Cochrane entertainment specialises in event ideation, experience design and strategic consulting worldwide across live entertainment, festivals, ceremonies, and sport.
Partnering with governments, cities and premier sports and entertainment organisations, we advise, conceptualise, design and deliver major events worldwide.
Thea Jeanes-Cochrane
CEO | Producer & Creative Director
Thea is a visionary Producer and Creative Director whose body of work spans ceremonial events, live sports broadcasts, theatre, and concert productions. Across five continents, she has designed acclaimed, innovation-led projects in collaboration with global giants including The Rolling Stones, Real Madrid C.F.
Rooted in powerful storytelling and major event design, Thea has driven and shaped large-scale, internationally recognised milestones. Her portfolio includes Producer & Creative Director for The Songs of John Farnham: A Living Legend -The Celebration Concert, the inaugural SXSW Sydney Festival, the historic night-time 2020 AFL Grand Final, The Rolling Stones 14 on Fire Tour and the 2018 Commonwealth Games Handover ceremony, among others.
As a trusted partner to governments, cities, and international organisations, she leads teams through complex, creative and multi-stakeholder environments with clarity and vision. Under her leadership, the company continues to fuse creativity, culture, technology, and commercial strategy to design experiences that move audiences and elevate places."
Tony Cochrane AM
Co-founder & Director
Tony Cochrane AM stands as a titan of the Australian and global events landscape, celebrating a fifty-year career that has fundamentally redefined the intersection of sport and live entertainment. His visionary leadership has consistently turned ambitious concepts into multi-million dollar industries, and he is currently serving in Government roles, giving back to the community through his roles as Brisbane Olympics Government Liaison and Queensland Envoy for Major Events.
His creative portfolio is as diverse as it is impressive, spanning the West End, Broadway, and Australia's biggest arenas. Tony’s entertainment credits include producing iconic milestones such as the massive Main Event with John Farnham, Olivia Newton-John, and Anthony Warlow and The Songs of John Farnham: A Living Legend - The Celebration Concert, The Ultimate Event with Frank Sinatra, Liza Minnelli, and Sammy Davis Jr., and the Tony Award-winning Broadway hit Hairspray. His leadership and style in forming the V8 Supercar Championship, and his involvement in AFL, demonstrate Tony’s passion, forged along a unique path through the arts and sports sectors.
cochrane entertainment. thrives at the intersection of creative vision and commercial intelligence.
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Acknowledgement
We acknowledge the Jagera and Turrbal peoples of Meanjin (Brisbane), the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we create. We pay our respects to Elders past, present, and emerging.
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