A CREATIVE COLLECTIVE
Our theatre KXT is a not-for-profit organization that operates as a creative collective. We remain largely unstaffed to keep costs low, to be sure the venue is affordable and accessible. We make things work with the support of a range of partner companies, delivering professional outcomes that support Sydney’s most exciting independent talent.
KXT ON BROADWAY is managed and programmed by bAKEHOUSE Theatre Company. The key creative team at KXT on Broadway is the bAKEHOUSE Artistic team of Suzanne Millar, John Harrison and Andrew McMartin
the bAKEHOUSE Board supports the KXT creative team in their management of KXT on Broadway
At KXT on Broadway, we are committed to fostering a safe, respectful, and inclusive environment for all members of our community. We celebrate diversity and at all times and in all ways strive to create an environment where individuals from all backgrounds feel welcome and represented. We are committed to promoting equity and accessibility in all aspects of our theatre, including casting, programming, and audience engagement. The physical and mental safety and well-being of our community members and audience are paramount. We ask that all those involved with KXT on Broadway to conduct themselves in a manner that prioritises the physical and emotional safety of others.
SUZANNE MILLAR is Co-Artistic Director of bAKEHOUSE Theatre and the Creative Director at KXT on Broadway. Her practice is focused on new Australian writing, theatre for social impact, and mentoring. She has been key to the establishment of KXT - Kings Cross Theatre, and the newly launched KXT on Broadway which is the birthplace of bold work and the training ground for our most exciting artists.
As director: That’s What She Said: Dresden; Jatinga; Black Jesus; The Laden Table (KXT); Human Activity (KXT & Riverside Theatres);
His Mother’s Voice (ATYP); Two Chairs (CRACK!); Junction (NIDA & TRS); A Land Beyond the River (NIDA & TRS); Coup d’Etat (Riverside Theatres, NIDA, TRS); her holiness (Seymour Centre & Riverside Theatres).
Suzanne is the founder and facilitator of bACE Mumbai, established in 2014, an international program working with award winning NGO Apne Aap Women’s Collective (AAWC) to establish an arts program in Kamathipura, and build an artists exchange between Sydney & Mumbai. As producer: Visiting Hours, (bAKEHOUSE & Vivid); His Dark Materials in dev (ATYP); Coram Boy (KXT); Great Expectations (ATYP).
Suzanne is a leading arts educator who has worked extensively with student and emerging artists. She currently oversees the KXT Step Up mentoring program and facilitates arts mentorships in Western Sydney, including I AM WE ARE in Mt Druitt
JOHN HARRISON
John is Co-Artistic Director of bAKEHOUSE and Co-Founder of KXT. Directing credits include Coram Boy (KXT), Visiting Hours (Vivid Sydney & Kings Cross Hotel); Great Expectations (ATYP Under The Wharf), and the development showing of His Dark Materials (ATYP). As a writer, he has written Visiting Hours; In Memoriam (Griffin Independent) and Two Chairs (CRACK! Festival & ATYP). He was dramaturg on bAKEHOUSE’s critically acclaimed seasons of The Laden Table and Jatinga. Producing credits include Human Activity, Dresden, Night Slows Down, Jatinga, The Laden Table, Black Jesus (KXT); The Ishmael Club (Old Fitz); His Mother’s Voice (ATYP Selects); the StoryLines Festivals in 2009 and 2012; her holiness (Seymour Centre); Coup d’Etat (Riverside & NIDA).
ANDREW MCMARTIN Andrew McMartin (he/him) is the Production Manager and one of the founders of KXT. He works, often unseen, to make sure all of the operational elements of the venue are performing as efficiently and safely as they can.
Andrew has a long history working in theatre, events and film. During Covid he attained his Masters in Screen Producing from AFTRS and then went on to be the Senior Production Coordinator for the Australian made 3D animated film My Freaky Family.
Andrew has managed venues and events of all sizes including all the Australia Day activities on Sydney Harbour for the NSW Gov, multiple events for Sydney Festival, Mardi Gras, Tropfest, Sydney Film Festival, Adeliade Fringe Festival, Melbourne Comedy Festival and Edinburgh Fringe Festival among many others.
Andrew has also been a Stage Manager for countless numbers of plays, events and musicals over the years both in Syndey and on tours before he first joined the bAKEHOUSE team in 2013. As the resident bAKEHOUSE Stage Manager and Production Manager he has worked with the team on Human Activity, Coram Boy, Visting Hours, Jatinga, The Laden Table and Black Jesus (KXT - Kings Cross Theatre); The Ishmael Club (Old Fitz); His Mother’s Voice (ATYP Selects); Love Field (TAP Gallery), and the development showings of Two Chairs and His Dark Materials.
Andrew worked with Suzanne and John to create both the first KXT in at Kings Cross in 2015 and the new KXT on Broadway in 2023. Andrew continues to work on the Board and behind the scenes to consult on all aspects of the theatre to help it to continue to develop into the future of Sydney Independent theatre.
bAKEHOUSE Artistic Team
Suzanne Millar, John Harrison and Andrew McMartin
bAKEHOUSE Co-Artistic Directors Suzanne Millar and John Harrison
bAKEHOUSE Executive Producer Andrew McMartin
KXT Creative Director: Suzanne Millar
KXT Producers John Harrison and Andrew McMartin
KXT Venue & Programme Support: Emily Buxton
KXT Artist Support: Charlie Vaux
KXT Production Support: Christopher Starnawski
KXT Partnerships Laneikka Denne
Venue & Bar staff: Emily Buxton, Bill Blake, Aaron Cornelius, Charlie Vaux, Zoe Resnick
PARTNER COMPANIES:
The Laboratory: Saro Lusty-Cavalari, Montague Basement
Storylines: kwento; Nautanki Theatre
Venue management & programming CrissCross Productions
David Bathur Creative Fellowship: Shan-Ree Tan
BOARD
Suzanne Millar; John Harrison; Andrew McMartin; Steven Newnham; Renee Lim; Matthew Millar; Michael Dean
collaboration | diversity | opportunity
KXT - KINGS CROSS THEATRE was established by bAKEHOUSE Theatre Company in late 2015 as part of a plan to help support and grow the arts community in Sydney. bAKEHOUSE Theatre Company has been producing, identifying, engaging, and investing in independent theatre, diverse works as well as new and emerging artists since 2008. We are proud to be providing opportunities for emerging and established artists, particularly those from culturally diverse backgrounds.
Located in Ultimo on Sydney’s Broadway strip, we strive to contribute to the diversity, vibrancy and sustainability of Sydney’s rich cultural and artistic communities.
