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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Theatres opened, threatened and revealed

As one theatre reopens, others are under threat. Elsewhere, plans for the country’s biggest regional arts centre are revealed.

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Bespoke approach builds better regional artists

Queensland’s Regional Arts Services Network is connecting artists and communities and providing creatives with the tools to grow creatively and…

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Vale David Dalaithngu AM

We mourn the passing of the once-in-a-generation artist whose career included such landmark films as Walkabout, The Tracker and Charlie’s…

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On the move: Latest sector appointments

Perth Symphony Orchestra appoints new CEO, new Board member joins Biennale of Sydney, and more.

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Vale Doug MacLeod

MacLeod, whose career spanned children's books and musical theatre to television comedy, is much missed.

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Exit interview: Jenny Ryssenbeek, ex-Executive Director, VAPAC

After 15 years as Executive Director of the Victorian Association of Performing Arts Centres, Ryssenbeek has stepped across into a…

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Digital Concert Hall goes national

Melbourne Digital Concert Hall gains a new name and a new national focus.

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On the move: Latest sector appointments

Chief Conductor to leave Australian Ballet, ADT farewells longest-serving dancer, Little Red Company appoints inaugural Executive Director, and more.

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Enrich your practice with an Australia Council scholarship

Life-changing opportunities await the emerging Australian artists who apply for the three scholarship programs managed by the Australia Council on…

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Celebrating difference through dance

Adelaide’s acclaimed Restless Dance Theatre celebrates 30 years of working with artists with and without disability.

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