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David Berthold
David Berthold is an Australian theatre and festival director, who has also been artistic director of several major Australian arts organisations.
David Berthold was born in Maitland, New South Wales.
He spent some years training as an opera singer, and won the Joan Sutherland Scholarship at the Sydney Opera House.[citation needed].
Berthold has been active in theatre since at least 1984, acting and directing. He began his career as an actor, one of his earliest roles being in the Hunter Valley Theatre Company's production of David Williamson's The Perfectionist in April to May 1984.
He has been director of several theatre companies in Australia. He was associate director of Sydney Theatre Company from 1994 to 1999, before being appointed artistic director and CEO of Australian Theatre for Young People in 1999. He then took up the post of artistic director and CEO of Griffin Theatre Company from 2003 until 2006.
Between 2008 and 2019, Berthold led major arts organisations in Brisbane. He was artistic director and CEO of La Boite Theatre Company from 2008 until 2014.
He was then appointed as artistic director of the Brisbane Festival, serving in that role from 2015 until 2019. He transformed the festival into Australia's largest major international arts festival, presenting more works to more people than any other.
Since January 2020, Berthold has been artistic director-in-residence at the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney.
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David Berthold
David Berthold is an Australian theatre and festival director, who has also been artistic director of several major Australian arts organisations.
David Berthold was born in Maitland, New South Wales.
He spent some years training as an opera singer, and won the Joan Sutherland Scholarship at the Sydney Opera House.[citation needed].
Berthold has been active in theatre since at least 1984, acting and directing. He began his career as an actor, one of his earliest roles being in the Hunter Valley Theatre Company's production of David Williamson's The Perfectionist in April to May 1984.
He has been director of several theatre companies in Australia. He was associate director of Sydney Theatre Company from 1994 to 1999, before being appointed artistic director and CEO of Australian Theatre for Young People in 1999. He then took up the post of artistic director and CEO of Griffin Theatre Company from 2003 until 2006.
Between 2008 and 2019, Berthold led major arts organisations in Brisbane. He was artistic director and CEO of La Boite Theatre Company from 2008 until 2014.
He was then appointed as artistic director of the Brisbane Festival, serving in that role from 2015 until 2019. He transformed the festival into Australia's largest major international arts festival, presenting more works to more people than any other.
Since January 2020, Berthold has been artistic director-in-residence at the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney.