Josh is an emerging set and costume designer with a portfolio spanning theatre, movement based work, and interdisciplinary art.

A graduate of the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, Josh enjoys creating spaces that merge the real and the abstract, exploring dynamic ways to evoke emotion and deepen storytelling.

Credits:

2025:

Othello, Associate Set Designer, Melbourne Shakespeare Company, Dir. Tanya Gerstle.

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

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

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.

Education:

Bachelor of Performing Arts (Production Design) - Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA)

NIDA Open - Art of Costume Design.

NIDA Open - Art of Set Design.

Contact:

Email: joshmcneilldesign@outlook.com