Tom Gutteridge Email & Phone Number

Melbourne, Vic, Au

Clayton, Victoria

Working with a growing team on Melbourne's newest and most innovative performing arts program. The new Ian Potter Centre for the Performing Arts opened in May 2019. We present jazz, classical and contemporary music, dance, theatre, musicals, children's shows, cabaret, circus, live art, discussions, debates and more in five venues.

Normanby House, Normanby Rd, Notting Hill, Victoria

Member of programming and producing team at Monash Academy of Performing Arts

Australia

Self-employed as freelance director, consultant to performing arts companies, change management consultant and media content creator (online and broadcast).

Melbourne, Australia

Polyglot is a world-leading theatre company in participatory and experiential theatre for children. It's work is founded in the creativity and agency of children. I was hugely honoured to be their Chair.

Southbank, Melbourne

Researching the training of theatre directors.

Melbourne, Australia

Developed intensive workshop subject, Pop Up Theatre for Melbourne Graduate School of Education. A one-week intensive program (plus written assignments) that introduced students to the principles, theory and practice of devising theatre. Also engaged to supervise students in the Master of Directing, Master of Writing, and Master of Dramaturgy streams, and to co-ordinate a number of subjects at the VCA, University of Melbourne

Ballarat, Australia

Casual lecturer in Theatre Critical Studies. Guest director.

An engine room of student arts in Australia’, Union House Theatre has helped nurture generations of playwrights, directors, performers and technicians. Union House Theatre engages students in a wide range of professionally-led performing arts experiences, as well as assisting with student-run productions and initiatives.The Artistic Director directs productions, develops an annual program of performances, skills workshops, creative opportunities and other events, and engages professional artists to work at UHT. The AD is also a mentor, linking student artists to professional experiences within and outside the university, being a sounding board for ideas and projects, and encouraging the creation of new student work and writing.

Joint CEO with responsibility for all staff, budgets, organisational policy and strategy in consultation with General Manager, and with sole responsibility for all artistic policy, appointments and programming. Major role in developing and maintaining corporate and sponsor relationships.

Supported Artistic Directors, Robyn Nevin and Michael Gow in programming, casting and policy development. Major responsibility for education program and website development (including initiating, planning and developing content for the inaugural site in 1997). Directed plays for mainstage and education program, tour directed other mainstage plays for national tours.

Responsibility for artist liaison, casting co-ordination with directors, running auditions, managing agent and artist databases, managing casting budget, and negotiating and drafting all cast contracts. Also directed education productions for the company.

Masters Of Arts, Theatre Studies

Thesis on the training of theatre directors

Dip Of Arts (Drama), Acting

Three years of intensive professional actor training. Voice, singing, movement, camera and improvisation skills, as well as performance.

Ba, French, Fine Arts

Activities and Societies: Student Theatre, Melbourne University Rugby Union, Trinity College Rowing, The Melbourne University Law Revue B..