http://www.heatherfairbairn.com/contact daily 0.75 2025-07-06 http://www.heatherfairbairn.com/about daily 0.75 2026-03-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1284e713-1050-4112-9572-a0deb75ecc80/qut+heather+headshot+%282%29.jpeg ABOUT © Stephen Henry https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1555060043937-J3UYXRVUZY8IR0PZ8282/Heather+Fairbairn+Director ABOUT © Patrick Messina https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1284e713-1050-4112-9572-a0deb75ecc80/qut+heather+headshot+%282%29.jpeg ABOUT © Stephen Henry https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1555060043937-J3UYXRVUZY8IR0PZ8282/Heather+Fairbairn+Director ABOUT © Patrick Messina http://www.heatherfairbairn.com/the-merry-wives-of-windsor daily 0.75 2026-02-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1578764146875-NDSJAD8XS7H6SXU609WH/20191127-IMG_3700.jpg THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR by Otto Nicholai Queensland Conservatorium, Brisbane, 2019 Conductor Ward Stare Director & Production Designer Heather Fairbairn Assistant Director & Costume Designer Jessica Palfrey Musical Preparation Richard Hetherington, Philip Mayers, Stuart Mould with Members of the Lisa Gasteen National Opera Program https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1578764107188-AXYWAYQVU5KO5WYPRIGN/20191127-IMG_3270.jpg THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR Four women standing close together, looking at and reacting to papers or scripts, engaged in a theatrical performance. From The Merry Wives of Windsor, directed by Heather Fairbairn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1578764114366-EHXEWMLJZR26LRA2KSJ4/20191127-IMG_3420.jpg THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR Four women in vintage clothing are on stage, pulling on a large wicker basket with a rope, while a woman in a blue dress laughs. Behind them, musicians are seated with instruments, and a conductor is standing in front of the orchestra. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1578764123356-UAE7DQ8NNNPYYADU4HFI/20191127-IMG_3482.jpg THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR The image depicts a theatrical stage scene with three actors in the foreground, each drinking from a glass. One actor on the left is a woman wearing a gray suit and black heels, holding a glass up to her mouth. The middle actor, a man in a light gray suit and tie, is tilting his head back, drinking from a glass. The third actor on the right, a man with a beard, is dressed in a striped vest and loose pants, also singing or speaking with a hand on his chest. Behind them, an orchestra with seated musicians and a conductor is visible in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1578764131192-EW17YHZO36RDO8BJI7A2/20191127-IMG_3622.jpg THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR Two women sitting on chairs, laughing and toasting teacups during a performance with an orchestra in the background. From The Merry Wives of Windsor, directed by Heather Fairbairn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1578764140585-ILSRQAW2NPJKXZKLH03G/20191127-IMG_3698.jpg THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR A man dressed in theatrical costume with antler-like headpiece, holding a blanket, mid-performance on stage with dark background and some blurred figures in the background. From The Merry Wives of Windsor, directed by Heather Fairbairn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1578764154662-0SA47EQRTP7WANFTK5PN/20191127-IMG_9835.jpg THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR Theatrical performance with multiple performers, some wearing animal masks or headpieces, on a dark stage with dramatic lighting. The scene features a central group kneeling or sitting, with others standing around them, engaging in a dance or ritual. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1578765200761-KGZNK9YVDO6YPI3URC6T/20191127-IMG_9882.jpg THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR Theater performance with actors in costumes and antler headpieces on stage with an orchestra in the background. From The Merry Wives of Windsor, directed by Heather Fairbairn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/970f9898-b5fe-458f-9a29-0f9b2eeba5c9/yu6s__jg-scaled.jpeg THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR Heather Fairbairn's production of The Merry Wives of Windsor (Die Lustigen Weiber von Windsor). Theatrical stage with actors wearing colorful masks and costumes, one holding a disco ball, with musicians playing in front. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1578764154662-0SA47EQRTP7WANFTK5PN/20191127-IMG_9835.jpg http://www.heatherfairbairn.com/sunnytown daily 0.75 2026-02-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1444885342378-9YS8VZCOCXHYAQS8H3W9/SunnytownProductionFinalsHR-8946.jpg SUNNYTOWN A woman with red hair and a blue headband sitting on stage, holding a Barbie doll, with a man blurred in the background. From Sunnytown, directed by Heather Fairbairn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1444885393407-UBOVR42MUVN4467KD2PG/SunnytownProductionFinalsHR-8240.jpg SUNNYTOWN Theater stage with four young women and one man, engaged in a scene. Two women are in the foreground, one lying on her stomach, painting the other's knees. The woman kneeling is dressed casually with a colorful tie-dye skirt, while the other kneeling woman wears a yellow dress. In the background, one woman is sitting on a chair reading a newspaper, and another is bending over a small table. The stage is decorated with a string of lights, a lamp, and a refrigerator, with dark curtains behind. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1444885421250-BOYVBN20TBLEDOG80Z4Z/SunnytownProductionFinalsHR-8207.jpg SUNNYTOWN A theater stage set with a man sitting on a chair facing away, surrounded by vintage furniture and household items, with hanging spherical lights and stage lighting overhead. From Sunnytown, directed by Heather Fairbairn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1444885880402-VAPYPYHYJYSKPKYYNEKI/SunnytownProductionFinalsHR-8722.jpg SUNNYTOWN Two young women on stage, one sitting cross-legged on the floor in a yellow dress and the other sitting on a yellow chair in galaxy-patterned leggings and a colorful top, engaging in conversation with smiles and relaxed posture. Stage props include a blue chair, gifts, a coat rack, a retro fridge, and another person standing in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1444885539359-3UQRSPVJHEJ0533PNEP9/SunnytownProductionFinalsHR-8583.jpg SUNNYTOWN SUNNYTOWN by Krystal Sweedman La Boite Theatre Company, Brisbane, 2015 Director Heather Fairbairn Assistant Director Jessica Palfrey Designer Catherine Steele Lighting Designer Jason Glenwright Sound Design Guy Webster with Olivia Hall-Smith, Vanessa Krummenacher, Caroline Dunphy, Ron Kelly and Rowan Chapman. Images by Dylan Evans https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1444885754476-MSRCAJYUVIG8ORXTD131/SunnytownProductionFinalsHR-8782.jpg SUNNYTOWN Stage performance with four young women; one standing in yellow dress, three sitting or laying on floor; set includes hanging orange lanterns, table with drinks, lamp, chairs, refrigerator, and string lights. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1444887116718-NQ4LBGD75GXZRD7DJ6YZ/SunnytownProductionFinalsHR-8583.jpg http://www.heatherfairbairn.com/silk-moth-1 daily 0.75 2026-02-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1565820806285-G3XEQ8BRATG3I3I01DNH/SilkMoth-20.jpg SILK MOTH SILK MOTH by Bushra El-Turk, Liza Lim, Cassandra Miller, and Eleanor Knight Arcola Theatre, London, 2019 Conductor Kelly Lovelady Director Heather Fairbairn Designer Charlotte Henery Lighting Designer Sean Gleason Video Designer Sapphire Goss Production Manager Gabriel Finn Producer Ruthless Jabiru with Camille Maalawy, Mona Khalili, Karim Jabri, Shira Agmon, Sophie Atalar, and Aivale Cole. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1565820767176-0LFL7RAEJ6FCM5H4ZBBB/SilkMoth-6.jpg SILK MOTH A woman is performing on stage, lying on a mound of black material, with a seated orchestra behind her. The orchestra players have musical stands in front of them and are dressed in black. From Silk Moth, directed by Heather Fairbairn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1565821174011-38AT0G9W0YO5PUBKWEB9/SilkMoth-9.jpg SILK MOTH A woman in a white dress kneels on a black and white patterned rug during a performance, with musicians playing string instruments in the background. From Silk Moth at Arcola Theatre, directed by Heather Fairbairn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1565820824313-F82BTBEQVESI9ZY6M26N/SilkMoth-33.jpg SILK MOTH Three performers in white costumes stand on stage with a musical ensemble in the background, featuring musicians playing instruments like an accordion and panels of sheet music, with a textured grey backdrop. