”Boundary-pushing, surreal, cross-genre realness” —Time Out Sydney /// ”Warm-hearted, head-spinning … Rosier Staines plays with our expectations of watching television. Does investing in a story mean we help to create it? ★★★½” —Garry Maddox, Sydney Morning Herald /// “Joyful and electric, with a sophisticated playfulness.” — Mr Kate Goes To The Theatre /// “Perspectives blur … an intense experience – the immersion is visceral.” — Carolyn Neumann, Sydney Arts Guide /// “Unlikely to resemble anything else you’ve been to.” – Concrete Playground /// “Precise, professional, highly original.” – Night Writes /// “Visceral, seductive, engrossing … a captivating theatrical experiment, and a prelude to discussion and debate about where the performing arts can go, and take us.” — Syke On Stage /// “Haunting … a reimagining of performance.” – Night Writes /// “Brimming with mystery and intrigue.” — The Brag /// "Rosier Staines offered participants a novel way to think, feel and experience ... immediately thrilling." – Runway Conversations /// "A highlight of Underbelly Arts ... dizzying and gone too quickly." – Jared Richards (Pedestrian, Junkee) /// "Winningly hilarious yet seemingly effortless. Rosier Staines has a knack for writing musical comedies." – Honi Soit /// "An infectiously enthusiastic mania for pop culture, storytelling and self-reflection." – Dirt and Candy /// "Wonderfully original and clever." – Concrete Playground /// "Utterly hilarious." – The Music /// "Wonderfully funny, topical and intriguing." – FilmInk /// “Visceral, exciting and strange.” – Scene Point Blank
Awards and residencies
Denis Diderot Grant for Writer in Residence, Chateau d’Orquevaux (2025)
Griffin Award, shortlisted (Christ is Back, 2023)
Experimental Forum, Honourable Mention (Sunlight, 2022)
Reale Film Festival, Best Micro Short (Sunlight, 2022)
Very Short Film Festival, Highly Commended (Sunlight, 2022)
Big Apple Film Festival, Finalist (2022)
Innuendo International Film Festival, Nominated Best Experimental Film (Sunlight, 2021)
Petite Suite Resident Artist, Brand X (2021)
Austin Film Festival, Virtual Pitch Competition winner (2020)
ScreenCraft Screenwriting Fellowship semifinalist (2020)
Ian Potter Cultural Trust recipient for work and research in immersive/interactive theatre in London, Paris and Italy (January–June 2019)
Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting, longlisted (D’Annunzio, 2019)
Vacant Room Resident Artist (PACT, 2017)
SHIFT Film Festival, Finalist (Real Estate, 2017)
Spotlight Short Film Awards, Silver Award (4D, 2016)
Oasis Short Film Screening Series, Filmmaker of the Month (September 2016)
SF3 SmartFone Flick Fest, Top Ten Selection (Real Estate, 2016)
The Advertiser's 'Leonard Nimoy's Last Straw' Award (Only You Can Save Us, 2015)
A Night of Horror International Film Festival, Nominated for Best Short Screenplay (A Dream, 2013)
Project 52 Sketchfest winner (Where All Dem Bees At, 2011; Spies, 2012)