David Berthold

David Berthold is an Australian theatre director and cultural leader. He has directed for many of Australia's major theatre companies, as well as in London and Berlin, and has led several key arts organisations. He was Artistic Director of Brisbane Festival, one of Australia's major international arts festivals and Queensland’s largest arts and cultural event. Through his tenure of five festivals, 2015–19, [1] Berthold transformed the Festival into Australia's largest major international arts festival, presenting more works to more people than any other, with an audience of more than one million people. [2]

Since January 2020 he has been Artistic Director in Residence at the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), an institute for education and training in the performing arts. He is a member of the NSW Government's Theatre and Musical Theatre Arts Advisory Board, on the Board of Australian Plays Transform (APT) – the national development, publication and licensing body for writing for the stage – a Trustee of the Rodney Seaborn Playwrights Award, a member of Melbourne Theatre Company’s Advisers’ Group, a member of the Helpmann Awards Theatre Panel, and Chairs the Judging Panel of the Nick Enright Prize for Playwriting (New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards).

He was Artistic Director and Chief Executive Officer of La Boite Theatre Company (2008–14), 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). He was also Associate Director of Sydney Theatre Company (1994–99). 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".[3]

Early life and education

Berthold was born in Maitland, New South Wales . He studied at the University of Newcastle, where he took an honours degree in English literature . 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 takes reins of Brisbane Festival". 16 February 2014.
  2. "Brisbane Festival | 3-25 September 2021" (PDF).
  3. Queensland Government Ministerial Media Statement: Matilda Awards for Brisbane’s top theatre: http://www.cabinet.qld.gov.au/mms/StatementDisplaySingle.aspx?id=73858
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