Michael Costi is a playwright and screenwriter based in Sydney.
In 2022, he was awarded the Australian Theatre for Young People Foundation Commission (10-13 years) for his play REEBOOT which was published and premiered as part of ATYP’s 2023 season. He was also awarded a place in the Belvoir Street Theatre’s Philip Parsons Writers’ Lab in 2020.
In 2021, Michael wrote the narration for UNIVERSAL WOMAN produced by the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra. The narration chronicled the remarkable creative achievements of Hildegard Von Bingen, the twelfth century polymath and was performed by Kate Box.
In 2019, his play TWO TWENTY SOMETHINGS DECIDE TO NEVER BE STRESSED ABOUT ANYTHING EVER AGAIN. EVER was produced by TheatreWorks as part of the Melbourne Fringe Festival and had its Sydney debut in May of 2021 at the Kings Cross Theatre.
In 2018, Michael’s musical, THE OVERCOAT, an adaptation of Gogol’s short story, premiered as part of Belvoir’s inaugural 25A season. In the same year, he wrote the narration for KARAKORAM: A MEDIVAL MUSICAL JOURNEY produced by the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra. The narration was adapted from a journal of William of Rubruck 1253AD and performed by David Wenham.
In 2016 Michael co-wrote VISITING HOURS, an immersive experience at Kings Cross Theatre commissioned by Vivid Festival and its success meant it returned the following year.
Michael has written short films including: THE HORRIFIC MURDER OF RASPUTIN produced by the National Institute of Dramatic Arts (NIDA) and DAISY, FERGUSON AND URSULA which was awarded the UTS People’s Choice Award (Golden Eye Awards).
Michael graduated with a Masters Degree in Writing for Performance 2017 (NIDA). He has a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Technology Sydney.
