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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Comedian Rik Mayall dies aged 56

Tributes flow for the anarchic star of The Young Ones and Blackadder.

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Monocultural media inspires circus critique

The latest production from Westside Circus is inspired by the trend of young people resorting to surgery to look more…

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Regional dance companies join forces for Threefold

This new triple bill is the result of a unique collaboration between Tasdance and Dancenorth.

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Opera Queensland recruits 384 new singers

The company’s newest members range from active servicemen and a singing sparky, to an 86 year old great-grandmother.

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Digitising dance works for posterity

Sydney Dance Company is creating a visual archive of the works of choreographer Graeme Murphy, its former Artistic Director.

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Darwin’s diversity takes centre-stage

German theatre company Rimini Protokoll will put a human face to Darwin's unique demographics at this year's Darwin Festival.

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Australia’s first Indigenous opera set for Adelaide debut

The score for soprano and composer Deborah Cheetham’s labour of love will be performed by the Adelaide Art Orchestra.

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From The Castle to the MTC

The team behind the the media satire Frontline take to the stage with satirical attention to the political spin doctors.

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Cabaret explosion’s shockwaves hit Queensland

The continued growth of Australian cabaret has sparked the transformation of the Brisbane Cabaret Festival into a statewide event.

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Is the Arts West alliance the way of the future?

A collaborative arts marketing initiative in Melbourne’s western suburbs is already kicking goals after less than 18 months.

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