Room Awards Association in June 2021. Follow him on Twitter: @richardthewatts

Richard's Latest Articles

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Art in the raw

The work presented at This is Not Art is risk-taking, experimental, and sometimes unfinished – and that's what makes it…

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The art of football

With the AFL and NRL grand finals almost upon us, we examine the allure sport holds for artists across all…

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Singing about the love that dare not speak its name

Sydney is set to host the world premiere of a new musical inspired by E.M. Forster’s Maurice and Shakespeare’s Hamlet.

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Theatre Works opens its doors to the under 12s

Kaleidoscope is a new mini-festival designed to introduce children and their families to participatory art experiences.

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Tasmania mourns arts advocate Jeremy Ball

A passionate supporter of the arts, Launceston’s Deputy Mayor died in a car accident on Monday.

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Proactive approach required on cultural diversity

Can major companies learn from a Melbourne artist’s hands-on approach to recruiting culturally diverse audiences?

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11 intriguing shows to see at Melbourne Fringe

Over 400 shows involving more than 5000 artists feature in this year’s Fringe; choosing what to see doesn’t have to…

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Australian Ballet’s 2015 season intensifies national and international focus

A new production of Sleeping Beauty directed by Artistic Director David McAllister features in the touring program.

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Family drama pushes buttons at QTC

Theatremaker Todd MacDonald has made art out of one of his daughter's Tuberous Sclerosis diagnosis and its impact on his…

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Yirra Yaakin revisit King Hit

Originally staged in 1997, this critically acclaimed play strikes at the very heart of the Stolen Generation.

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