THE SOCIAL LADDER

Ensemble Theatre: Premieres include: ARIA, EMERALD CITY, THE GREAT DIVIDE, RHINESTONE REX AND MISS MONICA, CRUNCH TIME, THE BIG TIME, SORTING OUT RACHEL, ODD MAN OUT, JACK OF HEARTS, DREAM HOME, CRUISE CONTROL, HAPPINESS, WHEN DAD MARRIED FURY, NOTHING PERSONAL, AT ANY COST? (Co-written with Mohamed Khadra), LET THE SUNSHINE, LOTTE’S GIFT, OPERATOR, FLATFOOT (with Christine Dunstan Productions), A CONVERSATION, FACE TO FACE. Griffin Theatre Company: FAMILY VALUES. La Boite Theatre/Noosa Long Weekend: STRINGS UNDER MY FINGERS. La Mama Theatre: CREDENTIALS, THE REMOVALISTS, THE COMING OF STORK. Melbourne Theatre Company: RUPERT, DON PARTIES ON, SCARLET O’HARA AT THE CRIMSON PARROT, BIRTHRIGHTS, SONS OF CAIN, THE CLUB, JUGGLERS THREE. Nimrod: CELLULOID HEROES, TRAVELLING NORTH. Old Tote: WHAT IF YOU DIED TOMORROW? Playbox: SANCTUARY. Pram Factory: DON’S PARTY. State Theatre Company South Australia: THE PUZZLE, A HANDFUL OF FRIENDS, THE DEPARTMENT. Sydney Theatre Company: INFLUENCE, AMIGOS, SOULMATES, UP FOR GRABS (with Melbourne Theatre Company), THE GREAT MAN, CORPORATE VIBES (with Queensland Theatre), THIRD WORLD BLUES, HERETIC, DEAD WHITE MALES, SIREN, EMERALD CITY, THE PERFECTIONIST. Queensland Theatre: NEARER THE GODS, MANAGING CARMEN, AFTER THE BALL, BRILLIANT LIES, MONEY & FRIENDS. Film and TV include: FACE TO FACE, BALIBO, ON THE BEACH, BRILLIANT LIES, SANCTUARY, EMERALD CITY, TRAVELLING NORTH, THE PERFECTIONIST, THE LAST BASTION, PHAR LAP, THE YEAR OF LIVING DANGEROUSLY, GALLIPOLI, THE CLUB, DON’S PARTY, ELIZA FRASER, THE REMOVALISTS, STORK. Awards: Some of David’s many awards include twelve Australian Writers’ Guild Awards, five Australian Film Institute Awards for Best Screenplay and, in 1996, the United Nations Association of Australia Media Peace Award. David has received four honorary doctorates and been made an Officer of the Order of Australia, as well as having been named one of Australia’s Living National Treasures.

Directing Credits: Ensemble Theatre: FLY GIRL, ARIA, COLDER THAN HERE, ALONE IT STANDS, A BROADCAST COUP, NEARER THE GODS, STILL UNQUALIFIED, UNQUALIFIED. Bell Shakespeare: THE COMEDY OF ERRORS, ROMEO AND JULIET. Redline Productions: FIERCE, CRIMES OF THE HEART, DOLORES (co-director). Acting Credits: Ensemble Theatre: A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE. Bell Shakespeare: KING LEAR, THE DREAM. Griffin Theatre: THE HAPPY PRINCE. Little Ones Theatre: DANGEROUS LIAISONS, DRACULA. Old Fitz: MARY JANE. Sport For Jove: THREE SISTERS. Film: THE CODE. Television: THE SECRETS SHE KEEPS, NEIGHBOURS, THAT’S NOT ME. Training: National Theatre Drama School (Melbourne). Awards: Sandra Bates Directing Award 2016. Sydney Theatre Award – Best Lead Female Performance THE HAPPY PRINCE 2019. GLUG Award – Best Supporting Actress A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE.

