Nathan Joe is a Chinese-Kiwi playwright, performance poet and critic based in Ōtautahi. Recent works include I Am Rachel Chu and An Open Apology. He placed 3rd in the 2019 National Poetry Slam, and was selected for the 2020 Ursula Bethell Writer's Residency.
Asian art is having a moment in Aotearoa. Nathan Joe unpacks the complexities in the production of representation through The First Prime-Time Asian Sitcom, by Silo Theatre.
In 30 essays on being 30, Nathan Joe meditates on love, identity and growing up.
The radio play is an unfairly neglected and under-appreciated artform; now is the time for its revival, argues Nathan Joe.