On the move: latest arts sector appointments

Your weekly round-up of Australian arts sector appointments.

24 Nov 2025 13:42

Richard Watts

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Spare Parts Puppet Theatre today (25 November) announced that long-serving Artistic Director Philip Mitchell will step down in early 2027 after more than two decades in the role.

Mitchell, who has led the company since 2001, will conclude his tenure following a planned 18-month transition developed in close consultation with the company’s Board and Executive team.

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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