About me
Dr Alys Daroy is Lecturer in English and Theatre and Academic Chair of Theatre and Creative Production at Murdoch University. Her research spans Shakespeare, ecocriticism, eco-theatre and biophilia, exploring how literature and performance shape human relationships with the more-than-human world. Her work examines Shakespeare's ecological dimensions and their relevance to early modern landscapes and present-day environmental crises.
Alys is co-author of Shakespeare, Ecology and Adaptation (Bloomsbury/Arden Shakespeare, 2025), described in Skenè as “a landmark volume [and] a seminal text for the future of the environmental humanities”. She is also co-author of Sydney’s Food Landscapes: Agriculture, Planning, Sustainability (Springer/Palgrave Macmillan, 2025), winner of the 2026 AILA NSW Award of Excellence and shortlisted for the 2026 Landscape Australia Awards in Research, Policy and Communication and the 2026 Australian Urban Design Awards in Research and Education. Her third monograph, Biophilic Shakespeare, is under contract with Routledge.
Her creative eco-arts practice has been presented internationally, including through the European Cultural Centre as part of the Venice Biennale, the Conservatorio di Verona, and at FORM Gallery WA. A former professional actor and Sunday Times Ian Charleson Award Commendation recipient, her practice now spans directing, playwriting and Shakespearean eco-adaptation. She is Founder and Artistic Director of Shakespeare South Studio, an ecological production and creative research performance lab recognised as a national exemplar in Australia’s Culture for Climate Report.
Alys is an Affiliate Researcher with GloKnos: Centre for Global Knowledge Studies, University of Cambridge, and an External Researcher with the Centre for People, Planet and Place, Edith Cowan University. She is the recipient of the 2026 Vice-Chancellor’s Excellence Award for Early Career Research, the 2025 HASS Research Excellence Award, and the 2025 S. Ernest Sprott Fellowship Award from the University of Melbourne Faculty of Arts.