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I am a writer, actor, director, and Drama educator based in Adelaide, South Australia. I specialise in creating original works with and for young adults, exploring contemporary social issues through a range of theatrical styles. My recent plays include The Thing About Love, Metropolis Now (Adelaide Fringe 2025), Out! (commissioned by Banksia Park International High School), and The Sentiment of Broken Things (24 Hour Theatre Project, Mt Barker).
I’ve worked extensively with the SACE Board of South Australia as a marker, moderator, lead practitioner, and Education Consultant, and previously served as Director of Senior Drama for Drama SA. Since 2023, I’ve contributed as an education writer for the Adelaide Festival, and I’ll be joining the 2026 Adelaide 48 Hour Film Project as Education Liaison Officer.
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I offer workshops in devising, acting, and theatre-making across a variety of styles, and I support teachers and theatre groups in developing original works as a commissioned playwright.
Feel free to explore my collection of plays, teacher resources, and learning designs—and get in touch to chat about how I can support your next creative venture.
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Aldo Longobardi
REVIEWS
'When staging a play as part of syllabus requirements, it’s critically important to choose a script that is well written, engaging, and robust enough to keep an audience interested and to allow all participating students to demonstrate their achievements over the course of their learning... Longobardi’s script is a gem and ticks all the boxes.'
Kym Clayton - Theatre Association of South Australia
The Thing
About Love
Learning Design
Enrich the learning experiences of students and support teachers in connecting curriculum to your company's next production or festival by enlisting my skills and experience in learning design.
My learning design to date spans the ACARA, SACE and the IB frameworks and a breadth of subjects including Drama, Music, Dance, English, Humanities and Social Sciences (HASS), Aboriginal Studies, Civics and Citizenship, Modern History, and Society and Culture.
Talk to me about how I can help your company reach more students and teachers to engage with your work with meaningful, creative and engaging educational resources and learning design.
Table Top Shakespeare
(UK)
Adelaide Festival 2025
NORPA Northern Rivers
Performing Arts
(NSW)
Adelaide Festival 2025
Landmark Productions (Ireland)
Adelaide Festival 2025
Dorcy Rugamba
(Rwanda)​
Adelaide Festival 2025
Rocio Molina
(Spain)
Adelaide Festival 2025
Schaubühne Berlin and Théâtre de la Ville
(France)
Adelaide Festival 2024
"For the same reasons I loved my high school drama teacher I loved how Aldo taught this workshop."
- Lauren M
"A really comprehensive and substantial piece of work. Lucky students!"
- Anne C, Landmark Production
"The education guide [is] really interesting with a very deep view into the performance, very well documented and full of references to offer the student so many possibilities to face the show. So congrats on this.'
- Angelina C, Rocío Molina
"It is an impressive piece of work Aldo made. The quality of the analysis and the proposed exercises can absolutely help young audiences grasp the subject"
- Dorcy Rugamba, Rwandan Arts Institute