Neil Gooding Productions

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Neil Gooding Productions is an independent theatre production company. We bring high quality theatrical experiences to Australian and International audiences - with a strong focus on the development of new Australian work.

Some of our most recent productions include Irving Berlin – Songs In The Key Of Black, a cabaret show starring Lucy Maunder and The Divine Miss Bette starring Catherine Alcorn.

In 2011, NGP produced Sing On Through Tomorrow – The Music Of Matthew Robinson, as well as a tour of Love Letters starring Ian Stenlake and Rachael Beck. 2011 also saw make our West End debut as one of the producers of the hit Australian play Holding The Man starring Jane Turner and Simon Burke, as well as producing LOVEBiTES by Peter Rutherford and James Millar for a season in Perth.

We were one of the producers of Breast Wishes – a new Australian musical which premiered and toured in 2009, and completed a six month regional tour in 2011. Neil Gooding Productions also produced the Australian premiere of Gutenberg! The Musical, which was nominated for 2 Helpamnn Awards in 2009 as well as several Green Room Awards.

In 2008, we produced (with WhiteBox) the World Premiere of The Hatpin starring Caroline O’Connor, Peter Cousens, Barry Crocker AM and Melle Stewart, which then went on to perform at the New York Musical Theatre Festival in September 2008.

About Neil Gooding:

For several years, Neil was employed by Jacobsen Entertainment, where he responsible for the financial administration of the Arena Productions of The Man From Snowy River Arena Spectacular, the Long Way To The Top concert series, De La Guardaand Dirty Dancing, as well as being the tour accountant on the road with Ja Rule & Ashanti in 2003.

In 2005, Neil spent several months contracting to Jacobsen Entertainment exploring the potential of overseas productions of Dirty Dancing. Neil also worked for Delta Goodrem and toured Australia as her Tour Accountant on her Visaualise Tour.

As a director, Neil has been nominated for a 2009 Helpmann Award as well as a 2009 Green Room Award for his direction of Gutenberg! The Musical. He has worked on many projects including LOVEBiTES, Yarn (for AIM) Diciasette (for Mark Vincent), Joseph And The Amazing Techicolor Dreamcoat, A Little Touch Of Chaos (New Musicals Australia), BackTo The 80’s, The Road To Bethlehemfor Short, Sweet & Song (which was awarded the Best Australian work), the Kookaburra workshop of The Silver Donkey, Keeping Annabelle for Short & Sweet 2007, Listen To My Heart, and the two workshops of new Australian musicalThe Hatpin. Neil was Assistant Director / Ensemble Director for the launch concert of Kookaburra Music Theatre Company, directed by Gale Edwards, and also directed Building A Wing– a 10 minute musical for the inaugural Short, Sweet & Song competition. This piece was voted by the judges as the Winner of the Best Musical. Neil has also recently directed Nick Christo’s cabaret show The Fabulous Frances Faye. The show was nominated for a Sydney Theatre Critics Award, and was presented in New York in 2010 at Don’t Tell Mammas. This year, Neil will be directing Side By Side By Sondheim in Sydney, as well as a national tour of Love Letters starring Ian Stenlake and Rachael Beck.

Neil is the author of Back To The 80’s which is now produced hundreds of times around the world every year. He produced and directed a production of Back To The 80’sstarring Bruce Samazan in 2004. He established Fast & Fresh, the under 18 short play competition which is the offshoot of Short & Sweet – the largest short play festival in the world. 2011 will mark the 6th year of this successful competition.

Neil has been awarded a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Law, both from the University of Queensland.