The National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) has once again been named in The Hollywood Reporter’s prestigious list of the Top 25 drama schools worldwide, reaffirming its place as a global leader in creative education.
Course: Directing
NIDA alumni Josh D. Hammond (Diploma of Stage and Screen Performance, 2019) and Kurtis Laing (Directing, 2024) have reunited for Selkie, a striking two-hander that modernises a Celtic myth with dark undertones.
The Festival of Emerging Artists showcases the major projects of NIDA’s Master of Fine Arts (MFA) Directing course, with the soon to be graduating directors each presenting a 40-minute stage production from March 25-28, free to the public.
The 2025 debut of triple j Unearthed marks 15 years of collaboration on this project with independent Australian musical artists and NIDA’s Directing and Design students teaming up to create music videos.
Cristabel Sved (Directing, 2007) has built a career directing powerful and socially resonant stories, often centred on complex female characters.
Words of wisdom from NIDA’s Directing and Writing for Performance alumni.
NIDA is proud to celebrate four Emmy Award nominations, Cate Blanchett (Acting, 1992), Shannon Murphy (Directing, 2007), Julio Himede (Design, 1999) and Michael Wilkinson (Design, 1993).
Ben Sheen is Camera Captain on ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’, leading the live video team behind this internationally acclaimed production.