Thomas Hamilton (he/him) is an emerging Stage Manager & Lighting Designer. Thomas is in his final year of the BFA Technical Theatre and Stage Management course at the National Institute of Dramatic Arts (NIDA) after just finishing a Diploma of Film at SAE Creative Media Institution in 2022. He hopes to combine all these skills into a collaborative practice that can produce work that is interdisciplinary across all forms of theatre and film.
Thomas’ most recent work includes being the Stage Manager for IRL (KXT, 2025), Lighting Designer for Swine River, The Superquick Resurrection of Stalwart the Bushranger, & Duplexity (NIDA, 2025), Assistant Stage Manager for Hot Tub (25A Belvoir, 2024), Stage Manager for Heaven (Brand X, 2024), Head Electrician for Stupid Fucking Bird (NIDA, 2024), Technical Operator for Paper Stars (ATYP, 2024), Stage Manager Cover for All Boys (KXT, 2024), Deputy Stage Manager for The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (NIDA, 2024), Head Electrician for Sugung-Ga: The Other Side of the World (Sydney Festival, 2024), and Sydney Festival Stage Manager for Sydney Symphony Under The Stars (Sydney Festival, 2024). He is excited about the future and ready to dive into various creative productions, both theatre and film.
NIDA Productions
Production Stage Manager
Peter Pan
Deputy Stage Manager
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Lighting Designer
Nine
Head Electrician
21 Chump Street
Lighting Designer
Swine River
Head Electrician
Ephemera
Lighting Designer
The Superquick Resurrection of Stalwart the Bushranger
Followspot Operator
The Coronation of Poppea
Lighting Designer
Duplexity
Assistant Stage Manager
Scenes with Girls
Head Electrician
Stupid Fucking Bird
Secondments
Other Productions
Stage Management Secondment
Hadestown | Opera Australia
Assistant Stage Manager
Fashion Freak Show World Tour (Japan), 2025 (RGM Productions)
Company Management Secondment
Book of Mormon | Jones Theatrical Groups
Stage Manager
IRL, 2025 (KXT on Broadway)
Stage Management Secondment
Fashion Freak Show | RGM Productions
Stage Manager
2025 In Conversation with Kate McClymont, 2025 (Sydney Festival)
Venue Technician Converted
2025 (Australian Theatre for Young People)
Stage Manager Cover
All Boys, 2024 (KXT on Broadway)
Venue Technician Saplings
2024 (Australian Theatre for Young People)
Sydney Festival Stage Manager
Sydney Symphony Under the Stars, 2024 (Sydney Festival)
Head Electrician
Sugung-Ga: The Other Side of the World, 2024 (Sydney Festival)