New Australian Musical Theatre

Forrester and Swan are a composing duo, whose focus and passion is to write, support and create new Australian musical theatre.  Tim Forrester and Katie Swan met in 2013 while studying musical theatre at the Arts Academy in Ballarat.  The first song they wrote together, If You Knew Me, is featured in the AMEB Musical Theatre syllabus and published in the Grade 3 (male) songbook.  In 2014 they had their first show together in Ballarat, and since have continued to perform their music all over Australia, with the help of some Australia’s most talented performers.

Katie Swan

Katie Swan graduated from the Ballarat Arts Academy with a bachelor in Music Theatre, and has spent the last five years dreaming, creating, writing and performing as both a visual and performing artist. Katie’s theatre highlights include The Laramie Project, Urinetown, Thoroughly Modern Millie and The Mystery of Edwin Drood. Her cabaret highlights are Glitter and Be (2021), Grown (2020), Heart Songs (2019), A New Summer (2016-17), The Songs of Laura Nyro (Midsumma Festival, 2015) and Who’s Afraid of the Big, Bad Everything (2015). Her directorial credits include John and Jen (2021), April’s Fool (2021) and The Laramie Project (2019). Katie’s proudest moment is when they played the pivotal role of ‘person taking off their jacket’ in Aunty Donna’s Two People Wear the Same Tie to Work.

Katie believes in individuality and creative freedom through every medium.  Impassioned to champion and teach young performing artists, Katie works as a singing teacher in their private studio and teaches singing and acting at Fame Theatre Company. She is currently completing her masters in Vocal Pedagogy at the QLD Conservatorium of Music.

TIMOTHY FORRESTER

Timothy is a composer and performer who completed his undergraduate studies in musical theatre and recently completed a Masters degree at the Queensland Conservatorium with a focus on film scoring and virtual orchestral compositions. In addition to working as a singing teacher and composer, he has musically directed and performed in a number of shows and cabarets around Australia.

Timothy’s theatrical credits include: Connected – A New Musical [Musical Director]; Sweet Tooth [Musical Director]; Stoney End – The Songs of Laura Nyro [Musical Director, Vocal Arranger]; High School Musical On Stage [Musical Director]; Tudor Roses [Musical Director]; Mischief Unmanaged – Maniacal Arts [Musical Director]; First Date – The Musical [Instrumentalist]; John and Jen [Musical Director]; Forrester & Swan Music [Musical Director/Composer/Performer].