Robert Catto
@robertcatto.com
Canadian/Kiwi/Australian photographer on Gadigal land, specialising in theatre, dance, opera and music. Member of Kage Collective. Oh, and silent film researcher, who also likes Formula One. 📷🇨🇦🇳🇿🇦🇺🏁
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(11) Bright Star at Hayes Theatre Co directed by Damien Ryan and Miranda Middleton
(12) The Edit at Belvoir St Theatre written and directed by Gabrielle Scawthorne
(13) Holiday Inn at Riverside Theatres directed by Sally Dashwood
(14) Virginia Gay in Carols by Cabaret at Hayes Theatre Co.
(12) The Edit at Belvoir St Theatre written and directed by Gabrielle Scawthorne
(13) Holiday Inn at Riverside Theatres directed by Sally Dashwood
(14) Virginia Gay in Carols by Cabaret at Hayes Theatre Co.
January 6, 2026 at 12:14 AM
(11) Bright Star at Hayes Theatre Co directed by Damien Ryan and Miranda Middleton
(12) The Edit at Belvoir St Theatre written and directed by Gabrielle Scawthorne
(13) Holiday Inn at Riverside Theatres directed by Sally Dashwood
(14) Virginia Gay in Carols by Cabaret at Hayes Theatre Co.
(12) The Edit at Belvoir St Theatre written and directed by Gabrielle Scawthorne
(13) Holiday Inn at Riverside Theatres directed by Sally Dashwood
(14) Virginia Gay in Carols by Cabaret at Hayes Theatre Co.
(7) Foam at Qtopia directed by Gavin Roach
(8) Alinta Chidzey in Strictly Baz Luhrmann at Sydney Opera House produced and directed by Mark Sutcliffe
(9) Timon of Athens (or: I Hate People) at the Seymour Centre, directed by Margaret Thanos
(10) Shack directed by Benjamin Brockman
(8) Alinta Chidzey in Strictly Baz Luhrmann at Sydney Opera House produced and directed by Mark Sutcliffe
(9) Timon of Athens (or: I Hate People) at the Seymour Centre, directed by Margaret Thanos
(10) Shack directed by Benjamin Brockman
January 6, 2026 at 12:14 AM
(7) Foam at Qtopia directed by Gavin Roach
(8) Alinta Chidzey in Strictly Baz Luhrmann at Sydney Opera House produced and directed by Mark Sutcliffe
(9) Timon of Athens (or: I Hate People) at the Seymour Centre, directed by Margaret Thanos
(10) Shack directed by Benjamin Brockman
(8) Alinta Chidzey in Strictly Baz Luhrmann at Sydney Opera House produced and directed by Mark Sutcliffe
(9) Timon of Athens (or: I Hate People) at the Seymour Centre, directed by Margaret Thanos
(10) Shack directed by Benjamin Brockman
(3) Emma Pask and her Latin Jazz Orchestra perform Cosita Divina at City Recital Hall, Sydney
(4-5) Posh at Old Fitz Theatre directed by Margaret Thanos (That first image is actually eleven photos I spent far too long combining into a single one…!)
(6) MJ Wilson in Type-A Marketing Man at Qtopia
(4-5) Posh at Old Fitz Theatre directed by Margaret Thanos (That first image is actually eleven photos I spent far too long combining into a single one…!)
(6) MJ Wilson in Type-A Marketing Man at Qtopia
January 6, 2026 at 12:14 AM
(3) Emma Pask and her Latin Jazz Orchestra perform Cosita Divina at City Recital Hall, Sydney
(4-5) Posh at Old Fitz Theatre directed by Margaret Thanos (That first image is actually eleven photos I spent far too long combining into a single one…!)
(6) MJ Wilson in Type-A Marketing Man at Qtopia
(4-5) Posh at Old Fitz Theatre directed by Margaret Thanos (That first image is actually eleven photos I spent far too long combining into a single one…!)
