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Alex Woodward
Executive Producer

Alex Woodward is an accomplished producer and theatre-maker with nearly two decades of experience in Australia’s performing arts industry. Now at 37, Alex leads Woodward Productions with a focus on creating and touring gateway theatre experiences that attract new audiences to live performance through engaging, accessible, and innovative work. Alex has worked extensively across Australia as a lead producer and general manager, with a growing international presence through the export of original Australian productions. Woodward Productions are financial investors in Back to the Future the musical Worldwide, The Book of Mormon UK Tour, and have 2 new works currently that are in their commissioning stage. 

Notable achievements as Lead/Executive Producer include:

  • The 39 Steps (New Production) – Australian Tour, 2025

  • The Woman in Black (Original West End Production) – Australian Tour

  • Shirley Valentine (New Production) – Australian Tour

  • The Complete Works of William Shakespeare [Abridged] – Australian Tour

  • Plied and Prejudice (New Austen Adaptation) – Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth & London

  • A Very Naughty Christmas (Award-winning adults-only Christmas show) – London, Brisbane, Sydney & Melbourne

As General Manager/Executive Producer:

  • Trent Dalton’s LOVE STORIES – Australian Tour

  • Jersey Boys (New Production) – Brisbane

  • The Pirates of Penzance (New Production) – Brisbane

Other credits include:

  • Peter and the Starcatcher – (Australian Tour – co producer)

  • Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Valkyrie (Commissioned new work)

  • Caroline O’Connor: From Broadway with Love

  • Sweet Charity

  • Bare: A Pop Opera

  • YANK! A WWII Love Story

Alex’s company, Woodward Productions, is driven by a dedicated team of three:

  • Sophie Watkins – Associate Producer & Technical Coordinator

  • Chi Newton – Marketing & Cultural Consultant

For more information, visit www.woodwardproductions.com

About Woodward Productions

Woodward Productions (formerly Understudy Productions) brings high-quality theatre to audiences in South-East Queensland and Australia. The company is Brisbane-based with a strong focus on Queensland talent. We want to tell stories people will care about while helping diversify and grow the Brisbane theatre audience.

Since it's inception in 2016, we have produced more than 13 musicals, concerts, and plays. Woodward Productions has a focus on “gateway theatre" which attracts new audience members into our arts economy and aims to tell stories that engage all of our diverse Australian communities.

The company has a history of developing and touring theatre including A Very Naughty Christmas, the adults Christmas comedy show which will be presented in 2021 for the fifth consecutive year, Caroline O’Connor’s latest concert From Broadway With Love, Boys of Sondheim (Brisbane and Sydney), and Weathering Well (24 date tour of regional QLD). The company has also premiered two queer musicals (Yank! A WWII Love Story and Bare: The Musical) as a part of Brisbane's MELT Festival.

Contact – hello@woodwardproductions.com