Emelia Simcox
SCENIC ART & DESIGN
Traditional Scenic Art for Theatre
SCENIC ART — SELECTED CREDITS
2026
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TSA, A Beautiful Noise — Sydney, Australia
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The Australian Ballet, Romeo and Juliet — Melbourne, Australia
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Opera Australia, The Phantom of the Opera (Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour) — Sydney, Australia
2025
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TSA, MJ The Musical — Melbourne, Australia
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Really Useful Group, Love Never Dies — Tokyo, Japan
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Opera Australia, Guys and Dolls (Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour) — Sydney, Australia
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Siren Theatre Company, Cowbois— The Seymore Centre, Sydney, Australia
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Tiny Dog Productions & Dead Fly Productions, The Children's Hour— The Old Fitz, Sydney, Australia
2019–2024 — Head of Scenic Art, Opera Australia
New builds included:
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Sunset Boulevard
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The Barber of Seville
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Il Trovatore
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The Phantom of the Opera (Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour)
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Bluebeard
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The Tales of Hoffmann
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The Ring Cycle
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Cinderella
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Carmen
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Bran Nue Dae
Plus ongoing refurbishment and maintenance of OA’s repertoire productions, co‑productions, and buy‑ins.
Major outside projects during this period included:
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Really Useful Group — Love Never Dies, Shanghai, China
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Really Useful Group — The Phantom of the Opera (World Tour), Sydney
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Melbourne Theatre Company — Bernhardt/Hamlet
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Melbourne Opera Company — The Ring Cycle
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Pinchgut Opera
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Belvoir Theatre
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Sydney Festival
2017–2019 — Head of Scenic Art, Sydney Theatre Company
2017
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The Father
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Muriel’s Wedding: The Musical
2018
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The Long Forgotten Dream
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Blackie Blackie Brown
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Lethal Indifference
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Still Point Turning: The Catherine McGregor Story
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The Harp in the South (Parts 1 & 2)
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Accidental Death of an Anarchist
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Top Girls
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The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui
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Saint Joan
2019
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How to Rule the World
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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
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Mary Stuart
Plus ongoing refurbishment and maintenance of STC's existing productions, co‑productions, and buy‑ins.
2007–2016 — Freelance Scenic Artist & Designer
Working across theatre, opera, museums, themed environments, and commercial installations.
Ensemble Theatre
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The Rasputin Affair (2017)
Sydney Theatre Company
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Speed the Plough (2016)
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A Flea in Her Ear (2016)
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Hamlet: Prince of Skidmark (2016)
Belvoir
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The Great Fire (2016)
The Australian Ballet (with Scenografic Studio)
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Alice in Wonderland (2015)
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The Sleeping Beauty (2015)
Additional Clients
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Opera Australia
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Bangarra Dance Theatre
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Australian Museum
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Taronga Zoo
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Sydney Aquarium
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Private commissions and commercial fit‑outs
LONDON’S WEST END (2004–2007)
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Saturday Night Fever — Drury Lane paint frames
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Full Circle — Drury Lane paint frames
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Aladdin — Drury Lane paint frames
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Joseph & the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat — New London Theatre
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Zing Went the Strings — Doily Carte for the QM2 (scenic effects on costumes & sewing)
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Cinderella — The Grange Opera (scenic effects on costumes & sewing)
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Peter Pan — Savoy Theatre (scenic effects on costumes & sewing)
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Refurbishment of repertoire productions across the West End
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Paint finishing & touch‑ups for Kenwright Ltd.
DUBLIN, IRELAND (2003–2006)
Bewley’s Theatre & The Oscar Wilde Society
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The Remarkable Rocket
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The Happy Prince
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The Nightingale & the Rose
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The Lilly Lally Show
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Crabbed Youth & Age
SYDNEY / BRISBANE (1999–2003)
Opera Australia — Full‑time Scenic Artist under Head Painter Alan Stewart.
New builds included:
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Rinaldo
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La Bohème
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Don Carlos
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Wozzeck
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The Gypsy Princess
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The Pearl Fishers
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Capriccio
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Simon Boccanegra
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Elixir of Love
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Cavalleria Rusticana & Pagliacci
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Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk
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Der Freischütz
Plus refurbishment of 30 repertoire productions (1999–2002).
Additional Projects
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Blue Heart Stables Theatre — Design by Ralph Myers (2001)
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Argyle Oracle, The Rocks — Shop interior, design by Bill Maron (2001)
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Powerhouse Museum, 1000 Years of the Olympic Games — Design by Stephen Curtis (2000)
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Segaworld, Darling Harbour — Scenic effects (1998)
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Ensemble Theatre — Death of a Salesman, Gossamer (1998)
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Neon Graffiti — NRL football banners (1998)
EARLY CAREER (1993–1997)
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A Winter’s Tale — Designed by Justin Kurzel (1997)
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Rosencrantz and Guildenstern — Scenografic Studio (1997)
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Honour — Designed by Michael Scott-Mitchell (1997)
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Puppy Love — Designed by Paula Martin, STC (1997)
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Reg Livermore Productions — Mother Goose, Red Riding Hood, The Speed Hump and the Wolf (1993–1994)
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Westfield Christmas Displays — The Wizard of Oz, Santa’s Workshop Village, Carnival Castle (1993)
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Jupiters Casino, Odyssey — Design by William Passmore (1993)
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Theatrical and commercial scenic finishes — various commissions (1994–1997)
