Adam Cook

Adam Cook

Theatre Director

Adam Cook currently holds the position of Fulltime Course Director, Actors Centre Australia. From 2005 to 2012 was Artistic Director of the State Theatre Company of South Australia. He attended the NIDA Directors Course in 1988. His directing credits include:

State Theatre Company of South AustraliaTHE HAM FUNERAL, THE GLASS MENAGERIE, THREE SISTERS, NOVEMBER, THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, THE CRIPPLE OF INISHMAAN, ARCHITEKIN, BLUE/ORANGE, LITTLE WOMEN, UNCLE VANYA, LIFE X 3, THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR, THE DAYLIGHT ATHEIST, NOISES OFF, CROW, THE SHIFTING HEART. Old Fitz Theatre: A STEADY RAIN. Hayes Theatre: HAIR TO THE THRONE. Sydney Theatre Company: THE DAYLIGHT ATHEISTMONGRELSTHE SUM OF USFAMILY RUNNING FOR MR WHIPPYTHREE AUSTRALIAN POETSTHE CIRCLE OF THE BEASTLYREBIRD: TALES OF HELPMANN (also Adelaide Festival, national and international tour, Edinburgh Festival, City of London Festival). Company B/MTC/Melbourne and Brisbane Festivals: THE AUNT’S STORY. Company B: A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGECOSI. Belvoir Street: RECKLESSLOW LEVEL PANICASHES TO ASHESMADAME MELVILLE. Ensemble: ALL MY SONS,BROKEN GLASSAFTERPLAYTHE YALTA GAMESPINNING INTO BUTTERNOISES OFFA COUPLE OF BLAGUARDSLAUGHTER ON THE 23RD FLOORSHIRLEY VALENTINETHE HEIDI CHRONICLESTHE NINTH STEPDIVING FOR PEARLS. MTC: PIAF. SOH/Playbox: THE ELOCUTION OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN. Griffin: KAYAK. Bell Shakespeare: THE WINTERS TALE. Opera De Montreal: LAKME. Opera Australia: LAKME. OzOpera: LA BOHEME,CARMEN. OzOpera/Windmill Performing Arts: MIDNITE. Melbourne, Adelaide, Sydney Festivals, 2002 BITE Festival at the Barbican: THE GHOST WIFE. Eternity Playhouse: THE MOTHERF**KER WITH THE HAT. Sport for Jove: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHINGA DOLL’S HOUSE. The Production Company: HIGH SOCIETY. Adelaide Festival of the Arts: SONGS FROM THE YELLOW BEDROOM. Festival of the Dreaming: NATHANIEL STORM. ATYP: ACTION. Marian Street: DOWN AN ALLEY FILLED WITH CATSQUARTET. NIDA: LOVE FOR LOVEALL IN THE TIMINGROADTHE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHERTHE WATER ENGINEOUR COUNTRY’S GOODTHE GOLDEN AGECYMBELINETHE WINTER’S TALETWELFTH NIGHTA FLEA IN HER EAROTHELLORICHARD IIIAS YOU LIKE ITTHE FATHER WE LOVED ON A BEACH BY THE SEAINSIDE THE ISLAND. Q Theatre: GOOD WORKSTHE ONE DAY OF THE YEAR. QPAC/La Boite: COSI. WAAPA: TED HUGHES’TALES FROM OVIDSCENES FROM THE BIG PICTURE. ACTT:SPRING AWAKENING. SGL Mardi Gras: THE STARS COME OUT. Theatre Nepean: THE JUNGLE. Andrew Kay Productions: HORRIBLE HISTORIES.

Awards: Sydney Critics Circle/John Tasker Award for Freelance Services to Sydney Theatre for Cosi. 2000 Victorian Green Room nomination for Best Director of a Musical for Piaf. 1999 Scotsman’s Fringe First award at the Edinburgh Festival for Outstanding Production of a New Work for LYREBIRD: TALES OF HELPMANN. 

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