Natasha McDonald
Natasha McDonald
Actor, Director, Writer
Natasha, a QUT, NIDA, TAFTA & ACA graduate, has been working as an Actor, Director, Writer and Educator in stage and screen, internationally, for over 20 years.
In 2024, Natasha launched Loquacious Creatives Production Company, creating the original work, Butterfly Love Story for the Toucan Club Festival (Pip Theatre, 2025).
Biography
Natasha, a QUT, NIDA, TAFTA & ACA graduate, has been working as an Actor, Director, Writer and Educator, in stage & screen, for over 20 years. She’s performed in Australia, UK, USA and Asia and has written and directed Adult & Children’s theatre Internationally, including foundation programming and performance for Drama & English at the ‘Paju English Village’ Theme Park in South Korea.
Her favourite Sydney performances include: Rausch (NIDA grad perf), Vincent Ergo (107Projects), Pygmalion & Lovely Bones (New theatre), Summer of the Seventeenth Doll (Epicentre Theatre Company) Jekyll and Hyde (Manly Musical Society) and Jane Austen’s Persuasion (Genesian Theatre). Recent Brisbane productions include: Top Girls (Ad Astra), Prospect Terrace (Pip Theatre), Cleansed (The X-Collective), Disney off Ice (Observatory Theatre Company) and Saint Joan (The Island of Misfit Players).
In 2024, Natasha launched her own production company, Loquacious Creatives (with co-producer Charlotte Kippax), embarking on her own written & installation work, Borderline: Ride the Nine (coming in October 2027). She has been accepted into various, prestigious, playwriting programs (including Counter pilot Program, Metro Arts 2024). Natasha was selected for Canopy Writing Program (Pip Theatre, 2025) to write, direct and star in Butterfly Love Story for the Toucan Club Festival. Natasha is represented by Who Artists and is a long serving member of MEAA.
Reviews
"Natasha McDonald was equally as compelling in the roles of Isabella Bird, Joyce and Louise. Each of her characters were entirely different and she embodied each with dedication and aplomb. Her accents were equally as consistent as Roque’s and their scene together at the end of the play was unnervingly realistic. These two women were captivating to watch and easily stole the show. Their rapport with one another was comfortable yet tense (as familiar relationships often are) and both delivered complex, multi-layered and intriguing performances.”
Yasmin Elahi - Queensland Stage Critics | Read Full Review
Ad Astra Plays
Upcoming Plays
Past Plays
Other Theatre
Consensual (Theatre), Loquacious Creatives, Director / Diane
Bard Wars (Theatre), Brisbane Arts Theatre, Princess Leia
The Thin Man (Theatre), Nash Theatre, Mimi/Julia/Luxe Girl
The Lovely Bones (Theatre), New Theatre, Franny
Vincent Ergo (Theatre), Controlled Chaos Productions, Rachel Berlatier
Persuasion (Theatre), Genesian Theatre, Elizabeth/Mrs Harville Pygmalion (Theatre), New Theatre, Mrs Pearce
Death Trap (Theatre), Touring Production, Helga Ten Dorp
Blithe Spirit (Theatre), Eternity Playhouse, Madame Arcati
Whilrpools & When We Were Together (Theatre), Mamapalooza, Director
Afterwards, New Theatre (Short and Sweet)(Theatre), Lead / Director
Summer of the Seventeenth Doll (Theatre), Epicentre Theatre Company, Pearl
Far Away (Theatre), Queensland Theatre Company, Ensemble
Jekyll & Hyde (Theatre), Manly Musical Society, Red Rat / Soprano / Dancer
Pirates of Penzance (Theatre), Miranda Musical Society, Daughter / Soprano
Oklahoma (Theatre), Miranda Musical Society, Townsperson / Soprano
Magic of the Musicals (Theatre), Willoughby Theatre Company, Choir
A Swell Party (Theatre), Stage Door @ Twelfth Night, Linda Porter
Come to the Cabaret (Theatre), Stage Door @ Twelfth Night, Principal Singer / Dancer
Robin Hood (Theatre), Brisbane Arts Theatre, Lady Lursa
THOR (Love & Thunder)(Film), Disney/Marvel, Aguard Parent
The Outsider (Film), Foxtel Hallmark, Amish Villager
Changi (Film), ABC Television, University Student
San Andreas (Film), Lionsgate Productions, Earthquake Victim
Inspector Gadget (Film), Walt Disney Pictures, Townsperson
The Body (Film), Sally Shepard Productions, Co-Producer
Truth (Film), Echo Lake Entertainment, Reporter
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (TV), Disney Channel, Funeral Mourner
Fighting Season (TV), Foxtel Showcase Channel, Hen Party Guest
Deadly Women (TV), Beyond International Channel, Concerned Citizen
You’re Back in the Room (TV), Fremantle Media, Herself
The Making of a Princess (TV), Fremantle Media, Reporter
All Saints (TV), Channel Seven Network, Nurse
Beastmaster (TV), Natalie Hall Management, Villager
Training
HUB Studio - Advanced Theatre Studies (Kevin Jackson)
TAFTA / Warehouse Studio - Los Angeles Intensive + Full Time Program
NIDA - Studio program, NIDA Ensemble, Winter Residency
ACA - The Actors Journey, American Theatre Intensive
Howard Fine Studio - Masterclass Series
AAI / NIDA - Directors Masterclass
Zen Zen Zo - Physical Theatre, Asian Theatre, and Movement Studies
AIM / QCM - Classical & Contemporary, and Operatic Singing Technique
Dance Central - Jazz, Cabaret, Burlesque, Bellydance, Hip Hop
Representation
Who Artists (Agent - Keeley Ross)
Reviews
Natasha McDonald is a casting standout in characterisation of gangster girl secretary Julia Wolf, leaning right into the accompanying rough New York accent and persona. And her elevated realisation (in partner with Fletcher) of the already exaggerated quick word from the sponsor breaks for ‘the beauty soap of the stars’ add much to the authenticity of the night’s entertainment.
Meredith Walker - Blue Curtains Brisbane | Read full review
This was a free-flowing production on an open stage, as per Shakespeare’s time. In a generally a solid cast, standouts included eye catching performances from Eleni Koutsoukia as Artoo and Natasha McDonald as Princess Leia.
William Davies - Stage Whispers | Read full review
Awards
Short and Sweet Sydney - Director’s Award for Verbatim Theatre
