Felicity Nicol

The Bond Pavilion Housewarming Program will see Felicity continue developing her new work, Political Animals (PA). PA is a theatrical and historical exploration of the role of protests, parties, politics and the personal within the LGBTQIA+ community. Throughout her process, Felicity will collaborate with non-actors, 78ers (those who marched in the first Mardi Gras in 1978), rainbow youth, performers and dancers. Felicity will use the Bondi Housewarming to focus on script development and dramaturgy. She will do this by experimenting with verbatim materials (Hansard transcripts, photos, queer & pop culture) and personal stories from the Queer community. Felicity will then workshop these outcomes with some of Sydney’s most exciting queer actors. Political Animals will debut in 2023, showcasing a slice of significant Australian Queer history and offering a richer understanding of Australian LGBTQIA+ identities and community.


Felicity Nicol

Felicity Nicol is an award-winning Performance Director and Artistic Director from Sydney, Australia. A graduate of the NIDA Director’s Course, she has gone on to work with prominent artists from around the world, including Ontroerend Goed (BEL), Punchdrunk & Gecko Physical Theatre (UK), Illutron (DEN) and Mammalian Diving Reflex (CAN). Felicity also holds a particular interest in working with young people, which has led her to working with Australian Theatre for Young People & Spark Youth Theatre (AUS), Mit Ohnes Alles (GER), The Torontonians (CAN) and Company3 (UK). Felicity’s mission as an artist is to interrupt our assumptions about people, and the world, in order to shift the cultural lens towards those who need it most. With this in mind, she has created work for 10 Nodi Festival (IT), Ruhrtriennale (GER), HAVEN Festival (DEN) and Wiener Festwochen (AUS). Felicity is a recipient of Australia Council for the Arts grants, Create NSW grants, a Mike Walsh Fellowship and the Sandra Bates Directors Award.

Her favourite career highlights include directing at The Sydney Opera House, creating a one-on-one performance for audiences in a moving car, and directing a non-verbal performative memorial via clowning, beer and a slide-show