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1565820840693-8FC2TLK8HW2TD2821REZ/SilkMoth-38.jpg SILK MOTH A woman and a man in white shirts looking into each other's eyes during a stage performance, with a seated orchestra in the background and a digital cityscape projection on the screen behind them. From Silk Moth, directed by Heather Fairbairn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1565820882686-XYQAGED0VJ78LHVGB558/SilkMoth-45.jpg SILK MOTH A woman smiling in the center, surrounded by older women holding a large black cloth over her head, in a performance setting with musicians in the background. From Silk Moth at Arcola Theatre, directed by Heather Fairbairn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1565820887087-H6AJ3BDI3AWQ271QUB4I/SilkMoth-55.jpg SILK MOTH A woman in a white dress is being restrained with black straps by multiple people dressed in white in a dark room, with a small orchestra or band in the background. From Silk Moth at Arcola Theatre, directed by Heather Fairbairn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1565821009453-MFL07IV6ICWKZINT8M5L/SilkMoth-61.jpg SILK MOTH A woman in a white outfit appears to be conducting an orchestra as a young woman in a white dress with black straps looks upward with hands clasped. There are music stands and musicians with string instruments behind them, and a colorful abstract background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1565821120465-UECHT150DNAGU6SKPETR/SilkMoth-73.jpg SILK MOTH Four women in white clothing engaged in a tense theatrical scene on stage, with a dark background and projection of text in Arabic and English. From Silk Moth at Arcola Theatre, directed by Heather Fairbairn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1565821266170-8F792X13OSG72JVQ7P3P/SilkMoth-79.jpg SILK MOTH A woman appears angry, with other women grabbing her hair and clothes, in a tense confrontation, possibly on stage during a performance. From Silk Moth at Arcola Theatre, directed by Heather Fairbairn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1565820753470-GMNI7PW54W913UVHGPCP/SilkMoth-2.jpg SILK MOTH A woman kneels on the floor with a distressed expression, in front of black and white photographs scattered around, with an orchestra seated behind her against a plain wall. From Silk Moth at Arcola Theatre, directed by Heather Fairbairn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1565821204518-83VJDKZF5C2NLQDZOP66/SilkMoth-87.jpg SILK MOTH Three women in white dresses kneeling on black ground, engaged in a theatrical or spiritual performance, with one woman in the center holding an object and appearing emotional. From Silk Moth at Arcola Theatre, directed by Heather Fairbairn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1565820753470-GMNI7PW54W913UVHGPCP/SilkMoth-2.jpg http://www.heatherfairbairn.com/the-wolves daily 0.75 2026-03-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1727408118263-SUITEX19APNSPTZU634M/IMG_6176.jpeg THE WOLVES THE WOLVES by Sarah DeLappe Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, 2022 Director Heather Fairbairn Designer Peter Keavy with Third Year QUT Acting Students https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1727408077716-JEKN5PON95X0SHZI79W0/IMG_5720.jpeg THE WOLVES Group of young women in sportswear on a field at night, participating in a sports or soccer practice with some smiling and gesturing. From the play The Wolves by Sarah DeLappe, directed by Heather Fairbairn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1727408072586-OM6B1CD84OSWY7WHKT9L/IMG_6088.jpeg THE WOLVES A theatrical stage with a circular green grass-like area in the center, surrounded by black flooring, where several young women in sportswear are performing a dance or exercise routine under stage lights against a dark background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1727408098916-4B4FLAJ6N17JN18O93SM/183A0430+2.jpeg THE WOLVES A group of young women soccer players standing on a field, some covering their faces, as if in a moment of emotion or reflection, wearing matching turquoise and white uniforms with the words 'THE WOLVES' on their shirts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1727408076172-TVIUCOB1VE3ACL0G1CKC/IMG_5898.jpeg THE WOLVES Dancers in matching teal and white outfits performing on a circular spotlighted stage, with a dark background. From the play The Wolves by Sarah DeLappe, directed by Heather Fairbairn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1727408075556-JUEN2Y4MC3PRUM1MUQQ3/IMG_5962.jpeg THE WOLVES Six girls in sportswear playing dodgeball on an indoor field with a dark background and spotlighted area. From the play The Wolves by Sarah DeLappe, directed by Heather Fairbairn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1727408096691-YY19UOSWR0YCOSB9I9IU/183A0295+2.jpeg THE WOLVES Four women in teal sports jerseys and white shorts practicing soccer on a grassy field with a black background. From the play The Wolves by Sarah DeLappe, directed by Heather Fairbairn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1727408102608-JVIWWCDZKMTO40RJSKCY/IMG_6885.jpeg THE WOLVES Three young women in soccer uniforms on a dark indoor field; two embracing, one standing with a black bag, soccer balls at their feet. From the play The Wolves by Sarah DeLappe, directed by Heather Fairbairn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1727408114178-SM1HNMJ6CRX4EOQIZ3S6/183A0084+2+2.jpeg THE WOLVES Group of young girls in sports jerseys posing on a green stage in a photo shoot, one girl sitting on the ground taking a picture, wearing a jersey with the number 14. From the play The Wolves by Sarah DeLappe, directed by Heather Fairbairn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1727408107356-GOF2BVEUHAUR0JBIOIEK/IMG_6712.jpeg THE WOLVES A person crouched on a round patch of artificial grass surrounded by soccer balls inside a dark room with professional lighting setup. From the play The Wolves by Sarah DeLappe, directed by Heather Fairbairn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1727408110763-H90UP3Y0PO6BJJPADRX0/IMG_6703.jpeg THE WOLVES A group of young female soccer players standing in a circle on a dark field, illuminated by bright overhead lights, with soccer balls on the ground around them. One girl is balancing a red object on her head. From the play The Wolves by Sarah DeLappe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1727408113750-GXP5EXH1Q49CK12DP8AW/IMG_6466.jpeg THE WOLVES A group of female soccer players gathered in a huddle on a spotlighted grassy field. From the play The Wolves by Sarah DeLappe, directed by Heather Fairbairn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1727408118028-O3FDAGMJCNN6CM1C38QS/IMG_6215.jpeg THE WOLVES A young woman in sports attire balancing a soccer ball on her fingers on a grassy field, illuminated by a spotlight in a dark environment. From the play The Wolves by Sarah DeLappe, directed by Heather Fairbairn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1727408120061-P7XZREK9DHOTQGLZ82GQ/IMG_6062.jpeg THE WOLVES Six people running on a dark stage illuminated by green light. From the play The Wolves by Sarah DeLappe, directed by Heather Fairbairn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1727408075556-JUEN2Y4MC3PRUM1MUQQ3/IMG_5962.jpeg http://www.heatherfairbairn.com/themutantman daily 0.75 2026-02-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1491318269703-GZYB78DBLBDV363D6SRZ/427_The+Mutant+Man+%40+The+Space.+Photo+by+Greg+Goodale.jpg THE MUTANT MAN THE MUTANT MAN by Christopher Bryant The Space Arts Centre, London, 2017 Director Heather Fairbairn Designer Charlotte Henery Lighting Designer Sean Gleason Sound Designer & AV Technician Sebastian Atterbury Video Designer Sapphire Goss Script Consultant Jacob Thomas Assistant Director Holly Barnard with Clementine Mills and Matthew Coulton Images by Greg Veit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1731033425247-NYAIOLLVAA68SP3ETN8G/621_The+Mutant+Man+%40+The+Space.