Artistic Director of QMT, Deian has been Production Director of a variety of works from Gilbert and Sullivan to shows from Broadway and the West End. She also has designed and made costumes for a variety of shows; and taken leading administrative rôles in the Company.

On stage she has been known for her soubrette roles, including her favourite Eliza Doolittle in QMT’s inaugural production My Fair Lady. She has also been seen as Jill-all-Alone (Merrie England), Evangeline Harcourt (Anything Goes), Ruth (The Pirates of Penzance), Manon in Bitter Sweet; the glamorous Lucille Early in No No, Nanette! and The Duchess of Plaza Toro (The Gondoliers).

A Music Teacher, she has directed, designed and choreographed numerous shows with Primary School casts. She is qualified in Arts (BA) from the University of Queensland, in Education (Dip Teach) from USQ; and in Music (AACM) from the Australian College of Music. 

She has been honoured for her efforts on behalf of the Queensland Musical Theatre by being granted Life Membership of the Association.

Julianne enjoys performing in and choreographing musical theatre productions. She has been in several QMT shows, among them Anything Goes, No No, Nanette! and Bitter Sweet. She played Frenchie, an alluring dancer in the Kit Kat Club in QMT’s acclaimed production of Cabaret in 2010 and most recently enjoyed performing in Sweet Charity. Her QMT choreographic credits include The Merry Widow (2009) and Oliver! (2011).
A qualified C.S.T.D. dance teacher, Julianne has taught Ballet, Tap and Jazz for many years and has
entered students in many eisteddfodau, concerts and exams with great success. Julianne recently participated in Musical Theatre Masterclasses at The Broadway Dance Center in New York.
The knowledge she gained from the classes has been invaluable for her role as choreographer in West Side Story. Aside from Musical Theatre, Julianne is very passionate about child and maternal health and enjoys working in this area professionally. She hopes one day to do some volunteer work in developing countries, working to improve the health and outcomes for infants and pregnant women. Julianne is very thankful for her supportive husband and family who enable her to be involved in musical theatre.

Andrew was born and raised in the tiny rural town of Wee Waa in NSW. Along with an assortment of teachers, he learnt piano and singing from his parents, and also inherited their passion for musical theatre. Andrew has also dabbled with a host of other instruments, including bassoon, French horn, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, guitar and viola. His first experiences on the stage involved chorus and minor leads in Anything Goes (2003), My Fair Lady (2005), Oklahoma! (2007) and The Pirates of Penzance (2007). He became interested in working in theatre and in 2011 he was repetiteur for Alice in Wonderland at the Brisbane Arts Theatre. He has worked on and off stage with QMT, first as Perchik in Fiddler on the Roof (2011) and then as Musical Director for Oliver! (2012).

Andrew has the choir bug; since 2004, he has performed with various choirs in some of the most notable venues in the world, including the Lincoln Centre, Salisbury Cathedral, Bremen’s Sendesaal, and the Sydney Opera House. Last year he toured internationally with The Australian Voices, performing in the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, China, Germany, and touring the UK and Ireland as substitute Musical Director. He is currently the Conductor in Training for The Australian Voices. Andrew dedicates his work on West Side Story to the incredible cast, crew and production team, and to his cat Bubbles, who sadly no longer acts as his conducting muse.

Andrew Wadley has had a keen interest in music since the age of five when he commenced
piano lessons.  He has an appreciation  for many genres of music including  classical  organ, 
piano,  choral,  jazz,  orchestral  and  musical  theatre.  Andrew  has  sung  with  choirs  such  
as Canticum Chamber Choir, Brisbane Chorale and NYCA and has been a regular organist for Brisbane 
Boys’ College and St Andrew’s Uniting Church. Accompanying performances by Q.U.M.S,  the  
Queensland  Youth  Orchestra,  Brisbane  Philanthropic  orchestra  and  various chamber  ensembles  
has  been  an  enjoyable  part  of  Andrew’s  music  career.  Since  2003, Andrew has been studying 
organ under the direction of Christopher Wrench and Christopher Cook. He has been successful in 
winning two scholarships for organ tuition: the Walter-Monz Bursary (2004) and the Harmer Memorial 
Scholarship (2005). Theatre companies Andrew has worked with as repetiteur include Starlight, 
Phoenix, Queensland  Musical Theatre and Blue Fish. Andrew completed  a degree in Optometry  at the 
end of 2007, and is the Director  of
Specsavers in Strathpine, Brisbane.

Since taking her first dancing lesson at age 4, Maranne (Ranni) has not left the stage.  In 2004 she completed a Certificate 4 in Musical Theatre and Commercial Dance at the Davidia Lind Dance Centre, the same school at which she spent twenty years learning her craft. 

Maranne’s major passion in the performing arts is Musical Theatre and she has spent the last 11 years performing in and choreographing over 20 shows around Brisbane.  Some of these shows include Anything Goes, Kiss Me Kate, Sweet Charity (all for QMT), Guys and Dolls and Queensland’s premiere production of Rent. In 2011 she won the Best Choreographer award for her work in Blue Fish Theatrical’s production of Monty Python’s Spamalot.  Although Maranne is usually seen as a dancer she has always enjoyed the acting and drama side of performing.  She won a Best Actress award in the Brisbane Arts Theatre Festival for a role that was written for her by a top Australian playwright. In West Side Story Maranne shows her flair for acting as well as dance in the role of Francesca.

Maranne’s love of performing has seen her dance at Eisteddfodau, Festivals, Sports Openings, Corporate Events and much more all over Australia. As a dance teacher and she is thrilled to be able to bring over twenty-five years worth of experience to the aspiring students and performers of all ages at Reese Dance.