Nick Marchand has worked in both Australia and the United Kingdom, as a writer, director, artistic director and producer. As a founding board member of PlayWriting Australia, producer of Sydney Theatre Company’s Wharf 2 Blueprints / Blueprints Literary Program and with the Tropnest Screenwriters’ Centre, he has made a significant impact on the development and production of new work for the stage and screen. Nick is currently Director of the British Council in Australia, and formerly Artistic Director of Griffin Theatre Company. He is on the Board of Directors for the Australian Theatre for Young People (ATYP).