+Photo+by+Greg+Goodale.jpg THE MUTANT MAN Two performers sitting at separate desks with lamps, a projection of a woman’s face behind them, in a dimly lit theater or performance space. From The Mutant Man by Christopher Bryant, directed by Heather Fairbairn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1491318231504-SF42EHPVBJNSPF55I65K/225_The+Mutant+Man+%40+The+Space.+Photo+by+Greg+Goodale.jpg THE MUTANT MAN Two people dancing closely on stage, a man and woman, with a projected background showing a face and a person hugging. From The Mutant Man by Christopher Bryant, directed by Heather Fairbairn at The Space Arts Centre, London. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1491318224585-FB01AMMATCGV4MJ17HNB/106_The+Mutant+Man+%40+The+Space.+Photo+by+Greg+Goodale.jpg THE MUTANT MAN A woman in a blue suit sitting in a chair facing a man in a white shirt standing in a dimly lit room, with a lamp illuminating the scene. From The Mutant Man by Christopher Bryant, directed by Heather Fairbairn at The Space Arts Centre, London. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1491318193560-6GJYI9PVEY1VWWLXU808/*+373_The+Mutant+Man+%40+The+Space.+Photo+by+Greg+Goodale.jpg THE MUTANT MAN A man in a suit sitting on a chair with a surprised expression, looking at a woman with curly hair who is blurred in the foreground. The scene appears to be in a dimly lit room with lamps in the background. From The Mutant Man by Christopher Bryant. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1491318215019-CQ2S4T3WDGQ9XA8T3A9N/168_The+Mutant+Man+%40+The+Space.+Photo+by+Greg+Goodale.jpg THE MUTANT MAN A man in a black suit examining a collection of small, colorful figurines on a wooden table, with a woman in a dark blazer sitting behind him. From The Mutant Man by Christopher Bryant, directed by Heather Fairbairn at The Space Arts Centre, London. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1491318247566-I19MR42DI4IYGDI0SK6K/442_The+Mutant+Man+%40+The+Space.+Photo+by+Greg+Goodale.jpg THE MUTANT MAN A man and a woman look at each other closely, with the woman's hand on the man's face. They are holding glasses and are dressed formally, standing on a stage with microphone stands and speakers in the background under moody lighting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1491318199923-0QX56WG6YMHFSG3MY566/163_The+Mutant+Man+%40+The+Space.+Photo+by+Greg+Goodale.jpg THE MUTANT MAN A man in a dark suit sitting at a wooden table with a microphone, glass of water, water bottle, and a black object wrapped in plastic. The background is black. From The Mutant Man by Christopher Bryant, directed by Heather Fairbairn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1497864554816-5P6XMY643BIMHEC9LO53/442_The%2BMutant%2BMan%2B%40%2BThe%2BSpace.%2BPhoto%2Bby%2BGreg%2BGoodale.jpg http://www.heatherfairbairn.com/biographica daily 0.75 2026-02-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1695359874349-TNT9G6V08VN6W88WUPCO/Lyric+Opera+Biographica025.jpg BIOGRAPHICA Man with gray hair and beard in dark ornate jacket, looking to the side, over a table with lit candles, skull, and decorative objects, dark background. From director Heather Fairbairn's staging of contemporary Australian opera BIOGRAPHICA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1695362992425-6SNW6F84IKDF27LLFFSN/Lyric+Opera+Biographica045+copy.jpg BIOGRAPHICA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1695359753419-589CZ6IRIJL5CBOCWTQD/Lyric+Opera+Biographica032.jpg BIOGRAPHICA Three actors on a stage, one lying down with eyes closed, another leaning over her, and a third sitting nearby, separated by a curtain of hanging threads. From director Heather Fairbairn's staging of contemporary Australian opera BIOGRAPHICA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1695359828568-4ORPVK3W2OIG6EWB5HFQ/Lyric+Opera+Biographica046.jpg BIOGRAPHICA A theatrical stage with a man in a long coat speaking, a group of six people sitting behind him, and large hanging structures with handwritten script in the background. From director Heather Fairbairn's staging of contemporary Australian opera BIOGRA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1695359858113-D9RBS73NMMYSL8IHVYBV/Lyric+Opera+Biographica029.jpg BIOGRAPHICA A theatrical performance with performers dressed in vintage-style costumes holding props, illuminated by dramatic stage lighting, with musicians visible in the background. From director Heather Fairbairn's staging of contemporary opera BIOGRAPHICA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1695359911165-2DAXKVBF4IOMMPB0SPV2/Lyric+Opera+Biographica024.jpg BIOGRAPHICA A man with curly hair and a beard, wearing a dark patterned jacket, sitting at a table set with candles, a skull, and various scientific objects, looks upward with a distressed expression. From director Heather Fairbairn's staging of BIOGRAPHICA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1695359994030-E7U171ROETU3ADRUHBZA/Lyric+Opera+Biographica019.jpg BIOGRAPHICA Theatrical scene with five actors on stage, one lying on a bed, others standing around, with dark background and metallic sculpture arches. From director Heather Fairbairn's staging of contemporary Australian opera BIOGRAPHICA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1695360008496-PVBNYTR0Q14WESF6QKXZ/Lyric+Opera+Biographica028.jpg BIOGRAPHICA Theatrical scene with five actors on stage, some standing and some kneeling, dressed in period costumes, with a table filled with candles, books, and props, and dark background with curved light structures. Directed by Heather Fairbairn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1695361195340-ARW1D67NU9YQ63P9HMC0/Lyric+Opera+Biographica018+copy.jpg BIOGRAPHICA A theatrical scene with a spotlighted man gesturing with his arms, a dark backdrop featuring a large projection of the words "THE KNOWABLE MACHINE," and a desk with candles and objects to the left. Directed by Heather Fairbairn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1695425649075-QOX3W4T4W6SPAW9YI8CD/Lyric+Opera+Biographica028.jpg http://www.heatherfairbairn.com/twelfth-night daily 0.75 2026-02-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1727327122171-AKVVD3Q3S3Z5QUJ9FDQL/BellShakespeare_TwelfthNight_Production_PhotoBrettBoardman_004480.JPG TWELFTH NIGHT A man dressed in a plaid skirt, blazer, and tie is standing on stage, holding a red lifebuoy around his head with his mouth open in a theatrical pose. There are additional lifebuoys and fallen leaves on the stage, with a large fallen tree in the background and black curtains behind him. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1693391451000-COBCMC6PDLZUG24DISDW/BellShakespeare_TwelfthNight_Production_PhotoBrettBoardman_005296.jpeg TWELFTH NIGHT Two men having a picnic on a staged outdoor set with a fallen tree and a life preserver, one lying down in a pink suit and the other kneeling in a light blue suit and cap, engaged in conversation. From Heather Fairbairn's staging of Twelfth Night. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1727327107243-EWDL0XOCLUZE1QLYZTV5/BellShakespeare_TwelfthNight_Production_PhotoBrettBoardman_003823.JPG TWELFTH NIGHT A man dressed in a light gray military uniform is sitting on a large log on a stage set designed to look like a forest scene, with a backdrop of dark curtains, green plants, and scattered dry leaves on the ground. Directed by Heather Fairbairn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1693391443845-656SI7JOLHZS0H0VMIEP/BellShakespeare_TwelfthNight_Production_PhotoBrettBoardman_007500.jpeg TWELFTH NIGHT Three actors on stage, two men and one woman, engaged in a theatrical play. The men are dressed in plaid suits, and the woman is in black pants and vest. They appear to be arguing or joking, with confetti on the stage floor and a log in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1727327081086-XK72ESVST4RWJGWTIL7G/BellShakespeare_TwelfthNight_Production_PhotoBrettBoardman_007219.JPG TWELFTH NIGHT Three actors performing on stage with white trees and falling confetti, one woman in black suit talking on phone, two others climbing trees, black background. From Heather Fairbairn's staging of Twelfth Night. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1693391432177-4AJBOSU9VDKBECLW9NUW/BellShakespeare_TwelfthNight_Production_PhotoBrettBoardman_013792.jpeg TWELFTH NIGHT Woman dressed in a bright red gown reading a paper with a slightly surprised or engaged expression, accompanied by a large white floral arrangement in the background. From Heather Fairbairn's staging of Twelfth Night. