Simon began his career in New Zealand before immigrating to Australia in 1984 to take up a position as lecturer and director at the West Australian Academy for Performing Arts. He was an associate director at the Melbourne Theatre Company from 1987 to 1989 before being appointed Artistic Director of the State Theatre Company of … Continued
Background: Born, Australia. Resident Director 1981-1987. Staff director Royal Opera, Covent Garden – 1992-1997. Artistic Administrator, OA – 1999-2003. Executive Producer, OA – 2004-2008 OA repertoire: Includes Don Pasquale, Roméo et Juliette, La traviata, The Pirates of Penzance, lolanthe, Il barbiere di Siviglia, Gypsy Princess, Lindy, Il Signor Bruschino, La scala di seta, Manon, HMS … Continued
Background: Born, Australia. Bachelor of Dramatic Art in Design, NIDA, 1994; Bachelor of Creative Arts, USQ, 1992 OA repertoire: Co-designer – Madama Butterfly, La Bohème. Costumes – Simon Boccanegra Other Companies: Co-designer – Madama Butterfly (State Opera of South Australia); The 12th and 13th Annual Aria Awards – Set Design; Co-designer – La Bohème (West … Continued
Background: Born, Surrey, England. Completed Advanced Diploma of Lighting at Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts in 2003. He has been employed with Opera Australia as a Senior Lighting Supervisor from 2004 to 2012. OA repertoire: Simon has worked on over 25 OA productions, working with directors such as Bruce Beresford, Neil Armfield and Stuart … Continued
Background: Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Circle Award, Friends of New York Theatre Award for Best Costume Design for Broadway production The King and I. AFI Awards for Best Costumes for Bloodoath (1990), Rebel (1985). OA repertoire: Costumes: Manon Lescaut, The Gypsy Princess, Pirates of Penzance … Continued
Roger acted in, and stage managed, productions for Sydney University Dramatic Society and was an assistant director on five short film productions for the Australian Film, Television & Radio School. As a Resident Director for Opera Australia, Roger has worked on productions of Romeo and Juliet, Julius Caesar, Così fan tutte, The Turn of the … Continued
For the Sydney Theatre Company Robert has designed The Give and Take, Broken Glass, Sweet Phoebe (and for the Croydon Warehouse, London), The Visit, The Rise and Fall of Little Voice, Top Girls, Miss Julie, Racing Demon, The Revenger’s Tragedy, Hot Fudge and Ice Cream (for which he won a Sydney Theatre Critics’ Circle Award), Away … Continued
Background: Has directed theatre, opera, musical theatre and television drama in Australia and internationally for over 30 years. Artistic Director of the Melbourne Theatre Company for twelve years. Formerly Dean of Drama at the VCA and Artistic Director of the Vancouver Playhouse. A highlight of his time in Vancouver was working with Tennessee Williams on … Continued
Robert Cousins is a set, costume and production designer based in Sydney, Australia. He designed the set for Opera Australia’s Melbourne Ring Cycle. Cousins’ other set design credits include Julius Caesar, The Season at Sarsaparilla, Art of War, The Serpent’s Teeth, The War of the Roses, Pygmalion and Under Milk Wood for Sydney Theatre Company; Oedipus Schmoedipus, Miss Julie, Cat on a Hot … Continued
West End credits include Ragtime, The Sound of Music (also Toronto, UK tour, Tokyo, China, South Africa and Australia), Calendar Girls (also Toronto, Australia and UK tour), Heroes (also Geffen Playhouse), The Wizard of Oz (also Toronto, Australia and U.S. tour) and Rock ‘n’ Roll (also Broadway). As an associate artist of the Royal Shakespeare … Continued