Peter Amesbury (he/him)
Peter’s career in live performance and theatre production spans more than 15 years, combining hands-on technical knowledge with a focus on producing and managing large-scale events.
Since 2013, Peter has worked with the Australian Shakespeare Company (ASC), developing a close collaboration with theatre director Glenn Elston OAM. Over the past decade, he has managed more than 100 seasons of theatre across Melbourne, Sydney, and Adelaide, as well as internationally through a nine-year relationship with Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in London. His work with ASC has included outdoor Shakespeare, family theatre, musical theatre, and special events, helping bring productions such as Hamlet, Macbeth, Twelfth Night, As You Like It, The Wind in the Willows, Alice in Wonderland, and Tinkerbell and the Dream Fairies to audiences across Australia and the UK.
Peter’s role at ASC covers production management, touring logistics, technical coordination, and ticketing integration, working closely with venues, presenting partners, and creative teams.
Alongside this, as a lighting designer, creating designs for productions including Maria Stuarda and Lucia di Lammermoor with Melbourne Opera, Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny with iOpera, Godspell with Room 8 Productions, Walking with Spirits Festival with Djilpin Arts, Songs for a New World and Guilty Pleasures with Blue Saint Productions, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream for ASC’s international touring season.
In addition to his production work, Peter is the General Manager for Monad Ticketing Australia, supporting venues and producers with ticketing and marketing strategies through both Monad and its managed service, Tixo.
Peter learnt his craft at the Frankston Arts Centre, beginning as a volunteer before taking on a role as a venue technician. Working across a wide range of performances — from community theatre and school shows to large touring musicals and concerts — gave him a solid technical foundation. During this time, he also worked closely with Simon Moran’s Optim Audio Visual, gaining valuable experience in live event production, business operations, installations, and turnkey technical solutions — and developing a lasting love for d&b audiotechnik speakers along the way.
Alongside this, Peter established his own consultancy, providing technical and operational support to a variety of production companies over the years. He has specialised in IT systems design and integration, helping streamline workflows, improve ticketing and reporting infrastructure, and implement scalable solutions to support business operations. These early opportunities helped shape his approach to blending creativity with practical production knowledge, forming the foundation of the work he continues today.
Peter is Melbourne Based and lives with wife Katie and their two dogs, Lucky and Scully.
