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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Listening to the desert speak and answering with art, song, music and culture

September is the ideal time for cultural tourists to visit Central Australia, thanks to the annual Desert Festival and Desert…

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On the move: latest arts sector appointments

An Australian heads to Ohio, swapping the AGSA for The University of Melbourne, and more arts comings and goings.

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Stuff the British Stole: Marc Fennell on repatriation, culture and the evolving museum sector

The second series of the successful Australian-Canadian television series lands on the ABC this month.

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On the move: latest arts sector appointments

Our weekly round-up of Australian arts sector appoints from across the country.

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National Performing Arts Partnership Framework expands again

Brisbane’s La Boite Theatre and national touring and production body Performing Lines join the National Performing Arts Partnership Framework from…

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Making it count: Brisbane Festival announces its 2024 program

Brisbane Festival has just 23 days in the year to make an impact, and AD Louise Bezzina is making every…

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On the move: latest arts sector appointments

New CEOs, Executive Directors, Literary Editors and more make up this week’s round-up of arts sector comings and goings.

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How moving interstate to study can help you achieve your childhood dreams

AFTRS graduate Nicole Hutton-Lewis says moving from Northern Queensland to Sydney to study was much easier than she feared thanks…

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This week’s arts news and trending topics

Our weekly wrap of the stories our readers loved and those you may have missed.

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Innovating at the point where theatre and cinema converge

After honing his skills in NIDA’s MFA Directing course, multimedia theatre-maker Mark Bolotin has embraced his ever-evolving practice with gusto.

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