AMY CAMPBELL

DIRECTOR / CHOREOGRAPHER (She/Her)

Amy Campbell (she/her) is one of Australia’s most accomplished creative talents with a career spanning all areas of the entertainment industry. 

Amy made her directorial debut with A Chorus Line (Darlinghurst Theatre Co) as part of the Sydney Festival followed by a successful season at The Sydney Opera House and most recently directed & choreographed The Wizard of Oz – in concert (Prospero Arts).

Amy’s extensive list of choreographic credits include the Sydney Theatre Award Nominated Once  (Darlinghurst Theatre Co), In The Heights - Nominated for a 2019 Helpmann Award and winner of the Sydney Theatre Critics Award (Blue Saint Productions in association with The Hayes Theatre), the Australian premiere of Violet (Broadway World Australia Award), the national tour of HAIR (Sydney Opera House and Peace Productions), An Act Of God (Darlinghurst Theatre Co), Spring Awakening (ATYP), The Hayes Theatre Co’s Side Show, the original Australian work Guilty Pleasures (Blue Saint Productions), Oklahoma for The Production Company, Velvet Rewired Australian Tour (Peter Rix Management) and Velvet Hamburg (Collien Konzert & Theatre GmbH). In 2022 Amy created choreographed and directed the original show LEAP. 

Amy was also the Choreographer/Movement Director for The Sydney Symphony Orchestra’s productions of Funny Girl, Porgy and Bess and Candide and was the Australian Resident Director of HAMILTON (Michael Cassel Group). 

Her film and television credits include Dance Academy, The X Factor, ABC’s Giggle and Hoot as well as numerous advertising campaigns. 

GIANNA CHEUNG

mUSIC DIRECTOR (She/Her)

Gianna is a Chinese-Australian creative, musician and stage performer. She has been involved in the musical world since the tender age of 3 and has since built a diverse and colourful career in both classical music and musical theatre. She holds AMusA diplomas in both piano (2014) and flute (2015) and graduated from the Australian Institute of Music with a BMus - Music Theatre (2021). With her broad pool of musical experience, Gianna is quickly making her mark in the Sydney theatre scene.

Her recent professional credits include Christ Almighty! (independently produced) - Composer and Music Director; The Dismissal (Squabbalogic) - Assistant Music Director and Music Copyist; Next To Normal (Whimsical Productions) - Music Director.

Gianna is passionate about sharing her deep love for music and cultivating positive and nurturing environments for artists to collaborate in. She is incredibly excited to be working with Joshua Robson Productions to bring this beautiful show to life.

LILY MATELJAN

COSTUME DESIGNER (She/Her)

Lily Mateljan is a talented costume creator, dabbling in all facets including; designing, supervising, making, and more. She is driven by her passion for the adaptability and capabilities of a costume as a storytelling device. Having refined her skills in costume throughout her education at NIDA and Enmore Design Centre, she has been working and gathering experience since 2018. 

Her costume design skills define the worlds they sit within and enhance the stories, while her capability in management keeps a team grounded as she leads and supports teams of makers, dressers, and performers to create a comfortable and hardworking environment.

She has a long history of costume making, starting at the young age of four. After many years, she is now a highly skilled cutter, maker, and training tailor. Her experience and skill in costume design, management and the art of quick change for theatre and film combined make her a valuable member of any team.

MIRANDA MIDDLETON

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (She/Her)

Miranda Middleton is an award-winning director, writer, and choreographer with a Master of Fine Arts (Directing) from the National Institute of Dramatic Arts (NIDA).

In 2024, Miranda is a recipient of the Sandra Bates Director’s Award at the Ensemble Theatre, and will direct the Australian premiere of the West End hit musical ‘The Grinning Man’ for VASS Productions. Miranda’s most recent theatre directing credits include ‘Pear-Shaped’ (Theatre Works), ‘Voldemort and the Teenage Hogwarts Musical Parody’ (Adelaide Fringe Festival), ‘Lemon Tree on Dreg Street’ (Theatre Works), ‘SENSER’ (Theatre Works), ‘Not Today’ (Seymour Centre), and ‘PASH’ (Melbourne International Comedy Festival). She was the assistant director on ‘Come Rain or Come Shine’ for the Melbourne Theatre Company and ‘The Lovers’ for Bell Shakespeare.

In 2023, Miranda was the Resident Writer at Theatre Works. She has two new musicals in development: ‘Paper Stars’ and ‘Silver Tongue’. 

PETER RUBIE

LIGHTING DESIGNER (He/him)

Peter Rubie is a Lighting Designer based in Sydney, Australia. He strongly believes that lighting can make or break a performance when viewed by an audience and strives to enhance the performers’ and audiences’ experiences for all performance styles be it concerts, events, dance, opera or theatre. A 2007 graduate of the WA Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA), Peter’s designs are regularly seen on stages and events all over Australia.

