Richard Watts
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How to capture differently-abled audiences
Artists and companies looking to grow their audiences would do well to look towards people with a disability, who are…
Cheap tickets offer lasting value
Discounted tickets for students and young people are an industry norm – but where’s the proof they really help grow…
Working with your lover
What benefits are there in making art with your life partner, and does it mean you’re always bringing your work…
A different dance language crosses the Tasman
New Zealand and Australia are geographically and culturally linked, but have noticeably different choreographic vocabularies.
Feast Festival makes Artistic Director redundant
Board member quits over unpopular decisions made by colleagues at Adelaide’s LGBT festival.
Working with children: proving W.C. Fields wrong
For theatremakers seeking authenticity on stage, casting children can be an obvious choice – as well as a major challenge.
The challenge of unlearning
New students at our elite training institutions often have to undo the damage of bad junior training before they can…
The Book of Mormon announced for Melbourne
The multi-award-winning musical from the creators of South Park will open in Melbourne in 2017.
Tasmania: more than just MONA
Arts Tasmania has launched a new website designed to help cultural tourists look further afield than David Walsh’s museum.
Performers 'left out' of Creative Industry Taskforce
Performing arts representatives in Victoria have expressed dismay that their sector has not been included in a recently-announced strategy to…