Bianca Bulley

Bianca Bulley

Biography

Bianca is a costume designer, cutter and maker for live performance and film. Graduating with Honours from a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Fashion Design, she has worked for multiple independent Australian fashion designers as well as extensively within the costume industry. Her work as a costume designer and maker expands across multiple Queensland major performing arts companies such as Queensland Theatre, Queensland Ballet and most recently full time as OQ’s Principal Cutter.

For OQ, Bianca designed the schools touring production of The Frog Prince and La Bohème in 2020, and was co-designer for Chrysalis and Songs of Love and War (2021), The Sopranos (2022), Macbeth (2023), Fizz (2023) and Lady Sings The Maroons (2023). She has also worked on films such as Pirates of the Caribbean and Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis, where she worked on Elvis’s tailored suits. In 2019 Bianca was awarded a Churchill Scholarship, undertaking training to further her skill as a costume tailor.

Bianca is a Co-Manager of fashion not-for-profit The Stitchery Collective, a group of fashion practitioners who create immersive fashion events and workshops for Queensland art galleries and museums. In addition, Bianca co-runs fashion label Bulley Bulley with her sister Kiara, where they design clothing that combines the concepts of historical costuming with the frivolity and fun nature of contemporary fashion.

Past Performances

29 March - 2 April 2022

Performance The Sopranos

Celebrating bold and rebellious women Season 2022 opens with The Sopranos, a new commission by writer Sarah Holland-Batt, celebrating the bold and rebellious roles women have played throughout the history…

Regional Tour May-June 2022

Regional The Sopranos – Regional Tour

Opera Queensland’s The Sopranos, celebrates the bold and rebellious roles women have played throughout the history of music. In this rich and exciting production, women dare to be different, love…

20 & 27 April 2024

Performance Lucia di Lammermoor

A Brisbane Bel Canto event A NEW FESTIVAL FOR THE BRISBANE STAGE Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti ★★★★★ “One for the ages, it’s not to be missed” – Limelight…

Tuesday 4 March & Saturday 8 March 2025

Performance La Cenerentola – (Cinderella)

OPERA QUEENSLAND PRESENTS LA CENERENTOLA (CINDERELLA). La Cenerentola Gioachino Rossini La Cenerentola is a tale of heart and humour full of clever disguises, unlikely heroes, a midnight ball and the…

29 April & 2 May 2026

Performance La Cenerentola (Cinderella)

Following rave reviews from audiences and critics alike in 2025,  Opera Queensland’s highly acclaimed La Cenerentola will return in 2026! ★★★★ 1/2 “Enchanting.”  – Limelight  “Delightful design, impeccable comedic timing, and awe-inspiring…

Tuesday 4 March & Saturday 8 March 2025

Performance La Cenerentola – (Cinderella)

OPERA QUEENSLAND PRESENTS LA CENERENTOLA (CINDERELLA). La Cenerentola Gioachino Rossini La Cenerentola is a tale of heart and humour full of clever disguises, unlikely heroes, a midnight ball and the…

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