Ralph Myers is an Australian theatre designer and director, and the former artistic director of Sydney's Belvoir.
In 2005 and 2006 Myers was the resident designer at the Sydney Theatre Company; he was later an associate artist at Belvoir. His appointment as artistic director at Belvoir was announced in 2009 [1] and he replaced outgoing Artistic Director Neil Armfield at the beginning of 2011. Myers announced his intention to step down in June 2014, [2] and departed at the end of 2015.
He has directed Frankenstein for Sydney Theatre Company, and Private Lives and Peter Pan for Belvoir. [3] [4]
His design credits include
Rock'n Roll Circus
Rock 'n Roll Circus
Griffin Theatre Company/Riverina Theatre Company/Stable Theatre/Playhouse Wagga Wagga
Siren Theatre Company
Belvoir
B Sharp
Australian Chamber Orchestra/Bell Shakespeare
Sydney Theatre Company/Sydney Festival
HotHouse Theatre/Stables Theatre
Belvoir
Belvoir
Melbourne Theatre Company production for Sydney Theatre Company
Legs on the Wall/Sydney Festival
Belvoir
Belvoir
Blueprints for Sydney Theatre Company
Belvoir
Belvoir
Belvoir
Belvoir
Belvoir
Belvoir
Belvoir
Belvoir
Belvoir
Belvoir
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