ABOUT

Madeleine is a director who is passionate about collaborating with other artists to create bold works with humour and heart, with her productions touring both nationally and internationally. 

While living in New York, she completed the Stella Adler Studio of Acting Professional Conservatory and studied at the Upright Citizen’s Brigade. Madeleine holds a Bachelor of Arts (Theatre and Performance) with Distinction from UNSW, including a research internship with Sydney Theatre Company.  After UNSW she continued her studies to complete a Master of Fine Arts in Directing at the National Institute of Dramatic Arts, Sydney, which included professional secondments to Sydney Theatre Company and the National Theatre of Scotland. 

As artistic director of Swag Theatre Company, New York, Madeleine directed numerous contemporary Australian plays, including Ladies Day by Alana Valentine. Madeleine also worked alongside The New Georges, a company that supports and provides opportunities for female and LGBTQIA artists. In Australia, Madeleine worked under the guidance of Fiona Finley at The Drama Studio for five years, teaching and assistant directing over thirty classical and new Australian works in the following programs, Final Draft, Young Playwrights Project, and the National Theatre London’s ‘Connections’ Festival. As a teaching artist, she also works with ATYP, Nida Open, Australian Performing Arts Grammar School, Excelsia College, and Sydney Girls Highschool. 

Directing credits include I watched someone die on Tik Tok (La Mama/Brand X), Endhoe (Edinburgh, Auckland, Melbourne, Sydney fringe festival), Shack (Marian St Theatre), 13th Month (Flightpath), Reboot (ATYP), Mantis (Bondi Festival), Forgotten (Riverside Parramatta/The Playhouse Hobart), The Caucasian Chalk Circle (Excelsia College), Hit me baby (Katie Lees Fellowship), Beth (NIDA), Cyrano De Bergerac (NIDA/ACA), Hate Goodbyes (Triple J Unearthed), Much Ado About Nothing (Streamed Shakespeare), Ladies Day (NYC Premiere, Stella Adler), Death and Botany (Stella Adler), Lockout (Off-Off Broadway), Assistant Directing: Perfect Stranger (NIDA), A Bright Room Called Day (Stella Adler) and Edelweiss Pirates and Tuesday (Dramastudio/National Theatre).