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1727327067030-MHYHA1MB7W2MSBNU7DW0/BellShakespeare_TwelfthNight_Production_PhotoBrettBoardman_010823.JPG TWELFTH NIGHT A woman dressed in a black floral dress kneeling and holding hands of another woman dressed in a gray suit and cap, who is also kneeling. They are smiling and appear emotional, on a stage with green flooring and background, with confetti scattered around. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1727327080050-JYMPJ4BYPDZGJFXVF88K/BellShakespeare_TwelfthNight_Production_PhotoBrettBoardman_009512.JPG TWELFTH NIGHT Performer on stage with arms raised, wearing a bright yellow and black costume, surrounded by potted plants and confetti on the floor, with dark curtains behind. From Heather Fairbairn's staging of Twelfth Night. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1727327118561-957KZCGJVK7N8PLL49W7/BellShakespeare_TwelfthNight_Production_PhotoBrettBoardman_014587.JPG TWELFTH NIGHT Person singing on stage with a microphone, surrounded by potted trees and other people in the background, dim stage lighting. From Heather Fairbairn's staging of Twelfth Night. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1727327066805-O9NFRIURRZWQB1UP7WI6/BellShakespeare_TwelfthNight_Production_PhotoBrettBoardman_011960.JPG TWELFTH NIGHT https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/cccad584-a402-4a14-96c2-9eea7251b167/BellShakespeare_TwelfthNight_Production_PhotoBrettBoardman_011960.JPG http://www.heatherfairbairn.com/associate-directing daily 0.75 2026-03-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1578762447453-R9Z5FVSMGEN9WY13CGEP/Opera_Qld_O%26E_JadeFerguson_22.10.19-1538_v2.jpg ASSOCIATE DIRECTING ORPHEUS & EURYDICE by Christopher Willibald Gluck Opera Australia, Regent Theatre, Melbourne, 2025; Sydney Opera House, 2024; Opera Queensland, 2019 Conductor Dane Lam Director & Set Designer Yaron Lifschitz Associate Director Heather Fairbairn Costume Designer Libby McDonnell Lighting Alex Berlage Video Boris Bagattini Choreography Yaron Lifschitz, Bridie Hooper and the Circa Ensemble with Owen Willetts, Natalie Peluso, Opera Queensland Chorus, and the Circa Ensemble https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1727409239949-KM2TUH2ZKWTX9SYDCBKS/Idomeneo-750x500-1.jpg ASSOCIATE DIRECTING IDOMENEO by W. A. Mozart Opera Australia, Sydney Opera House, 2024 Conductor Johannes Fritzsch Director Lindy Hume Assistant Director Heather Fairbairn Set Designer Michael Yeargan Costume Designer Anna Cordingley Lighting Designer Verity Hampson Video Designer David Bergman Cinematography Catherine Pettman Set Design Consultant Richard Roberts Photographer: Keith Saunders https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1727407335530-YGAVIIJEO5YFXBJDUEMX/marriageoffigaro5.jpg ASSOCIATE DIRECTING LE NOZZE DI FIGARO by W. A. Mozart Opera Queensland, 2021 Conductor Dane Lam Director Patrick Nolan Associate Director Heather Fairbairn Designer Marg Horwell Lighting Design Bernie Tan-Hayes Choreography Elisa May with Queensland Symphony Orchestra and the Opera Queensland Chorus Photos: Jade Ferguson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1585184018209-8V1MJLOTUVBX48A27IIY/LOTF+2.jpg ASSOCIATE DIRECTING LORD OF THE FLIES by William Golding, adapted for the stage by Nigel Williams Sydney Theatre Company, 2019 Director Kip Williams Assistant Director Heather Fairbairn Dramaturg Eryn Jean Norvill Set Design Elizabeth Gadsby Lighting Alexander Berlage Sound James Brown with Joseph Althouse, Justin Amankwah, Nyx Calder, Yerin Ha, Daniel Monks, Mark Paguio, Rahel Romahn, Eliza Scanlen, Contessa Treffone, Nikita Waldron, Mia Wasikowska https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1727407076480-SSAJNU7XY1MU2BA2HOCS/7323d5ad4355e4f6.jpg ASSOCIATE DIRECTING ACCIDENTAL DEATH OF AN ANARCHIST by Dario Fo Sydney Theatre Company, Sydney Opera House, 2018 Director Sarah Giles Assistant Director Heather Fairbairn Designer Jonathon Oxlade Lighting Designer Trent Suidgeest Composer & Sound Designer Stefan Gregory Movement Directors Mike Finch and Nigel Poulton Choreographer Sara Black with Caroline Brazier, Julie Forsyth, Bessie Holland, Annie Maynard, Amber McMahon, Susie Youssef Marketing image: Rene Vaile https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1727334103945-QF9T1UA65F8A622M7B4Y/07-lisette-oropesa-charles-castronovo-michele-pertusi-sarah-northgraves-sacha-plaige_verylarge.jpg ASSOCIATE DIRECTING LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR by Gaetano Donizetti Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 2017 Director Katie Mitchell Assistant Directors Heather Fairbairn & Lily McLeish Designer Vicki Mortimer Lighting designer Jon Clark with Lisette Oropesa, Charles Castronovo and Christopher Maltman https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1727409512390-JSUQS4WTD1IN6OZ48J7L/trov1_1.jpg ASSOCIATE DIRECTING IL TROVATORE by Giuseppe Verdi Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 2016 Conductor Gianandrea Noseda Director David Bösch Trainee Director Heather Fairbairn https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1727329674102-VZIEP6GGF8NGXD74B1BN/DSC_1668.jpg ASSOCIATE DIRECTING OPHELIAS ZIMMER by Alice Birch Schaubühne Berlin & Royal Court Theatre, 2016 Director Katie Mitchell Associate Director Lily McLeish Assistant Director Heather Fairbairn Design Chloe Lamford Dramaturge Nils Haarmann Sound Design Max Pappenheim Light Design Fabiana Piccioli Associate Artists Michelle Terry, Paul Ready with Iris Becher, Ulrich Hoppe, Jenny König, and Renato Schuch Images by Gianmarco Bresadola https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1727331536784-G1DHKE0VM8E49ENJJZ9V/ALCINA.jpg ASSOCIATE DIRECTING ALCINA by George Frideric Handel Festival d'Aix-en-Provence, 2015 Music direction Andrea Marcon Stage direction Katie Mitchell Stage design Chloe Lamford Costumes design Laura Hopkins Light design James Farncombe Choreography Joseph W. Alford Assistant Director Dan Ayling Trainee Director Heather Fairbairn Orchestra Freiburger Barockorchester Images © Patrick Berger https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1418364828185-3N670MCQN4LU3VF0LIBG/217975_10151048923063565_1323663196_n.jpg ASSOCIATE DIRECTING 1984 after George Orwell, adapted by Nelle Lee & Nick Skubij Shake & Stir, Queensland Performing Arts Centre, 2012 Director Michael Futcher Assistant Director Heather Fairbairn Designer Josh McIntosh Lighting Designer Jason Glenwright Sound Designer Guy Webster Media Producers optikal bloc Images by Dylan Evans https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1418366913839-XA1ALSJ3Z0LMUBAJHVKT/ayli_alec-snow-1-image-efbfbd-la-boite-theatre-company.jpg ASSOCIATE DIRECTING AS YOU LIKE IT by William Shakespeare La Boite Theatre Company, 2012 Director David Berthold Assistant Directors Heather Fairbairn & Steven Mitchell Wright Designer Renée Mulder Lighting Designer David Walters Composer & Sound Designer Guy Webster Images by Al Caeiro http://www.heatherfairbairn.com/winterreise daily 0.75 2026-02-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1418347662143-6YFY2QC2ILTF9HNPI56U/2014_Winterreise_070.jpg WINTERREISE WINTERREISE National Institute of Dramatic Art, Sydney, 2014 Director Heather Fairbairn Designer Madeleine Hoy Lighting Designer Alex Berlage Dramaturg Robin Dixon with Michael Curtain, Alex Sefton, Nerida Godfrey, Peter McAllum Images © NIDA, Photographer: Lisa Maree Williams https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1418347427725-8DRAW9OG8RJ5UBLPY6MU/2014_Winterreise_053.jpg WINTERREISE A man and a woman standing in a dark room with dramatic lighting, the man in the foreground gazing upward, the woman in the background looking down. From Heather Fairbairn's operatic adaptation of Schubert's Winterreise. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1418347457256-JZHKCGDP59L298A81OLT/2014_Winterreise_043.jpg WINTERREISE A woman on her hands and knees on snow-covered ground, with shadows cast across her and the snow. From Heather Fairbairn's operatic adaptation of Schubert's Winterreise. