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 Paul Warwick Griffin
Director
With an international career spanning some fifteen years, Paul has an extensive list of credits in just about every aspect of the theatrical arena from actor to director and producer.
Paul has produced the Asian Tour of Disney’s High School Musical – Live On Stage, as well as Jesus Christ Superstar in Athens, Greece. Paul has produced extensively in the corporate industry and for 5 years he was the Executive Producer for the Element Theatre Company. Paul has free-lanced for several companies and his corporate clients have included Microsoft, Sun International and Vodacom.
Paul is also a director and has had great success with Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Jesus Christ Superstar (SA, Greece and South Korea), Stepping Out – The Musical, Hair – The Love Rock Musical, Evita, High School Musical – Live on Stage and Chess, which he adapted as well.For over 4 years, Paul was the Associate Director for the World Tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s CATS traveling with the production toBeirut, Kuala Lumpur, Seoul, Shanghai, Doha, Taipei, Beijing, Stockholm, Gothenburg, Helsinki, Oslo and Athens.
West End credits include: Associate Director for the Theatre Royal Haymarket’s production of Waiting for Godot, starring Sir Ian McKellen and Sir Patrick Stewart and Resident Director at the Old Vic for Sean Mathias’ production of Aladdin. Paul is currently working on the world première of Ghost – The Musical, in London’s West End. |
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 Gareth Hewitt Williams
Director
Gareth was born into a theatrical family and has worked in almost every aspect of the entertainment industry. Most recently Gareth has worked as General Manager on the Asian Tour of Disney’s High School Musical – Live On Stage, which toured to Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Chongqing, He Fei, Zheng Zhou, Wuhan, Beijing, Taipei, Johannesburg and Cape Town. Other credits include Company Manager on Jesus Christ Superstar, which toured in South Africa, Greece and South Korea. He was also production co-coordinator for Hair – The Love Rock Musical, Evita, Chess and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.
Gareth has also worked in the corporate entertainment industry, for companies such as Barclays, Unilever, Microsoft, Sun International, Kraft and Ogilvy and Mather.
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 Torben Brookman
Director
Torben Brookman has worked in the performing arts and entertainment industry in Australia and throughout Asian in various roles for the last 15 years. He is currently a director of Asia Theatricals and GWB Entertainment. Torben is also the Executive Officer for the Arts Industry Council of South Australia and Producer at the Adelaide Festival Corporation.
From 2005 to 2010, Torben ran Arts Asia Pacific producing and touring many productions throughout Asia and Australia. Highlights included the Australian and New Zealand premiere of 'Avenue Q' which went on to win 5 Helpmann Awards in 2010, the arena production of 'Jesus Christ Superstar' in Seoul and Busan, the Korean premiere of 'We Will Rock You' in Seoul, the Chinese premiere of 'Slavas Snowshow' in Shanghai as well as Hong Kong, Taiwan and Korea as well as presenting Compagnie Philippe Genty and Erth throughout Asia.
In 2001, Torben joined The Really Useful Company Asia Pacific and worked as Associate Producer on the International Tour of Cats, which from 2001 - 2004 toured to Lebanon, Kuala Lumpur, Seoul, Shanghai, Taipei (twice), Beijing, Stockholm, Helsinki, Oslo, Gothenburg and Doha. As Company Manager on the Asian tour The Phantom of the Opera (2004 to 2006) destinations include Shanghai, Seoul, Taipei and Hong Kong and as Production Coordinator, The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber (2001 - Great Hall of the People, Beijing and Shanghai Grand Theatre), The Phantom of the Opera (2001 Korean language production in Seoul), Australian productions, The Graduate, Grease the Mega Musical and Shout!.
In 2001 Torben founded Fresh Track Productions, which operated as an active independent producer from 2001 - 2005. During this time Fresh Track produced, The Return (Adelaide Fringe 2002, Australian Festival for Young People (AFYP) 2003, Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2003 (Nominated for Best Production) and 6th Australian Performing Arts Market 2004), Morph (Adelaide Fringe 2004), Songs for the Deaf (Adelaide Fringe 2004), Disco Pigs (B Sharp at Company B Belvoir 2003), Marathon (AFYP 2005, Old Fitz 2005) Bend it Like Bollywood I and II 2003, Bollywood Vibes (2004 Adelaide Cabaret Festival) and management of singer/songwriter Liam Gerner.
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 Richelle Brookman
Director
Richelle has specialised in touring and presenting work throughout Asia and Australia since 2004 when she joined the Asian Tour of The Phantom of the Opera as Deputy Company Manager, which toured to Shanghai (Shanghai Grand Theatre), Seoul (Seoul Arts Centre), Taipei (National Theatre) and Hong Kong (Hong Kong Cultural Centre), Singapore (Esplanade Theatre) and more recently Melbourne (Princess Theatre).
In 2005 Richelle founded Arts Asia Pacific. Producing and touring highlights with Arts Asia Pacific have included the Australian and New Zealand premiere of 'Avenue Q' which went on to win 5 Helpmann Awards in 2010, the arena production of 'Jesus Christ Superstar' in Seoul and Busan, the Korean premiere of 'We Will Rock You' in Seoul, the Chinese premiere of 'Slava’s Snowshow' in Shanghai as well as Hong Kong, Taiwan and Korea as well as presenting Compagnie Philippe Genty and Erth throughout Asia.
Prior to joining the Asian Tour of The Phantom of the Opera, Richelle worked for Company B Belvoir St Theatre in Sydney as Administration Coordinator. Richelle also took on the role of Administration Coordinator and Assistant Producer for Fresh Track Productions.
Richelle has a strong background in the dance sector training classically from the age of three. Richelle then furthered her love of dance when she became a member of Latin Dance Australia (LDA), the founder and producer of the first Brazilian Festival in Sydney and also represents Australia at the world Salsa Congresses. LDA also specialise in dance instruction and Latin entertainment. For LDA Richelle was involved as a performer, instructor and choreographer as well as the promotion of events and festivals.
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