Josh is a set and costume designer based in Melbourne, Victoria. He studied a Bachelor of Performing Arts (Production Design) at WAAPA, receiving the Graduate Company Award for Set Design upon graduation.

Most recently, Josh was the Associate Set Designer on Othello (directed by Tanya Gerstle, set design by Callum Dale, Forty-Five Downstairs) and completed a secondment on Dark Mofo (Creative Director Chris Twite, Designer Bruce McKinven).

Josh enjoys creating spaces that merge the real and the abstract, exploring dynamic ways to evoke emotion and deepen storytelling.

Credits:

Upcoming:

BlackPill - REDUX - Set Designer, Theatre works. Dir. Chris Patrick Hansen.

Treasure Island - Set and Costume Designer, Melbourne Shakespeare Company. Dir Joanna Halliday.

2025:

Othello - Associate Set Designer, Melbourne Shakespeare Company, Dir. Tanya Gerstle. Set design Callum Dale.

Pippin - Assistant Set construction. Federation University. Set design Tom Vulcan.

Cyrano - Assistant Set Construction / scenic. Melbourne Grammar School. Dir. Mark Brady. Set design Tom Vulcan.

The Addams Family - Scenic assistant. Wesley College. Set design Dann Barber, Associate set Ashley Reid.

Are You There? Set Designer, Wild Boer Theatre Company, Dir. Rachel Baring.

Dark Mofo. Design Secondment -> Contractor. Dark Lab / MONA. Creative dir. Chris Twite. Designer Bruce Mckinven.

Little Woman. Set Designer. Iona. dir. Bree Morrin.

The Belly. Set and Costume designer. Curtin. Dir. Jeffrey Jay Fowler.

2024:

Carrie. Set and Costume designer. WAAPA. Dir. Tyler Jacob Jones.

Head Over Heels. Set and Costume Designer. WAAPA. Dir. Melanie Hillman.

2023:

A Life Of Galileo. Set and Costume designer. WAAPA. Dir. Michael McCall.

The Night Ain’t Filled With Gentle Things. Set and Costume designer. WAAPA. Choreography Sam Coren.

2022:

Frankenstein and The Lion of Nemea. Set designer. WAAPA. Dir. Rick Brayford.

Caress / Ache. Costume design assistant. WAAPA. Dir. Sandy Eldridge.

The Arsonists. Set design assistant. WAAPA. Dir. Mel Cantwell.

Contact:

Email: joshmcneilldesign@outlook.com