Welcome to Kubler Auckland Management Fight Choreographers

Introducing Scott Witt

Scott is the President of the Society of Australian Fight Directors Inc., Associate Artistic Director of the International Order of the Sword and Pen, Honourary Member of the British Academy of Dramatic Combat, Honourary Fight Director of Fight Directors, Canada, Affiliated Member of the Art of Combat and a Honourary Fight Director of the Independant Fight Directors Guild of America. Scott was also the Intern and Associate Director for the Queensland Theatre Company in 2002 and 2003.

Scott has been working in stage, television and film since 1984. In that 20 years Scott has been acting, fight directing, directing and or clowning for Queensland Theatre Company, La Boite Theatre, Zen Zen Zo, Bell Shakespeare, Queensland Performing Arts Trust, Kooemba Jdarra, Opera Queensland, someone, ABC TV and many independent feature and short films. Festival performances that Scott has directed have toured Queensland, Northern Territory, South Australia and Hong Kong.

As an Instructor of Acting, Clowning, Stage Combat and Fight Direction Scott has taught nationally and internationally.

Nationally - Queensland University of Technology: Creative Industries - Resident teacher since 1998, University of Southern Queensland - Resident teacher 1999-2001, James Cook University - Resident teacher 1998-2001, Actors Conservatory - Resident teacher 1997-2000, Opera Queensland - Resident teacher since 2002.

Internationally - Canada: Paddy Crean International Stage Combat Workshop - Resident Artist 1999,2000, 2001 & 2003. Australia: Paddy Crean International Stage Combat Workshop - Resident Artist 2004. Scotland: Paddy Crean International Stage Combat Workshop - Resident Artist 1999. As! a result of an Arts Queensland Grant in 2000, Scott was a guest teacher in - Wales: Welsh College of Music and Drama. England - Mountview Theatre School, East 15 Acting School, Guilford Acting School, Bristol Old Vic, Rose Bruford, Isle of Wight School of Acting, Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. USA: American Academy of Classical Acting.

Scott has also been a recipient of two Arts Queensland Grants for the further development of Stage Combat and Fight Direction. In 2004 Scott completed a Master in Fine Arts at Creative Industries, Queensland University of Technology in Stage Combat and Fight Direction. In 2005 Scott recieved another Arts Queensland Grant to stage his one man show - Handyman.

Scott received a Matilda Award for his Direction of Road to the She-Devil’s Salon at Queensland Theatre C! ompany and Long Term Role as a Fight Director. His critically acclaimed adaptation and direction of Scapin (a co-production between Queensland Theatre Company and State Theatre Company of South Australian) received a Mo Nomination in 2004 for Best Theatre Production of the Year.