Lakshmi wrote for ArtsHub as part of their Amplify Collective, running from July to November 2023.
"In March, ArtsHub put out a call for writers from diverse and underrepresented backgrounds as part of a five-month pilot program. It is our pleasure to announce that after receiving over 280 Expressions of Interest (EOI) applications, 45 writers from across Australia will join us from July to November 2023 to share their voices through the Amplify Collective.
"In March, ArtsHub put out a call for writers from diverse and underrepresented backgrounds as part of a five-month pilot program. It is our pleasure to announce that after receiving over 280 Expressions of Interest (EOI) applications, 45 writers from across Australia will join us from July to November 2023 to share their voices through the Amplify Collective.
The Amplify Collective will platform a plurality of voices that reflect the diversity of our culture in this country, from First Nations and Māori writers to those who are Culturally and Linguistically Diverse, People of Colour, and from the D/deaf, disabled, neurodiverse, LGBTQIA+ and senior communities."
Features by Lakshmi
Prophecy comes full circle in Heirs of America, 31 Oct 2023
"Dr Robert Reid’s sequel to Stephen Sewell’s post 9/11 classic comes at a time when so much of what the original play foretells has come to fruition."
Reviews by Lakshmi
Theatre review: I Said This To the Bird, La Mama Courthouse, 7 Aug 2023
"Performed entirely in Farsi, Dr Mammad Aidani’s bold provocation to the establishment struggles to affect."
Theatre review: Escaped Alone and What If If Only, Southbank Theatre, 17 Aug 2023
"The MTC’s Caryl Churchill double bill is technically and dramatically sound, but doesn’t fully exploit the radical force of this revered playwright."
"The MTC’s Caryl Churchill double bill is technically and dramatically sound, but doesn’t fully exploit the radical force of this revered playwright."
Performance reviews: The Hotline, Poet No.7 and Zaffé, Melbourne Fringe Festival, 10 Oct 2023
"An on-demand pregnancy hotline, post-apocalyptic Melbourne and reimagining of a traditional Lebanese wedding at Melbourne Fringe 2023."
Performance reviews: Access, Dougie Baldwin and Aza: stories of grief in diaspora, Melbourne Fringe Festival, 24 Oct 2023
"An hour of anarchic clowning, emotional experimentation and diasporic mourning at Melbourne Fringe 2023."
Theatre review: How Do I Let You Die?, Arts House, 28 Nov 2023
"Michele Lee’s autobiographical tale of Hmong parents, death and ghosts raises intriguing questions, which resonate with the migrant experience."
