Alexander Berlage

Alexander Berlage is a multi-award-winning director and lighting designer.
Alexander’s acclaimed production of A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE won 4 Sydney Theatre Awards including Best Independent Production and Best Direction of an Independent Production. His smash-hit, sold-out production of AMERICAN PSYCHO won 9 Sydney Theatre Awards including Best Direction of a Musical and Best Production of a Musical.
Alexander’s production of CRY-BABY sold out and won 4 Sydney Theatre Awards including Best Direction of a Musical and Best Production of a Musical. He has twice won the Sydney Theatre Award for Best Lighting Design of an Independent Production – for his work on AMERICAN PSYCHO and on 4:48 PSYCHOSIS. Directing credits include: WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN (with Pinwheel Productions), YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN, AMERICAN PSYCHO, CRY-BABY (at Hayes Theatre Co); LET THE RIGHT ONE IN (Darlinghurst Theatre Co.); FUTURE REMAINS (with Sydney Festival), EARTH.VOICE.BODY, RESONANT BODIES (Sydney Chamber Opera); GLORIA (Outhouse Theatre Co); A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE, HAND TO GOD (Red Line Productions). Alex’s lighting design credits include: THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST, JULIA, HUBRIS & HUMILIATION, RBG: OF MANY, ONE, LORD OF THE FLIES, LETHAL INDIFFERENCE, CLOUD NINE (Sydney Theatre Company); ELASTIC HEARTS, A BRIEF NOSTALGIA (Queensland Ballet); WOLF, PEEPSHOW, DUCK POND, SON (Circa); DANCE NATION (State Theatre Company of South Australia/Belvoir); ORPHEUS AND EURYDICE (Opera Queensland/Opera Australia/Circa/Edinburgh International Festival);
ANTARCTICA, MUSEUM OF MODERN LOVE (Sydney Festival/Seymour Centre); DEAD CAT BOUNCE, GOOD COOK. FRIENDLY. CLEAN., NOSFERATUTU OR BLEEDING AT THE BALLET (Griffin Theatre Company); NEW BREED (2018-2024), PPY (2018-2024) (Sydney Dance Company); UNQUALIFIED, MARJORIE PRIME, THE KITCHEN SINK, BUYER & CELLAR (Ensemble Theatre); EXIT THE KING, STALKING THE BOOGEYMAN, 4:48 PSYCHOSIS, THERE WILL BE A CLIMAX, DOUBT (Old Fitz Theatre); AMERICAN PSYCHO, CRY-BABY, YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN (Hayes Theatre Co).

bio updated Dec2025