About

Peter J Holland is an accomplished theatre and live events producer with over 18 years’ experience across both the subsidised and commercial sectors. His career spans a diverse and impressive portfolio of international projects, innovative collaborations, and award-nominated productions.

Peter is currently Lead Producer at 59 Studio, and recently returned from Japan where he led the creative team delivering an evolving nightly projection mapping show at World Expo Osaka 2025. In collaboration with Done + Dusted X, he spearheaded the exhibition design and video content for a six-month cultural programme celebrating 44 Saudi artists and musicians, culminating in October 2025.

As a freelancer, Peter has worked with organisations such as Factory International, producing a new opera at London’s Southbank Centre, and with Netflix’s Roald Dahl Story Company to develop strategic pathways for bringing their literary titles to the stage.

His producing credits span both live and digital platforms, including the WhatsOnStage Award-nominated musical Bloody Elle and the acclaimed podcast docu-series Passing Out, which tells the stories of LGBTQ+ service members discharged from the British Army.

Peter served as Producer for English Touring Theatre (ETT), collaborating with Artistic Director Richard Twyman and Executive Producer Sophie Scull. His credits there include the UK tour of The Importance of Being Earnest, directed by Denzel Westley-Sanderson, which earned eight award nominations including at the UK Theatre Awards, and the revival of Mugabe, My Dad and Me by Tonderai Munyevu, winner of UK Theatre's Best New Play. During his tenure, ETT was honoured with the Excellence in Inclusivity Award (2022).

Previously, Peter produced for the renowned physical theatre company Frantic Assembly, leading its 25th anniversary season which featured I Think We Are Alone by Sally Abbott, co-directed by Kathy Burke and Scott Graham. At the Lyric Hammersmith, he produced a diverse slate including Tipping the Velvet by Laura Wade, a Filter co-production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and the UK/Australian premiere of TERROR by Ferdinand von Schirach, as well as four consecutive years of the theatre’s beloved annual pantomime.

Earlier in his career, Peter served as General Manager for The Birmingham Stage Company, producing acclaimed UK tours such as James and the Giant Peach, George’s Marvellous Medicine, and the Olivier Award-nominated Gangsta Granny by David Walliams, which also ran in London’s West End at the Garrick Theatre.

Peter brings deep expertise in producing and production management, having led UK and international tours across New York, Hong Kong, Singapore, Dubai, Bahrain, Ireland, Japan, and Australia.

He served for nine years as Vice Chair of Zest Theatre, during which time the company joined the Arts Council England National Portfolio, securing major ongoing public investment.

Peter is passionate about new work, international collaboration, and nurturing emerging talent. He continues to champion ambitious creative projects that bring bold ideas to life on stages around the world.

Current Work

WORLD EXPO, OSAKA, japan

The Evolving Nightly Projection Mapping Show and Cultural Studios programme for the KSA Pavilion.
Working with 59 Studio, Done + Dusted X, Foster + Partners and the Ministry of Culture.

Project managed and delivered the storyline for the projection mapping show and six months of animated content inspired and created by a platform of 44 artists. Unlike any other pavilion at Expo the six month programme of work is ever changing meaning no visit to the pavilion is the same with exhibitions constantly changing and updating content - a true first for the World Expo.

The pavilion plays host to an incredible amount of organisations and I am proud to have worked alongside them to make this concept a reality.
Credited teams: 59 Studio, Done + Dusted X, Foster and Partners, Squint/Opera, THA, Insignia Worldwide, Black Engineering, Rimond, Journey and Tanseisha.




the f**gots and their friends between revolutions - opera

Commissioned by Factory International, Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, Bregenzer Festspiele, the Southbank Centre and NYU Skirball in association with Holland Festival.

Recruited by Factory International i’m proud to have produced and project managed the remount of this production, reunited the truly international cast of performers for the presentation at the Southbank Centre to sold out audiences in the Queen Elizabeth Hall.

Based on the 1977 cult book by Larry Mitchell and Ned Asta, The Faggots and Their Friends Between Revolutions is a music theatre piece that reimagines the history of the world through a queer lens.

In this musical adaptation by composer Philip Venables and director Ted Huffman, the original text is taken on a kaleidoscopic journey by a cast of actors, singers and musicians.

Cast includes: Kerry Bursey, Jacob Garside, Kit Green, Conor Gricmanis, Deepa Johnny, Mariamielle Lamagat, Eric Lamb, Themba Mvula, Yshani Perinpanayagam, Meriel Price, Collin Shay, Dan Shelvey, Joy Smith, Sally Swanson and Yandass

LEeds university teaching fellow

Following recent work with students of the School of Performance and Cultural Industries at Leeds University and was delighted to been formally invited to join the school as Visiting Teaching Fellow with an emphasis on educating students on genuine career pathways in the arts and working with the University to formulate a scheme of work for arts careers. At a time when careers within the industry are deemed a risk I look forward to helping students navigate their journey into forming their careers and reaching their potential.

Featured production portfolio.

- Entire works -
Vicious Women, Leeds Carriageworks - Horrible Science, UK Tour - Charlottes Web, Derby Playhouse - Horrible Histories Barmy Britain, UK Tour/Sydney Opera House/ West End - The Jungle Book, UK Tour - James and the Giant Peach, UK Tour - Horrible Histories (Awful Egyptians, Ruthless Romans, Terrible Tudors, Vile Victorians, Kensington Palace), Birmingham Stage Company - Skellig, New Victory NYC - Bagpuss, Soho Theatre, Tom’s Midnight Garden, UK Tour - George’s Marvellous Medicine, UK Tour - David Walliams’ Gangsta Granny, UK Tour - Tipping the Velvet, Lyric Hammersmith - Herons, Lyric Hammersmith - Bugsy Malone, Lyric Hammersmith - Shopping and f***ing, Lyric Hammersmith - City of Glass, 59 Productions - The Seagull, The Lyric Hammersmith - Things I Know to be True, Frantic Assembly - Jubilee, Lyric Hammersmith - The Plough and the Stars, The Abbey Theatre - Dick Whittington, Lyric Hammersmith - Leave 2 Remain, Lyric Hammersmith - Aladdin, Lyric Hammersmith - Cinderella, Lyric Hammersmith - Jack and the Beanstalk, Lyric Hammersmith - Raymond Briggs’ Father Christmas Lyric/MAC/Hong Kong - Secret Theatre, Lyric Hammersmith - A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Filter/Lyric/UK Tour/Australia/Dublin - Fatherland, Frantic Assembly - I Think We Are Alone, Frantic Assembly - Sometimes Thinking, Frantic Assembly - The Unreturning, Frantic Assembly - Bloody Elle - A Gig Musical, Rebel/Manchester Royal Exchange - The Importance of Being Earnest, UK Tour - Mugabe, My Dad and Me, UK Tour/Brixton House - The Cherry Orchard, The Yard/HOME - 4:48 Psychosis, Royal Opera House/Lyric - Pleasure, Royal Opera House/Lyric - Fantastic Mr Fox, UK Tour - Seventeen, Lyric Hammersmith - Monochrome Man, ZooCo - Citizen Squid, Puppets with Guts - Happy Meal, Edinburgh - The Enormous Crocodile, Leeds Playhouse - The F**gots and their friends between revolutions, Factory International/Southbank Centre.