Zuleika is a multiple award-winning stage and screen artist celebrated for her work in television, musical theatre and commercials, as well as for her original comedy shows, which have enjoyed international success.

Queenie van de Zandt is a towering force in the world of Australian musical theatre, cabaret, and comedy. She has the unique ability in all her work to make people feel deeply, and to awaken laughter, empathy and awareness in equal measure.

Stage credits include both seasons of The Heartbreak Choir, (MTC and Ensemble Theatre), the national tour of Emilia (Essential Theatre) and Ladies In Black (MTC and QTC seasons), as well as the national tour. Carita also appeared in Cyrano de Bergerac (MTC) directed by the legendary Simon Phillips.

Valerie’s extensive career has encompassed theatre, film and television.

Valerie has worked with just about every main stage theatre company in the country.

Classically trained, Robyn diversified into Musical Theatre in 1990. She works as a vocal coach, accompanist, repetiteur & Musical Director and also plays for shows, Cabarets, & events.

Born in Adelaide and now residing in Sydney, Sandy is a renowned producer, electric/double bassist, guitarist, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and instrumental teacher. She’s released numerous albums and singles under her artist name Sandy Klose.

Tina Harris is a multi-instrumentalist performer, composer, musical director and arranger. 

She straddles two distinct musical worlds; one where she plays bass in an array of Afro Cuban, Salsa and Latin American bands – mambo orchestra Mucho Mambo, The Buena Vista Social Club Tribute, Brazilian funk and jazz, Cumbia mega-band, Cumbiamuffin and West African funk band, Keyim Ba.

Aotearoa-born and an Australian citizen, Jillian O’Dowd is a NIDA acting graduate with over 30 years of professional experience across stage and screen. A classically trained and highly versatile artist, her work spans acting, voice performance, singing, drumming, directing, vocal music direction, producing, writing, and arts education across Australia, NZ, the UK, Europe, and Asia.

Queenie van de Zandt is a towering force in the world of Australian musical theatre, cabaret, and comedy. She has the unique ability in all her work to make people feel deeply, and to awaken laughter, empathy and awareness in equal measure.

Tiffany Noack worked as a Stage Manager in the theatre industry for sixteen years, collaborating with companies including La Boite Theatre, Kooemba Jdarra Indigenous Performing Arts, Queensland Theatre Company, Playbox Theatre, Ilbijerri Theatre Company, Melbourne Workers Theatre, Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne Theatre Company and Belvoir.

For over 35 years AKA has created, produced, and presented attractions across all genres of the entertainment industry. Prior to establishing AKA, Andrew worked as professional actor, a senior executive for a government arts funding authority, General Manager of Melbourne Theatre Company for six years and as CEO of one of Australia’s largest Rock and Roll Promoters.

Priscilla is a multidisciplinary director of theatre, opera and screen, whose body of work reflects an impressive track record for creating landmark productions across the Australian arts landscape.

Classically trained, Robyn diversified into Musical Theatre in 1990. She works as a vocal coach, accompanist, repetiteur & Musical Director and also plays for shows, Cabarets, & events.

Sally Dashwood is a Sydneybased creative, performer, educator and mum, currently working as an Artist in Residence for Sydney Catholic Schools. She is the creator and choreographer of Australia’s acclaimed tap company Girls On Tap, winning Best Choreographer at the Rave Theater Festival in New York City and performing to soldout audiences across Sydney and regional NSW. Her work is also featured in Light The Way: Inspiring Stories from Australian Dancers.

Isabel Hudson is an award-winning set and costume designer. Isabel holds a Bachelor of Design from NIDA and a Bachelor of Arts (Screen and Sound) from the University of New South Wales. She is a lecturer at NIDA in Design for Performance.

Trudy studied technical production at NIDA and has won numerous awards, including the Helpmann Award for White Devil, Entech Award and the John Truscott Design Award for Excellence and Best Lighting Design for Eureka, and Hairspray at the Green Room Awards and in 2024 at the Annual OperaChaserawards she won Outstanding Lighting Design for Eucalyptus.

Mark Bolotin is a multimedia artist, theatre director and inventor, as well as the artistic director of Synarcade Audio-Visuals and co-founder of New York art technology company Hyphen Hub. 

Gillian Cosgriff is a singer, writer, actor, composer, musician, and comedian who graduated from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) in 2010 with a Bachelor of Music Theatre. Her 2023 solo show, Actually, Good, garnered rave reviews at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and won the awards for Most Outstanding Show, and the Golden Gibbo (for Best Independent Show).

Laura Murphy is the writer and composer behind new Australian musicals The Lovers, The Dismissal and Zombie! The Musical. Her work has been honoured with a number of awards including The David Williamson Prize for Excellence in Writing for Australian Theatre (The Dismissal), TimeOut Arts & Culture Award for Best Musical (Zombie! The Musical), Sydney Theatre Award for Best Production of a Musical (Zombie! The Musical) and the Matilda Award for Best Musical or Cabaret (The Lovers). 

Kaz is your friend for life, her books helping generations of girls and women with their health and life stages. She constantly updates her books which have become classics, reassuring and entertaining more than two generations of Australians.