CREATIVE TEAM
LIVIU MONSTED
FOUNDER // ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Liviu Monsted is a published playwright, director, producer and the artistic director of “Mon Sans Productions”
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Liviu has written and directed hit shows for Mon Sans Productions. These include, “Not a Word", "Hiding Jekyll", “In Waiting” and “STREET” which is published by “Australian Play Transformed”. Other shows he has directed are “Heathers the Musical” for “Encore Productions” and the Australian Premiere of “Prisoner’s Dilemma”.
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As of 2020, Liviu has been the sole writer and director of the true crime immersive theatre company “Deadhouse: Tales Of Sydney Morgue”, works he has created for “Deadhouse” include the sold out season of “The Razor Gang Wars”, the acclaimed “Simmonds and Newcombe: The Deadly Run.” And “Juanita Nielson: The Final Days”. In 2024 Liviu was commissioned by the NSW Parliament to write and direct “The First Council: How a Modern Government was formed” an immersive short play based on the first year of the NSW Legislative Council which was performed on August 25th for the bicentennial celebration.
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Liviu is also a showrunner for “Script in Hand” a development program for playwrights and he took on the role of Festival Director for the 2024 season of Short + Sweet Sydney, remounting the festival which featured over 70 original plays.
Liviu has been called upon as a script doctor and creative consultant for various theatre and film projects currently in development. When not directing stage, Liviu works behind a camera on music videos for triple J unearthed artists such as “NARLA” and “Beautiful Friend”.
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Short films Liviu has directed for are “How to Quit” and “It sets you free” which toured as part of “Flickefest”. As an actor Liviu has been featured in the web series “Sam and Sammy”, short films such as “How To Quit” and the feature film “Kick Ons”
ABE BASTOLI
PRODUCER