Kip Williams

Kip Williams is an Australian theatre and opera director. Williams is the current Artistic Director of Sydney Theatre Company. His appointment at age 30 made him the youngest artistic director in the company's history. Biography Williams has been a resident artist with Sydney Theatre Company (STC) since 2012. He was appointed Directing Associate in 2012 by then Artistic Directors Cate Blanchett and Andrew Upton. He was then appointed Resident Director in 2013, before being named Artistic Director and Co-CEO in November 2016. Williams won the 2015 Helpmann Award for Best Direction of a Play for his production of Tennessee Williams's Suddenly Last Summer for Sydney Theatre Company. He won the 2016 Green Room Award for Best Director for his production of Miss Julie for Melbourne Theatre Company. He won the 2018 Sydney Theatre Award for Best Director for his production of The Harp in the South for Sydney Theatre Company. He won the 2021 Sydney Theatre Award for Best Director for his production of The Picture of Dorian Gray for Sydney Theatre Company. He won the 2022 Sydney Theatre Award for Best Director for his production of Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde for Sydney Theatre Company. He won the 2023 Green Room Award for Best Director for his production of The Picture of Dorian Gray for Sydney Theatre Company. Theatre Williams has directed for many of Australia's leading theatre companies and festivals, including Sydney Theatre Company, Melbourne Theatre Company, Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne, Adelaide Festival, Perth Festival, Auckland Arts Festival, and Rising Festival.