Alison Neville grew up in Albury, on the border of New South Wales and Victoria – also known as the home of the Flying Fruit Fly Circus. It was there that her passion for circus began. At 16, she shifted focus to technical production. Through HotHouse Theatre she earned a Certificate IV in Live Production, Theatre and Events under the mentorship of renowned lighting designer and operations manager, Rob Scott.
And of course there is my first love and home, The Garden of Unearthly Delights. I have just finished my 14th season in The Garden at the Adelaide Fringe. My role there has evolved over that time. Having started as a young and impressionable lighting technician in The Umbrella Revolution big top in 2012, I have progressed through Production Management there and finally landed as the Head of Operations and Production. It’s a role that I have held for three years, in which I manage the unique and beautiful temporary venues we bring in from Australia and internationally. Along with my production manager, I run the internal production install of these venues, and the running and requirements of the approximately 90 shows across each Fringe. On the Operations side of my role, I manage an incredible site management team that deal with all of the essentials and behind the scenes of a festival site, from toilets to security, power to plumbing.