(6) MJ Wilson in Type-A Marketing Man at Qtopia
Before the new year truly takes over, I just wanted to do a quick look back at some of my highlights of 2025—and thanks to ALL the casts, directors, creatives & designers I couldn’t tag in each of these! Photos are as follows:
(1-2) Furious Mattress at Belvoir St Theatre directed by Margaret Thanos
(1-2) Furious Mattress at Belvoir St Theatre directed by Margaret Thanos
January 6, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Before the new year truly takes over, I just wanted to do a quick look back at some of my highlights of 2025—and thanks to ALL the casts, directors, creatives & designers I couldn’t tag in each of these! Photos are as follows:
(1-2) Furious Mattress at Belvoir St Theatre directed by Margaret Thanos
(1-2) Furious Mattress at Belvoir St Theatre directed by Margaret Thanos
Having a quiet NYE, but here’s a last photo to end 2025 with, from our friends’ (glorious!) wedding on Monday night. Have a happy and safe New Year, everyone!
December 31, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Having a quiet NYE, but here’s a last photo to end 2025 with, from our friends’ (glorious!) wedding on Monday night. Have a happy and safe New Year, everyone!
Feels like a line from M. Emmet Walsh in Raising Arizona, but I don’t think it is.
“So we were doin' paramedical work in affiliation with the state highway system. Not actual practice, you understand. And me & Bill were patrolling down Nine Miles…”
“So we were doin' paramedical work in affiliation with the state highway system. Not actual practice, you understand. And me & Bill were patrolling down Nine Miles…”
November 22, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Feels like a line from M. Emmet Walsh in Raising Arizona, but I don’t think it is.
“So we were doin' paramedical work in affiliation with the state highway system. Not actual practice, you understand. And me & Bill were patrolling down Nine Miles…”
“So we were doin' paramedical work in affiliation with the state highway system. Not actual practice, you understand. And me & Bill were patrolling down Nine Miles…”
The show's about reality television, so the set & lighting design is using the kind of lighting modifiers you'd find on a TV set--unusual for theatre, but interesting to see (and photograph)…
October 9, 2025 at 12:10 AM
The show's about reality television, so the set & lighting design is using the kind of lighting modifiers you'd find on a TV set--unusual for theatre, but interesting to see (and photograph)…
Some new production photography featuring Matilda Ridgway and Iolanthe in The Edit, written & directed by Gabrielle Scawthorn, playing at @belvoirst.bsky.social here in Sydney until 26 Oct. Great script, amazing cast, and a beautiful production!
October 9, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Some new production photography featuring Matilda Ridgway and Iolanthe in The Edit, written & directed by Gabrielle Scawthorn, playing at @belvoirst.bsky.social here in Sydney until 26 Oct. Great script, amazing cast, and a beautiful production!
And some of my production images, taken on a Fuji X-H1 with the 16-55mm (first image) and 56mm f/1.2 (other three).
September 9, 2025 at 5:23 AM
And some of my production images, taken on a Fuji X-H1 with the 16-55mm (first image) and 56mm f/1.2 (other three).
what perfect album came out when you were sixteen? (I’ll limit myself to the ones I wore out on cassette at the time…)
July 27, 2025 at 12:14 PM
what perfect album came out when you were sixteen? (I’ll limit myself to the ones I wore out on cassette at the time…)
Nice to work with Mark Sutcliffe and Opera Australia this week on Strictly Baz Luhrmann at Sydney Opera House Concert Hall, with this group of absolute stars—Phoebe Panaretos, Tim Draxl, Alinta Chidzey and Ryan Gonzalez, with the Opera Australia orchestra.
June 24, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Nice to work with Mark Sutcliffe and Opera Australia this week on Strictly Baz Luhrmann at Sydney Opera House Concert Hall, with this group of absolute stars—Phoebe Panaretos, Tim Draxl, Alinta Chidzey and Ryan Gonzalez, with the Opera Australia orchestra.
In Canada, half of them have French names—or possibly cars—on them. So your odds are even worse, there!
June 21, 2025 at 10:28 PM
In Canada, half of them have French names—or possibly cars—on them. So your odds are even worse, there!
Here is where the Tūi sing, and where the sky is blue!
June 21, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Here is where the Tūi sing, and where the sky is blue!
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May 9, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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More about the show (and tickets) here: www.oldfitztheatre.com.au/posh
April 29, 2025 at 3:30 AM
More about the show (and tickets) here: www.oldfitztheatre.com.au/posh
Making this a thread because I can only attach 4 photos per post, obviously. And with a cast of 14, I need more than that!
April 29, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Making this a thread because I can only attach 4 photos per post, obviously. And with a cast of 14, I need more than that!
So many spectacular reviews for Posh by Laura Wade, directed by Margaret Thanos at the Old Fitz Theatre here in Sydney—it’s only natural it’s nearly sold out!
