Media Release

Director Miranda Middleton (Directing, 2020) has been awarded the 2024 Freddie J Gibson Fellowship.

Actors Danny Ball (Acting, 2016), Wendy Mocke (Acting, 2017), Mandy McElhinney and Director Miranda Middleton (Directing, 2020) were awarded travel funding to expand their creative careers. 

A new course from NIDA Corporate Training aims to address the diminution of human connection in the modern workplace.

NIDA is proud to partner with NETFLIX to present the 5-day ‘Hair and Make-Up for Screen’ short course through NIDA Open, commencing in January 2025

NIDA has announced two new board members to its Foundation Trust – Antonia O’Neill and James Marshall and the promotion of Darren Dale to deputy chair.

National Theatre of Parramatta (NTofP) and National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) welcome their 2024/25 Page to Stage participants.

We’re excited to share that Prologue by NIDA – the new ‘take-home’ course from NIDA Corporate Training – has won four awards at the recent Australian Good Design Awards!

2024 NIDA MFA Directing and Third Year BFA Design Students collaborate with triple j Unearthed artists on music video projects.

NIDA is proud to partner with The Dylan Alcott Foundation in providing a new scholarship available to a Bachelor of Fine Arts student living with disability.

Discover how NIDA’s first-year Bachelor of Fine Arts students are embracing First Nations teachings in the new Performance Makers unit! Guided by Uncle Matthew Doyle and Head of First Nations, Travis Cardona (Acting, 2008), students engage in collaborative storytelling, explore Connection to Country and learn deep listening skills.