Peter Amesbury's career in live performance and theatre production spans more than fifteen years, combining hands-on technical knowledge with a focus on producing, managing and delivering large-scale theatrical experiences.
Since 2013, Peter has worked with the Australian Shakespeare Company, developing a close collaboration with theatre director Glenn Elston OAM. Over the past decade he has managed more than one hundred seasons of theatre across Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide, while also leading productions internationally through a long-standing relationship with Royal Botanic Gardens Kew in London.
His work has included outdoor Shakespeare, family theatre, musical theatre and special events, helping bring productions including Hamlet, Macbeth, Twelfth Night, As You Like It, The Wind in the Willows, Hair The Musical, Godspell, Alice in Wonderland and Tinkerbell and the Dream Fairies to audiences throughout Australia and the United Kingdom.
Peter's role encompasses production management, touring logistics, technical coordination, venue operations and ticketing integration, working closely with presenting partners, venues and creative teams to deliver productions from concept through to opening night.
Alongside his production work, Peter is an accomplished lighting designer whose credits include Maria Stuarda and Lucia di Lammermoor for Melbourne Opera, Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny for iOpera, Godspell for Room 8 Productions, Songs for a New World and Guilty Pleasures for Blue Saint Productions, and A Midsummer Night's Dream for ASC's international touring season.
Based in Melbourne, Peter lives with his wife Katie and their two dogs, Lucky and Scully.