Updates – Maryann Wright

The Hatpin (London Revival)

Telling Australian stories in the musical form is just about the pinnacle of the kind of art I want to make. So when Australian director Grace Taylor and I both agreed that The Hatpin – an Australian musical written by James Millar and Peter Rutherford 15 years ago – needed a revival, we were off…
Read more: The Hatpin (London Revival)
Diva Awards – Young Entrepreneur

Getting recognition within my community by being nominated for Young Entrepreneur of the Year at the 2022 Diva Awards has been a highlight since setting up Sappho Events over a year ago. We were created to fulfil a very specific and under-serviced market of queer women and non-binary people in the UK who want alternatives…
Read more: Diva Awards – Young Entrepreneur
LGBT+ Events Company

Who’d have thought this time last year that Jan 2021 would see us in our third national lockdown in the UK? In addition to being thankful for my health and those of my loved ones, I’m grateful for the time to launch a company that has been an ambition of mine for years. I’d love…
Read more: LGBT+ Events Company
Until The Curtains Rise

COVID-19 has wrecked havoc on so much and so many. The theatre community is my native home, and the devastation lockdown caused for artists was heartbreaking. My friend, writer/lyricist Estee Stimler called one morning wanting to do something for those who were suffering financially and emotionally – with no job, no sense of a future,…
Read more: Until The Curtains Rise
Queer Visibility

There aren’t enough queer women on television, in films and musicals, as protagonists in literature and music, and certainly not enough day-to-day visibility in public life. As a gay woman, I witness and experience the consequences of this daily. Homophobia, unhelpful stereotypes of what a ‘lesbian’ looks and sounds like, the overly sexualised and objectified…
Read more: Queer Visibility
Wagner Wright Productions

Creative business collaborations are just about my favourite thing. They combine my two big passions in life – performing in the Arts and entrepreneurial business – and it’s where I feel my talents are best suited. I love building something from the ground up alongside someone who has just as grand a vision and commitment…
Read more: Wagner Wright Productions
Masters at Mountview

What a whirlwind year! I’ve spent the past 11 months singing, dancing and acting everyday from early morn to late at night and I now have a Masters of Performance (Musical Theatre) from Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts in London, a UK acting agent, and have booked my first professional show in London. It was…
Read more: Masters at Mountview
Cultural Leadership and London

Sometimes life turns on a dime. Mine flipped rapidly in August when I was accepted into top UK musical theatre drama school, Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, to study a Masters of Performance (Musical Theatre). I had two weeks to get a UK visa, pack my life in Australia into a suitcase, and head to London.…
Read more: Cultural Leadership and London
Theatre With A Conscience

Why am I an artist? Because storytelling is powerful, it can open and change hearts and minds. Sharing stories with words, song and dance can captivate an audience and transport them us a reality unimaginable, unlocking that world so that we can understand life from new perspectives. That’s why I’m proud and excited for my…
Read more: Theatre With A Conscience
This is The Voice

I joined Team Delta on The Voice Australia in its 5th season! My first performance in the blind auditions of ‘Maybe This Time’ had Delta Goodrem and Ronan Keating turning their chairs. I chose Delta who has been an inspiration of mine for many years. Last night I performed ‘Memory’ from Cats in the Battle…
Read more: This is The Voice

Category: Updates