Jim Sharman  

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James David Sharman (born 12 March 1945) is an Australian director and writer for film and stage with more than 70 productions to his credit.

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Theatre

• Still Life (1964) – The Old Tote Theatre, Kensington, NSW
• The Sport of My Mad Mother (1964) The Old Tote Theatre, Kensington, NSW
• Inadmissable Evidence (1964) – The Old Tote Theatre, Kensington, NSW
• Entertaining Mr Sloane (1965) – The Old Tote Theatre, Kensington, NSW
• The Lover (1966) – AMP Theatrette, Circular Quay, NSW
• The Gents (1966) – AMP Theatrette, Circular Quay, NSW
• Operatic Concerto (1966) – New South Wales
• Chips With Everything (1966) – Independent Theatre, North Sydney, NSW
• A Taste of Honey (1967)
• And So To Bed, Playhouse Theatre (1967) – Perth, WA
• Don Giovanni (1967) – national tour
• The Flower Children, A Little Bourke Street Discotheque (1967) – Melbourne
• The Birthday Party (1967) – St Martins Theatre, South Yarra, VIC
• You Never Can Tell (1968) – The Old Tote Theatre
• Terror Australis (1968) – Jane Street Theatre
• Norm and Ahmed by Alex Buzo (1968) – Old Tote Theatre
• Hair (1969) – Metro Theatre, Sydney – later national tour (1971–73) and productions in New Zealand (1972), Tokyo, Boston
• As You Like It (1971) – Parade Theatre, Kensington
• King Lear (1971) – Russell St Theatre, Melbourne
• Lasseter (1971) – Parade Theatre, Kensington 1971
• Jesus Christ Superstar (1972–73) – national tour of Australia= – also did productions in London (1972)
• The Unseen Hand by Sam Shepherd – London
• The Removalists (1973) – Royal Court Theatre, London
• The Threepenny Opera (1973) – Drama Theatre, Sydney
• The Rocky Horror Show (1973) – London – also directed productions in Los Angeles and Sydney (1974), Melbourne (1975)
• The Season at Sarsaparilla by Patrick White (1975) – Drama Theatre, Sydney
• Big Toys by Patrick White (1977) – Parade Theatre, Kensington
• Pandora's Cross (1978) – Paris Theatre, Sydney
• A Cheery Soul by Patrick White (1979)
• Death in Venice (1980) – Festival Theatre, Adelaide
• Lulu (1981) – Sydney & Adelaide
• A Midsummer Night's Dream (1982) – The Playhouse, Adelaide, SA
• Silver Lining (1982) – The Lighthouse, Adelaide, SA
• Royal Show (1982) – The Playhouse, Adelaide, SA,
• Blood Wedding (1983) – The Lighthouse, Adelaide, SA
• Netherwood (1983) – The Playhouse, Adelaide, SA
• Pal Joey (1983) – The Lighthouse, Adelaide, SA
• Sunrise (1983) – The Playhouse, Adelaide, SA
• Dreamplay (1985) – Parade Theatre, Kensington, NSW
• Voss (1986–87) – national tour
• Blood Relations – Drama Theatre, Sydney, NSW
• A Lie of the Mind (1987) – Belvoir Street Theatre, Surry Hills, NSW
• Blood Relations (1987) – The Playhouse, Adelaide, SA
• The Screens (1988) – NIDA Theatre, Kensington, NSW
• The Rake's Progress (1988) – Opera Theatre, Sydney, NSW
• The Conquest of the South Pole (1989) – Belvoir Street Theatre, Surry Hills, NSW
• Death in Venice (1989) – Opera Theatre, Sydney, NSW
• Chess (1990) – Theatre Royal, Sydney, NSW
• Voss (1990) – Opera Theatre, Sydney
• Death in Venice (1991) – State Theatre, Melbourne
• Shadow and Splendour (1992) – national tour
• The Wedding Song (1994) – Parade Theatre, Kensington, NSW
• Miss Julie (1995) – The Playhouse, Adelaide
• The Tempest (1997) – national tour through Australia
• Berlin to Broadway with Kurt Weill (2000) -NIDA Studio, Kensington, NSW
• Language of the Gods (2001) – NIDA Theatre, Sydney
• What the Butler Saw (2004) – Belvoir St Sydney
• Death in Venice (2005) – Opera Theatre Sydney
• Three Furies: Scenes from the Life of Francis Bacon (2006) – Playhouse Theatre Perth

Films

• Arcade (1970) – 5 minute short
• Roll up (1971) – unfinished documentary
• Shirley Thompson vs. the Aliens (1972)
• The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
• Summer of Secrets (1976)
• The Night the Prowler (1978)
• Shock Treatment (1981)