About Joshua
Joshua Broadbent is an Australian theatre producer and practitioner whose career spans more than a decade across stage management and production. A graduate of the National Institute of Dramatic Art (Bachelor of Dramatic Art – Production, 2015), he began his career working across major commercial musicals, national tours and independent theatre productions throughout Australia.
His stage management credits include national tours of The Wizard of Oz and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Gordon Frost Organisation), Evita (Gordon Frost Organisation/Opera Australia), Come From Away (NewTheatricals), and Once (Darlinghurst Theatre Company). In Sydney, he has worked across productions including Matilda the Musical (Louise Withers & Associates), 9 to 5 The Musical (Crossroads Live), Darkness (NewTheatricals), and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Victorian Opera).
Joshua is now Associate Producer at Opera Australia, working across major national tours, outdoor spectaculars, concerts and gala events. His recent projects include Guys & Dolls (Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour), La Bohème (National Tour 2024–25), BMW Opera for All at Melbourne’s Fed Square, Opera Up Late, and the New Year’s Eve Opera Gala at the Sydney Opera House.
Upcoming projects include Don Giovanni (National Tour 2026–27), Opera Australia’s 70th Anniversary Gala, and a Gilbert & Sullivan: a musical celebration.
Alongside his producing work, Joshua is the creator and host of Whispers in the Wings, a podcast that brings audiences behind the scenes of the theatrical world through conversations with industry professionals.
Deputy Stage Manager - Sweeney Todd - Victorian Opera
Assistant Stage Manager - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Gordon Frost Organisation
Assistant Stage Manager - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Gordon Frost Organisation
Current
April 2024 - Present - Associate Producer - Opera Australia
La Bohème - National Tour 2024/25
Guys & Dolls - Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour 2025
New Year’s Eve Gala at Sydney Opera House 2024
The Opera Australia Gala Concert at Canberra Theatre Centre
Mozart’s Requiem at City Recital Hall
New Year’s Eve Galaat Sydney Opera House 2025
BMW Opera for Allat Melbourne’s Federation Square
Opera Up Late 2026 at Sydney Opera House
Great Opera Hits 2026 at Sydney Opera House
Don Giovanni (National Tour 2026/27)
Opera Australia’s 70th Anniversary at Regent Theatre, Melbourne
Gilbert & Sullivan: A Musical Celebration at Regent Theatre, Melbourne
2023
November 2023 - April 2024 - Production Administrator - Opera Australia
West Side Story - Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour (2024)
New Years Eve Gala at Sydney Opera House (2023)
September 2023 - October 2023 - Stage Manager - Earth.Voice.Body, Sydney Chamber Opera
July 2023 - August 2023 - Deputy Stage Manager - Sweeney Todd - Victorian Opera
April 2023 - June 2023 - Stage Manager (Melbourne), Company Stage Manager (Gold Coast) - Once, Darlinghurst Theatre Company
2022
November 2022 - March 2023 - Stage Manager - Darkness, NewTheatricals
August 2022 - October 2022 - Stage Manager - Awakening Shadow, Sydney Chamber Opera
June 2022 - August 2022 - Stage Manager - Once, Darlinghurst Theatre Company
January 2022 - May 2022 - COVID-19 Safety Officer / Stage Management Swing (Book Cover) - 9 to 5, Crossroads Live
2021
April 2021 - January 2022 - Assistant Stage Manager/Props - Come From Away, Newtheatricals
May 2021 - Wardrobe Assistant - Paw Patrol Live, Life Like Touring
March 2021 - COVID-19 Safety Coordinator - Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade,Adam Lowe Group (ALG)
2019
March 2019 - March 2020 - Assistant Stage Manager - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Gordon Frost Organisation
2018
August 2018 - March 2019 - Props/Assistant Stage Manager - Evita, Opera Australia and Gordon Frost Organisation
2017
October 2017 - July 2018 - Assistant Stage Manager - The Wizard of Oz, Gordon Frost Organisation
September 2017 - Audition Assistant - Evita (Sydney) and Rocky Horror (Melbourne), Gordon Frost Organisation
May 2017 - Sydney Audition Assistant - Book of Mormon, Gordon Frost Organisation
April 2017 - June 2017 - Stage Manager - Oedipus Doesn't Live Here Anymore, Australian Theatre for Young People
2016
November 2016 - January 2017 - Citywide Infrastructure Assistant - Sydney New Year's Eve, City of Sydney
September 2016 - Deputy Stage Manager - Diploma of Musical Theatre Showcase, NIDA
July - August 2016 - Production Stage Manager – Moonchild, We Make Theatre
2015
December 2015 – February 2016 – Swing Properties Technician – Matilda The Musical, Louise Withers and Associates and Royal Shakespeare Company
December 2015 - January 2016 – GibaPark Site Manager– Sydney New Year's Eve, City of Sydney
2014
March 2014 – Assistant Stage Manager – Mardi Gras Party, Forth Wall
2013
March 2013 – Assistant Stage Manager – Mardi Gras Land, Forth Wal
NIDA Secondments
April – August 2015 – Stage Management - Matilda The Musical, Louise Withers and Associates and Royal Shakespeare Company
February – April 2015 – Assistant Stage Manager – Aida, Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour
November 2016 – January 2015 – Dawes Point Viewing Area Intern - Sydney New Year's Eve, City of Sydney
NIDA PRODUCTIONS/EVENTS
August 2014 – Production Stage Manager –
Peter Baynes Memorial Scholarship
August 2014 – First AD Whitewash – Triple J
May 2014 – Production Stage Manager – Graduation 2014
January 2014 – Head LX/Board Operator – Welcome Event
November 2013 – Head LX/Board Operator – Showcase
August 2013 – Properties Coordinator – Theatre Exercise
NIDA PLAY PRODUCTIONS
November 2015 – Lighting Designer – Director's Studio Program
October 2015 – Production Stage Manager – Reagan Kelly
October 2014 – Head LX – Blood Wedding
June 2014 – Head Dome – The False Servant
May 2014 – Deputy Stage Manager – Too Many Elephants in this House
November 2013 – Sound Designer – Fewer Emergences
October 2013 – Assistant Stage Manager – Hinterland
June 2013 – Electrics Assistant – Cosi