David Berthold

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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