Worth getting in while you can, for this hilarious and searing indictment of wealth and privilege. An amazing cast, and a great production.
Worth getting in while you can, for this hilarious and searing indictment of wealth and privilege. An amazing cast, and a great production.
April 29, 2025 at 3:30 AM
So many spectacular reviews for Posh by Laura Wade, directed by Margaret Thanos at the Old Fitz Theatre here in Sydney—it’s only natural it’s nearly sold out!
Worth getting in while you can, for this hilarious and searing indictment of wealth and privilege. An amazing cast, and a great production.
Worth getting in while you can, for this hilarious and searing indictment of wealth and privilege. An amazing cast, and a great production.
Sorry to hear today that jazz legend Roy Ayers has passed; he came to New Zealand for the Wellington Jazz Festival in 2009 when I was their photographer, and I was in complete awe of his playing. Incredible sensitivity and sound, with intense depth of feeling in his hands.
March 7, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Sorry to hear today that jazz legend Roy Ayers has passed; he came to New Zealand for the Wellington Jazz Festival in 2009 when I was their photographer, and I was in complete awe of his playing. Incredible sensitivity and sound, with intense depth of feeling in his hands.
I never remember to get any behind-the-scenes of me working, so it's great when the producer does--and then I get to post the setup & the shot! The rehearsal room at Belvoir Theatre looks a little different when you add lighting, and a bit of amber gel…
February 6, 2025 at 10:56 PM
I never remember to get any behind-the-scenes of me working, so it's great when the producer does--and then I get to post the setup & the shot! The rehearsal room at Belvoir Theatre looks a little different when you add lighting, and a bit of amber gel…
Also amusing is the fact that I took it on a Canon T90 from c.1985 with a 200mm f/2.8 fixed lens of similar vintage. In those days, all cameras were pretty much equal, and could be used for literally decades; if you wanted better images, you bought better lenses, and put better film in them...!
February 4, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Also amusing is the fact that I took it on a Canon T90 from c.1985 with a 200mm f/2.8 fixed lens of similar vintage. In those days, all cameras were pretty much equal, and could be used for literally decades; if you wanted better images, you bought better lenses, and put better film in them...!
Not important in the world right now, but this is something I just found in my files--possibly the first paid, printed photo I took, 25 years ago this month. Ironically, at the time I was working five different freelance jobs (including editing the flyer it's printed on!), but photography took over.
February 4, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Not important in the world right now, but this is something I just found in my files--possibly the first paid, printed photo I took, 25 years ago this month. Ironically, at the time I was working five different freelance jobs (including editing the flyer it's printed on!), but photography took over.
Unlike you, I get my news from a reliable source.
January 9, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Unlike you, I get my news from a reliable source.
Choosing to see this morning’s breakfast as an auspicious omen for the year to come, rather than a sign of the impending apocalypse…happy new year, everyone!
January 1, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Choosing to see this morning’s breakfast as an auspicious omen for the year to come, rather than a sign of the impending apocalypse…happy new year, everyone!
I keep posting about work right before the holidays, but I guess I've been busy over the past couple of months! So, here's another one--for the Sydney Chamber Choir’s 2025 season.
You can see the choir a bit more clearly here (and read about the concerts!): www.sydneychamberchoir.org/2025-program
You can see the choir a bit more clearly here (and read about the concerts!): www.sydneychamberchoir.org/2025-program
December 20, 2024 at 2:48 AM
I keep posting about work right before the holidays, but I guess I've been busy over the past couple of months! So, here's another one--for the Sydney Chamber Choir’s 2025 season.
You can see the choir a bit more clearly here (and read about the concerts!): www.sydneychamberchoir.org/2025-program
You can see the choir a bit more clearly here (and read about the concerts!): www.sydneychamberchoir.org/2025-program
It's the final weekend for Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn at the Hayes Theatre here in Sydney (featuring Blue Skies of course, plus many other great tunes); so here's a few more production images to celebrate the end of a great show. And then when Holiday Inn closes, we all get to go on...holiday?
December 19, 2024 at 5:02 AM
It's the final weekend for Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn at the Hayes Theatre here in Sydney (featuring Blue Skies of course, plus many other great tunes); so here's a few more production images to celebrate the end of a great show. And then when Holiday Inn closes, we all get to go on...holiday?