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CREDITS

2024
 

  • THE DAY WE WERE NOT ALONE (concept & direction) devised by the company, CollArts (Capstone production), Explosives Factory - Theatre Works (St Kilda)
     

  • THE HALL (direction) by Ro Bright & Pat Irwin, fortyfivedownstairs - Australian Premiere
     

  • SUGAR (direction) by Ro Bright, Common Rooms - Trades Hall, Melbourne Fringe Festival Hub
     

  • THINGS I KNOW TO BE TRUE (direction) by Andrew Bovell, Theatre Works (St Kilda) and The Round (Nunawading) 
     

  • THE INHERITANCE - Part 1 and Part 2 (direction) by Matthew López, Midsumma Festival, fortyfivedownstairs - Australian Premiere


2023
 

  • IN THE CLUB (direction) by Patricia Cornelius with songs by Jaguar Jonze, Theatre Works (St Kilda)
     

  • MY SISTER JILL (Assistant Director to Susie Dee) by Patricia Cornelius, Melbourne Theatre Company
     

  • THIS IS LIVING (Besen directing placement with Matt Lutton) by Ash Flanders, Malthouse Theatre (Melbourne)
     

  • LOADED (Besen directing placement with Stephen Nicolazzo) by Christos Tsiolkas & Dan Giovannoni, Malthouse Theatre (Melbourne)
     

  • BURGERZ (direction) by Travis Alabanza, Midsumma Festival, Theatre Works (St Kilda) - Australian Premiere
     

  • THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO JESUS, QUEEN OF HEAVEN (direction) by Jo Clifford, Midsumma Festival, fortyfivedownstairs (Melbourne)


2022
 

  • NORA: A DOLL'S HOUSE (direction) by Stef Smith, Herald Theatre, Auckland for the Actors' Program

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  • NO BALL GAMES ALLOWED (direction) by Kristen Smyth, Theatre Works Main Season (St Kilda)


2021

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  • ALTERNATIVE FUTURES (concept and direction) by various writers, Theatre Works (St Kilda) 
     

  • THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO JESUS, QUEEN OF HEAVEN (direction) by Jo Clifford, Midsumma Festival, Theatre Works (St Kilda) - Australian Premiere
     

  • THE HALL (direction) by Ro Bright and Pat Irwin, Festival of Colour (Wanaka)

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2020
 

  • A STRANGE NOSTALGIA (direction) by Ro Bright and Lheon, Digital Release, City of Melbourne
     

  • 100 BEDS (concept and writer) by Kitan Petkovski, Development, City of Port Phillip  
     

  • APORIA (dramaturg) by Ro Bright and LIPS, Development, Creative New Zealand 
     

  • QUEER AND TRANS DRAMATURGIES by Kitan Petkovski, Research Residency commissioned by Creative Victoria


2019

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  • LUNA (direction) by Keziah Warner, Development Season, Martyn Myer Arena, VCA
     

  • PLEASE IGNORE THE BAND (WHEN NECESSARY) (dramaturgy and direction) by Ro Bright and Louise Quinn, Development, Tron Theatre (Glasgow) 
     

  • THINGS I KNOW TO BE TRUE (directing secondment with Neil Armfield) by Andrew Bovell, Belvoir St Theatre 
     

  • INTERFERENCE (directing secondment with Cora Bissett) by Morna Pearson, Vlad Butucea and Hannah Khalil, National Theatre of Scotland (Glasgow)
     

  • ADAM (directing secondment with Cora Bissett) by Frances Poet, National Theatre of Scotland (Glasgow)

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2018
 

  • FREEFALL (dramaturgy and direction) devised by company with Laura Collins, Melbourne Fringe Festival (The Burrow)

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2017

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  • ELIZABETH (direction) by Ro Bright and Lisa Crawley, Melbourne Fringe (The Butterfly Club), Bright Cabaret Festival and NZ Fringe Festival (QT Museum Hotel)

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2016

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  • DAFFODILS (A PLAY WITH SONGS) (co-director) by Ro Bright and LIPS, New Zealand National Tour, Australian Tour and UK Tour

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PANELS

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  • Green Room Association Awards - Theatre Companies panel member (2023 - present)

  • Theatre Works programming directorate (2022)

  • Bundanon Trust Artist Residencies (theatre) peer assessor (2021)

  • Playwriting Australia Rapid Fire script assessor (2020)

  • Theatre Works programming peer assessor for Melbourne Fringe (2020)
     

TEACHING ARTIST
 

  • CollArts, Melbourne - Devised Capstone Production, 2024

  • The Actors Program, Auckland - Text-Based Graduation Show, 2022

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ARTS MARKETS

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  • SHOWCASE VICTORIA 2023, excerpt and delegate

  • APAM 2020, Melbourne - delegate

  • PANNZ 2020, Digital - pitch 

  • Momentum, Edinburgh Festivals 2014-2018 - delegate

  • PANNZ, 2018, Wellington - pitch 

  • APAM 2015, Brisbane - pitch and full showcase 

  • PANNZ 2014, Auckland - pitch

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EDUCATION & TRAINING
 

  • Besen Family Artist Award - Directing Placement, Malthouse Theatre (2023)

  • Associate Artist Program - Theatre Works (2020)

  • MFA Directing - Victorian College of the Arts (2018-2019)

  • Director's Lab Melbourne (2017)

  • BA Film, TV & Media - University of Auckland (2007-2009)

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