About

Mark Barford is an Australian-born stage director, writer and producer based in NYC, who specializes in developing new work and reimagining classics.

He is founding Co-Artistic/Executive Director of The Australian Theatre Festival NYC.

As director, his award-winning production of ‘F*cking Men’ played multiple sold-out seasons at The King’s Head Theatre (London) and toured to Edinburgh Fringe (Assembly Festival), Dublin Gay Theatre Festival, & The Vaults.

Recent NYC directing highlights: ‘Python’, ‘Wavelength’, and ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ (Theatre Row); ‘The Children’s Hour’ and ‘As You Like It’ (Circle in the Square); ‘Hubris & Humiliation’ (Theaterlab); ‘The Tiniest Thing’ (Alchemical); ‘Breakfast’ (Secret Theatre). Writing/Directing: ‘Stranded’ (ATF), ‘Hadrian & Antinous’ (Lenfest), ‘Antidote’ (Croatian National Theatre).

As resident director: ‘The Phantom of the Opera’, ‘The Sound of Music’, ‘The Mikado’ and ‘CATS’ (Regal Theatre); & ‘Company’ (Subiaco Arts Centre).

Mark assisted directors Barrie Kosky on ‘La Boheme’ (Komische Oper, Berlin) and Ivo van Hove on ‘Network’ (Belasco, Broadway).

He has been an educator for over 10 years and is currently on faculty at Circle in the Square Theatre School in NYC.

A graduate of the Acting Shakespeare program at RADA (London), he holds a BA & Grad Dip Ed from Murdoch University and an MFA in Theatre Directing from Columbia University, under professors Anne Bogart and Brian Kulick.

Mark is an Associate Member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC).

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