Stephen Nicolazzo

Stephen is currently the Artistic Director at Brink Productions. He was Co-Artistic Director of Western Edge 2022-2023 and a member of the Associate Artist Advisory Panel at Melbourne Theatre Company 2022-2024. He was the founder and Artistic Director of Little Ones Theatre, an independent company focused on innovative queer theatre-making and studied at The University of Melbourne (2008) and NIDA (Directing, 2010). He has directed for theatre companies and festivals on all of the main stages across Australia and his works have been critically acclaimed and toured to sold out houses.

He is a Green Room Award winner for Best Direction (The Happy Prince) and has been nominated a further four times (Loaded, Psycho Beach Party, Dracula, and The Moors). His works have won 13 Green Room Awards and been nominated for a total of 45. His works have also won a Sydney Theatre Award and been nominated for a Victorian Premiers Literary Award and an AWGIE.

His recent credits include: Loaded (Malthouse Theatre), Looking for Alibrandi (Malthouse Theatre, Belvoir), Considerable Sexual License (YIRRAMBOI), Daddy (YIRRAMBOI, Arts House), Merciless Gods (Arts Centre Melbourne, Griffin Theatre Company), and Abigail’s Party (Melbourne Theatre Company).