Damian Ashcroft is a Canberran artist specialising in music and improvised theatre, with experience in audio production. He has been part of the creative industries for over a decade in the role of composer, live musician, improvisation actor, improvisation teacher and music teacher. His training includes graduating with an Advanced Diploma in Music from CIT in 2014, winning Student of the Year; instruction on Meisner technique with Dene Kermond/Impulse Company Australia; Improvisation courses with international instructors including Nick Byrne, Patti Styles, Joe Bill and Carlo Ritchie; and attending the Dordogne Jazz Summer School, in France in 2018.

He is founder of Troubador Impro and the podcast Surrealia, currently in production for its fourth season. The podcast combines skills of improvisation and music production. Damian also performs regularly with Ruth O’Brien and collaborated on her debut EP, Invaluable, in 2018. In 2019 Damian began teaching improvised theatre and directed Adventures at Canberra Unscripted.

In 2022 Damian worked as Sound Designer and Composer on The Q’s production of Demented, written by Ruth Pielor and directed by Ali Clinch and in 2023 worked at the Mill Theatre as Sound Designer and Composer for Good Works, written by Nick Enright and directed by Julian Meyrick. 

damianashcroft92@gmail.com