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1418347759892-RT6HALK5OVAWB92JG3SO/2014_Winterreise_059.jpg WINTERREISE A woman sitting on the floor, hugging her knees with her arms crossed over them, in a dark setting. The floor is covered with white fluffy material, and there is a dark background with a person in the foreground, partially visible and illuminated with red light, holding their head in their hands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1418359838911-QYTK306MS03ZMXUTYNZJ/2014_Winterreise_082.jpg WINTERREISE Two performers on stage, a man and a woman, with a pianist in the background. The woman holds a suitcase and a red bag, wearing a teal crop top and skirt, while the man holds a red cloth or scarf, both appearing in a dramatic scene with a dark background and stage water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1418359536987-LXQBWCW8J1K2GYI1065O/2014_Winterreise_085.jpg WINTERREISE A theatrical performance with two actors; one is an older man carrying a briefcase and the other is a young girl on his back, both appear distressed, set against a dark background. From Heather Fairbairn's operatic adaptation of Winterreise. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1418360088917-EXWKPER8LTD86CYYIJNQ/2014_Winterreise_089.jpg WINTERREISE The image depicts a dramatic stage scene with three performers. A man in a beige shirt and red tie is kneeling over a woman lying on the floor, clutching her and looking distressed. The woman has long hair and is wearing a light blue top and shorts. In the background, a man in dark clothing is playing a piano in a darkened setting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1418360071587-OQQ7VOXIW68I7CVHUZQS/2014_Winterreise_123.jpg WINTERREISE A person dancing or performing in the dark with water splashing around, illuminated by a spotlight, wearing a crop top and shorts. From Heather Fairbairn's operatic adaptation of Schubert's Winterreise. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1418360071587-OQQ7VOXIW68I7CVHUZQS/2014_Winterreise_123.jpg http://www.heatherfairbairn.com/magic-flute daily 0.75 2026-02-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1515289564924-8B29A381SWQ5T8L2X0QN/_DSC2502.jpg THE MAGIC FLUTE THE MAGIC FLUTE by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, with new music by Ana Seara European Tour: Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel (Belgium, 2017), Ferme du Biéreau (Belgium, 2017), Grand Théâtre de la Ville (Luxembourg, 2017), Fundación Albéniz-Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía (Madrid, 2018), Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (Lisbon, 2018). Director & Production Designer Heather Fairbairn Composer Ana Seara Dramaturg Sophie van der Stegan Design Associate Isabella Andronos with Fabien Hyon, Guillaume Paire, Julie Gebhart and Marie Datcharry Supported by enoa and Creative Europe Programme of the European Union © Michel Cooreman https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1515291066900-P4AH8N4X96WS4CRQ6XQJ/21742920_10155735149553739_8670072581081870225_n.jpg THE MAGIC FLUTE A person dressed as a clown crouches on a wooden photo booth stand, preparing to pick up a flower from a basket, as children and adults watch during a festive event. From Heather Fairbairn's theatrical adaptation of The Magic Flute. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1515288075050-9QL0ZOYV1XVI8BZU1UTC/Magic+Flute+Cover.jpg THE MAGIC FLUTE A performer dressed as a historical soldier is lying on a raised wooden platform with a coat of arms design, in front of an audience of children and adults, some wearing colorful paper hats, in an indoor setting with wooden walls. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1515291062997-KYR375MVDJTRMTYO9G1Y/21740187_10155735148578739_2896058357858912747_n.jpg THE MAGIC FLUTE A performer dressed as a historical military figure with a red jacket and gold braid entertains children and adults at an indoor event. The audience, including children with colorful paper hats, are sitting on the floor watching him. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1515288094311-J1LTYN163HO63IAH4NX0/21742095_10159214129175459_865008333_o.jpg THE MAGIC FLUTE A young man in a white shirt, shorts, and a hat is sleeping inside a large wooden chest, with an audience of children and elderly people watching. The audience is seated on the floor and chairs, some wearing colorful paper hats. The scene appears to be part of a performance or event in a room with wooden walls and a patterned rug. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1515288471895-RHQUZLXI05M5V78VD0AG/_DSC2496.jpg THE MAGIC FLUTE Actors performing on stage in a theatrical play, with one actor in a black costume, a woman holding flowers, and a man in a red military-style coat gesturing. From Heather Fairbairn's theatrical adaptation of The Magic Flute. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1515288872549-98FB1K2PZD833YUWCJBW/_DSC2530.jpg THE MAGIC FLUTE Children and adults watching a magic show with confetti falling in a dark theater. From Heather Fairbairn's theatrical adaptation of The Magic Flute. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1515289297226-9UM1CMDO6BE01GMWB5DJ/_DSC2473.jpg THE MAGIC FLUTE A woman standing and smiling at a man sitting on a chair, both in costume, with a group of children and adults seated around them, in what appears to be a theatrical performance. From Heather Fairbairn's theatrical adaptation of The Magic Flute. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1515289830081-QB4OR3QNNTSZGXCNNA26/_DSC2452.jpg THE MAGIC FLUTE A person performing with a disco ball at a nightclub or party with an audience, some taking photos or watching. From Heather Fairbairn's theatrical adaptation of The Magic Flute. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1515288872549-98FB1K2PZD833YUWCJBW/_DSC2530.jpg http://www.heatherfairbairn.com/elektraorestes daily 0.75 2026-02-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1616919043990-I9KLX454QTC80H5H1WC2/22.+Photo+credit+Stephen+Henry.jpg ELEKTRA/ORESTES ELEKTRA/ORESTES by Jada Alberts & Anne-Louise Sarks Metro Arts, Brisbane, 2021 Director Heather Fairbairn Designer Sarah Winter Lighting Designer Christine Felmingham Composer & Sound Designer Julian Starr with Violette Ayad, Caroline Dunphy, Tate Hinchy, Tatum Mottin, and Marcus Oborn Images by Stephen Henry https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1616921136162-V31FXLT9AHUHAWYENI4A/23.+Violette+Ayad%2C+Caroline+Dunphy+and+Tatum+Mottin.+Photo+credit+Stephen+Henry.jpeg ELEKTRA/ORESTES Three women engaged in a conversation around a white table with a vase of red roses, set with cups, snacks, and personal items. One woman with curly dark hair is sitting on the table, gesturing with her hands. Another woman with red hair, wearing a burgundy dress, sits and appears thoughtful, while the third woman with blond hair, wearing a white top and brown skirt, is leaning over her, offering support. They are in a room with white walls and gray curtains. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1616919388935-MOUR7UQGC6M47I5KQB42/10.+Violette+Ayad.+Photo+Credit+Stephen+Henry.jpg ELEKTRA/ORESTES Woman with curly hair wearing a straw hat, resting her chin on her hands, sitting at a table with a vase of red roses and white flowers, and looking to the side with a bored or annoyed expression. From director Heather Fairbairn's Elektra/Orestes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1616925185111-NQHAJXUOWQDX2ZJIGC9N/6.+Tatum+Mottin+and+Violette+Ayad.+Photo+Credit+Stephen+Henry.jpg ELEKTRA/ORESTES Two women standing closely together, showing concern or comforting each other in front of a plain wall. From director Heather Fairbairn's production of Elektra/Orestes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1616924956569-ROCF31S2P8AZ9OTQIYRA/5.+Caroline+Dunphy+and+Violette+Ayad+Photo+credit+Stephen+Henry.jpg ELEKTRA/ORESTES Two women in conversation, one in the foreground with arms crossed and a serious expression, the other in the background gesturing and talking, both indoors with curtains behind them. From director Heather Fairbairn's production of Elektra/Orestes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1616926119386-JMTR713ZSL0I1KTU6EB8/8.+Photo+Credit+Stephen+Henry.jpeg ELEKTRA/ORESTES Six people in a dimly lit room with a chandelier, some near a table, engaged in conversation or activity. From director Heather Fairbairn's production of Elektra/Orestes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1616926526064-WQK9TX0B5O4DZ2Q8E3M8/9.+Tate+Hinchy.+Photo+credit+Stephen+Henry.jpg ELEKTRA/ORESTES A young man in a white shirt and dark pants standing in a dimly lit room, facing a table with a curtain behind it, illuminated by a chandelier with lit candles hanging from the ceiling. From director Heather Fairbairn's production of Elektra/Orestes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1616927366306-3MJAX3SNRLVE2RWXMJ1X/12.