Ensemble Theatre: LOSING LOUIS, DAGS. Bell Shakespeare: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, Education tour. Darlinghurst Theatre: SILENT NIGHT, BOSTON MARRIAGE, VICIOUS STREAKS. Belvoir: THE PILLOWMAN, OPEN HOUSE. Downstairs: FALLEN ANGELS, TWO FOR THE ROAD, 24 HR PLAY PROJECT. Hayes Theatre: ANYONE CAN WHISTLE (Neglected Musicals, IRENE, VARIATIONS), DUBBO CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING (workshop). Old Fitzroy: CHICKEN IN A BISCUIT, MUSIC & MANDY & SCOTT (+ Griffin), A GIRL IN A CAR WITH A MAN, BIRD’S EYE VIEW. Sydney Theatre Company: THE WHARF REVUE (x 13), OPTIMISM. Sydney Opera House: Olympic Arts Festival, A ZOOM WITH A VIEW. Sydney Symphony Orchestra: THE HAPPINESS BOX, GERALD McBOING BOING. Recent Film: FANGS. Recent Television: AT HOME WITH JULIA (co-writer), HOME AND AWAY, DROP DEAD WEIRD, LAW AND ORDER SVU.

Ensemble Theatre: STELLA BY STARLIGHT. Flow Studios: THE HOUSE OF BERNARDA ALBA. State Theatre Company of South Australia: TAKING STEPS.
Film: CIRCLE OF LIES, THE ADVENTURES OF PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT, GROSS MISCONDUCT, HEARTLESS, SOMETHING HONEST, FROM INSIDE A GIRL’S ROOM. Television: REMEMBER MY NAME,HOME AND AWAY, JANET KING, PACKED TO THE RAFTERS, CROWNIES, TRUE CRIME: A MODEL DAUGHTER, HEADLAND, ALL SAINTS, BLUE HEELERS, M.D.A., BAD COP, BAD, COP, CRASH PALACE, FLAT CHAT, WILDSIDE, GLAD RAGS, THE FLYING DOCTORS, LATE FOR SCHOOL, A COUNTRY PRACTICE, GP, RAFFERTY’S RULES, E STREET.
Training: The National Institute of Dramatic Art(1988).

Ensemble Theatre: AFTER THE BALL, EMERALD CITY, LOSING LOIS, LET THE SUNSHINE, LOVE LETTERS, NOTHING PERSONAL. Black Swan State Theatre Company: THE SEAGULL, ARCADIA. Christine Dunstan Productions: TIM. Darlinghurst Theatre Company: DEATHTRAP. Melbourne Theatre Company: THE HERETIC, SCARLETT O’HARA AT THE CRIMSON PARROTT, GULLIVER’S TRAVELS. Sydney Theatre Company: THE TALENTED MR RIPLEY, HUBRIS AND HUMILIATION, GRAND HORIZONS, MARY STUART, WOMAN IN MIND, CORPORATE VIBES (WITH QTC), TWO WEEKS WITH THE QUEEN, KING LEAR, HENRY IV PART 1, CYRANO DE BERGERAC. Film: TRUTH, RAZZLE DAZZLE, LITTLE WHITE LIES, BOULEVARD OF BROKEN DREAMS, BORN TO RUN, DOCTORS AND NURSES, BREAK OF DAY. Television: SPARTACUS: HOUSE OF ASHUR, THE NEWSREADER. Awards: 2023 SYDNEY THEATRE AWARD Best Performance in a Supporting Role, 2015 ASTRA AWARD Most Outstanding Performance by an Actor.

Ensemble Theatre: EMERALD CITY, BENEFACTORS, RHINESTONE REX, CRUNCH TIME, THE BIG TIME, ODD MAN OUT. Darlinghurst Theatre: THE PRIDE. Red Line Productions (Old Fitz): COCK. Silo Theatre: ANGELS IN AMERICA PART ONE & TWO. Circa Theatre: RABBIT. Q Theatre: EVERYTHING AFTER. Herald Theatre/Auckland Live: COCK. Eclipse Productions: TIME STANDS STILL. Maidment Theatre: OTHELLO. Bedlam Theatre: TWELFTH NIGHT. Community20 Theatre: MACBETH. Offstage Theatre: THE THREE SISTERS. Film: INFINI. Television: THE BAD SEED, THE BLUE ROSE, SHORTLAND STREET, HOME AND AWAY, I ROCK, WELLMANIA, LAST KING OF THE CROSS, WATCHING YOU.