Mikayla Hosking
Mikayla Hosking
Actor, Director, Stage Manager
Mikayla is a director, stage manager, actor, writer, production manager, and creative currently based in Meanjin (Brisbane) Queensland.
Biography
Mikayla is an accomplished director, stage manager, creative, and writer.
Hailing from Far North Queensland, but now based in Meanjin, Brisbane Queensland, Mikayla has worked with state and independent theatre companies including Queensland Theatre, Brisbane Powerhouse, Ad Astra, Brisbane Immersive, and HOTA over the last five years.
Mikayla has directed four mainstage productions of their own - Kelly (Ad Astra, 2019), Zigzag Street (Ad Astra, 2021), Rabbit Hole (Ad Astra, 2022), and Cluedo! The New Suspects (Brisbane Immersive, 2022). These productions received Matilda Award and other smaller organisational award nominations. After Rabbit Hole, Mikayla was named one of Brisbane’s “directors to watch” for 2022.
Their directorial work centres on the human condition; how interpersonal connections can instinctually and intrinsically affect us and pushes to inspire audiences into considering their relationships with the people in their lives and the world around them.
Now one of the resident SM’s at Brisbane Powerhouse, Mikayla’s highly effective multidisciplinary skills have also earned them the opportunity to manage events, performances, and festivals at The Tivoli, Princess Theatre, Roma Street Parklands, QPAC, NightQuarter and the Ron Hurley Theatre.
When not in the director’s chair or attached to a headset, Mik can be found coaching at Bravehearts Boxing gym, teaching for Shake & Stir, working as a roving artist and face painter, or spending time with their adorable little nephew.
Ad Astra Plays
Upcoming Plays
Past Plays
Reviews
“Director, Mikayla Hosking, controls the action superbly and avoids too many obscured lines in a pinpoint performance by a fascinating ensemble of Brisbane’s own Top Girls.”
Beth Keehn - Stage Whispers | Read Full Review
"Director Mikayla Hosking used the intimate space well. Her staging concept, especially her use of the curtains along the back wall, was inspired and led to impressive and effective scene changes. The plethora of characters were well developed and their interactions with one another natural. Her casting choices were perfect and Hosking should be proud of the stellar team she has assembled.”
Yasmin Elahi - Queensland Stage Critics | Read Full Review
Direction by Mikayla Hosking was incredibly intricate. The show was blocked dynamically; even when characters were dialoguing menially, she managed to inject meaning and interest through physical tension and action. She is surely a director to watch out for this year.
Ellie Waddington - Theatre Haus | Read full review
Director Mikayla Hosking and her cast have obviously worked hard to keep all the performances pitch perfect.
Beth Keehn - Stage Whispers | Read full review
Mikayla Hosking’s restrained direction builds upon this with an approach that is characterised by quiet moments to add to character introspection and emotional tension, which ultimately makes its experience more moving than depressing.
Meredith Walker - Blue Curtains | Read full review
This style of theatre directed by the innovative, Mikayla Hosking, which aimed to push the actors to work at a high standard, allowed for good creativity and skill of portrayal and gave the audience a thought-provoking production.
Lilian Harrington - Absolute Theatre | Read full review
Mikayla Hosking’s sensitive direction, particularly in Act Two, allows us to sit in its pauses of real life.
Meredith Walker - Blue Curtains | Read full review
This show was charming!
Bridget O’Brien - Theatre Haus | Read full review
Ned’s famous story springs to life in the refreshing Kelly, directed by Scott West and Mikayla Hosking.
Shane Webb - Theatre House | Read full review
Ad Astra’s production of Matthew Ryan’s ‘Kelly’ was sparse, simple, and cuttingly powerful.!
Michael James - QNews | Read full review
Other Theatre/Film/Television
2022 Romeo + Juliet, AD / SM Brisbane Shakespeare Festival
Raise The Roof, Project Coordinator, Brisbane Festival
Cluedo! The New Suspects , Director/SM,Brisbane Immersive
Bernhardt/Hamlet, Directorial Observation, Queensland Theatre
Rabbit Hole, Director, Ad Astra
TDC, SM, Brisbane Powerhouse
Brisbane Comedy Festival, SM, Brisbane Powerhouse
NYE Speakeasy, AD/SM, Brisbane Immersive
2021
Brisbane Shakespeare Festival, Macbeth - Assistant Director / Stage Manager
Of Mice and Men, Assistant Director, Ad Astra
Matilda Award Nominated - Set Design
Zigzag Street, Director, Ad Astra
4MBS Classical FM, Beethoven’s Letters - Stage Manager Brisbane Immersive
Cluedo! The New Suspects - Assistant Director / Stage Manager
The Tivoli New Year’s Eve Speakeasy - Assistant Director / Stage Manager
2020
NightQuarter + Brisbane Immersive, ChristmasQuarter - Creative / Stage Manager
Brisbane Shakespeare Festival, A Midsummer Night’s Dream - Production Manager / Stage Manager Kids Go Into The Wild HOTA,
Brisbane Immersive’s: Masterpiece Mystery - Stage Manager Brisbane Immersive
Cluedo: The Interactive Game - Assistant Director / Stage Manager
2018
Anywhere Theatre Festival, Signed and Sealed - Co-Director / Actor, Tori Hale
QUT Second Year Acting Showcase, 13 - Assistant Director to Jason Klarwein
2017
Queensland Theatre Youth Ensemble
Zombies and Werewolves - Assistant Director to Kelli Lazarus
2012 - 2014 QUT Production (original work) The Things We Lost – Actor, Tori Hale, Growl Theatre
Harvey – Actor, Nurse Ruth Kelly, Full Throttle Theatre Company
All Stops Out – Assistant Director / Actor, Jenny, Props Youth Theatre
101 Dalmatians - Assistant Director / Actor, Cruella De Ville
Wizard of Oz - Co-Director / Actor, Wicked With of the West
St Trinian’s - Assistant Director / Actor,Kate Haggerty
Annie – Actor, RIsing Star
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe – Actor, Susan Pevenise
Training
Bachelor of Fine Arts (Drama), The Queensland University of Technology, 2017.
Representation
Freelance
MATILDA AWARDS 2019
Mikayla Hoskings and Scott West directed Kelly which was nominated in two categories in the 2019 Matilda Awards. The production won the award for Best Male Actor in a leading role
BEST INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION : SHORTLIST
Kelly (Ad Astra)
BEST MALE ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE: WINNER
Richard Lund, Kelly (Ad Astra)
In a highly competitive field, Richard's performance of Ned Kelly gave us a fresh, multi-faceted and finely crafted portrayal of a character we all 'know'. A high degree of excellence was evident in a performance that was a glorious mix of danger and humour, strength and compassion with the underlying fierce loyalty of the Ned Kelly we all expect. Richard executed the role with confidence, consistency and a high level of skill, as he sat naturally and comfortably in this character, hooking us into his unique world and keeping us hanging on his every word.