Multi AFI award winning Australian director Stuart McDonald joins The Sweet Shop’s global roster
The Sweet Shop has announced Australian TV director Stuart McDonald (pictured) as the latest addition to the roster.
McDonald comes with a wealth of experience in performance direction and comedic television, some of his most notable series being the cult hits ‘Summer Heights High’ and more recently ‘Angry Boys’. A multi AFI award winner, he is also well known for his dramatic work on the Foxtel series ‘Tangle’.
McDonald’s desire is to now bring his accomplished skillset in performance direction to the commercial world where he is planning to focus on drama and comedy scripts. His reasons for joining with The Sweet Shop are as he explains, “Whether it’s comedy or drama, as a director I enjoy finding that key that makes it real, the moment to moment. I started my career as a screenwriter and as such the heart of my work will always be storytelling. I have admired The Sweet Shop from afar for some time, and am very excited to join the team, as I think they are the most forward thinking company globally in the production landscape today”.
Says The Sweet Shop’s managing director/executive producer Wilf Sweetland: “Stuart is a true performance Director in every sense. He works with a consummate understanding of actors and is perfectly comfortable directing the country’s top Talent and non-Actors alike. While being well known for his Comedy work, Stuart is also an AFI winner for his mini feature ‘Stranded’, showing his breadth of performance direction abilities. It is great to have Stuart as part of The Sweet Shop.”
CEO/founding partner of The Sweet Shop, Paul Prince tells us: “Stuart is a rare talent. He has very obvious strengths with cast and characterisation, in any genre, from comedy to hard-hitting drama, but what really stands out with Stuart is his depth of understanding of the idea within a narrative. His background as screenplay writer serves him very well. I’m honoured that he has chosen The Sweet Shop to manage his global commercial career. Watch this space!”
McDonald’s signing marks The Sweet Shop’s commitment to developing directors who have a strong background in film and television and harnessing these talents in both the commercial and film world.
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Hi Stuart,
I am your mother’s St Margaret’s cobber who has known you all your life. I promised your mother and father I would keep you on the straight and narrow. I hope I have done a good job!!!!! We still live where we always have so we hope you will say hello some time.
Cheers,
Lyn Taylor