The Executive Director provides dynamic leadership, making consistent and timely progress towards organisational long-term strategy to achieve The Blue Room Theatre’s vision, purpose and strategic objectives. The Executive Director also ensures overall sound management of the organisation, with ultimate responsibility for all activities, including day-to-day operations, human resources, venue management, finances, contract management, brand, communications and engagement, program development and implementation, safety, governance and maintaining an inclusive organisational culture.

Creator/Writer/Performer, FULLY SIKH- Fully Sikh uses spoken word poetry to address race, gender, family expectations, and cultural collisions - Premiered 2019 at State Theatre Centre of WA- Co-Produced by Barking Gecko Theatre Company and Black Swan State Theatre Company- Won Best Newcomer, Finalist of Best Main Stage Production & Best New Work (Performing Arts WA Awards 2020)- Won Early Career Writer Award (Mona Brand Writing Awards NSW 2022)- Fully Sikh has been a significant cultural and artistic achievement, it sold out and the season was extended due to high demand// IN DEVELOPMENT //Writer/Producer, MANGO MAGIC- Collaboration with Ngarluma writer/director/dancer Perun Bonser and Indonesian-Australian dramaturg Katrina Irawati Graham Writer/Producer, SIKH RHYMES- Themes: expression, creativity, culture, acceptance, conflicting selves, emotional intelligence, power of communication

I have performed with notable artists such as Missy Higgins and L-FRESH the Lion, and toured across Australia and globally. PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS:- Melbourne Comedy Festival (2023)- Perth Festival (2023)- CAAP Longhouse, Carriageworks (2022)- In Other Words, OzAsia Festival (2022)- Story Club at the Heartbreak Hotel, Perth Festival Literature & Ideas (2020)- TedxNewtown (2019)- MCG (2018)- Melbourne Writers Festival (2018)- Red Dirt Poetry Festival, Alice Springs (2018)- Festival of Voice, Denmark (2017)- Perth Writers Festival (2017)- Melbourne Recital Centre (2017)- AsiaTOPA (2017)- Triple J’s Party in the Paddock, Tasmania (2017)- Democracy in Colour Launch, Melbourne (2017)- Victorian Multicultural Festival (2017)- TedxUWA (2017) - Australia’s Got Talent (2016)- Tablelands Folk Festival, Cairns (2016)- Bowery Poets Café, New York (2016)- Sikh Children’s Day, California (2016)- Sadie Nash Leadership Centre, New York (2016)- Vivid Festival, Sydney (2016)- Colombia University (2016)- Human Rights Arts and Film Festival (2016)- Princeton University (2016)- Speakers Corner, London (2016)- Spoken Word Perth (2015)- Australian Poetry Slam Competition (2014)COMMISSIONS/PUBLICATIONS: - Storylines Festival, City of Melville (2022)- Skipping Stones Magazine (2017)- The Legend of Monga Khan (2017)- Tongues Magazine (2015)- Bare Truth Magazine (2014)MEDIA COVERAGE:- BBC Asian Network- BuzzFeed- Mamamia- Huffington Post- SBS- Triple J/ABC TV/ABC RN- India Times

My partner Perun Bonser and I were selected for talent accelerator lab launched by Brian Grazer and Ron Howard, Imagine Impact Australia (2020), to develop our rom-com ONE OF THE GOOD ONES. I am currently developing a comedy series WHAT WOULD SUKI DO? with support from ABC TV and a documentary exploring female body hair titled 'A HAIRY TALE'.I have been a creative producer, writer, talent and cultural consultant on several TV series, features and short films including:- AIDC Leading Lights Recipient (2023)- Writer, The F Ward Writers Room (Roadshow Rough Diamond/Netflix 2022)- Finalist, Kindred CBC/ABC Initiative (2022)- Panellist, INDIA NOW! (ABC News 2022)- Panellist, The Jessica Bailey Lounge (YouTube, 2022)- Shortlisted, SBS Curious Australia (2021)- Panellist at Gold Coast Film Festival (2021)- Writer, Wild Ambitions Writers Room, Donut Mafia (2021)- Participant, Untapped Masterclass (2021)- Shortlisted, SBS Writer’s Incubator (2021)- Writer, Murders on the Dancefloor Writers Room, Kaleb McKenna (2020)- Writer, Imagine Impact Development Lab (2020)- Talent, WA Languages Week (2018)- Talent, Winner of Peace (Sikhlens, San Francisco 2018)- Writer & Producer, Outliers (2018) - Actor, The Couchening (Monster Fest 2017)- Talent, Art in Colour (ABC TV 2017)- Talent, Turban Legends (ABC Compass 2017)- Panellist, Poetry Slam Outreach Resource (SBS Learn 2017)- Talent, No Time for Quiet, Air Punch Productions (ABC iView 2017) - Talent, Poetry Corners (Gee Lee-Wik Doleen Gallery 2016)- Panellist, SBS Uncensored (SBS 2 2016)- Talent, Seva Food Bank (Mississauga 2016) - Producer/Host, Australia Day (Mamamia 2016)- Actor, The Dream (Australian Multicultural Foundation 2016)

I have exhibited installation works exploring the relationship between Sikh and First Nations communities at Janet Holmes a Court Gallery (2018) and, with Perun Bonser, a video installation work, BETWEEN BREATHS, at Goolugatup Heathcote Art Gallery (2022). A part of this work has been selected to tour Victoria and NSW in 2022/2023 in 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art’s exhibition BUSH DIWAN.

I am a story-trainer with the Centre for Stories delivering oral-storytelling workshops for adults, school students and community groups, including Esperance Community Arts (2022). I have led the creative development and presentation of a range of story-telling projects with the Centre for Stories, including SAGA SISTERHOOD, which premiered at the Blue Room Theatre and toured to Mapping Melbourne Festival (2018-2019), and FORBIDDEN LOVE (2020). I have been a story trainer on various projects such as BACKSTORIES, SIDE WALKS and PINOYS OF PERTH. I was also an Artist in Residence at Aranmore Catholic College and Cecil Andrews College.

I coordinated Lotterywest Dream Plan Do which offered capacity building mentoring from arts workers who help participants in regional and metro WA to plan, develop and deliver their arts projects.My role included:• Developing the program plan with CAN management and team; • Liaising with state and local government stakeholders, arts and community organisations and internal networks to promote the new program and recruit potential participants;• Designing and implementing the EOI principles and processes (eligibility, application and selection) in alignment with funding proposal and Lotterywest guidelines;• Supporting successful EOI applicants by customising a skills development and mentoring program according to their needs. (Support with project management and planning, community engagement and consultation, partnership development, marketing, budgeting and evaluation);• Developing a pool of skilled artists, arts workers and ancillary professionals to provide skills development and mentoring activities;• Developing and managing contracts with participants;• Developing and managing contracts with professionals providing skills and mentoring; • Documenting and collating all relevant project information; and• Managing the budget expenditure as per the funding agreement and agreed project budgets.

I started as a facilitator and became the producer of COMMON GROUND, a spoken word workshop series for young people from migrant and refugee backgrounds. During my time at MAV, I grew the outreach of the project to be delivered in six locations around Greater Melbourne and Regional Victoria. I partnered with Community Arts Network and Blue Room Theatre to produce the project to WA.