David Berthold is an Australia theatre director.[1] He has been theatre director of several Australian, London and Berlin theatre companies.[2] He was artistic director of the Brisbane Festival over five festivals from 2015 to 19.[3]

Since January 2020, Berthold has been Artistic Director in Residence at the National Institute of Dramatic Art.[4] He is a member of the NSW Government's Theatre and Musical Theatre Arts Advisory Board,[5] on the Board of Australian Plays Transform,[6] a Trustee of the Rodney Seaborn Playwrights Award,[7] on the Judging Panel of the Sydney Theatre Awards,[8] and chair of the Judging Panel of the Nick Enright Prize for Playwriting.[9]

He was Artistic Director and Chief Executive Officer of La Boite Theatre Company (2008–14),[10] Artistic Director and Chief Executive Officer of Griffin Theatre Company (2003–06) and Artistic Director and Chief Executive Officer of Australian Theatre for Young People (1999–2003).[11] He was also Associate Director of Sydney Theatre Company (1994–99).[12] Berthold has directed many premieres of plays by major Australian writers. In 2010, Berthold won a Matilda Award for his "repositioning of La Boite Theatre Company and his direction of Hamlet".[13]

Early life and education

Berthold was born in Maitland, New South Wales.[14] He spent some years training as an opera singer and won the Joan Sutherland Scholarship at the Sydney Opera House .

Productions

Sydney Theatre Company

Productions for Sydney Theatre Company playing at The Wharf and the Sydney Opera House:

Griffin Theatre Company

His productions for Griffin Theatre Company include world premieres of:

La Boite Theatre Company

Australian Theatre for Young People

For ATYP his productions include:

Queensland Theatre Company

For QTC, he directed:

Other

References

  1. ↑ "David Berthold".
  2. ↑ "David Berthold".
  3. ↑ "David Berthold takes reins of Brisbane Festival". 16 February 2014.
  4. ↑ https://www.nida.edu.au/about-nida/who-we-are/our-teachers/lecturers-and-course-leaders/david-berthold
  5. ↑ "Artform Advisory Boards". 26 June 2019.
  6. ↑ "Who we are – Australian Plays Transform".
  7. ↑ "The Rodney Seaborn Playwrights Award – Seaborn, Broughton & Walford Foundation".
  8. ↑ "Sydney Theatre Awards".
  9. ↑ "Nick Enright Prize for Playwriting". 24 February 2020.
  10. ↑ "The David Berthold Era". 26 March 2015.
  11. ↑ "Top honour for teen actors". 20 July 2003.
  12. ↑ "David Berthold takes reins of Brisbane Festival". 16 February 2014.
  13. ↑ Queensland Government Ministerial Media Statement: Matilda Awards for Brisbane’s top theatre: http://www.cabinet.qld.gov.au/mms/StatementDisplaySingle.aspx?id=73858
  14. ↑ "Up north, it was a hotbed of talent". 8 October 2003.
  15. ↑ "Karimloo, Boggess, Ellis, Smith All Nominated in First BWW:UK AWARDS!".
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