+Photo+credit+Stephen+Henry.jpeg ELEKTRA/ORESTES A stage with a small set designed to resemble a room, illuminated by blue lighting. Four people dressed in white are on stage, some holding the curtain and others walking or standing around. From director Heather Fairbairn's Elektra/Orestes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1616927611327-KLEVXVV7716CD2SJU6YC/13.+Tate+Hinchy.+Photo+credit+Stephen+Henry.jpg ELEKTRA/ORESTES A young man with a backpack peeking through a door onto an audience in a dark theater stage. From director Heather Fairbairn's production of Elektra/Orestes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1616927773922-FROEUBMC8HEV0GWCK0FI/17.+Tate+Hincy.+Photo+Credit+Stephen+Henry.jpg ELEKTRA/ORESTES A young man in a white T-shirt and green pants sitting under a black kitchen table in a white room, reaching into a gray backpack, with a white plush toy and a black device on the floor. The room has a white door on the left and a white shelving unit on the right, with black and dark-colored walls and drawers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1616928195780-G8MEKWTBS69LKM11FCJP/18.+Violette+Ayad+and+Tate+Hinchy.+Photo+credit+Stephen+Henry.jpg ELEKTRA/ORESTES A man kneeling while holding a woman's arms in a dramatic scene, with a set resembling a kitchen in the background. From director Heather Fairbairn's production of Elektra/Orestes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1616928291318-O5R2CAANJ597I8PVY3JG/14.+Photo+credit+Stephen+Henry.jpg ELEKTRA/ORESTES Heather Fairbairn's production of Elektra/Orestes. Silhouette of a woman with a microphone in front of a stage with a man preparing food at a countertop. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1616928709045-ST9EHHTUFY285FYKEF0Z/11.+Photo+Credit+Stephen+Henry.jpg ELEKTRA/ORESTES Heather Fairbairn's production of Elektra/Orestes. Two people in white shirts dancing in a dark room with red lights on the wall, illuminated slightly by low lighting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1616920437405-1IPO1LNE8NC0O14WYBSZ/6.+Tatum+Mottin+and+Violette+Ayad.+Photo+Credit+Stephen+Henry.jpg http://www.heatherfairbairn.com/home daily 1.0 2026-03-22 http://www.heatherfairbairn.com/an-enemy-of-the-people daily 0.75 2026-03-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1670116414575-SV82S0ZRCDATPNYZ098A/AEOTP+457A6435++med+res.jpg AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE by Henrik Ibsen, adapted by Arthur Miller Queensland Theatre, Brisbane, 2022 Director Heather Fairbairn Designer Jessica Palfrey Lighting Designer Dan Anderzipf Composer & Sound Designer Morgan Francis with members of the Young Artists’ Ensemble © Queensland Theatre 2022 – Photos: Stephen Henry https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1670116621368-MJVX7J7OUNMYWPRLK0RC/AEOTP+457A6350++med+res.jpg AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1670117307091-DZZ1087F8SF86MI0FRNW/AEOTP+IMG_5965++med+res.jpg AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE Heather Fairbairn's production of An Enemy of the People. A group of young actors on a stage set with a modern window frame backdrop, with one actor holding papers and speaking, and four others listening attentively in a theatrical production. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1670117345381-G8K6P6STMYY8U1BBMBQW/AEOTP+IMG_6056++med+res.jpg AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE A person with short hair and a white shirt is seen through a multi-pane window, holding a newspaper. Inside a dark room, several other people are moving around and standing near tables with books or papers, set against a scenic backdrop of mountains and water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1670117719911-XB80RUIQVXSLFT3FKCGH/AEOTP+IMG_6075++med+res.jpg AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE Heather Fairbairn's production of An Enemy of the People at Queensland Theatre. Three actors in a theatrical stage scene with a desk, books, and papers, and two glass structures, in a dark setting with stage lights. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1670116913689-AIZJEMW1WJTTUZ0TZM8R/AEOTP+457A6481++med+res.jpg AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE Three young men in suits having a serious conversation in a room with a large window covered in newspapers with headlines about politics and elections. One man is sitting at a desk with books and papers, while the other two stand nearby. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1670117774555-NCZUXSBMYVTHYU6FN0XQ/AEOTP+IMG_6125++med+res.jpg AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE Heather Fairbairn's production of An Enemy of the People at Queensland Theatre. A young woman in black standing in front of a window with broken panes, behind which are scattered newspapers and some people, in a dark teal-lit scene. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1670117091415-PWMJYFQCU18N0AOOVNAU/AEOTP+IMG_6144.jpeg AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE Heather Fairbairn's production of An Enemy of the People. A theatrical stage scene with a group of actors, some seated and some standing, in period costumes, against a backdrop of newspaper clippings on window panels, under stage lighting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1774179907727-UXFUHVI2YPFGYCCUQ9Q6/AEOTP%2B457A6534%2B%2Bmed%2Bres.jpg AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE Heather Fairbairn's production of An Enemy of the People at Queensland Theatre. Group of young people performing on stage during a theatrical play, with one person speaking into a microphone and others listening. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1670117348789-USW7CIKAJKBB4UMFKU21/AEOTP+IMG_6183++med+res.jpg AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE Heather Fairbairn's production of An Enemy of the People. Two actors on stage, one in a red robe and the other in a vest and white shirt, stand close together with newspaper headlines on the wall behind them, scattered debris on the floor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1670116953056-1C0TC0KBOHXR0V8OKWC0/AEOTP+IMG_6260.jpeg AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE Heather Fairbairn's production. A theatrical stage with actors preparing or rehearsing. Some actors are inside a metal framework structure, while others are on the dark stage floor, surrounded by papers, props, and scattered tennis balls. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1670117774555-NCZUXSBMYVTHYU6FN0XQ/AEOTP+IMG_6125++med+res.jpg http://www.heatherfairbairn.com/revolt-she-said-revolt-again daily 0.75 2026-02-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1638254045874-YB53H0D041QUEZCCD2VP/2021_REVOLT+%28229%29.jpg REVOLT. SHE SAID. REVOLT AGAIN. REVOLT. SHE SAID. REVOLT AGAIN. by Alice Birch NIDA Studio Theatre, Sydney, 2021 Director Heather Fairbairn Assistant Director Alexei Ymer-Welsby Set Designer Angelina Meany Costume Designer Phoenix McKay Lighting Designer Sybilla Wajon Composer & Sound Designer Kaitlyn Crocker with NIDA Third Year Directing Students © NIDA 2021 – Photos: Gaye Gerard https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1623221681779-NWUVOY08TKUNXDNHGRQX/2021_REVOLT+SHE+SAID+REVOLT+AGAIN_Highlights+%2828%29.jpeg REVOLT. SHE SAID. REVOLT AGAIN. Two women with curly hair and pink makeup preparing for a performance or photoshoot; one is sitting on the floor applying makeup, and the other is standing near a clothing rack, talking on a phone; a mannequin with red hair and a wig are also present. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1623221669327-PM7U2FB0X74ASUXZACMP/2021_REVOLT+SHE+SAID+REVOLT+AGAIN_Highlights+%2829%29.jpeg REVOLT. SHE SAID. REVOLT AGAIN. Heather Fairbairn's production at NIDA. People entering an art installation featuring a pink room with mannequins and neon lighting. The black wall above the entrance displays a digital sign that says 'Revolt. She said. Revolt again.' https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1623221661304-K7D02TIPG4LEZ6DY6X8X/2021_REVOLT+SHE+SAID+REVOLT+AGAIN_Highlights+%2832%29.jpeg REVOLT. SHE SAID. REVOLT AGAIN. Heather Fairbairn's production of Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again. A man singing into a microphone on stage with women in pink costumes sitting behind him and a woman in a pink dress performing on stage, all set in a pink room. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1638307846582-YMBFB2GJYOH6A2K668E5/2021_REVOLT+%28292%29.jpeg REVOLT. SHE SAID. REVOLT AGAIN. Heather Fairbairn's production of Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again. at NIDA. Stage with pink lighting, four performers including three women and one man, minimalistic kitchen set in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1638254480143-QQ362DPB7TG86SHJHPYC/2021_REVOLT+%2840%29.jpeg REVOLT. SHE SAID. REVOLT AGAIN. Heather Fairbairn's production of Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again. at NIDA. A woman in a pink strapless top and skirt holding a glass, looking sad behind a man in a suit at a pink background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1623222141200-NQ0BLNLD6KPJ9U6JNMHS/2021_REVOLT+SHE+SAID+REVOLT+AGAIN_Highlights+%281%29.jpeg REVOLT. SHE SAID. REVOLT AGAIN. Heather Fairbairn's production. Theater stage with a pink and purple set, featuring four women, one sitting, one lying on the floor, one standing, and one sitting at a table; neon sign with sexual empowerment message at the top. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1623221626242-5POWD0Z8WEKT2Y91FL26/2021_REVOLT+SHE+SAID+REVOLT+AGAIN_Highlights+%2843%29.jpeg REVOLT. SHE SAID. REVOLT AGAIN. The stage set features two women conversing, with a pink backdrop and shadows cast on the wall. The word 'REVOLUTION' appears in pink neon above. The scene is lit with pink lights, with a table, chairs, and a green pot in the center. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1638254112679-9UO8711T0S7OGPFIYDCY/floor+tile+up+2021_REVOLT+%28378%29.jpeg REVOLT. SHE SAID. REVOLT AGAIN. Heather Fairbairn's production of Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again. at NIDA. Stage scene with three women surrounded by broken objects and scattered items, with pink walls and furniture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1623221618220-A3U48C2YWT2UCO5TXJC1/2021_REVOLT+SHE+SAID+REVOLT+AGAIN_Highlights+%2846%29.jpeg REVOLT. SHE SAID. REVOLT AGAIN. Group of five young adults sitting on the floor, laughing and enjoying themselves, while a person in the background stands against a dark, colorful stage with pink lighting and abstract set pieces. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1638307792017-TIKGF1E5KJ2SYT9DY5BY/priest+2021_REVOLT+%28417%29.jpeg REVOLT. SHE SAID. REVOLT AGAIN. Heather Fairbairn's production of Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again. at NIDA. People working on a pink theatrical set with wall and ceiling structures, some of which are hanging or leaning, and clutter on the floor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1638254197792-8OCTR9DUCCLRBIQ8GGT2/laptop+2021_REVOLT+%28407%29.jpeg REVOLT. SHE SAID. REVOLT AGAIN. Heather Fairbairn's production of Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again. at NIDA. Five young adults huddled around a laptop with an Apple logo, watching intently in a dimly lit room with pink and purple lighting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1638254218316-W9CEBQH97PJOHMC6GC6A/2021_REVOLT+%28423%29.jpeg REVOLT. SHE SAID. REVOLT AGAIN. Heather Fairbairn's production of Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again. at NIDA. Dark room lit with red light, modern art installation with angular shapes and scattered objects, person standing on right side. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1638254112679-9UO8711T0S7OGPFIYDCY/floor+tile+up+2021_REVOLT+%28378%29.jpeg http://www.heatherfairbairn.com/rosie-catalano-hearts daily 0.75 2026-02-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1418361610658-9JZ3T1H9RE4S48TJV4UF/Picture1.jpg HEARTS Heather Fairbairn's Triple J Music Video. A woman with dark wavy hair lying on her back, looking upward with a calm expression, surrounded by dark foliage in a moody, dimly lit outdoor setting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1418361643763-9QRPWWTVX5JQ556T6AGV/Picture2.jpg HEARTS Heather Fairbairn's Triple J Music Video. A man and woman stand close together in a dark, wooded area, staring at each other with serious expressions; the scene has a somber, tense atmosphere. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1418361758177-4W4ENG5R3SUZYM6ZXEPN/Picture5.jpg HEARTS Heather Fairbairn's Triple J Music Video. Two people lying on the sand at the beach, one wearing a white shirt and the other wearing a beige outfit. The scene appears to be during dusk or dawn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1418361795789-D1YQUX0LD4F8FYSH6TS5/picture6.jpg HEARTS Heather Fairbairn's Triple J Music Video. Close-up of a woman with dark hair lying down with her eyes closed, appearing peaceful or asleep. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1418361728041-65YV3SFRTJWDAPLG42H6/Picture3.jpg HEARTS HEARTS - Rosie Catalano NIDA & Triple J Unearthed Music Video First screened on ABC Rage, 27 September 2014. Director Heather Fairbairn Director of Photography Victor Quieroz Production Designer Laura Anna Lucas Production Co-ordinator Jack Thompson 1st Assistant Director Grace Benn https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1418361830698-XK59QRAI4HWXKVB53CLL/Picture7.jpg HEARTS Heather Fairbairn's Triple J Music Video. A man and a woman stand close to each other outdoors in a dark, wooded area, facing each other. The woman holds part of her dress, which drapes over a table with bottles, jars, and apples on it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1418361728041-65YV3SFRTJWDAPLG42H6/Picture3.jpg http://www.heatherfairbairn.com/ariadne-auf-naxos-1 daily 0.75 2026-03-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1548660434211-7ZU1CZ8ULE55TBNIXBL8/Ariadne+auf+Naxos+HR+111.jpg ARIADNE AUF NAXOS ARIADNE AUF NAXOS by Richard Strauss and Hugo von Hofmannsthal Conservatorium Theatre, Brisbane, 2018 Conductor Simone Young Director & Production Designer Heather Fairbairn Musical Preparation Richard Hetherington, Jennifer Marten-Smith, Philip Mayers, Simon Bruckard with Members of the Lisa Gasteen National Opera Program https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1548660471595-GR491Z6MH6DUHE448KB9/Ariadne+auf+Naxos+HR+113.jpg ARIADNE AUF NAXOS Heather Fairbairn's production of Ariadne auf Naxos. Group of people rehearsing or performing on stage, some standing and others sitting, with a woman raising her hand in the center. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1548660876014-JBRZUBY1MWXUFWEDS3VC/Ariadne+auf+Naxos+HR+37.jpg ARIADNE AUF NAXOS Two women on a stage, one standing and one sitting. The standing woman, dressed in black pants, a white shirt, and a black tie, appears to be speaking or giving instructions. The seated woman, dressed in black with lace sleeves, looks distressed or worried, with her hands clenched near her face. There are background figures and musical stands, indicating a theatrical performance or rehearsal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1548660292636-KKSD60LZEUBKIQUCC3Y5/Ariadne+auf+Naxos+HR+52.jpg ARIADNE AUF NAXOS A theatrical performance with six actors on stage, some dressed in black and others in blue, sequined dresses. The stage backdrop features a mountain landscape painting. One actor is sweeping the floor, two are standing, and others are adjusting their positions or reading scripts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1548660332984-3ZKSX5L2D2O8WO0TN6S8/Ariadne+auf+Naxos+HR+57.jpg ARIADNE AUF NAXOS A woman wearing a sparkly black dress stands on stage with a serious expression, facing forward. Several people, some in formal attire, are in the background watching her, with a painted backdrop featuring mountains behind her. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1548659851589-WISTB15VKSQKBDO4PPPH/Ariadne+auf+Naxos+HR+50.jpg ARIADNE AUF NAXOS Heather Fairbairn's production of Ariadne auf Naxos. A man and woman performing on stage, with the woman touching the man's shoulder and smiling, both dressed in dark clothing with shiny accents, against a black background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1548660383268-C5DZB9V497H8MN8Z1DIX/Ariadne+auf+Naxos+HR+63.jpg ARIADNE AUF NAXOS Heather Fairbairn's production of Ariadne auf Naxos. Theater stage with five performers in sparkling dresses, two seated men, and a painted mountain background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1548660292636-KKSD60LZEUBKIQUCC3Y5/Ariadne+auf+Naxos+HR+52.jpg http://www.heatherfairbairn.com/portfolio daily 0.75 2026-03-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/43295359-3f98-47e9-83d0-375e5b84a2a7/do+not+go+gentle.jpg PORTFOLIO Upcoming: DO NOT GO GENTLE (Queensland Theatre, Brisbane) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/e5b8adc1-436f-47f4-893f-c655cb9f5b22/onegin+7.jpg PORTFOLIO EUGENE ONEGIN (Revival, Opera Australia, Sydney) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/9a95f81a-ee81-436c-927a-08a57e193640/NORPA_PrimaFacie_KHolmes_35.jpg PORTFOLIO PRIMA FACIE (NORPA, NSW Tour) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/759465e5-ff20-4f2c-abb0-193b1598a34e/VO2025+-+Katya+Kabanova+%C2%A9+Jeff+Busby+%2821%29.jpg PORTFOLIO KATYA KABANOVA (Victorian Opera, Melbourne) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/f34ee222-0151-468f-9739-4f4ca99d4ee5/oa-barberSS25-prod10.jpg.webp PORTFOLIO THE BARBER OF SEVILLE (Revival, Opera Australia, Sydney & Melbourne) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1695362992425-6SNW6F84IKDF27LLFFSN/Lyric+Opera+Biographica045+copy.jpg PORTFOLIO BIOGRAPHICA (Lyric Opera of Melbourne) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1727327066805-O9NFRIURRZWQB1UP7WI6/BellShakespeare_TwelfthNight_Production_PhotoBrettBoardman_011960.JPG PORTFOLIO TWELFTH NIGHT (Bell Shakespeare, Sydney) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1670117774555-NCZUXSBMYVTHYU6FN0XQ/AEOTP+IMG_6125++med+res.jpg PORTFOLIO AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE (Queensland Theatre, Brisbane) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1727408118263-SUITEX19APNSPTZU634M/IMG_6176.jpeg PORTFOLIO THE WOLVES (Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1531998323734-EMB38GCYEWSS18A8VWK7/23521692-25765487.jpg PORTFOLIO ARIADNE AUF NAXOS (Revival, Théâtre des Champs-Élysées; Finnish National Opera; Royal Danish Opera) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1638254112679-9UO8711T0S7OGPFIYDCY/floor+tile+up+2021_REVOLT+%28378%29.jpeg PORTFOLIO REVOLT. 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REVOLT AGAIN (National Institute of Dramatic Art, Sydney) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1616928291318-O5R2CAANJ597I8PVY3JG/14.+Photo+credit+Stephen+Henry.jpg PORTFOLIO ELEKTRA/ORESTES (Metro Arts, Brisbane) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1565821120465-UECHT150DNAGU6SKPETR/SilkMoth-73.jpg PORTFOLIO SILK MOTH (Arcola Theatre, London) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1774178575310-JFC21T9GT3LXYEC0678U/20191127-IMG_9835.jpg PORTFOLIO THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR (Queensland Conservatorium, Brisbane) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1548660383268-C5DZB9V497H8MN8Z1DIX/Ariadne+auf+Naxos+HR+63.jpg PORTFOLIO ARIADNE AUF NAXOS (Queensland Conservatorium, Brisbane) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/28c223e5-d842-4889-83f8-9168c8adeb29/snappy+operas.jpg PORTFOLIO SNAPPY OPERAS (Mahogany Opera, London) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1731033425247-NYAIOLLVAA68SP3ETN8G/621_The+Mutant+Man+%40+The+Space.+Photo+by+Greg+Goodale.jpg PORTFOLIO THE MUTANT MAN (The Space Arts Centre, London) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1515288872549-98FB1K2PZD833YUWCJBW/_DSC2530.jpg PORTFOLIO THE MAGIC FLUTE (Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel, Brussels) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1444885393407-UBOVR42MUVN4467KD2PG/SunnytownProductionFinalsHR-8240.jpg PORTFOLIO SUNNYTOWN (La Boite, Brisbane) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1418359838911-QYTK306MS03ZMXUTYNZJ/2014_Winterreise_082.jpg PORTFOLIO WINTERREISE (National Institute of Dramatic Art, Sydney) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1418361728041-65YV3SFRTJWDAPLG42H6/Picture3.jpg PORTFOLIO HEARTS (Triple J / Rage) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/1436283183416-EMUIFL0SOFYUV4KTTA14/alcina-a-aix-magiciennes-malefiques-et-femmes-brisees%2CM236588.jpg PORTFOLIO - ASSOCIATE DIRECTING - http://www.heatherfairbairn.com/snappy-operas daily 0.75 2025-11-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/28c223e5-d842-4889-83f8-9168c8adeb29/snappy+operas.jpg SNAPPY OPERAS Heather Fairbairn's direction of Snappy Operas. Children wearing white shirts decorated with colorful pom-poms performing a lively dance or song in a church or auditorium. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/ac761fab-bcdc-490d-b2f5-a7fa74c67872/snappy+opera+copy.jpg SNAPPY OPERAS Heather Fairbairn's direction of Snappy Operas. Children dressed in red choir robes with white collars, some wearing crowns, standing on stairs inside a church or cathedral during a performance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/d149367f-c992-46ee-a1af-8832d0d59fd6/snappy+opera.jpeg SNAPPY OPERAS Heather Fairbairn's direction of Snappy Operas. Four children dressed as chefs with white hats and aprons, looking surprised or excited. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/8043ab75-00cf-443c-ace0-2ac1f556e579/temp2.jpg http://www.heatherfairbairn.com/katya-kabanova daily 0.75 2026-03-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/8f48ea5c-1126-48e1-b237-e0de115bc587/VO2025+-+Katya+Kabanova+%C2%A9+Jeff+Busby+%282%29.jpg KATYA KABANOVA Heather Fairbairn's Katya Kabanova. A group of people and camera crew on a stage with large black and white portrait backdrop of a woman's face, surrounded by makeshift scaffolding and plastic sheeting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/cb13d0ea-3630-4361-90be-1514b4801dff/VICTORIAN+OPERA_KATYA+KABANOVA_photo+Jeff+Busby_1195.jpg KATYA KABANOVA Heather Fairbairn's Katya Kabanova. A woman standing outdoors in front of a chain-link fence with plants, wearing a cream sweater and a red pleated skirt, smiling with arms outstretched. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/bd6b2c2f-5957-4f77-ae5a-e5fc307b03ad/VO2025+-+Katya+Kabanova+%C2%A9+Jeff+Busby+%284%29.jpg KATYA KABANOVA Heather Fairbairn's Katya Kabanova. Three women standing outdoors at night near a chain-link fence with plastic sheeting. They look thoughtful or concerned, with one holding a large duffle bag. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/db9d156d-ab87-4ffd-bf87-20407e9f6326/VO2025+-+Katya+Kabanova+%C2%A9+Jeff+Busby+%287%29.jpg KATYA KABANOVA Heather Fairbairn's Katya Kabanova. Live-cinema, cine-opera scene, with a woman kneeling on the floor, another woman sitting on the ground with a concerned expression, and a man operating a camera, set against a dark, textured background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/c7fcecc3-c600-4158-b88b-7acb87262040/VICTORIAN-OPERA_KATYA-KABANOVA_photo-Jeff-Busby_1486.jpg KATYA KABANOVA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/34e98da9-a63b-43c6-b401-eae7ef4c25a8/VO2025+-+Katya+Kabanova+%C2%A9+Jeff+Busby+%289%29.jpg KATYA KABANOVA Heather Fairbairn's Katya Kabanova. Two young people are standing near a chain-link fence covered with vine plants, at night. The woman is smiling and wearing a denim jacket. The man is wearing glasses, a blue shirt, and jeans. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/17c41a65-3794-4d21-80cd-66f89faff339/VO2025+-+Katya+Kabanova+%C2%A9+Jeff+Busby+%281%29.jpg KATYA KABANOVA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/7a23a191-bdd3-47b7-8590-757bf591932a/VO2025+-+Katya+Kabanova+%C2%A9+Jeff+Busby+%2811%29.jpg KATYA KABANOVA Heather Fairbairn's Katya Kabanova. A woman in a shiny dress and patterned shawl is gesturing emotionally, while a man in a beige coat and glasses stands behind a chain-link fence, touching it with one hand and looking down, in a theatrical scene. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/8a671e45-8c73-4332-afaa-6111f1529814/VICTORIAN-OPERA_KATYA-KABANOVA_photo-Jeff-Busby_1895.jpg KATYA KABANOVA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/c808bdfe-23d7-46b0-a5a0-caa3bd9e7b53/VO2025+-+Katya+Kabanova+%C2%A9+Jeff+Busby+%2818%29.jpg KATYA KABANOVA Heather Fairbairn's Katya Kabanova. Man and woman on stage with a cinematic background, scene from a live-cinema, cine-opera stage production. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a53ef3e4b0015fbd20add4/9b4bf3e8-8dfb-4aeb-8017-0e4898f64351/VO2025+-+Katya+Kabanova+%C2%A9+Jeff+Busby+%2820%29.jpg KATYA KABANOVA Heather Fairbairn's Katya Kabanova. 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