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NAKKIAH LUI |
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Nationality: Australian Email: n/a Website: n/a |
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Nakkiah Lui grew up in Dhurag community in Western Sydney. She believes this is where her passion for writing came from; sharing the contemporary Indigenous experience through performance. Nakkiah was a founding member of the Indigenous Theatre Company `Nangarnr. She then wrote My Dreaming, Our Awakening, the first radio play on the ABC Radio National `Awaye'. Nakkiah was a writer for `Represent' to create a TV Series based on the lives of youth around Sydney. Nakkiah directed/wrote From Drag King to Law Queen (follows an Aboriginal law student's journey to Drag Queen fame) and BabyGirl, was shown at the Chauvel cinema , ABC and NITV. Nakkiah is currently completing her Arts/Laws at the University of New South Wales. Nakkiah was a resident in atyp's Fresh Ink Playwright Residency 2010 and a playwright for the show Tell It Like It Isn't, atyp, 2011 (Brown Lips). Nakkiah is a Playwriting Australia Resident at Belvoir for 2012.
Plays by Nakkiah Lui
Brown Lips | ||
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| 1st Published: | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-0-86819-936-8 | ||||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #137070 | |||
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Genre: | short monologue | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | 1 | ||
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Notes: | Part of The Voices Project | |||||
| A short, sharp, evocative collection of monologues written by some of Australias leading young and established playwrights. Each piece is crafted for an actor aged between 16 and 20. Subtle, uplifting, poetic and funny, these pieces are as exciting and diverse as the young actors that perform them. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Prisoner and Soldier, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | 06 Jan 2010 | |||||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #110923 | |||
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Genre: | short play | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | part of Short + Sweet Festival, Sydney 2010 | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
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