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.

Joshua’s love of theatre began in community theatre in Newcastle, where he spent weekends immersed backstage at Young People’s Theatre. From acting and lighting to sound, stage management and technical coordination, he was eager to experience every part of the theatre-making process. Those early experiences sparked not only a passion for live performance, but a deep appreciation for the collaboration and community that sit at the heart of the industry.

That early passion for theatre led Joshua into a career spanning major commercial musicals, national tours and independent 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.

A man standing next to a comically large taxi, featured in Guys & Dolls for Opera on the Harbour.

Theatre and Event Credits

    • 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

    • 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

    • 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

    • 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