Neil is currently one of the producers of Back To The Future in the West End and on the US Tour.  Last year, Neil was one of the producers of Harmony, Sunset Boulevard and Gypsy on Broadway, and has produced the Australian productions of The Woman In Black starring John Waters and Daniel MacPherson, The 39 Steps starring Lisa McCune, The Umbilical Brothers and Ian Stenlake, Shirley Valentine starring Natalie Bassingthwaight and Peter And The Starcatcher, as well as being the General Manager for the Australian tour of Rent and Afterglow. Other producing credits include the World premiere of What’s New Pussycat in Birmingham, Islander (New York), Drummer Queens (Australia), LEAP (Australia), The 39 Steps (Off-Broadway), The Empire Strips Back (US Tours & Paris), the Helpmann Award winning Sweet Charity, the Australian premiere of Dogfight, High Fidelity, Handle With Care (NYC) starring Carol Lawrence and Alan Cumming’s one-man version of Macbeth (Broadway).

Neil was the director of Passion, at the Arts Centre in Melbourne for Life Like Touring.  He also directed the Australian premiere of Dogfight by Benj Pasek & Justin Paul (Hayes Theatre), the national tour of Thank You For Being A Friend, and the World Premiere of Truth, Beauty And A Picture Of You. Neil has produced and directed Sing On Through Tomorrow by Matthew Robinson, LOVEBiTES by Peter Rutherford and James Millar, Love Letters, Irving Berlin: Songs In The Key Of Black (Lucy Maunder), The Divine Miss Bette starring Catherine Alcorn, as well as being one of the producers of the hit Australian play Holding The Man in the West End starring Jane Turner and Simon Burke. In 2009, he produced the original tour of Breast Wishes and directed and produced the Australian premiere of Gutenberg! The Musical! for which he was nominated for a Helpmann Award and a Green Room Award for his direction. In 2008, Neil produced (with WhiteBox) the World Premiere of The Hatpin starring Caroline O’Connor, Peter Cousens, Barry Crocker AM and Melle Stewart, which then went on to perform at the NYMF in New York. Neil also served as the Assistant Director on both of these productions. 

Neil is the author of Back to the 80’s (which is now produced hundreds of times around the world every year), and Popstars – and was the founding Chairman of Hayes Theatre Co in Sydney.

Georgia Putt joins Neil as associate producer at Neil Gooding Productions