Joanne Margaret Hartstone (BCA[Drama] (Hons), GradDipEd[Secondary]) is a multi-award winning theatre maker, performer, playwright, director, producer and presenter, specializing in international theatrical collaborations, live theatre & cabaret, and immersive/site-specific events. Joanne has built and curated pop-up venues in the Adelaide Botanic Garden (Black Box Theatres) and the Queen’s Theatre in Adelaide, and presented multiple seasons as a performer and producer in Edinburgh, Hollywood, London, New York and Sydney. 

Joanne has been presenting work in the Adelaide Fringe since 2006 and is now a prolific practitioner in the Australian live entertainment industry. Joanne has published two plays – The Girl Who Jumped Off The Hollywood Sign and That Daring Australian Girl. She won the inaugural Made In Adelaide Award in 2017, the Frank Ford Award in 2020, multiple best theatre and Adelaide Critics Circle Awards, and two innovation awards in 2021 for her digital theatre work Black Box Live™  during Covid. 

Joanne is also a registered secondary school teacher and a mentor to emerging artists, including being a mentor for the Adelaide Cabaret Festival’s ‘Class of Cabaret’ for three years (2021 – 2023).