Kirsty Marillier

“Marillier’s script is focused; sharp in design and execution.” Arts Review

Kirsty Marillier is an award-winning writer and actor. Her latest play DESTINY had its premiere run in 2025 at Melbourne Theatre Company and received outstanding reviews.

Her debut play, ORANGE THROWER premiered at the Griffin Theatre Company and National Theatre of Parramatta and was the winner of the 2019 Rodney Seaborn Playwrights Award and the 2022 Nick Enright Prize for Playwriting at the NSW Premier’s Literary Awards.

Kirsty’s second play, THE ZAP, was nominated for the 2022 Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting and won the Max Afford Playwrights Award in 2020. THE ZAP was developed with Playwriting Australia and Darlinghurst Theatre Company’s Next In Line program.

Kirsty has been a part of multiple creative programs including the Emerging Writers Group at Sydney Theatre Company (2022), Griffin Theatre Company’s Studio Artist Program (2020), Sydney Theatre Company’s Rough Draft Program (2019) and Malthouse Theatre’s Besen Writers Group (2018).

In addition to being an award-winning writer, Kirsty is an accomplished performer having starred in the Australian Premiere of HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD;  PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK; HOME, I’M DARLING with Sydney Theatre Company; THE CHERRY ORCHARD at Belvoir St Theatre and COMA LAND with Black Swan State Theatre Company. Her acting credits in film and television include THE GREENHOUSE (Netflix AZN) directed by Thomas Wilson-White; HOOK UP directed by Laura Nagy (MQFF/Paper Moose) and HOME AND AWAY.

Kirsty attended WAAPA and has a BA in Creative Writing/Performance Studies.

She is currently developing an original television idea with Thomas Wilson-White and Matchbox Pictures.