RICHARD CARROLL

​Director

Richard Carroll is a director, writer and producer based in Sydney. Since 2022, he has been Co-Artistic Director of Hayes Theatre Co with Victoria Falconer.

​Directing work at Hayes Theatre Co includes THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE (also adaptor, plus tour), RIDE THE CYCLONE, MURDER FOR TWO, CALAMITY JANE, GODSPELL, GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES, MONTY PYTHON’S SPAMALOT (plus tour), GYPSY, SIDE SHOW, and MURDER FOR TWO: CHRISTMAS EDITION, as well as numerous concerts, cabaret shows and events. He won a Sydney Theatre Award for CALAMITY JANE, and was nominated again recently for both RIDE THE CYCLONE and MURDER FOR TWO.

​Richard’s production of CALAMITY JANE plays at the Sydney Opera House in October-November 2025. This production debuted at the Hayes in 2017, played at Belvoir in 2018, and at Queensland Theatre in 2025. It played two sold-out seasons at Arts Centre Melbourne before transferring for a 5-week commercial season at the Comedy Theatre, in addition to a NSW & ACT tour. Richard’s production of ONCE had three seasons at Darlinghurst Theatre Co, transferred to Black Swan State Theatre Co, Merrigong Theatre Co, and HOTA, and also played a 5-week commercial season at the Comedy Theatre in Melbourne. Richard’s productions of CALAMITY JANE and ONCE have each sold over 50,000 tickets in Australia.
 
Other directing work includes OKLAHOMA! for Black Swan State Theatre Co, THE BOOMKAK PANTO (co-directed with Virginia Gay) for Belvoir, AN ACT OF GOD (co-directed with Mitchell Butel) for Darlinghurst Theatre Co, and THE BOY, GEORGE (also co-writer), a solo show with comedian Joel Creasey.
 
Richard is co-creator and director of the shows EVERY MUSICAL EVER (The Art House Wyong & Adelaide Cabaret Festival), and THE SHOW GOES ON starring Bernadette Robinson (Sydney Opera House & Arts Centre Melbourne). For NEGLECTED MUSICALS, he has directed presentations of MAME and MEET ME IN ST LOUIS, as well as the first incarnation of his CALAMITY JANE.
 
Other directing work includes REWIRED for Sydney Festival & Hayes Theatre Co, A NIGHT AT THE SPEAKEASY for Sydney Symphony Orchestra, opening gala concerts for Adelaide Cabaret Festival, The Art House, and The Pavilion Performing Arts Centre, and multiple events with Rizer. Richard’s cabaret work includes: EVERYBODY LOVES LUCY (co-writer); DAHLESQUE (co-writer); ¡HISPANIC ATTACK! (writer/director, national tour); and DON’T BOTHER TO KNOCK (co-writer/director, Hayes/Adelaide Cabaret Festival).
 
Richard’s producing and executive producing work includes SWEET CHARITY and MIRACLE CITY for Luckiest Productions, JEKYLL & HYDE, LIZZIE, DARLINGHURST NIGHTS and HIGH SOCIETY for Hayes Theatre Co; CALAMITY JANE, SIDE SHOW, and MONTY PYTHON’S SPAMALOT for One-Eyed Man Productions, and GYPSY for Luckiest Productions & One Eyed Man Productions.