encourage & equip performing artists to expect more & be extraordinary.
about me
My name is Sherryl-Lee Secomb
But everyone calls me 'Sher'. I'm the author of the theatre blog, An Idiot On Stage, a freelance musical theatre director, and the Artistic Director of Honour Productions, an independent performing arts company in Brisbane, Australia.
director
As a freelance musical theatre director, I've directed multiple large scale musical theatre productions all over South East Queensland, with some of my favourites including the Queensland premier of the Tony Award winning Nice Work If You Can Get It, How to Succeed In Business Without Really Trying and Chicago, receiving 9 Del Arte Chart recognitions across all three shows, The Phantom of the Opera, receiving an Australia Day Award for Best Local Event (Ipswich), and the Queensland premier of the Broadway hit, It Shoulda Been You.
In 2024, I had the pleasure of directing the Queensland premiere of FUN HOME for PIP Theatre in Brisbane, a show that received 3 Matilda Award nominations (including Best Musical and Best Performance in a Lead Role) and won the Matilda for Best Performance in a Supporting Role, Independent Production.
I'm currently the Artistic Director of Honour Productions, a Brisbane based independent performing arts company. Working with founder and producer, Tina Atiga, we create performance opportunities for performing artists and support emerging and independent artists to produce their own work.
my core values
person first, artist second
This industry uses people to build theatre. I use theatre to build people.
collaboration
How a group of creatives working together can do something extraordinary.
expectation
Expectation of excellence, respect, collaboration, courage and a desire to learn more.
my blog
to encourage and equip performing artists to expect more and be extraordinary.
7 truths to help you handle criticism in community theatre.
How do community theatre people handle criticism? In my experience, not well. We give way too much of it and we don’t know how to accept it from a position of strength.