TOP SILK

Ensemble Theatre: Premieres include: THE SOCIAL LADDER, ARIA, 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.

Ensemble Theatre: DIAL M FOR MURDER, EMERALD CITY, THE LOVER AND THE DUMB WATIER, MCGUFFIN PARK, UNCLE VANYA, THE GREAT DIVIDE, MIDNIGHT MURDER AT HAMLINGTON HALL, BENEFACTORS, RHINESTONE REX AND MISS MONICA, BOXING DAY BBQ, A DOLL’S HOUSE, THE WOMAN IN BLACK, OUTDATED, KENNY, CRUNCH TIME, THE ODD COUPLE, THE LAST WIFE, MURDER ON THE WIRELESS, THE BIG TIME, THE NORMAN CONQUESTS, SHIRLEY VALENTINE, TAKING STEPS, NEVILLE’S ISLAND, TWO, ODD MAN OUT, RELATIVELY SPEAKING, BAREFOOT IN THE PARK, BETRAYAL, GOOD PEOPLE, MY ZINC BED, EDUCATING RITA, ABSENT FRIENDS, OTHER DESERT CITIES, THE ANZAC PROJECT, RICHARD III, THE GLASS MENAGERIE, FRANKENSTEIN, MANAGING CARMEN, RED, THE SPEAR CARRIER and HAMLET. THE ODD COUPLE; The Comedy Theatre, Melbourne & Theatre Royal, Sydney for Crossroads Live Australia. Film: Co-writer and co-director of BEING GAVIN. Literature Illustration: CAPTAIN COURAGEOUS.

Assistant Director; Ensemble Theatre: BETTE & JOAN. Directing; Culture Shock Theatrical: BLACKLISTED (Sydney & Adelaide). Dancing Dog Productions: THE MOORS. The Old Fitz: FUCCBOIS LIVE IN CONCERT. Riverside Theatre: KINKY BOOTS, MAMMA MIA, LEGALLY BLONDE, SHREK, WICKED. Theatre Works, Melbourne: BROTHERS BARE. Depot Theatre: BITCH. P-Square: BLACKLISTED (Karachi & Lahore, Pakistan). Assistant Directing & Directorial Observation- Ensemble Theatre: BETTE AND JOAN, TOPSILK, SWITZERLAND. John Frost | Crossroads Live: CLUEDO. Hayes Theatre Company: H.M.S PINAFORE. Hayes Theatre Company & NGP Productions: THE LIFE OF US. Monkey Baa Studio | George Kemp & Hayden Tonazzi Production: SHACK. Theatre Works: SOLDIER BOY. Awards: Sandra Bates Directors Award, Broadway World Award- Best Direction of a Musical.

Ensemble Theatre debut. Belvoir St Theatre: COUNTING AND CRACKING, THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME.  Griffin Theatre: NATURISM. New Theatricals: COME FROM AWAY. Queensland Theatre: BERNHARDT/HAMLET, TAMING OF THE SHREW. Sydney Theatre Company: THE NORMAL HEART, CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION, THE LONG FORGOTTEN DREAM and STILL POINT TURNING. Film: R.U.R. JIMPA, SAHELA, A PERFECT PAIRING, CHRISTMAS ON THE FARM, LAKA, SEDITION, DANCE ACADEMY, PRATICHHAYA, UNINDIAN, RANDOM 8, LOVE YOU TO DEATH, KITES, A MAN’S GOTTA DO, TEMPTATION. Television: FAKE, NCIS: SYDNEY, IN OUR BLOOD, THE PM’S DAUGHTER, UPRIGHT, AFTER THE VERDICT, JOE VS CAROLE, AMAZING GRACE, WAKEFIELD, THE UNLISTED, HARROW, THE LETDOWN, PLAY SCHOOL, THE CODE 2, THE ELEGANT GENTLEMEN’S GUIDE TO KNIFE FIGHTING, MR AND MRS MURDER, HOME & AWAY, UNDERBELLY: THE MAN WHO GOT AWAY, CITY HOMICIDE, THE COOKS and WHITE COLLAR BLUE. Playwright: SEX MAGICK, LIGHTEN UP, ORACLE BOY. Television writing episodes: THE UNLISTED, THE WONDER GANG and PLAY SCHOOL. Autobiographical chapter: GROWING UP INDIAN IN AUSTRALIA. Lead singer/writer with several bands including: THE MODERNISTS and LUCK NOW, 2005 funk album BIG SCORE and the singles I SPENT MY RENT ON A RECORD, UP AND COMING, DON’T MIND ME and STRANGE SHADOW. Awards: Nick Enright Prize for Playwriting in the 2024 NSW Premier’s Literary Awards for his play SEX MAGICK, also Nominated for a 2025 AWGIE and a 2024 Sydney Theatre Award. Training: The National Institute of Dramatic Art.

