About

“Edwina Strobl…genial young director”
Robert Thicknesse, The Critic

Edwina Strobl is a stage director working in comedy, drama and opera. Her skills include developing new works, testing the boundaries of genre and empowering performers through play and collaboration. She is passionate about stories that use humour and bold theatricality to interrogate the contemporary world, while at the same time delighting and inspiring audiences.

From July 2026 Edwina will be resident at Opera Australia as Young Artist Director. She was Young Artist Director at Opera Holland Park in 2025 and also a finalist for the Royal Ballet & Opera’s 2025 Jette Parker Artist Director role.

She trained with the Royal Opera House Jette Parker Young Artist Programme for emerging directors from 2019-2020. She was a StoneCrabs Young Director 2016-17. She received an MA in Text and Performance from Birkbeck and RADA and holds a BA in History from University College London. She is the Artistic Director of London based production company Flugelman Productions which focusses on the development of work with emerging artists. 

Edwina is half Austrian and half Australian and grew up in Sydney, on land of the Gadigal People of the Eora Nation. She is based between Sydney and London.

“Mesmerising to watch...If I could give it six stars, I would”
★★★★★ Broadway Baby

Upcoming Work

Die Zauberflöte | Revival - Assistant Director | Opera Australia | December 2026

Faust | Revival - Assistant Director | Opera Australia | July 2027

Recent Work

La Traviata | New Production - Director | St Paul’s Opera | July 2026

La Fancuilla del West | New Production - Assistant Director | Opera Holland Park | June 2026

Itch by Johnathan Dove | Revival - Young Artist Director | Opera Holland Park | June 2025