Priscilla Jackman

  • Writer, Director
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Priscilla is a director/writer working in theatre, opera and screen, with an impressive track record for creating innovative new work in landmark productions.

Priscilla is the director of Sydney Theatre Company’s RBG: OF MANY ONE by Suzie Miller, starring Heather Mitchell as Supreme Court judge, Ruth Bader Ginsberg. The highly acclaimed production has been nominated for seven Green Room Awards, won Best Actor at Sydney Theatre Awards and has played 160,000 audiences across Australia over three national tours.

She co-directed (with Dan Daw) the Australian premiere of THE COST OF LIVING by Martyna Majok (Sydney Theatre Company and Queensland Theatre) which was the first production on Australian mainstages to feature parity for disabled and non-disabled artists.

Priscilla’s ability to direct razor sharp political comedy, while navigating cross cultural nuances as seen her in award-winning, Australian premiere production of WHITE PEARL by Anchuli Felicia King. Produced by Sydney Theatre Company, the production toured to Queensland Theatre and opened the Oz Asia Festival, Adelaide and wining Best Ensemble (Sydney Theatre Awards).

She wrote and directed the landmark production of STILL POINT TURNING: THE CATHERINE MCGREGOR STORY (Sydney Theatre Company, 2018). Based on the turbulent life of controversial Australian trans military leader, Catherine McGregor, Priscilla’s play was the first production on Australian main stages centred on a trans narrative.

Further writing/directing credits include the stage adaptations of GIRLS IN BOYS CARS by Felicity Castagna (National Theatre of Parramatta) and LOVE AND HONOUR (NIDA) by Nam Le.

For Ensemble Theatre, Priscilla directed THE APPLETON LADIES POTATO RACE by Melanie Tait, in its world premiere, with a later season at Queensland Theatre. Also by Tait, Priscilla directed THE QUEEN’S NANNY which premiered at Ensemble Theatre and toured regionally across Australia in 2025. She was the inaugural winner of Ensemble’s prestigious Sandra Bates Directing Award in 2016.

Her critically acclaimed productions for Opera Australia include: the national tour of THE BARBER OF SEVILLE, BLUEBEARD’S CASTLE (associate director) and ERNANI (assistant director), a co-production with La Scala Italy.

Priscilla has several screen projects in development. Her screen credits include an upcoming director’s attachment on Roadshow Rough Diamond’s BUMP: A CHRISTMAS SPECIAL under Margie Beattie and directing the music video clip for Triple J Unearthed winner, WILSON. She is mentored by Rachel Gardner at Curio Pictures and Ian Collie at Easy Tiger and has done director’s attachments on the upcoming Curio Pictures and Paramount Plus TV series PLAYING GRACIE DARLING and Easy Tiger and ABC’s TV series OPTICS.

Priscilla’s international work includes winning the Berlin Opera Award, from The Opera Foundation for Young Australians and working with Complicite (London), in collaboration with their Creative Learning Team. She represented the Southbank Centre, at the Sydney Writer’s Festival, 2013.

She holds a Master of Fine Arts, Direction (NIDA) and a Bachelor of Acting (USQ).