Stephen Nicolazzo: Director

Stephen is a theatre director, dramaturg and creator. He works across theatre, comedy, dance, and contemporary performance. Stephen was Co-Artistic Director of Western Edge 2022-2023 and is a member of the Associate Artist Advisory Panel at Melbourne Theatre Company 2022-2024 under the Artistic Direction of Anne Louise Sarks. He was the founder and Artistic Director of Little Ones Theatre, an independent company focused on innovative queer theatre-making (2009-2022). Stephen studied at The University of Melbourne (2008) and NIDA (Directing, 2010).

He is a Green Room Award winner for Best Direction for The Happy Prince and has been nominated a further three times (Psycho Beach Party, Dracula, and The Moors). His works have won 12 Green Room Awards and been nominated for a total of 41 since 2012. Stephen was also the recipient of the Besen Family Artist Program Placement with Malthouse Theatre (with Lally Katz and Chris Kohn) and a PlayKing funding award to work in Singapore with Wild Rice Theatre Company and playwright Alfian Sa’at. He was a member of the 2019 Lincoln Center Theatre Director’s Lab, New York City.

His credits include Loaded (Malthouse Theatre), Looking for Alibrandi (Malthouse Theatre, Belvoir), Loaded -Audio Experience (Malthouse Theatre), Considerable Sexual License (Joel Bray Dance), Merciless Gods (Arts Centre Melbourne, Griffin Theatre Company), and Abigail’s Party (Melbourne Theatre Company). Stephen has also directed Ash Flanders’ End Of. (Griffin Theatre Company, Darebin Arts Speakeasy), Judith Lucy and Denise Scott’s Still Here (Token Entertainment), The Happy Prince (Griffin Theatre Company, La Mama), The Moors (Red Stitch Actors Theatre), Daddy (Joel Bray Dance, Arts House, Arts Centre Melbourne, Brisbane Festival, Perth Festival, Darwin Festival, Liveworks) and Meme Girls (Malthouse Theatre). His work works for Little Ones Theatre include: Nightingale and the Rose (Theatre Works), Dracula (Theatre Works), Dangerous Liaisons (MTC Neon, Brisbane Powerhouse, Darwin Festival), Salome (Malthouse Theatre Helium), Psycho Beach Party (Theatre Works, Brisbane Festival) and sex.violence.blood.gore (MKA).His works have been critically acclaimed and toured to sold out houses across the country.