Ensemble Theatre: MCGUFFIN PARK, THE MEMORY OF WATER, CLYBOURNE PARK, THE VIOLET HOUR. 25A Belvoir: LIFE IS A DREAM. Bell Shakespeare: THE MERCHANT OF VENICE, ANATOMY: TITUS. Belvoir Street Theatre: HAMLET. Darlinghurst Theatre Company: SAVAGES. Griffin Theatre Company: THE LEWIS TRILOGY. Hayes Theatre Company: HEAD OVER HEELS, METROPOLIS, GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES, THE VIEW UPSTAIRS, HMS PINAFORE. Opera Australia: GUYS & DOLLS. RideOn Theatre: DEBRIS. Siren Theatre Company: THE MOORS, MISTERMAN, PENELOPE, RICHARD III. Sport For Love: THREE SISTERS. Sydney Theatre Company: BED. Screen: LOVE AND MONSTERS, DOWNTON ABBEY, SERIOUSLY RED, MAVERIX, DECK DOGZ, SECOND BEST, LOVE MY WAY, THE SAVIOUR. Training: 2002 NIDA (BACHELOR OF DRAMATIC ART), 2010 MOUNTVIEW ACADEMY. Awards: Sydney Theatre Awards for HMS PINAFORE, THREE SISTERS and MISTERMAN.

Theatre: Ensemble Theatre: THE ODD COUPLE. The Alex Buzo Company: NORM AND AHMED. Belvoir: GREATER SUNRISE. GWB Entertainment: THE LORD OF THE RINGS, GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY. Hayes Theatre Company: THE FANTASTICKS, HIGH SOCIETY, THE DROWSY CHAPERONE. Mad March Hare Theatre: THE CRIPPLE OF INISHMAAN. O’Punksy’s Theatre: THE NIGHT ALIVE. State Theatre South Australia: THE DEPARTMENT, MACBETH. Sydney Theatre Company: SUMMER OF THE SEVENTEENTH DOLL, MASTER CLASS. Tamarama Rock Surfers: THE REMOVALISTS, ALL THE RAGE. Tempus Fugit Theatre: THE CHRISTIAN BROTHERS. White Box Theatre: THE SHIFTING HEART. Television: PLUM, THE JURY PROJECT, RFDS, MR INBETWEEN, BLACK COMEDY. Film: THE APPLETON LADIES POTATO RACE, LADIES IN BLACK, SAN ANDREAS, FOOL’S GOLD, THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER.

