Director. Dramaturg. Producer.

2025
 

• THIRTY-SIX (direction) by Jo Clifford & Bayley Turner, fortyfivedownstairs, Midsumma Festival - World Premiere

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 - World Premiere 
   

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

• 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) - Victorian Premiere
   

• 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) - Australian Premiere

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) - World Premiere

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) - Development Season

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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) - World Premiere

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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) - World Premiere

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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
 

• MinterEllison Future Directors Initiative - Assistant Director, Melbourne Theatre Company (2023)

• 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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