Richard Watts

Richard Watts is ArtsHub's National Performing Arts Editor; he also presents the weekly program SmartArts on Three Triple R FM, and serves as the Chair of La Mama Theatre's volunteer Committee of Management. Richard is a life member of the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, and was awarded the status of Melbourne Fringe Living Legend in 2017. In 2020 he was awarded the Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards' Facilitator's Prize. Most recently, Richard was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Green Room Awards Association in June 2021. Follow him on Twitter: @richardthewatts

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Admin/Villains, Dublin Fringe (Ireland)

A one-man show about loneliness, longing, and social media-enhanced isolation, and a dance theatre piece exploring call-out culture through a…

News

Australian audio comedy series snapped up by the BBC

A half-hour narrative sci-fi comedy series originally crowdfunded for digital download will soon air on BBC Radio 4.

Career Advice

Top 3 tips for emerging arts managers

With many in the sector working in administrative roles, we’ve asked arts leaders from Darwin to Hobart and Perth to…

Career Advice

Top 3 tips for emerging directors

From independent theatre to the mainstage, directors from around the country offer practical advice for those starting out in their…

Career Advice

Top 3 tips for emerging producers

Independent producers from Brisbane, Perth and Melbourne offer advice for those who are just starting out in the game.

Features

How verbatim theatre can keep history alive

In retelling the long and often bitter campaign for gay law reform in Tasmania, the new production ‘The Campaign’ not…

Features

The Australians are coming! The Australians are coming!

The annual Australian invasion of Edinburgh is about to begin. What attracts them in such numbers? And with over 130…

Career Advice

How to ace your next audition

12 actors offer advice for making the best impression at an audition and how to avoid putting yourself through the…

News

Fringe World moves to assist artists after JumpClimb fiasco

With artists owed $200,000 following the collapse of independent event management company, JumpClimb, Fringe World is taking action to assist.

Career Advice

Career spotlight: Composer

Three composers reflect on the influences and events that shaped their careers and offer advice for those following in their…

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