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Writer | Director | Composer
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Jackson Peele (he/him) is an actor, writer, musician, director and graduate of the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts. With his collaborator, Conor Neylon, they are quickly making a name for themselves as the young and dynamic composer, writer duo – ‘Neylon & Peele.’ Together they have written, workshopped, presented and produced five original musicals: ‘Beau Wants to Be A Billionaire’ was workshopped by UMMTA and selected for The Home Grown Grassroots Initiative (2018) as well as Hope New Works (2020). In 2021, they presented a sold-out season of ‘The House on Fire at The Edge of the World’ with Theatreworks. Their viral, sell-out smash hit musical The Beep Test, has won multiple awards including the Green Room Award for ‘Best New Australian Musical Theatre Writing.’ In 2023 they took their showcase concert ‘The Songs of Neylon & Peele,’ to Sydney (5 Eliza) after a successful Melbourne season (Chapel Off Chapel), and presented their experimental electronic musical ‘Gary Is Jesus,’ at La Mama.