Naomi Price

Naomi Price is a British stage actress and singer, best known for her work as Artistic Director of The Little Red Company^[1][2] and appearing in the fourth season of the Australian version of The Voice, finishing in fifth place.

Naomi Price
Born	Brighton, England
Occupation(s)	Actress, artistic director
Years active	2006–present

History

Price moved from England to Australia to study at Queensland University of Technology in 2003.^[3] Since moving to Brisbane, she appeared in numerous productions including Into the Woods, Children of Eden, Alice,^[4] The Awfully Big Adventures of Peter Pan, Rent, Jesus Christ Superstar^[5] and Tell Me on a Sunday. She made her professional debut in The Wishing Well for La Boite Theatre. In 2007, Price played the role of Cathy in Jason Robert Brown's The Last Five Years co-starring The Voice Australia season 2 runner-up Luke Kennedy. She has performed alongside Ricky Martin, Tim Finn, Guy Sebastian, Kate Miller-Heidke, Troy Cassar-Daley and Broadway composer Scott Alan.

Price founded The Little Red Company with Adam Brunes in 2012 and together they have created original productions Rumour Has It, Wrecking Ball, Lady Beatle, Christmas Actually, There's Something About Music, Skyfall and Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves which have toured nationally and internationally.

She made her debut with Queensland Theatre Company^[6] in their 2014 production of Gloria. Price also auditioned for season 4 of The Voice Australia. She was mentored by Ricky Martin throughout the series and placed 6th overall.

Price was part of the Australian cast of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical as understudy for the role of Carole's friend and fellow songwriter Cynthia Weil.^[7]

In 2025, Price will take on the title role in Queensland Theatre's production of Calamity Jane.^[8]

The Voice performances and results (2015)
Episode	Song	Original Artist	Result
Audition	"Rolling in the Deep"	Adele	Through to Battle Rounds
Battle Rounds	"Break Free"	Ariana Grande	Given a Fast Pass, through to the live shows
Battle Rounds	"Defying Gravity"	Idina Menzel	Through to live shows
Live show 1	"Don't Cry for Me Argentina"	Madonna	Saved by coach
Live show 2	"Too Darn Hot"	Major Lazer	Saved by public
Live show 3	"Marry The Night"	Lady Gaga	Bottom four
Semi Final Part 1	"The Winner Takes It All"	ABBA	Saved by public
Semi Final Part 2	"A House Is Not a Home"	Cher	Eliminated

Live performances

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2015	Ladies in Black	Fay	Directed by Simon Phillips (Queensland Theatre Company)
2015	Rumour Has It	Adele	Created and produced by the little red company with Queensland Theatre Company
2014	Gloria	Maggie	Directed by David Bell (Queensland Theatre Company)
2014	Wrecking Ball	Miley Cyrus	Created and produced by the little red company
2013	Rumour Has It	Adele	Created and produced by the little red company
2012	Women In Voice	Naomi	Produced by the Judith Wright Centre
2012	Rumour Has It	Adele	Created and produced by the little red company
2012	The Class of 69	Petula Clark	Produced by Tony Grace (Harbour Agency)
2012	Macbeth	Lady Macbeth	Directed by Ross Balbuziente (shake & stir theatre company)
2012	Romeo and Juliet	Juliet/Tybalt	Directed by Ross Balbuziente (shake & stir theatre company)
2012	Hamlet	Gertrude/Ophelia/Player	Directed by Ross Balbuziente (shake & stir theatre company)
2008	The Wishing Well	Sarah / Bella / Lily / Jilly	Directed by Michael Futcher (La Boite Theatre)

Awards and nominations

Australian Women in Music Awards

The Australian Women in Music Awards is an annual event that celebrates outstanding women in the Australian Music Industry who have made significant and lasting contributions in their chosen field. They commenced in 2018.

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result	Ref.
2023	Naomi Price	Live Creative Production Award	Won	[9][10]