Ensemble Theatre: EMERALD CITY, NORMAN CONQUESTS, ODD MAN OUT, MANAGING CARMEN, WIT, MR BAILEY’S MINDER. Sydney Theatre Company: CONCUSSION, DON JUAN, THE REAL THING. Melbourne Theatre Company: JASPER JONES. Bell Shakespeare: KING LEAR, MACBETH. Darlinghurst Theatre Company: DAYLIGHT SAVING. Griffin Theatre Company: BETWEEN TWO WAVES. Melbourne & Queensland Theatre Companies: BOSTON MARRIAGE, LET THE SUNSHINE, NINETY. Queensland Theatre Company: THE APPLETON LADIES’ POTATO RACE, THE ALMIGHTY SOMETIMES. New Theatricals: BOEING BOEING. Marion St Theatre: ALL THINGS CONSIDERED, DEATH DEFYING ACTS, LAST NIGHTS OF BALLYHOO, CRIMES OF THE HEART. EHJ Productions: TAMING OF THE SHREW. Hot House Theatre Company: BIG HAIR IN AMERICA. Film: ANGEL OF MINE, THUNDERSTRUCK. Television: THE TWELVE, QUEEN OF OZ, EROTIC STORIES, PLAYING FOR KEEPS, BACK IN VERY SMALL BUSINESS, SECRET DAUGHTER, THE LETDOWN, THE MOODY’S, THE GENTLEMEN’S GUIDE TO KNIFE FIGHTING, A MOODY CHRISTMAS, HOME & AWAY, NEIGHBOURS, BLUE HEELERS, ALL SAINTS. Training: National Institute of Dramatic Art.

Theatre: Ensemble Theatre: MIDNIGHT MURDER AT HAMLINGTON HALL, BOXING DAY BBQ, WOMAN IN BLACK, BABY DOLL, THE SPEARCARRIER, CASANOVA, DIARY OF AN OLYMPIC CABBIE, FULLY COMMITTED, WHEN DAD MARRIED FURY. Bell Shakespeare: THE MISER. Crossroads/John Frost: THE ODD COUPLE. Darlinghurst Theatre Company: THE HYPOCHONDRIAC, GOOD WORKS. Fixed Foot Productions/Old Fitz: CHICKEN IN A BISCUIT. Griffin Theatre Company: FAMILY VALUES, THE LITERATI. Opera Australia: ERNANI, LA TRAVIATA. New Theatre: GODS & LITTLE FISHES. Outhouse Theatre Company: EUREKA DAY, TREVOR. Old Fitz Theatre: THE VILLAGE BIKE, EURYDICE. Apocalypse Theatre Company: THE DAPTO CHASER. Sydney Theatre Company: THE TEMPEST, MACBETH, ANTONY & CLEOPATRA, THE LOADED UTE, THE SHEARSTON SHIFT. Film: BEING GAVIN. TV: TEN POUND POMS, SECRET CITY 2, MY PLACE, PLAYSCHOOL, OH YUCK, GASP!, I GOT A ROCKET, RAGGS, TABALUGA. Awards: Sydney Theatre Awards (3 nominations), HELPMANN (nomination).

Ensemble Theatre: ULSTER AMERICAN, THE BIG TIME. Outhouse Theatre Co: SO YOUNG, CONSENT, HEROES OF THE FOURTH TURNING, ULSTER AMERICAN, THE FLICK, BU21, THE ALIENS, 4 MINUTES 12 SECONDS, FOUR PLACES, RIDE, MERCY THIEVES, THE BOYS. Darlinghurst Theatre Company: A MAN WITH 5 CHILDREN. Dudley Street Productions: LOBBY HERO. Griffin Independent: 5 PROPERTIES OF CHAINMALE. KXT Bakehouse: DRESDEN. New Theatre: HARVEST, JERUSALEM, THE PILLOWMAN. Red Line Productions: A GIRL WITH SUN IN HER EYES. Tooth and Sinew: SCENES FROM AN EXECUTION. 10 Alphas: BONDI DREAMING. Film: SWEET RIVER, I AM WOMAN, THE COMBINATION REDEMPTION. Television: PLAYING GRACIE DARLING, OPTICS, FOUR YEARS LATERS, LADIES IN BLACK, PIECES OF HER, YOUNG ROCK, DRUNK HISTORY, TOTAL CONTROL, JANET KING, JADE OF DEATH. Jeremy is the founder and artistic director of  Outhouse Theatre Co.  producing all of Outhouse’s twenty productions.