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

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A photograph of a female surfer wearing in a black wetsuit and riding a wave; white spray flies up behind her board. The photo illustrates ArtsHub's weekly on the Move column of Australian arts sector appointments.
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On the move: latest arts sector appointments

Your weekly round-up of Australian arts sector appointments.

A kangaroo jumps across a country road. The photo illustrates ArtsHub's weekly On the move column, which summarises the week's art sector appointments and resignations.
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On the move: latest arts sector appointments

Your weekly round-up of Australian arts sector appointments.

A sequence from Tegan Jeffrey-Rushton's 'Overture', Adelaide Fringe 2025 season. The prduction is being remounted for IDEA'25. Four dancers perform a contemporary dance production on a red-lit stage.
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IDEA’25: strengthening Sydney's contemporary dance sector

FORM Dance Projects’ second annual Independent Dance Exchange Australia is addressing critical gaps in dance development and presentation opportunities.

A country track leading over a hill towards a misty valley and parts unknown. The photo illustrates Artshub's weekly On the Move column, which summarises the week's arts sector appointments.
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On the move: latest arts sector appointments

Your weekly round-up of Australian arts sector appointments.

Dancenorth archival costumes from the 1990 production 'Desert Magic'. L-R: Michael Smith, Sabine Crompton-Ward, Tiana Lung and Marlo Benjamin. Four dancers pose playfully in brightly coloured, abstract, skin-tight costumes from four decades ago.
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Dancenorth: 40 years of dancing on the shoulders of giants

Dancenorth Artistic Director reflects on four decades of contemporary dance-making in regional Queensland.

A recent 'Cluedo' publicity photo of actor Craig McLachlan. The black and white photo depicts a middle aged, fair skinned man with a neat grey beard and wearing a black t-shirt.

Craig McLachlan withdraws from Cluedo production after public backlash

Craig McLachlan, who was found not guilty of sexual assault in a 2020 court case, says 'bullying' has forced his…

ILBIJERRI's Artistic Director of almost 18 years, Dr Rachael Maza AM. The photo shows Maza, an older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander woman with greying hair, sitting in a leafy courtyard. She is smiling, almost laughing, and leans forward with her hands clasped and her elbows on her knees.
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Rachael Maza on shaping the narrative, trusting her gut and preparing to say goodbye

After almost 18 years as ILBIJERRI’s Artistic Director, Dr Rachael Maza AM is stepping down at the end of the…

A jumping woman is reflected in the water of a lake or pond. The photo illustrates ArtsHub's weekly round-up of Australian arts sector appointments, On the Move.
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On the move: latest arts sector appointments

Your weekly round-up of Australian arts sector appointments.

Kala Gare in the MTC's 'My Brilliant Career', 2024. My Brilliant Career the musical is touring in 2026. The photo shows Gare, a fair-skinned woman with blonde hair and weaing a long sleeved white shirt and a dark blue skirt, reading a an unfolded letter and smiling. She is sitting on a pile of straw, denoting the story's rural setting.
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My Brilliant Career the musical will tour ACT and NSW in 2026

My Brilliant Career the musical plays Canberra, Sydney and Wollongong after its previously announced encore season at the Southbank Theatre…

L-R: Griffin Theatre Company Artistic Director Declan Greene (photo: Brett Boardman) and Belvoir Artistic Director Eamon Black (photo: Daniel Boud). Two fair-skinned men sit for the camera. Greene is sitting on a four-legged stool and faces the camera directly; his hands are clasped in his lap. Flack leans back on his chair and is photographed in profile, though his head is turned towards the camera.

Griffin and Belvoir announce new partnership and residency for 2026

Griffin will undertake a year-long residency and present its 2026 season at Belvoir while its Kings Cross home undergoes major…

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