Jason Forrest

Jason Forrest is an Australian director, creative and educator working across theatre, film and performance internationally. A recent graduate of NIDA's Master of Fine Arts (Directing), his practice centres on inquiry-led collaboration, performer agency and rigorous process. With three decades in the arts, Jason brings depth, clarity and a distinctly human approach to contemporary storytelling.

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Recent Projects
  1. The Red Shoes
  2. Mary Stuart
  3. Burnin’ Up
  4. No Particular Order

Drama Education
  1. Cosi (2022)
  2. Lost & Found (2021)
  3. Metamorphosis (2020)
  4. The Wizard of Oz (2018)
  5. Shakers (2017)
  6. The Cagebirds (2013)
Mary StuartTheatre 2025

Two queens, one throne.
A new adaptation by Kate Mulvany, after Friedrich Schiller.

Year: 2025
Role: Assistant Director
Category: Theatre

Director: Marion Potts
Company / Institution: National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA)
Venue: The Playhouse Theatre

Mary Stuart reimagines Schiller’s political tragedy as a tense, contemporary examination of power, loyalty and legacy, placing two formidable women at the centre of a ruthless struggle for control and survival.

Key collaborators:
Assistant Directors — Esther Dougherty, Jason Forrest
Set & Props Designer — Amelie Brown
Costume Designer — Mia MacCormick
Lighting Designer — Poppy Townsend
Sound Designer — Finlay Hogan

Cast (selected):
Mary Stuart; Queen Elizabeth I; Paulet; Mortimer; Leicester; Aubespine; Burleigh; Shrewsbury; Davison; Young Girl

Institutional production teams:
Production Stage Management, Costume, Props, Lighting, Sound and Technical Departments — NIDA

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