Miranda Middleton is an award-winning director, writer, and choreographer with a Master of Fine Arts (Directing) from the National Institute of Dramatic Arts (NIDA). She is particularly interested in the intersection of text, music, and movement on stage, and aims to create theatrical events which spark joy and connection in the audience.

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Miranda was nominated for a Green Room Award for Outstanding Direction of an Independent Musical for the Australian premiere production of ‘The Grinning Man’. She was a recipient of the Sandra Bates Director’s Award at the Ensemble Theatre in 2024.  

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Miranda’s most recent directing credits include: ‘In Her Own Words’ (Sydney Festival), ‘Paper Stars’ (Sydney Conservatorium of Music), ‘The Grinning Man’ (VASS Productions/Salty Theatre), ‘The Eisteddfod’ (Old Fitz Theatre), ‘Pear-Shaped’ (Rogue Projects), ‘Lemon Tree on Dreg Street’ (Dirty Pennies Theatre Project), ‘SENSER’ (Theatre Works), ‘Not Today’ (Rogue Projects), ‘Sowing Seeds’ (Gasworks Arts Park), ‘Voldemort and the Teenage Hogwarts Musical Parody’ (Adelaide Fringe Festival). 

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As Assistant Director: ‘Candide’ (Opera Australia, dir. Dean Bryant), ‘My Brilliant Career’ (Melbourne Theatre Company, dir. Anne-Louise Sarks), ‘Come Rain or Come Shine’ (Melbourne Theatre Company, dir. Simon Phillips), ‘The Lovers’ (Bell Shakespeare, dir. Shaun Rennie), ‘Master Class’ (Ensemble Theatre, dir. Liesel Badorrek), ‘The Queen’s Nanny’ (Ensemble Theatre, dir. Priscilla Jackman), ‘Little Women’ (Hayes Theatre Company, dir. Amy Campbell). 

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In 2025, Miranda is the recipient of the Glorias Fellowship and Freddie J Gibson Fellowship from NIDA, which will allow her to travel to the UK to associate direct on the new musical ‘King of Pangea’ and continue the development of her own musical, ‘Paper Stars’ with producer Maryann Wright.