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 early 2020. He received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Green Room Awards Association in 2021, and a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in June 2024. Photo: Fiona Hamilton. Follow Richard on Bluesky @richardthewatts.bsky.social and Instagram @richard.l.watts

Richard Watts's Latest Articles

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On the move: latest sector appointments

New staff join NORPA and Arts Centre Melbourne, plus latest Board appointments.

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On the Move: latest sector appointments

New CEO for The Johnston Collection, new Chair joins Access2Arts and more.

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New Darwin Festival AD launches inaugural program

Running from 10-27 August 2023, Darwin Festival is a rare opportunity to experience the best of Territory culture alongside curated…

A fire burns in a brazier to warm winter arts-lovers.
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New winter festival joins an increasingly crowded calendar

The inaugural Glenelg Winter Arts Festival joins the likes of Adelaide Cabaret Festival, Dark Mofo and RISING as an off-peak…

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On the Move: latest sector appointments

Gallery Director leaves HOTA, fortyfivedownstairs farewells AD, and more.

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The undiscovered country: ageing and dementia on stage

Seventeen years after winning the Patrick White Playwrights Award, Patricia Cornelius’ ‘Do Not Go Gentle’ finally has its mainstage debut.

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How a pandemic pivot helped this actor gain a Rising Star scholarship

Tasmanian actor Noah Sargent, 21, explains how thinking outside the box when theatres were closed helped inspire his application to…

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Victorian Budget 2023-24: what’s in it for the arts?

Live music, major cultural institutions and the digital games sector are among the beneficiaries of yesterday’s State Budget, though the…

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Coming home: Melbourne Cabaret Festival returns to Port Phillip

Melbourne Cabaret Festival returns with new energy and a wide range of acts after a bruising three years.

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On the Move: latest sector appointments

New Board members for ACE and MSO, MQFF announces new Program Director, and more.

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