HANNAH SMITH (SHE/HER)

Hannah is an emerging director and producer based in Adelaide, with a commitment to inclusive and regionally engaged theatre. Originally from Murray Bridge, she began producing independent work at fourteen and is now completing an Honours degree in Directing at Flinders University. She has contributed to major arts festivals, worked as a venue technician, and directed across theatre and film. Her practice focuses on accessibility, innovation, and community impact. Through her work as a Youth Theatre Coordinator and educator, Hannah prioritises training young artists while championing ambitious, audience-connected storytelling in both urban and regional South Australian contexts.

Hannah has contributed to major arts festivals, including the Adelaide Fringe and the Festival of Ideas. Her directing credits include Bumming with Jane (2020/2021), The Book of Everything (2023), Jumpers for Goalposts (2023), WHORE (2024), Dance Nation (2024/2025), First Love Is the Revolution (2025), FROZEN Jr (2025) and Spongebob Jr (2025). Additionally, she has directed short films, including King. (2022), CRUSH (2023), SYNERGY (2023), and SUPERORDINARY (2024). She has undertaken a secondment with State Theatre Company of South Australia on Eureka Day, Dir. Rosalba Clemente (2021), Kimberly Akimbo Dir. Mitchell Butel and has assisted on Flinders University productions, including Sweet Road, Dir. Christopher Hurrell (2022), Coming of Age in Australia, Dir. Wayne Harrison (2022), and Love and Information, Dir. Tiffany Lyndall-Knight (2022).

In 2023, her production company won the Adelaide Fringe Holden Street Theatres Award for its devised work BIMBO.