Lindy Davies

Lindy Davies (born 29 August 1946) works in various roles in theatre, film and television, and is well known for creating an approach to performance for the intuitive actor. Lindy was the head of drama at the former Victorian College of the Arts for over 11 years until 2007, and worked as a performance consultant on films including Afterglow and Away From Her (2006) with Julie Christie. In 1985, she won the AFI (AACTA) Award for Best Supporting Actress for the 1986 film Malcolm. As an actress, she also played Ruth Ballinger in the Australian soap opera Prisoner

Career Born in Melbourne, Victoria, Davies has influenced many actors, including Cate Blanchett, Harriet Walter, She directed Blanchett in Electra at the National Institute of Dramatic Art in 1992, and worked with Christie as a consultant on the Dennis Potter TV series Karaoke (1996) and the films Hamlet (1996), Afterglow (1997), Away From Her (2006) and Glorious 39 (2009).

Davies, who has said that intuition is the defining principle of her process. has conducted master classes for actors, writers and directors at the Canadian Film Centre from 2010 - 2025 and continues to offer intensives for actors, directors, and writers throughout the world.

As director National Theatre of Slovenia: Scenes From an Execution National Theatre of Slovenia: The Changeling Moscow Maly Theatre, Old Times. Wyndham's Theatre West End, Old Times (with Julie Christie, Leigh Lawson and Harriet Walter). Theatr Clwyd, Old Times (with Julie Christie and Leigh Lawson) Chichester Festival Theatre, Suzannah Andler (with Julie Christie) Sydney Theatre Company, Three Days of Rain, A Month in the Country (Opera House), Old Times Bell Shakespeare Company:, As You Like It (Opera House); Belvoir St Company B, Scenes from an Execution (nominated for a Sydney Theatre Award for Best Director) State Theatre Company of South Australia, Room to Move Playbox, Fool for Love Victorian College of the Arts, The Rover, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Women Beware Women (Middleton/Barker), The Cherry Orchard, Three Sisters, Lysistrata. National Institute of Dramatic Art, A Midsummer Night's Dream; Electra; Miss Sarah Sampson. Pram Factory: Calling For Help La Mama: Calling For Help Open Stage: Marat Sade; Ride Across Lake Constance; The Birthday Party

Performance Consultant Lindy Davies has developed an approach to performance: a process; which is an intuitive imaginative connection to language, space and transformation.

She has worked as a Performance Advisor/Consultant on many films including: Sarah Polley's Away from Her with Julie Christie. Lindy also worked with Julie Christie on Neverland and Troy. Alan Rudolph's Afterglow with Julie Christie. Sally Potter's The Tango Lesson. Kenneth Branagh's Hamlet with Julie Christie. Dennis Potter's Karaoke with Julie Christie. Michael Whyte's The Railway Stationman with Julie Christie. Pat O'Connor's Fools of Fortune with Julie Christie. Australia: includes Looking For Alibrandi, Radiance, The Leaving of Liverpool, Talk, MDA. Indivision Lab 2009 AFC Consultant alongside Christine Vachon, Susanne Bier and Claudia Karvan. Screen Australia 2011 Flash Black Performance Workshop for Indigenous Directors.

Actor Training From November 1995 to January 2007, Lindy Davies was the Head of the School of Drama at the former Victorian College of Arts in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.