creative portfolio

Noelle Towler

Writer + Performing Artist

Improv

Flagship projects
Passionate about the intersection of art and social justice, there are some standout projects that Noelle is most proud of:

  • Hysterical | Director + Cast | Exploring how the labels that are painted on us throughout our lives shape the decisions we make and the people we become. (Past shows: 2023 Brisbane, 2023 NZIF, 2024 Anywhere Festival)

  • Resistance Art: Using comedy and improv to speak truth to power | Teacher | Exploring how comedy can be invoked as a medium and platform to say important things, using our art as a form of collective resistance against oppressive systems and global challenges. (NZIF 2025)

  • Diagnonsense | Co-Director + Cast | Brisbane's funniest and most endearing disabled and chronically ill improvisers do funny make-em-ups on stage for your entertainment. Laughter might not actually be the best medicine, but it sure can ease the load of moving through a world that wasn't built for you. (Monthly shows at Big Fork Theatre)

  • Little Spoons | Co-Creator | A safe and inclusive space for disabled and chronically ill performers to experience the joy of improv and explore strategies to make it more accessible for all. (Monthly jams for existing Big Fork Theatre community members)

Festival creations
Noelle has co-directed and starred in several improv and comdedy festival shows:

Reach out to Noelle about programming one of these shows at your theatre or festival.

Casts and ensembles
She also performs regularly with several theatres and ensembles:

Teaching
Amongst other creative facilitating, Noelle teaches improv on local and international stages. See more below and reach out if you're interested in booking Noelle for an upcoming festival or project.

Slam poetry

Noelle penned her first angsty teenage poem from her bedroom floor to process her unrequited love for a boy who didn't know she existed. In late 2024 she ventured into slam poetry, blending her love of performance with her most primal creative calling.Performed

  • Medusa’s Song (poetry, Ruckus slam, 2024, received top judge's scores)

  • Dragonfly Wings (poetry, Ruckus slam, 2024)

  • Beauty Sleep (poetry, Ruckus slam, 2025, received top judge's scores)

Published

  • Eleven (2023)

  • Hush (2024)

  • A Call On Mother's Day (2024)

  • Sandgate (2025)

  • Warcry of the hurt (2025)

Sketch comedy

When time allows (which it rarely does as a matriarch), Noelle writes and performs sketch comedy.Writer + Performer

  • Hank Talker from National Smiles

Performer

  • Dead Man's Coffee Table (by L Mitcherson)

  • Pickpocket at Paddington (by L Mitcherson)

Hank Talker from National Smiles

Hank Talker from National Smiles

Dead Man's Coffee Table

Dead Man's Coffee Table

Pickpocket at Paddington

Pickpocket at Paddington

Songwriting

Noelle has written and recorded several songs in collaboration with various artists and musicians. She is open to new lyricist and songwriting projects with bands and artists.

  • Not For You (2007, with The Figures)

  • Paper to Porcelain (2025, with D. Weston)

  • Shrink (2026, with D. Weston)

Facilitation

An experienced facilitator in her corporate life, Noelle blends this skill with her love of performance to create fun, engaging and thought-provoking learning experiences:Improv teaching / workshops

  • How To Make Your Scene Partner Look Good (Even When It's Hard) (NZIF 2023, BIF 2024)

  • Where The Wild Things Are (BIF 2024)

  • Resistance Art: Using comedy and improv to speak truth to power (NZIF 2025)

Reach out to Noelle if you're interested in programming one of these workshops for your upcoming festival.

Theatre jams

  • Little Spoons (monthly)

  • Play It Raw

  • The Monster Inside You

  • Unleash Your Inner Child

Strategy and corporate

  • Chairperson, Big Fork Co-operative, 2026

  • Community engagement planning

  • Risks and opportunities analysis

  • Sprint marketing workshops

About Noelle

If you don’t count constantly vying for attention as the middle of three spirited children, Noelle Towler has been performing improvised theatre and comedy in Meanjin (Brisbane) for 8+ years.A fierce feminist, human rights activist, matriarch, community builder and proud AuDHD woman, Noelle speaks and writes with conviction, passion and authenticity in her advocacy for others.On stage, Noelle delivers her message of strength in vulnerability through fast-paced comedic styles and slower, organic, narrative styles. She thrives when underpinned by a melody and exploring complex themes.The breadth and agility in her style has seen her perform regularly as a cast member with Big Fork Theatre, Improv Queensland, Pigasus Productions, Edge Improv and more.Noelle is the Creative Director of Oh, Artemis! Theatre Collective, a performance ensemble consciously centreing women’s stories and encourage women everywhere to unapologetically take up space. She is also the co-founder of Little Spoons, a Big Forker Theatre initiative for disabled and chronically ill performers, and directs the group's regular show, Diagnonsense.

Noelle has performed on local and international stages since 2019 including New Zealand Improv Festival (2019, 2023, 2025), Brisbane Improv Festival (2021–2025) and Anywhere Festival (2021, 2022, 2024, 2025).Her debut into Directing and Producing theatre came in 2023 when she had a wild idea about creating a feminist love letter to the way women absorb, carry and wear the labels that are painted on us throughout our lives. Using real life journal entries as a jumping off point for a one hour improvised show, Noelle crafted a theater experience in Hysterical that has been touted as “voyeristic”, “hopeful” and “a bold, heartbreaking, heartwarming and truthful reflection of women’s lives now.”Noelle is a writer and (mostly unpublished) poet, turning to writing as a creative outlet whenever a stage is not in reach. Under the banner of Oh, Artemis!, Noelle writes and performs scripted sketch comedy and slam poetry.When she’s not squeezing as much joy as she can out of improv, sketch and slam, Noelle can be found facilitating workshops and fostering creativity and innovation in corporate teams as a strategy consultant.

Get in touch

I'm always interested in considering new creative, community or corporate facilitation projects. Get in touch if you'd like to pick my brain.

© 2026

Noelle Towler

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