Carly is the founder and Artistic Director of Theatre Travels.

 

Currently she is the Artistic and Programs Director at Qtopia Sydney and Festival Director of Qtopia Sydney's Pride Fest. 

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Carly loves working in programming and sourcing works from around the world to deliver to new markets. ​Building Pride Fest from a concept to a fully fledged festival in just 2 years is one of her greatest professional achievements to date and she looks forward to seeing how far this festival can grow. 

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Carly is passionate about touring. If you are seeking tour consultancy or management services, please visit this page of the website. 

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As a director, Carly's interests are as wonderfully diverse as the industry itself with her two big loves being Verbatim Theatre and Musical Theatre. 

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As a producer, Carly's focus centres on bringing debut works to stages in new markets and seeks new writers and performances ready to make their Sydney, Australian and even World premieres. Carly also prioritises telling the stories of real, empowered women in Theatre Travels productions. 

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Carly freelances as a Director and Producer as well and in 2022 focused on working with Australian female writers making their playwriting debuts. 

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When not making shows, Carly is an avid traveller, a musical theatre nerd and loves to discover new restaurants and cafes. She is also a Marriage Celebrant!

 

As well as this, Carly is a theatre reviewer and publisher of the Theatre Travels reviewing arm. 

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Carly holds a Masters in PR and Advertising and a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre and Performance Studies, both from UNSW with distinction.

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