MIKE BOOTH

Director • Writer • Actor • Teacher

Mike Booth is a Sydney-based director, writer, actor and acting teacher with more than 25 years’ experience directing actors for stage and screen.

Known for his emotionally truthful, dynamic and actor-driven work, Mike specialises in performances that feel immediate, spontaneous and deeply human. His directing style combines rigorous structural analysis with a raw, energetic rehearsal process that prioritises behaviour, rhythm, and live connection between actors.

Mike trained internationally at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, the Atlantic Theatre Company in New York, and the Impulse Company in London, and has also undertaken masterclasses with Larry Moss and Miranda Harcourt.

As a theatre director, his work includes Mauritius, Crimes of the Heart, Sunday on the Rocks, Stupid Fucking Bird, Spike Heels, The Zoo Story, Our Country’s Good, Sexual Perversity in Chicago, and multiple productions of his original work Thirty-Three. His productions have been staged at venues including the Old Fitzroy Theatre, Belvoir Street, Darlinghurst Theatre, TAP Gallery, and Desire Books & Records in Manly.

Alongside his theatre work, Mike has written and directed feature films including Thirty-Three and Mr Pillow, as well as numerous short films and music videos. His short film The Hitch, co-directed with Damon Herriman, screened internationally.