Cameron Taylor

Cameron is a director and clown with a Master of Fine Arts (Directing) from the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), where he was the Animal Logic Entertainment Scholar. In his final year, he co-wrote and directed a musical adaptation of The Birds with Otto Zagala, since presented at the Hayes Festival of New Work and in development for return seasons.

At NIDA, Cameron was assistant director on Nine: The Musical (dir. Dean Drieberg) and Orpheus in the Underworld (dir. Constantine Costi). He then completed a secondment with Matthew Warchus on Pride at the National Theatre, London; shadowed David Alden on Giulio Cesare for The Grange Festival; and performed withSlava’s Snowshow in China.

Outside NIDA, he assisted on Death of a Salesman (GWB Entertainment, dir. Neil Armfield, assoc. dir. Theresa Borg) and made his directorial debut with Hamish Johnston’s critically acclaimed Kitty Litter, which had its season extended and is in development for a return.

In 2027 Cameron will be working with film production house FINCH as a part of the MFA Directing Internship program, and will then join director Daniel Kramer on one of his upcoming European productions.

Under The Feast Of Fools, he created PISCA, nominated for two Green Room Awards (Best Production and Best Writing); Head in the Clouds, an immersive children’s musical funded by the City of Stonnington; and The Red Light, which won Best Show at Newcastle Fringe Festival.

As a performer, he has worked with Opera Australia, Black Swan, The Last Great Hunt, Barking Gecko, Circus Joseph Ashton and The Yellow Watermill, and is on Cirque du Soleil’s artist registry as an actor and clown. He also holds a BFA (Musical Theatre) from VCA, a Certificate IV (Musical Theatre) from WAAPA and a Graduate Diploma in Psychology.