Ralph Myers

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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.

Credits

He has directed Frankenstein for Sydney Theatre Company, and Private Lives and Peter Pan for Belvoir. [3] [4]

His design credits include

Griffin Theatre Company

Rock'n Roll Circus

Rock 'n Roll Circus

Griffin Theatre Company/Riverina Theatre Company/Stable Theatre/Playhouse Wagga Wagga

Sydney Theatre Company

Siren Theatre Company

Belvoir

B Sharp

Australian Chamber Orchestra/Bell Shakespeare

Sydney Theatre Company/Sydney Festival

Melbourne Theatre Company

HotHouse Theatre/Stables Theatre

Belvoir

Belvoir

Sydney Theatre Company

Melbourne Theatre Company production for Sydney Theatre Company

Legs on the Wall/Sydney Festival

Melbourne Theatre Company

Belvoir

Sydney Theatre Company

Melbourne Theatre Company

Sydney Theatre Company

Belvoir

Sydney Theatre Company

Blueprints for Sydney Theatre Company

Sydney Theatre Company

Sydney Theatre Company

Sydney Theatre Company

Belvoir

Melbourne Theatre Company

Sydney Theatre Company

Bell Shakespeare

Belvoir

Sydney Theatre Company

New Zealand Opera

Chunky Move

Sydney Theatre Company

Sydney Theatre Company

Opera Australia

Opera Australia

Belvoir

Belvoir

Belvoir

Belvoir

English National Opera

Belvoir

Belvoir

Belvoir

Belvoir

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References

  1. Belvoir's new boss has designs upon the company, by Bryce Hallett. ( The Sydney Morning Herald , 12 November 2009)
  2. Ralph Myers on bidding farewell to Belvoir St Theatre, by Andrew Taylor. (The Sydney Morning Herald, 12 September 2014)
  3. "Peter Pan Belvoir Sydney 2013".
  4. "Private Lives Belvoir Sydney 2012".
  5. "Conversations with the Dead Belvoir Sydney 2003".
  6. "Ray's Tempest Belvoir Sydney 2005".
  7. "Parramatta Girls Belvoir Sydney 2007".
  8. "Toy Symphony Belvoir Sydney 2007".
  9. "Measure for Measure Belvoir Sydney 2010".
  10. "The Wild Duck Belvoir Sydney 2011".
  11. "The Seagull Belvoir Sydney 2011".
  12. "Summer of the Seventeenth Doll Belvoir Sydney 2011".
  13. "Death of a Salesman Belvoir Sydney 2012".
  14. "Hamlet Belvoir Sydney 2013".
  15. "The Government Inspector Belvoir Sydney 2014".
  16. "Is This Thing On? Belvoir Sydney 2014".