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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How your performing arts skills can equip you for a new career

Becoming a Stagecoach franchisee won’t just provide you with a rewarding new job: it will utilise your arts skills for…

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Uncle Archie receives posthumous Order of Australia honour

There were 68 artists and arts workers among the 1047 recipients honoured ‘for meritorious, distinguished and conspicuous service’.

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Vale Kevin Jackson

A much-admired acting teacher, actor, director and critic, Jackson’s influence on the theatre sector was significant.

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'Anybody can exist in the art world,' says Wyndham Art Prize LEAP winner

Winning the Local Emerging Art Prize at the 2022 Wyndham Art Prize was a validating moment for artist Ivy Mutuku.

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On the move: latest sector appointments

Meet Perth Festival’s new Artistic Director, the Executive Director at Darlinghurst Theatre Company, and more.

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Theatre, dance and circus highlights 2023: Part 2

Continuing our overview of what’s in store in the coming year for the performing arts, we look at the NT…

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Vale Renée Geyer

A soul, jazz, blues and R&B legend, the husky-voiced Renée Geyer has died aged 69.

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New regional festival celebrates queer writers

With events across Victoria in centres such as Shepparton, Traralgon, Warrnambool and Geelong, Q-Lit aims to connect the queer community…

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On the move: Latest sector appointments

A new CEO for Guildhouse, Bondi Pavilion welcomes Artistic Director, and more.

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So you want my arts job: Chorus Master

Paul Fitzsimon has been Opera Australia’s Chorus Master since 2019. Here, he shares the secrets of his trade.

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