Artistic Ambassadors

Crucial to the success of our graduates is the development and enhancement of close connections and links with the industry and the profession while they are studying. This provides the opportunity for students to build the networks required to support their future careers while they are under the guidance and mentorship of leaders in their field.

The CQCM Artistic Ambassadors connect students with the performing arts industry and enables them to work with internationally recognised artists and performers who inspire, encourage, enlighten and challenge them, enabling them to realise their full potential as performing artists while preparing them for exciting careers.

Artistic Ambassador (Theatre) – Peter Cousens

Recognised among Australia’s major music theatre stars, Peter Cousens is the only Australian to play The Phantom on London’s West End and his five solo albums testify to a superb voice of broad range, colour and musicality.

He has starred alongside Russell Crowe in Blood Brothers and with the late Richard Harris in Camelot, and has had an extensive career playing major roles in musicals throughout Australia and New Zealand. Peter also performs the role of Chris on the International Symphonic Recording of Miss Saigon.

On television he was last seen in McLeod’s Daughters and previously had starring roles in Return to Eden, The Sullivans, Carson’s Law, The Young Doctors, Son and Daughters, The Timeless Land and Under Capricorn.

As an actor he has worked extensively with Australia’s major performing arts companies: Sydney Theatre Company productions of Macbeth, Measure for Measure, Nicholas Nickleby, Chicago, Chinchilla and Convict’s Opera a coproduction with Max Stafford Clarke’s acclaimed Out of Joint Company with which he toured England for four months in 2009.

Peter Cousens is Adjunct Associate Professor in the School of Creative and Performing Arts at CQUniversity and Artistic Ambassador for the Theatre program.