Christine Dunstan was awarded an OAM in the 2020 Queen's Birthday Honours for Services to the Performing Arts as a Producer and as a Mentor. In 2016 Christine Dunstan was the recipient of the Sydney Theatre Critics LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD. Christine has spent 50 years working continuously in the Australian theatre industry and is one of Australia's most experienced independent theatre producers
Commencing in 1966 as an Assistant Stage Manager at Sydney's Independent Theatre, Christine moved on to Canberra Repertory Society and then Melbourne Theatre Company, where she was the first ever female stage manager. Christine's other 'female firsts' include Stage Director at Sydney's Marian Street Theatre, Production Manager at Nimrod Theatre and Sydney Theatre Company.
Since 1993 Christine has been producing plays and theatre events of the highest quality
Christine is a sought after conference presenter and Master of Ceremonies
Christine's practical theatre knowledge helps to design theatres
" I have great admiration, great respect
and great love for this producer "Reg Livermore, National Living Treasure
" infuses the work with her own great integrity
and high production values "Jennifer Hagan, Actor and Director
" A truly amazing woman of extraordinary
organisational capacities "Genevieve Picot, Actor and Past Chair of National Performance Conference
" as an industry leader we constantly
see her footprints "Celia Pavelieff, Australia Council
" Christine makes things happen "
Anthony Blair, Cameron's Management
