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Chris Drummond is an Australian theatre director. He was Artistic Director of Brink Productions from 2004 to 2023 and Associate Director with the State Theatre Company of South Australia from 2001 to 2004.
Notable Productions
[edit]In 2004, Drummond directed Night Letters for the State Theatre Company of South Australia and Playbox Theatre, which he co-adapted from the novel by Robert Dessaix, with writer Susan Rogers.
In 2008, Drummond directed the World Premiere production of When the Rain Stops Falling by Andrew Bovell, with stage designs by visual artist Hossein Valamanesh, for Brink Productions in co-production with the State Theatre Company of South Australia as part of the Adelaide Festival. The highly acclaimedDuncan, Sheila (February 2017). Bird and Wyrd Song: Writing the Sacred in Australian Theatre (PhD thesis). Flinders University. Retrieved February 2017. {{cite thesis}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)[1][2][3][4] production went on to tour nationally, appearing in seasons with Sydney Theatre Company, Melbourne Theatre Company, Queensland Theatre, Canberra Theatre Centre and Araluen Arts Centre.
In 2009, Drummond directed The Flying Dutchman for State Opera South Australia. Conducted by Nicholas Braithwaite, the production starred John Wegner, Margaret Medlyn, Stuart Skelton and Daniel Sumegi. Drummond received a Best Director Nomination for this production in the 2010 Helpmann Awards[5]. [6]
In 2013, Drummond directed Thursday by Bryony Lavery for the 2013 Adelaide Festival, in a co-production between Brink Productions and English Touring Theatre. Thursday was also staged at the Canberra Theatre Centre as South Australia's 'gift' to the Canberra Centenary[7].
In 2015, Drummond adapted and directed The Aspirations of Daise Morrow, drawn from the short story Down at the Dump by Patrick White, for Brink Productions. In 2018 the production toured to Galway International Arts Festival[8] and the Edinburgh Fringe.
In 2016/17, Drummond directed Ancient Rain by Paul Kelly, Camille O'Sullivan and Feargal Murray, which was produced by Far & Away Productions in association with Brink Productions, with seasons at the Dublin Theatre Festival, Arts Centre Melbourne, Merrigong Theatre, Dark Mofo, Queensland Performing Arts Centre and Adelaide Cabaret Festival.
In 2018, Drummond directed Memorial, a theatricalisation of the poem by Alice Oswald, starring Helen Morse and featuring an original score by Jocelyn Pook with choreography by Yaron Lifschitz. The acclaimed[9][10][11] production was presented at the 2018 Adelaide Festival, 2018 Brisbane Festival and the Barbican.
In 2022, Drummond directed Symphonie de la Bicyclette by Hew Parham for Brink Productions, with seasons at Merrigong Theatre and, in 2023, the Adelaide Festival Centre as part of the Tour Down Under.
References
[edit]- ^ "South Australian Ruby Awards", Wikipedia, 2023-02-17, retrieved 2023-08-26
- ^ Productions, Pearly. "When The Rain Stops Falling". Retrieved 2023-08-26.
- ^ "When The Rain Stops Falling | Brink Productions". www.australianstage.com.au. 2009-10-15. Retrieved 2023-08-26.
- ^ Boland, Michaela (2009-05-19). "When the Rain Stops Falling". Variety. Retrieved 2023-08-26.
- ^ "Helpmann Award for Best Direction of an Opera", Wikipedia, 2022-06-12, retrieved 2023-08-27
- ^ "The Flying Dutchman (2009)". State Opera South Australia. Retrieved 2023-08-27.
- ^ Archer, Robyn (October 4 2012). "The Arthur Boyd Lecture 2012" (PDF). Australia House October 4 2012: 36.
{{cite journal}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "The Aspirations of Daise Morrow | GIAF 2018 | Black Box Theatre | Galway International Arts Festival". www.giaf.ie. Retrieved 2023-08-27.
- ^ "Memorial review, Barbican Theatre, London, 2018". The Stage. Retrieved 2023-08-26.
- ^ Akbar, Arifa (2018-09-30). "Memorial review – Alice Oswald's exquisite elegy to Iliad's lost mortals". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-08-26.
- ^ Meyrick, Julian (2018-03-07). "Memorial is a shattering excavation of the scars of war through poetry, dance and mind-blowing score". The Conversation. Retrieved 2023-08-26.