VERONIQUE BENETT

Veronique is a lighting, set and costume designer.  In 2019, Veronique completed a Master of Fine Art (Design for Performance) majoring in lighting. She also holds a Bachelor of Fine Art (Technical Theatre and Stage Management) from NIDA. 

As a lighting designer, Veronique’s credits include: A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC, NATASHA, PIERRE AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812, THE JUNGLE AND THE SEA, TELL ME I'M HERE, THE WOLVES (Belvoir); MACHINAL (NIDA); BURN WITCH BURN (Old Fitz); HAPPY DAYS, JUST LIVE (Red Line Productions); SACRE (Circa); BANGING DENMARK (Sydney Theatre Company); THE SMALLEST HOUR (Griffin Theatre); JOHN (Outhouse Theatre Co.); THE LIFE OF US (Hayes Theatre); NOSFERATU (Old 505); STUPID FUCKING BIRD (New Theatre); CHORUS, ANATOMY OF A SUICIDE, PERMISSION TO SPIN, HOWIE THE ROOKIE (Old Fitz); A GIRL IS A HALF-FORMED THING (KXT).

Veronique designed set and costumes for MEMORY OF WATER, RHINESTONE REX AND MISS MONICA, A BROADCAST COUP, THE CARETAKER, and A DOLL'S HOUSE (Ensemble); costumes for MUSEUM OF MODERN LOVE (Seymour Centre/Sydney Festival); set design for EXIT THE KING (Red Line Productions); set and lighting design for ULSTER AMERICAN (Outhouse Theatre Co); costume design for AS YOU LIKE IT (Sport for Jove); set and costume design for OUR BLOOD RUNS IN THE STREET (Red Line Productions); set and lighting for VENUS IN FUR, costume and lighting design for WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN (NIDA).  

Veronique’s associate lighting designer credits include: CURSED! designed by Chloe Oglvie (Belvoir); NO PAY? NO WAY! designed by Paul Jackson (Sydney Theatre Company); HUMANS 2.0 designed by Paull Jackson (CIRCA); PRIMA FACIE designed by Trent Suidgeest (Griffin Theatre); CRY-BABY directed and designed by Alexander Berlage (Hayes Theatre Co); and MACBETH, THE TEMPEST and A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM for Sport for Jove.  Associate set and costume designer roles include: JOHN and GLORIA designed by Jeremy Allen for Outhouse Theatre Co; and design associate for THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE designed by Renée Mulder for Sydney Theatre Company.  

​She has received four Sydney Theatre Award nominations: for Best Stage Design of an Independent Production for EXIT THE KING and ULSTER AMERICAN; Best Lighting Design of an Independent Production for HAPPY DAYS; and Best Lighting Design of an Independent Production for JOHN.

Veronique participated in Melbourne Theatre Company’s WOMEN IN THEATRE Programme in 2020. Veronique was also selected to be mentored by lighting designer Paul Jackson through the Australian Production Designers’ Guild (APDG) in their annual emerging artist mentorship programme. She is also a member of the APDG.