Peter has a passion for delivering dynamic lighting designs for a wide variety of performance styles, specialising in the fusion of classical and contemporary music projects. Peter has designed the lighting for many world-renowned contemporary music artists across different genres including Tina Arena, Meow Meow, Lea Salonga, Eskimo Joe, Megan Washington and David Campbell.

Peter often works closely with State Orchestras Australia wide and local ensembles including Pinchgut Opera and the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra. Over the last few years, he has designed for a number of musical theatre and dance productions including both ONCE and A Chorus Line for Darlinghurst Theatre Company and Thrones! for Sydney Opera House.

In 2019 Peter was the Festival Lighting Designer for the Sydney International Cabaret Festival, Kabarett Haus for the 2020 Perth International Arts Festival and most recently Becoming Eliza with Enda Markey Presents. In 2021 Peter designed the lighting for several contemporary music festivals including the Sydney South Eveleigh Solstice and Sunset Piazza for NSW Government and City of Sydney.

Over the last few years, Peter has expanded his design work across multiple platforms including designing for TV, film, and live streaming.

SHERYDAN SIMSON

PRODUCTION MANAGER (she/Her)

Sherydan (she/her) is an emerging theatre professional with experience in production management, stage management, events management, and sound design.

Originally from the Co?s Harbour area, Sherydan began her pursuit into the theatre world by volunteering in any, and every, community theatre production she could. In 2022, Sherydan began her Bachelor in Technical Theatre and Stage Management at NIDA.

While being in Sydney, Sherydan has been extremely grateful to work with several amazing creatives including, Nat Randal and Anna Breckon (Splendour), Zoë Hollyoak (The Writer) and Mark Bolotin (Alice: Mother of Cinema).

As she finalises her degree, Sherydan has developed an immense passion for production and stage management and is extremely excited to be the production manager on Little Women.

LAURA TIPOKI

mUSIC SUPERVISOR (she/Her)

Laura Tipoki is Maori, a mother and was raised in a very musical family. Laura was Music Director of the Australian and New Zealand productions of Hamilton and is currently Associate Music Supervisor for the International Tour. Laura recently made her conducting debut at the Sydney Opera House as Music Director for Cameron Mackintosh’s Miss Saigon which then toured to Melbourne.

Laura worked as Music Director of Andrew Lloyd Weber’s School Of Rock throughout Australia and then supervised the production into it’s China tour, the Australian tour of Wizard Of Oz with Anthony Warlow, Julie Andrews’ My Fair Lady and Cameron Mackintosh’s Les Miserables International Tour and Associate Music Director for the Australian tour. Other credits include Wicked, Mary Poppins, Chicago, Love Never Dies, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, and Dr Zhivago, as keyboardist or Associate Music Director. Laura was Music Director for her sister Patrice Tipoki’s debut album A Musical Heart. Laura was keyboardist on the Love Never Dies DVD recorded and filmed in Melbourne in 2012.

RHYS VELASQUEZ

CASTING DIRECTOR (They/She)

Rhys Velasquez (they/them/she) is an artist, advocate and award-winning casting director, known for their passion and expertise in creating a more inclusive and equitable performing arts industry. Rhys began their professional journey studying musical theatre at the Arts Academy in Ballarat, graduating in 2013.

Starting their career as a performer and choreographer, Rhys has found success nationally and internationally. Highlights include Swing/Dance Captain in Shrek the Musical (GFO), Agwe in Once on This Island (Altitude Theatre); Swing/Dance Captain & Associate Choreographer for Paw Patrol Live (Nickelodeon/Life Like Touring) as well as credits with The Production Company, StageArt and many more.

Rhys founded Evolution Casting in 2021 to become a positive force of change in the performing arts industry and beyond. Rhys won the 2023 CGA Award for Best Casting in a Theatre Production for their work on Choir Boy (NTofP). Rhys’ other casting credits include work with Belvoir, Hayes Theatre Co, Griffin Theatre Company, Darlinghurst Theatre Company, Antipodes Theatre Company, Joshua Robson Productions and many more.

Rhys is a proud member of the Casting Guild of Australia (CGA) and is the current Casting Associate at Melbourne Theatre Company. They are a founding board member of Stage A Change and are on the musical theatre panel for the Greenroom Awards.

AMY ZHANG

ASSISTANT CHOREOGRAPHER (She/Her)

Amy Zhang is a movement artist that specialises in performance, movement direction and choreography. Amy's work spans across live performance, film, TV and digital art. Her practice is grounded in Chinese ways of knowing and storytelling through experimenting with the intersections of street style foundations and contemporary frameworks.

Amy has worked with various artists and organisations across Australia including Performance Space, Hayes Theatre Co, Brisbane Festival, First Draft, Belvoir St Theatre, 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art, Critical Path and Diversity Arts.

Alongside her arts practice, Amy has caught the eye of many, working with the likes of Google, Cartier x Rita Ora and Nike