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NIDA acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the lands on which we learn and tell stories, the Bidjigal, Gadigal, Dharawal and Dharug peoples, and we pay our respects to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders past and present.

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    Where to Watch NIDA Alumni in September 2025

    1 September 2025

    Find out where to watch NIDA alumni this September.

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    Scholarship Students Erin Lewis and Lily Wooding Share Their Journey from Regional Tasmania to NIDA

    31 August 2025

    Scholarship students Erin Lewis and Lily Wooding discuss their journey from Orford, Tasmania to NIDA's creative community and some of the amazing things they've done since starting this year.

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    'Port' at KXT on Broadway: Alumni Collaborate on Australian Premiere

    30 August 2025

    Simon Stephens’ 'Port' brings together a phenomenal team of NIDA graduates, including Director Nigel Turner-Carroll (Acting, 2008), Actor/Producer Grace Stamnas (Musical Theatre, 2017), Costume Designer Benedict Janeczko-Taylor (Design for Performance, 2022) and Production Lead/Associate Producer Bella Thompson (Technical Theatre and Stage Management, 2022).

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    Dane Laffrey's Tony Award-Winning Design Journey

    28 August 2025

    When Dane Laffrey (Design, 2004) stepped onto the stage at this year’s Tony Awards to accept Best Scenic Design of a Musical for Maybe Happy Ending, it wasn’t just a career milestone, it was a Broadway-sized triumph.

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    Vale Fiona Winning

    27 August 2025

    It is with great sadness that NIDA acknowledges the passing of Fiona Winning.

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    • Alumni

    Cristabel Sved on Directing 'Betrayal' and 'Date 3'

    20 August 2025

    Cristabel Sved (Directing, 2007) has built a career directing powerful and socially resonant stories, often centred on complex female characters.

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    Balnaves First Nations Scholarship Graduate Danny Howard Launches Promising Career Following NIDA Graduation 

    13 August 2025

    2024 Acting graduate and the first Balnaves Foundation First Nations Scholarship recipient Danny Howard has had a wonderful start to his career in 2025.

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    Anchors Aweigh: Pippa Luscombe on Playing Julie in 'Carousel'

    11 August 2025

    Since graduating last year, Pippa Luscombe has sailed from the classroom to the helm of Rodgers and Hammerstein 80th anniversary production of 'Carousel'.

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    • Alumni

    Applying For Your Master Degree? Here’s What Our Alumni Want You to Know

    7 August 2025

    Words of wisdom from NIDA's Directing and Writing for Performance alumni.

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