Shaun Rennie

Director

Shaun has worked across Australian premieres of new works to revivals of treasured musicals. He has received three Sydney Theatre Award nominations for Best Director, and twice won the Broadway World Award for Best Direction.

Recently Shaun directed the World Premier Season of The Lovers for Bell Shakespeare. He also directed the sold out 25th Anniversary production of RENT at the Sydney Opera House.

Shaun is the current Revival Director of La Boheme OA and was the Assistant Director on The Phantom of the Opera on Sydney Harbour. Prior to this he worked as Assistant Director on Aida.

Australian premieres include; Jess and Joe Forever (25A, Downstairs Belvoir), Tennessee Williams’ Baby Doll (The Ensemble Theatre), Trevor (Outhouse), Considering Matthew Shepard (Sydney Philharmonia) and I am my own wife (Redline).

Other credits include; The Rise and Fall of Little Voice (Darlinghurst Theatre Company), iThe Rise and Disguise of Elizabeth R (Hayes Theatre), The View Upstairs (Hayes Theatre), Brigadoon and Irene (Neglected Musicals), Carmen: Live or Dead (Oriel Group), You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown (Hayes Theatre), Sweet Charity, Mamma Mia!, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson (WAAPA) and Only Heaven Knows (Luckiest Productions) which received 9 Sydney Theatre Award nominations.

Upcoming: Suddenly Last Sumber for The Ensemble

Roles

Director - Gianni Schicchi — Il Trittico(2024)

Director — Opera Up Late(2024)

Director — The Opera Gala Concert(2023)

Revival Director — Aida(2023)

Director — Mad Scenes with Jessica Pratt(2023)

Assistant Director — The Tales of Hoffmann(2023)

Revival Director — Aida(2023)

Director — Opera Up Late(2023)

Revival Director — La Bohème(2023)

Assistant Director — Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour – The Phantom of the Opera(2022)

Revival Director — La Bohème(2022)

Assistant Director — Aida(2021)